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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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Are you aware of proposed changes to forestry in Ontario?
Ontario is proposing to change the forest management planning process. This will affect the way logging and other forestry activities are approved across the province.
Ontario currently authorizes forestry activities…
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The Proposed First Nations Education Act
This week, the Government of Canada released a document containing the text of its proposed First Nations Education Act. It did not come as a surprise –…
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Do We Need the "Rule of Law" in New Brunswick to Deal with Native Protestors?
Elsipogtog First Nation is only the most recent in a long line of examples of Aboriginal communities protesting resource development on their lands without their consent, and police force being…
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A Primer on the Constitutional Duty to Consult
We at OKT LLP followed closely the events that involved the Elsipogtog First Nation in New Brunswick yesterday, and continue to monitor the situation as it develops. We saw many…
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Supreme Court Dismisses Case Challenging Nisga'a Agreement
The Supreme Court recently rejected the opportunity to hear a case by members of the Nisga’a Nation who wanted to challenge the Nisga’a Final Agreement and Settlement Legislation. As a…
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Do First Nations Have "An Iron Grip on Ontario's Economy"?
The Law Times recently published an article entitled “First Nations have Iron Grip on Ontario’s Economy”. As a firm we thought that this article was problematic in…
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