Posted ~ July 5, 2016
On June 30, 2016 the Federal Court of Appeal (“FCA”) released its decision to overturn Canada’s approval of the Northern Gateway Pipelines Project (the “Project”). In the decision, the FCA agreed with what First Nations had been saying all along and found that Canada’s approval of the Project could not stand as Canada had failed […]
Posted ~ June 1, 2016
On September 20-21, 2016, the Pacific Business & Law Institute will host a conference titled “Real Estate Development on First Nation Lands“ in Vancouver. The conference will assemble a number of experts in the field to offer insights and practical considerations, and to review the necessary legal processes to successfully develop a project. Janelle Dwyer […]
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Posted ~ April 15, 2016
On April 14, 2016 the Supreme Court of Canada (“SCC”) released the Daniels decision which answered the question of whether the federal government or provincial governments hold legislative jurisdiction over Métis and non-status Indians (the “Claimant Groups”). In a unanimous decision delivered by Justice Abella, the SCC found that both Métis and non-status Indians are […]
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Posted ~ March 8, 2016
On February 29, 2016 the Federal Court of Appeal (“FCA”) released its decision in Canada’s application for judicial review of the decision of the Specific Claims Tribunal (“Tribunal”) in the Williams Lake Indian Band’s Village Site Claim. The FCA set aside the Tribunal’s decision, substituted its own decision for that of the Tribunal, and dismissed […]
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