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Consultation and Engagement with Indigenous Peoples During COVID-19

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COVID-19 is affecting how the Crown and proponents consult and engage with Indigenous peoples. Like many governments and organizations, Indigenous communities are taking actions to address COVID-19, including by closing...more

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British Columbia to Introduce UNDRIP Legislation

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On February 12, 2019, the British Columbia government announced plans to introduce legislation that implements the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People (UNDRIP) (the Legislation), as part of the...more

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Bill Backing UNDRIP Heads to Senate, Moves One Step Closer to Becoming Law in Canada

In February 2018, we suggested that the Canadian government may be inching towards the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) with their new draft environmental legislation. The pace seems to...more

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B.C. Court Decision Provides Example of the State of Indigenous Law in Canada

Court decisions can often provide learning opportunities — they establish legal principles, apply those principles to certain facts, and illustrate relative trends, or stability, in the law. The recent decision of the B.C....more

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Implementing UNDRIP? Federal Government Releases Draft Environmental Legislation

On February 8, 2018, the Government of Canada introduced Bill C-69 to reform the federal environmental impact assessment process, replace the National Energy Board and amend the Navigation Protection Act. Two days earlier,...more

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Canada Supports UNDRIP Implementation Bill

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On November 20, 2017, the federal government announced that it will support Private Member’s Bill C-262, the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (Bill C-232, An Act to ensure that the laws of...more

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SCC Rules Roadblock an Abuse of Process Where Legal Remedies Not Exercised

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Last week, the Supreme Court of Canada released its decision in Behn v. Moulton Contracting Ltd., 2013 SCC 26. The case sets out some important principles that may be relevant for those who engage in operations in areas where...more

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