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Impact Assessment Act Amendments Announced: Many Questions Still Left Unresolved

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On April 30, 2024, the Government of Canada announced widely-anticipated amendments to the Impact Assessment Act (IAA or Act) as part of a 663 page omnibus budget bill. Canada announced the 2024 budget with the tagline...more

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La Cour suprême du Canada confirme certains droits collectifs autochtones protégés par la Charte

Le 28 mars 2024, la Cour suprême du Canada (la « CSC ») a rendu sa décision tant attendue dans l’affaire Dickson c. Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation, au cours de laquelle elle s’est penchée sur deux questions nouvelles et donc...more

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Quilting Canada’s Patchwork Rights: Supreme Court of Canada Confirms Indigenous Collective Rights Protected by Charter

On March 28, 2024, the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) released its long-awaited decision in Dickson v. Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation, in which it addressed two novel and previously unresolved questions: (i) the extent to which...more

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B.C. and Haida Nation Release Haida Title Lands Agreement

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On March 28, 2024, British Columbia and the Council of the Haida Nation released the draft Gaayhllxid • Gíihlagalgang “Rising Tide” Haida Title Lands Agreement (“Draft Agreement”) which would recognize Haida Nation’s...more

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Revisiting Advance Costs for Public Interest Litigation: Beaver Lake Cree Nation Case

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On March 18, 2022, the Supreme Court of Canada issued a decision in Anderson v Alberta [Beaver Lake Cree] that elaborates on the test for awarding advance costs to offset the expenses of public interest litigants. The...more

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Recent Developments in Aboriginal Law: Cumulative Effects, Equitable Compensation and Duty to Consult

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Three important decisions relating to Indigenous peoples across Canada have been issued recently: Yahey v British Columbia, Southwind v Canada and Ermineskin Cree Nation v Canada (Environment and Climate Change). The three...more

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CSC : Obligation fiduciaire de la Couronne et indemnisation des terres inondées d’une réserve autochtone

Le 16 juillet 2021, dans l’arrêt Southwind c. Canada, 2021 CSC 28 (l’« arrêt Southwind »), la Cour suprême du Canada (la « CSC ») a conclu que le montant de 30 M$ CA accordé à la Lac Seul First Nation (la « LSFN ») par la...more

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SCC Rules that Crown’s Fiduciary Duty is Central in Assessing Compensation for Flooded Indigenous Reserve Land

On July 16, 2021, in the case of Southwind v Canada, 2021 SCC 28 (Southwind), the Supreme Court of Canada (the Court) ruled that the C$30-million awarded to Lac Seul First Nation (LSFN) by the Federal Court was insufficient...more

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Federal Court of Appeal Dismisses Challenge to GIC Approval of Trans Mountain Pipeline Expansion Project

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Canada's duty to consult with Indigenous peoples does not guarantee outcomes, the Federal Court of Appeal (FCA or Court) confirmed in Coldwater First Nation v Canada (Attorney General), 2020 FCA 34 [Coldwater]....more

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ACO Authority Confirmed—Duty to Consult Not Triggered by Taking Up Any Lands

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In a decision released on October 22, 2019, the Alberta Court of Appeal addressed two questions raised by the Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation (ACFN) in an appeal of a judicial review of an Aboriginal Consultation Office...more

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Supreme Court of Canada Rules Duty to Consult Does Not Apply to the Law-Making Process

The Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) determined that Ministers of the Crown have no duty to consult Aboriginal Peoples in the development of legislation, in its October 11, 2018 decision in Mikisew Cree First Nation v. Canada...more

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Yukon Must Follow Land Use Planning Process from Umbrella Final Agreement, SCC Rules

On December 1, 2017, in First Nations of Nacho Nyak Dun v. Yukon (Nacho Nyak Dun), the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) overturned a Yukon government decision to open the Peel watershed for development and significantly modify...more

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The National Energy Board's Role in Crown Consultation

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On July 26, 2017, the Supreme Court released two seminal decisions that clarify the role of administrative tribunals, such as the National Energy Board ("NEB"), in fulfilling the Crown’s duty to consult with Indigenous...more

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SCC Confirms the Role of Regulatory Tribunals in Aboriginal Consultation

On July 26, 2017, the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) released two decisions on the role of the National Energy Board (NEB) and other regulatory tribunals in aboriginal consultation: Clyde River (Hamlet) v. Petroleum...more

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Ontario Court Overturns Quarry Licence Due to Government Failure to Adequately Consult First Nations

The Ontario Divisional Court (Court) has set aside a quarry licence issued to a private company on the basis that the Ontario government failed to fulfil its constitutional obligation to consult with local First Nations...more

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B.C. Court Denies First Nations Injunction Request to Stop Development Pending Resolution of Action

On May 31, 2017, the British Columbia Supreme Court (Court) in Yahey v. British Columbia (Yahey) denied a second injunction application by Blueberry River First Nations (BRFN) to limit future development in certain portions...more

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Supreme Court to Hear Appeals on Role of Tribunals in Duty to Consult

The Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) has granted leave to appeal in two cases concerning the ability of a regulatory tribunal to discharge the Crown’s duty to consult. In Hamlet of Clyde River v. TGS-NOPEC Geophysical...more

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No Damages for First Nations Blockade - Supreme Court of Canada Denies Leave to Appeal in Moulton Contracting Ltd.

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The Supreme Court of Canada recently denied leave to appeal in Moulton Contracting Ltd. v British Columbia, confirming the BC Court of Appeal’s decision (2015 BCCA 89) overturning an award of $1.75 million in damages against...more

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SCC Denial of Leave Allows First Nations to Pursue Claims Prior to Proving Aboriginal Title

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The Supreme Court of Canada recently denied applications for leave to appeal in Saik’uz First Nation and Stellat’en First Nation v Rio Tinto Alcan Inc., 2015 BCCA 154 (Saik’uz), and Iron Ore Company of Canada. v Uashaunnuat,...more

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