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The Procurement Ombud’s Review Of Indigenous Procurement

On March 26, 2026, the Office of the Procurement Ombud (OPO) released its much-anticipated Procurement Practice Review of Contracts Awarded to Indigenous Businesses, a sweeping examination of how the federal government administers the Procurement Strategy for Indigenous Business (PSIB). The findings are significant.

Canada Government

MA

MLT Aikins LLP

Canada And Alberta Sign Draft Cooperation Agreement On Impact Assessment After Historic MOU

Canada and Alberta have made public a draft agreement on a new environmental assessment process, with Alberta recognized as best placed to lead assessments for projects within its jurisdiction.

Canada Government

OH

Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

Understanding Employment Jurisdiction, Contracts And Discipline In Indigenous Workplaces

Indigenous employers operate within a legal landscape that is both complex and highly contextual. Questions arise frequently around which employment laws...

Canada Employment

MA

MLT Aikins LLP

Aboriginal Title Claims And Private Land: Understanding Recent Developments

Until recently, claims for Aboriginal title have focused on Crown (government-owned) land. Two 2025 court decisions...

Canada Government

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Look North: Canada Unveils A CA$40 Billion Arctic And Northern Region Strategic Plan

Canada Government

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Dentons Canada LLP

Jusqu'où Peut Aller Le Droit De Grève? Ce Que Change La Loi 14

Canada Government

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BCF Business Law

L’Ontario fait progresser le regroupement des offices de protection de la nature : Modifications proposées à la Loi sur les offices de la protection de la nature

Canada Real Estate

MT

McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Aboriginal Title And Private Property: Divergent Approaches In Cowichan And Wolastoqey

Canada Government

OH

Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

Procedural Rules Trump Indigenous Tax Rights?

Canada Government

MK

Millar Kreklewetz

BWA: A Conversation With Arif Virani (Podcast)

Canada Government

TL

Torys LLP

Building Canada’s Electricity Infrastructure: The National Energy Corridor Agreement And Its Legal Boundaries

MT

McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Indigenous Communities Diving Deep Into Submarines And Other Military Contracts

Canada Government

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Cassels

Powering Canada’s Future: National Energy Corridor Partnership Announced

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Alberta And Canada Publish Draft Co‑operation Agreement On Environmental And Impact Assessment

Canada Environment

BD

Burnet, Duckworth & Palmer LLP

CRA Trust Reporting Requirements In Canada: T3 Filing Rules, Bare Trust Updates & Tax Audit Risk

RS

Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

If A Company Is Revived, Are Former Directors Liable For Unpaid GST Again? Maragos v. The King (2026 TCC 4)

RS

Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

When A Donation Is Not Really A Gift: The Court's Rejects On Tax-Driven Charity Arrangements, Gifts Must Be Genuine; Walby v. Canada (2025 FCA 94)

RS

Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

Canada's Anti-Deferral Regime And The FAPI Rules: When Offshore Trust Structures Trigger More Tax

RS

Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

Failure To Swiftly And Properly Investigate Complaint Of Sexual Harassment Costs Employer $65,000

Canada Employment

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Roper Greyell LLP – Employment and Labour Lawyers

How GST Exemptions Work In First Nations' Commerce: Commentary On Canada v. LBL Holdings Limited (2025 FCA 186)

The Federal Court of Appeal's decision in Canada v. LBL Holdings Limited addresses an important question at the intersection of tax law and Indigenous rights: when is a supplier required to collect and remit GST (Goods and Services Tax) on sales ...

RS

Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

The Federal Government And Musqueam Nation Sign Historic Agreements Recognizing Aboriginal Land Title | CityNews Interview With Anita Boscariol (Video)

Ottawa and the Musqueam Nation have finalized three historic agreements recognizing Musqueam's Aboriginal rights and land title within their traditional territory—an important milestone highlighted by Anita Boscariol in a recent CityNews interview.

Canada Government

WG

Watson Goepel LLP

Torys On Defence: Implementing Canada's Arctic And Infrastructure Goals

Canada's first Defence Industrial Strategy (the Strategy) places a strong focus on strengthening Arctic defence capabilities. Receding sea ice has opened new routes in Canada's Arctic region...

Canada Government

TL

Torys LLP

Indigenous Communities In The North Central To Canada's New Defence Industrial Strategy

Canada's newly released multi-billion-dollar Defence Industrial Strategy (the "Strategy") represents a new effort to rebuild Canada's defence and industrial capacity...

Canada Government

MT

McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Musqueam's Rights Recognition Agreement: Separating Fact From Fiction

Canada Government

JFK Law LLP

Canadian North, Strong And Free: Canada Launches A Call For Proposals For Dual-use Transportation Infrastructure In The Arctic

Canada Government

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Dentons Canada LLP

Willow Lake Métis Nation Welcomes Bison Back Home To Traditional Lands In Historic Milestone

Canada Government

MA

MLT Aikins LLP

The CRTC Calls For Applications For Indigenous Radio Stations In Ottawa And Toronto

Canada Media & IT

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Fasken

If You Build It, They Will Come -Canada's Defence Industrial Strategy And The Build-Partner-Buy Approach

Canada Government

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Fasken

Torys On Defence: Re-arming With Canada's First Defence Industrial Strategy

Canada Strategy

TL

Torys LLP

UNDRIP Becomes Enforceable Law In BC: Key Takeaways From The Gitxaala Appeal Decision

Canada Environment

MT

Miller Thomson LLP

La Déclaration des Nations Unies sur les droits des peuples autochtones a force exécutoire en Colombie-Britannique : principaux points à retenir de la décision d'appel rendue dans l'affaire Gitxaala

Canada Environment

MT

Miller Thomson LLP

Power Perspectives 2026

MT

McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Hard Power, Homegrown: Ottawa Moves To Rewire The Country's Defence Economy With New Industrial Strategy

Canada Government

GW

Gowling WLG

How GST Exemptions Work In First Nations' Commerce: Commentary On Canada v. LBL Holdings Limited (2025 FCA 186)

The Federal Court of Appeal's decision in Canada v. LBL Holdings Limited addresses an important question at the intersection of tax law and Indigenous rights: when is a supplier required to collect and remit GST (Goods and Services Tax) on sales ...

RS

Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

La Déclaration des Nations Unies sur les droits des peuples autochtones a force exécutoire en Colombie-Britannique : principaux points à retenir de la décision d'appel rendue dans l'affaire Gitxaala

Le 5 décembre 2025, la Cour d'appel de la Colombie-Britannique (« CACB ») a rendu une décision phare dans l'affaire Gitxaala v. British Columbia (Chief Gold Commissioner), 2025 BCCA 430...

Canada Environment

MT

Miller Thomson LLP

Power Perspectives 2026

In 2025, the clean energy policies of British Columbia ("BC") matured as measurable progress was achieved across the provincial power sector.

MT

McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Hard Power, Homegrown: Ottawa Moves To Rewire The Country's Defence Economy With New Industrial Strategy

On Tuesday, February 17, 2026, the Government of Canada released its much anticipated Security, Sovereignty and Prosperity: Canada's Defence Industrial Strategy...

Canada Government

GW

Gowling WLG

Une nation ne peut pas en effacer d'autres

Canada Government

JFK Law LLP

What's Hot In Public Law In 2026

Public law is everywhere in 2026, with courts tackling issues ranging from project permitting to bike lanes, and from privative clauses to Indigenous rights.

Canada Government

TL

Torys LLP

Recent Indigenous Rights Cases Relevant To Major Project Development

Over the past year, Canadian courts have addressed novel aspects of Indigenous rights with implications for project development.

Canada Government

TL

Torys LLP

Canadian Courts May Set Aside Valid Arbitration Agreements To Remedy Oppression

In Tsa Corporation v KPMG LLP, the Supreme Court of the Northwest Territories confirmed that courts may set aside valid arbitration agreements...

Canada Litigation

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Lenczner Slaght LLP

Autodétermination des peuples autochtones : un chemin vers la vraie réconciliation?

Le discours du premier ministre Mark Carney la semaine dernière portant sur l'importance de conserver l'unité canadienne en décrivant la bataille des plaines d'Abraham comme un lieu de collaboration entre les...

Canada Government

JFK Law LLP

Ontario Moves Ahead On Subsea Toronto Third Line

BL

Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

CIRNAC Minister Continues To Delay Negotiation Of "Cows And Plows" Claims

Canada Government

MA

MLT Aikins LLP

State Attribution Challenges In International Investment Law: ICSID Tribunal Holds State Liable For Indigenous Community's Actions In Novel Decision

Canada Litigation

MT

McCarthy Tétrault LLP

La province lance le premier processus de sélection concurrentiel dirigé par la SIERE visant une ligne de transport haute tension sous-marine jusqu'à Toronto

Canada Government

MT

McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Canada Promotes Investment In Sovereign, Large‑scale AI Data Centres Through A New MOU‑based Proposal Process

Canada Technology

TL

Torys LLP

BC Supreme Court Reaffirms That Inadequate Consultation Leads To Quashed Decisions

Canada Government

MA

MLT Aikins LLP

From Mineral Tenures To Nuclear Projects: The Evolving Role Of UNDRIP In Canadian Domestic Law

Canada Government

BL

Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Manitoba Call For Power: Update On Procurement Process For Indigenous Majority-owned Wind Projects

Canada Government

OH

Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

Cowichan Tribes v Canada: Uncharted Land In Indigenous Rights Claims

Canada Government

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Thompson Dorfman Sweatman LLP

Can Aboriginal Title Be Declared In Respect Of Privately-held Lands? Recent Cases Reach Opposing Conclusions

Canada Government

TL

Torys LLP

Province Launches First IESO-led Competitive Process For Underwater High Voltage Transmission Line In Toronto

MT

McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Sealing The Sacred: Court Protects Indigenous Cultural Information

Canada Government

OH

Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

Aboriginal Title Gives Way To Private Interests In New Brunswick

Canada Government

GW

Gowling WLG

The Duty To Consult Indigenous Groups Outside Canada

Canada Government

MA

MLT Aikins LLP

New Brunswick Court Of Appeal Finds Aboriginal Title Cannot Co-Exist With Fee Simple Title

Canada Litigation

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Fasken

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The Federal Government And Musqueam Nation Sign Historic Agreements Recognizing Aboriginal Land Title | CityNews Interview With Anita Boscariol (Video)

WG

Watson Goepel LLP

The Professionalism Series: The Changing Landscape Of Human Rights In Ontario (Video)

BL

Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Creating Partnerships With Indigenous Communities (Video)

OH

Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

Reconciliation And Decolonization: Shifting Culture In Large Communities (Video)

GW

Gowling WLG

Peter Hogg On Cases Impacting Business: Tsilhqot'in v. B.C. (Video Content)

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

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