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Aboriginal title can be declared over privately-owned land
Friday, November 15, 2024
The six Wolastoqey Nations in New Brunswick recently received a precedent-setting decision in their Aboriginal title claim. In Wolastoqey Nations v New Brunswick…
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Solving the Indian Act by-law enforcement issue: Prosecution of Indian Act by-laws
As the COVID-19 crisis unfolds, intense fears and anxieties are being felt in First Nations communities across the country, as well as in other Indigenous communities. For many First Nations,…
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What You Need to Know if You’re an Indigenous-owned Business Impacted by COVID-19
The recent outbreak of COVID-19 has severely disrupted Indigenous-owned businesses across the country. Businesses are being forced to scale back operations, lay off employees or shut down entirely, with Indigenous…
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UPDATED: Can my Indigenous Government or Organization Use the New COVID-19-related Federal Programs for Employment and Unemployment?
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Updated on May 29, 2020
NOTE: This blog has been updated in May 2020. More …
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Update #2 on Ontario’s State of Emergency
This post is current to March 30, 2020.
The Premier announced late on March 28, 2020 that he will be banning public meetings of more than five people. This…
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Update on Ontario’s State of Emergency
This post is current to March 24, 2020.
At a press conference yesterday, Premier Ford announced that he is making another order under Ontario’s state of emergency legislation. (For…
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Primer on Ontario’s State of Emergency
On March 17, 2020, Premier Doug Ford declared a state of emergency to contain the spread of COVID-19. You can see a video of the announcement at