On June 15, 2017, the Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development released its study into the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999, entitled Healthy Environment, Healthy Canadians, Healthy Economy: Read More
National Energy Board Modernization Expert Panel Releases its Report
One of the Trudeau government’s election promises was to “modernize” the National Energy Board (“NEB”). Canada convened an Expert Panel to make recommendations that would inform the process. The Read More
Mark Gustafson interviewed by the Globe and Mail on UNESCO report
JFK’s Mark Gustafson was recently interviewed by the Globe and Mail on UNESCO’s report on Canada’s failure to protect Wood Buffalo National Park. Click here to read the article. Read More
Of Interest Bulletin – May 2017
Here are some of the stories, articles, cases and reports that caught the attention of JFK Law’s lawyers and staff this month. UPCOMING EVENTS The First Peoples’ Cultural Council Read More
Supreme Court of Canada to Hear Appeal About Whether Duty to Consult Applies to Development of Legislation
The Supreme Court of Canada announced today that it would hear an appeal from the Mikisew Cree First Nation about whether Canada breached its duty to consult when drastically Read More
Lynn Gehl Wins Fight for Indian Status at Ontario Court of Appeal
The Ontario Court of Appeal has released its decision in Gehl v Canada, 2017 ONCA 319, finding that the Indian Registrar’s Proof of Paternity Policy was applied unreasonably. This Read More
Mikisew Cree First Nation Meets with UN Ambassadors in Paris
Earlier this year, representatives of two UN agencies determined that Canada has not done enough to protect Canada’s largest UNESCO World Heritage Site, Wood Buffalo National Park, from impacts Read More
Alberta amends land use regulation to exempt treaty rights
On March 21, 2017, Alberta enacted the Public Lands Administration (Exercise of Rights) Amendment Regulation, O.C. 106/2017, which creates explicit exemptions for the exercise of Treaty rights from various Read More