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An Introduction to the Family Homes on Reserves and Matrimonial Interests or Rights Act

By jfklaw, February 23rd, 2015

Summary A new set of federal rules now apply to many First Nations. These rules relate to how matrimonial real property, such as a family home, is dealt with Read More

Duty to Consult Case Overview 2014

By jfklaw, February 20th, 2015

In 2014 there were over twenty court decisions across Canada related to the duty of federal, provincial and territorial governments to consult with and accommodate First Nations. The Supreme Read More

Carter v. Canada – the Supreme Court of Canada affirms the right to physician assisted death

By Claire Truesdale, February 18th, 2015

Introduction The Supreme Court of Canada issued its judgment in Carter v Canada on Friday February 6, concluding that the Criminal Code provisions prohibiting doctor-assisted suicide are unconstitutional. The Read More

JFK Court Report: Recent Cases from British Columbia

By jfklaw, February 12th, 2015

Chief Joe Hall v. Canada Lands Company, 2014 BCSC 2361 This is a case to watch for determination of the issue of Crown successorship for liability for wrongdoing of Read More

Summary of the Act to Amend the Indian Act

By jfklaw, February 2nd, 2015

On December 16, 2014, the federal government passed Bill C-428 An Act to Amend the Indian Act, SC 2014 c 38. It says the Act is part of its Read More

JFK Court Report: Recent Cases from Ontario

By Claire Truesdale, January 30th, 2015

The Ontario courts were fairly quiet on Aboriginal law in late 2014, however two cases touched on the intersection of Aboriginal rights and family law. In Brown v. Canada, Read More

JFK Court Report: Recent Cases from Specific Claims Tribunal

By jfklaw, January 29th, 2015

Halalt First Nation v Canada (Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development), 2014 SCTC 12 Halalt First Nation (“Halalt”) sought to amend its Declaration of Claim (“Claim”) to add Read More

JFK Court Report: Recent Cases from Newfoundland and Labrador

By jfklaw, January 28th, 2015

NunatuKavut Community Council Inc. v. Nalcor Energy, 2014 NLCA 46 The Newfoundland and Labrador Court of Appeal overturned a perpetual injunction against the NunatuKavut Community Council, Inc. (NCC), a Read More

JFK Court Report: Recent Cases from Alberta

By Mark Gustafson, January 27th, 2015

Orr v Peerless Trout First Nation, 2015 ABQB 5 This case dealt with a challenge to the section of PTFN’s Customary Election Regulations that prevents any member from running Read More

A National Conversation on Racism

By jfklaw, January 26th, 2015

At JFK Law we hope to be part of an ongoing national conversation on racism faced by indigenous people. On January 22, 2015, Maclean’s magazine published a story by Read More