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Aboriginal Title In Metro Vancouver: "A Lot Of Unfinished Business In This Province"

The Cowichan decision confirms Aboriginal title in an urban area, with significant implications for fee simple landowners and the Crown across British Columbia...

Canada Government

GW

Gowling WLG

'Agreements Must Be Kept': Supreme Court Applies The Honour Of The Crown To Contracts With Indigenous Peoples

In Quebec (Attorney General) v. Pekuakamiulnuatsh Takuhikan, 2024 SCC 39, the Supreme Court of Canada for the first time held that the honour of the Crown can be engaged when governments enter into contracts...

Canada Government

OH

Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

Aboriginal Title Affirmed In Cowichan Tribes v Canada: Implications For Fee Simple Land Held In British Columbia

This historic decision from the Supreme Court of British Columbia affirms the Cowichan Nation – including Cowichan Tribes, Stz'uminus, Penelakut, and Halalt – holds Aboriginal title to a portion of their lands known as Tl'uqtinus.

Canada Government

MT

Miller Titerle + Company

B.C. Supreme Court Recognizes Cowichan Aboriginal Title In Landmark Ruling

On August 7, 2025, the British Columbia Supreme Court issued its long-awaited decision in Cowichan Tribes v. Canada (Attorney General), 2025 BCSC 1490. The Court recognized the Cowichan Nation's Aboriginal title to part of the Fraser River's south arm and affirmed its constitutional right to fish in those waters for food.

Canada Government

MA

MLT Aikins LLP

La Stratégie d'approvisionnement auprès des entreprises autochtones (SAEA) passée au crible

Canada Government

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Fasken (French)

Projets d'énergie et prise de participation autochtone : considérations juridiques et fiscales essentielles

FF

Fasken (French)

Federal Procurement Strategy For Indigenous Business (PSIB) Faces Further Scrutiny At The Human Rights Commission

Canada Government

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Fasken

Do "Nation Building Projects" Depend On Indigenous Consent?

Canada Government

ML

McMillan LLP

Canada: Law & Practice

Canada Government

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Fasken

Structuring Energy And Indigenous Equity Projects – Critical Legal And Tax Considerations

Canada Government

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Fasken

Pas assez canadiens ? La nouvelle politique d'approvisionnement réciproque pourrait avoir des répercussions néfastes sur des fournisseurs canadiens fédéraux

Canada Government

FF

Fasken (French)

As Carney Talks Partnership, JFK's Sara Mainville Talks Trust, Meaningful Consultation, And Capacity On CBC National News

Canada Government

JFK Law LLP

Case Brief On Kebaowek First Nation v Canadian Nuclear Laboratories, 2025 FC 319

Canada Government

FR

Fogler, Rubinoff LLP

CSA Proposes Changes To NI 43-101: 'Extracting' What This Means For Mining Issuers And Canada's Mining Disclosure Regime

ML

McMillan LLP

Investment Opportunities In Canada: The Best Businesses To Start And Invest In.

Canada Immigration

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Sobirovs Law Firm

Ontario Court Comments On AI Competency

Canada Technology

MT

McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Canadian Intellectual Property Office "Next Generation Patents" Update And Status As Of May 13, 2025

SB

Smart & Biggar

Contracts For Services vs. Contracts For Goods In Ontario

Canada Commercial

Pacific Legal PC

Will It Work? Québec Prepares For Its New Consumer Legal Warranty

Canada Consumer

BL

Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

New Era For Mining Disclosure In Canada: CSA's Proposed Amendments To NI 43-101

Canada's mining disclosure regime is on the brink of major reform. On June 12, 2025, the Canadian Securities Administrators ("CSA") released a proposal to repeal...

MT

Miller Thomson LLP

Tendances actuelles de juillet : levée de capitaux d'investissement privé, perspectives sur les incidents de confidentialité, et plus encore

Le bulletin Tendances actuelles de McCarthy Tétrault présente chaque mois les dernières tendances du marché pour vous tenir informé(e) des développements pouvant avoir une incidence sur vos activités.

Canada Commercial

MT

McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Ontario's Bill 5: Unpacking The Amendments To The Ontario Heritage Act

Ontario's "Protect Ontario by Unleashing Our Economy Act, 2025," also known as Bill 5, received Royal Assent on June 5, 2025 marking a significant legislative shift within the province

Canada Government

JFK Law LLP

Innovation, Science And Economic Development Canada's ("ISED") Indigenous Intellectual Property Program

Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada's ("ISED") Indigenous Intellectual Property Program ("IIPP" ) is now accepting applications for the 2025-2026 funding period.

TD

Thompson Dorfman Sweatman LLP

Alberta's Opposition To Reintroducing Bill C-61 Undermines First Nations' Water Rights

Canada Government

JFK Law LLP

Ontario's Integrated Energy Plan: Priorities For The Next 25 Years

TL

Torys LLP

Sara Mainville Calls For Meaningful Indigenous Engagement In CBC Interview On The Building Canada Act

Canada Government

JFK Law LLP

Bill C-5: Canada's Approach To Accelerating Major Projects

Canada Environment

DW

Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg

Bill S-2 And JFK Law's Assistance With Status Applications

Canada Government

JFK Law LLP

How To Personally Serve First Nations: Clarification On How To Successfully Serve Legal Documents

Canada Government

MT

Miller Titerle + Company

From Cumulative Effects To One-Off Authorizations: BC Shifts Its Approach To Project Approvals

Canada Government

C

Cassels

New Legislation Alert: Streamlined Approval Processes For Major Projects In B.C. And Canada

Canada Government

BL

Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Les ACVM proposent de moderniser et de simplifier les normes d'information dans le secteur minier canadien

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

The One Canadian Economy Act: Unifying Provinces And Fast-tracking Infrastructure Projects

Canada Government

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Dentons

From Cumulative Effects To One-Off Authorizations: BC Shifts Its Approach To Project Approvals

On May 29, 2025, two British Columbia acts intended to fast-track project approvals received royal assent. The Infrastructure Projects Act, passed under Bill 15...

Canada Government

C

Cassels

New Legislation Alert: Streamlined Approval Processes For Major Projects In B.C. And Canada

In recent months, the government of British Columbia introduced a suite of legislative reforms that mark a significant shift in how major infrastructure and energy projects are regulated and approved.

Canada Government

BL

Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Les ACVM proposent de moderniser et de simplifier les normes d'information dans le secteur minier canadien

Le 12 juin 2025, les Autorités canadiennes en valeurs mobilières (les « ACVM ») ont annoncé un projet de modification détaillé (le « projet de modification »)...

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

The One Canadian Economy Act: Unifying Provinces And Fast-tracking Infrastructure Projects

The Free Trade and Labour Mobility in Canada Act (the FTLMA), which establishes a framework to minimize interprovincial trade barriers of goods and services and to improve labour mobility across Canada.

Canada Government

D

Dentons

Ontario's Bill 5: Economic Ambition Meet Constitutional Duty – The Inevitable Delays Arising From The Honour Of The Crown And Environmental Integrity

Canada Government

JFK Law LLP

Alberta's Draft Upper Smoky Sub-Regional Plan Fails To Protect Woodland Caribou Or Consider Cumulative Effects: The Case For Federal Action

On March 27, 2025, the Government of Alberta released the draft Upper Smoky Sub-Regional Plan (the "Draft Plan"), intended to guide future land use and development decisions in the northwestern Alberta sub-region encompassing the ranges of two highly threatened woodland caribou herds.

Canada Government

JFK Law LLP

Canada's Bill C-5: Continuing The Legislative Trend Of Undermining Indigenous Rights

Earlier this month, Canada tabled Bill C-5, An Act to enact the Free Trade and Labour Mobility in Canada Act and the Building Canada Act.

Canada Environment

JFK Law LLP

Ontario's Species Conservation Act, 2025: Conflicts Will Be Aplenty Regarding Environmental Protection, Major Projects And Indigenous Rights

Ontario's recently enacted Bill 5, the "Protect Ontario by Unleashing Our Economy Act, 2025",[1] signals a profound shift in the province's environmental and resource governance.

Canada Environment

JFK Law LLP

Bill 5: Ontario's Mining Act Amendments – Economic Ambitions At What Cost?

Recent legislative proposals in Ontario, specifically those within Bill 5, titled the Protect Ontario by Unleashing Our Economy Act, 2025, signals a seismic shift in the province's approach to resource extraction.

JFK Law LLP

Celebrating National Indigenous Peoples Day

Canada Government

MT

Miller Titerle + Company

No Time To Waste: What Needs To Change To Get Major Projects And Key Infrastructure Built In Canada?

Canada Environment

OH

Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

Balancing Nation-Building, Speed And Certainty With A Constitutional Imperative

Canada Government

GW

Gowling WLG

CSA Proposes Amendments To Modernize And Streamline Canada's Mining Disclosure Standards

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Ontario Approves Construction Of First-of-its-kind Small Modular Reactor

BL

Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Supreme Court Allows Saskatchewan Métis To Continue Challenge Of Uranium Permits

Canada Government

TD

Thompson Dorfman Sweatman LLP

Re-Paving The Process: Bill C-5's Impact On Major Project Approvals And Mobility

Canada Government

ML

McMillan LLP

Accélération des projets d'intérêt national au Canada : le projet de loi C-5 – Loi édictant la Loi sur le libre-échange et la mobilité de la main-d'œuvre au Canada et la Loi visant à bâtir le Canada

MT

McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Fast-Tracking National Interest Projects In Canada: Bill C-5 – An Act To Enact The Free Trade And Labour Mobility In Canada Act And The Building Canada Act

Canada Environment

MT

McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Accelerated Project Approvals Under The Building Canada Act

Canada Government

C

Cassels

BC's Push To Smooth The System: How Bill 15 Impacts BC's Regulatory Process

Canada Government

ML

McMillan LLP

Economic Outlook: Building Resilience And Capacity In A Disrupted World

Worldwide Strategy

BJ

Bennett Jones LLP

Building Canada Act To Streamline Approvals For National Interest Projects

Canada Government

TL

Torys LLP

The 2025 Ontario Budget: Takeaways For The Energy Sector

GW

Gowling WLG

Legal Ramifications To First Nations Of Provincial Secession

Canada Government

MA

MLT Aikins LLP

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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

Driving Ontario Municipalities Forward (Video)

BL

Borden Ladner Gervais 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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