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Bill 5 And Special Economic Zones: Understanding The Proposed Designation Criteria

On June 5, 2025, Bill 5, the Protect Ontario by Unleashing Our Economy Act, 2025, received Royal Assent, which enacted the controversial Special Economic Zones Act, 2025 (the "SEZ Act").

Canada Government

DH

Davies Howe

Bill 5 And The Ontario Heritage Act: Understanding The Proposed Archaeological Exemption Framework

On June 5, 2025, Bill 5, the Protect Ontario by Unleashing Our Economy Act, 2025, received Royal Assent, which on a day to be named by order of the Lieutenant Governor in Council ("LG"), will introduce new sections 66.1 and 66.2 to the Ontario Heritage Act (the "OHA")

Canada Government

DH

Davies Howe

UNDRIP In Action: British Columbia Court Of Appeal Issues Decision In Gitxaała v. British Columbia (Chief Gold Commissioner)

On December 5, 2025, the BC Court of Appeal released its reasons for judgment in Gitxaała v. British Columbia (Chief Gold Commissioner), 2025 BCCA 430.

Canada Government

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Fasken

Canada & Alberta Sign Landmark Agreement To Advance Energy, Emissions Reduction & Indigenous Participation

On November 27, 2025, the Government of Canada and the Government of Alberta signed a Memorandum of Understanding, setting out a framework for enhanced energy collaboration, regulatory reform and Indigenous partnership.

MA

MLT Aikins LLP

Reconciling Aboriginal Title And Private Property Rights On Unceded Land

Canada Real Estate

OH

Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

Building Canada: Advancing National Priorities And Projects

Canada Government

OH

Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

Canada's New Trade Landscape: Legal And Compliance Imperatives In Federal Budget 2025

Canada International

BL

Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Alberta And Canada Step Up To The Plate

MT

McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Federal Court Clarifies Leadership Duties Under First Nation Custom By-laws

Canada Government

MA

MLT Aikins LLP

Federal Environmental Racism Legislation Update For First Nations

Canada Environment

WT

DWF Group

Canada-Alberta MOU: A Grand Bargain On Climate And Pipelines?

Canada Government

C

Cassels

The Enduring Power Of A Good Brand: Canada, Soft Power, And The Energy Sector

GW

Gowling WLG

Navigating The Uncertainty Caused By The Cowichan Decision

Canada Government

C

Cassels

Investing In Canada's Energy Sector: The Building Canada Act And Indigenous Equity Partnerships

Canada Government

F

Fasken

Understanding The OSC's Investment Management Division's 2025 Priorities: Insights From Staff Notice 81-739

BL

Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Contracts For Services vs. Contracts For Goods In Ontario

Canada Commercial

Pacific Legal PC

Ontario Is Building A New "Talent Stream" PR Pathway

Canada Immigration

Moving2Canada

Navigating The Relationship Between Retail Funds And Institutional Capital

TL

Torys LLP

Efficient Mortgage Enforcement, Meet The Ontario Civil Court System

CP LLP

New Framework For Projects Of National Interest: Issues And Opportunities For Indigenous Peoples

A new federal law has changed the rules governing major infrastructure projects, with potential implications for the participation of Indigenous Peoples impacted.

Canada Government

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Langlois Lawyers, LLP

Partnerships Between Project Proponents And Indigenous Groups In Canada: Legal Considerations

In recent years, there has been a growing trend of joint ventures between project proponents and Indigenous groups in Canada.

Canada Government

BD

Burnet, Duckworth & Palmer LLP

Fast-Tracking Nation-Building: Canada's Major Projects Office Newly Announced PONIs

On August 29, 2025, the Government of Canada launched the Major Projects Office ("MPO") under the federal Building Canada Act (the "Act").

MT

McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Federal Budget 2025: Energy, Infrastructure, And Indigenous Funding Initiatives

Canada's federal budget, released on Nov. 4, 2025, marked Prime Minister Mark Carney's first budget as the head of a Liberal minority government.

BL

Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Are Aboriginal Title Lands In Richmond And Haida Gwaii Exempt From BC Laws?

Canada Government

ML

McMillan LLP

Canada's Energy Landscape: 3 Key Insights For 2025

MT

McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Canada's "Investment Budget" Explained - Budget 2025 Infrastructure Perspectives

Canada Government

MT

McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Child And Family Services And Cultural Continuity: Court Orders Including Cultural Plans And Changes To Saskatchewan Legislation

Canada Government

MA

MLT Aikins LLP

Convention de la Baie-James et du Nord québécois : quelles leçons en tirer?

Canada Government

JFK Law LLP

Budget 2025: Building Canada's Strength

C

Cassels

Torys On Budget 2025: Infrastructure And Nation-Building Projects

Canada Government

TL

Torys LLP

Courts Hold That Lawyer's Retainer "Not A Lottery Ticket Offering A Bonus Price Of Generational Wealth" In $510-million Contingency Fee Ruling In First Nations' Favour

Canada Government

MA

MLT Aikins LLP

2025 Federal Budget Includes Investment In Infrastructure, Mining And Energy

MA

MLT Aikins LLP

Building Canada Strong: Targeted measures in a time of big promises

Canada Government

GW

Gowling WLG

Torys On Budget 2025: Infrastructure And Nation-Building Projects

On November 4, the federal government released its long-awaited budget, Canada Strong (Budget 2025)...

Canada Government

TL

Torys LLP

Courts Hold That Lawyer's Retainer "Not A Lottery Ticket Offering A Bonus Price Of Generational Wealth" In $510-million Contingency Fee Ruling In First Nations' Favour

In Nootchtai v. Nahwegahbow Corbiere Genoodmagejig Barristers and Solicitors, 2025 ONSC 6071, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice concluded that a contingency fee charged by a team of six lawyers...

Canada Government

MA

MLT Aikins LLP

2025 Federal Budget Includes Investment In Infrastructure, Mining And Energy

On November 4, 2025 (Budget Day), the Government of Canada announced Budget 2025 – Canada Strong. Budget 2025 proposes several measures that, if passed, will impact infrastructure, energy and mining.

MA

MLT Aikins LLP

Building Canada Strong: Targeted measures in a time of big promises

Budget 2025 is the first budget of Prime Minister Mark Carney's Liberal government, and the first federal budget since April 2024.

Canada Government

GW

Gowling WLG

Protecting Indigenous Knowledge And Cultural Expressions Through Intellectual Property

Canada Government

TD

Thompson Dorfman Sweatman LLP

Striking A "Grand Bargain": Alberta's Bold Pipeline Pitch A New Model For Nation-Building Energy Projects?

In a move that could reshape Canada's energy infrastructure landscape, the Alberta government has announced its intention to act as proponent for a proposed...

ML

McMillan LLP

2025 Diversity Disclosure Practices

Like last year, progress on enhancing diversity among the directors and executive officers of Canadian public companies lost momentum in 2025.

Canada Commercial

OH

Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

La Colombie-Britannique propose une révision importante de la Heritage Conservation Act visant à mettre en œuvre la DRIPA

Le gouvernement de la Colombie-Britannique propose d'apporter d'importantes modifications à la Heritage Conservation Act afin de l'harmoniser avec...

Canada Government

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

La voix juridique : David Di Paolo et Bianca Kratt, présidente de l'ABC, discutent de l'avenir du droit (Podcast)

Avocate acharnée. Mentore attentionnée. Leader bilingue d'origine autochtone. Rencontrez Bianca Kratt, c.r., associée chez BLG et présidente de l'Association du Barreau canadien pour 2025-2026.

Canada Commercial

BL

Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

The Legal Listen: David Di Paolo And CBA President Bianca Kratt On The Future Of Law (Podcast)

Canada Commercial

BL

Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

BC Supreme Court's Recent Cowichan Decision

Canada Litigation

BD

Burnet, Duckworth & Palmer LLP

Innovative Regulatory Approaches To Indigenous Rights In Canada's New Nuclear World

Canada Government

FR

Fogler, Rubinoff LLP

British Columbia Proposes Significant Overhaul Of The Heritage Conservation Act To Implement DRIPA

Canada Government

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

The Longest Trial, A Big Impact: Cowichan's Aboriginal Title Victory

Canada Government

OH

Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

Key Takeaways From The 2025 Ontario Energy Conference

TL

Torys LLP

JFK's Nadir André Interviewed In The National Observer: "Indigenous Nations Plan Customs-Free Trade Corridor Across U.S.-Canada Border"

Canada Government

JFK Law LLP

SEZ Who? Ontario Consults On Special Economic Zone Criteria

Canada Government

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McMillan LLP

Bill C-5 – Fast-Tracking National Interest Projects In Canada

Canada Government

ML

McMillan LLP

Beyond The Duty To Learn: Reflections On Non-Indigenous People's Role For TRC Day

Canada Government

AB

Aird & Berlis LLP

National Day For Truth And Reconciliation 2025

Canada Government

MT

Miller Titerle + Company

Manitoba's New Economic Development Strategy To Include Economic Reconciliation

Canada Government

MA

MLT Aikins LLP

Perte tragique de Joyce Echaquan : 5 ans déjà et du chemin à faire

Canada Government

JFK Law LLP

Powering The Future: SMRs, Nuclear Fuel, And Decarbonizing The Mining Sector

TL

Torys LLP

Alberta Court Of Appeal Confirms Systemic Challenges To Alberta's Consultation Regime May Proceed To Trial

Canada Government

OH

Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

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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

Aboriginal Involvement And Environmental Assessment For Project Development (Video content)

BL

Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

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