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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.

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

On a pu constater ces derniers jours, avec les diverses présentations devant la commission qui examine le projet de loi 1 sur la constitution québécoise, que le sujet continue à faire couler beaucoup d'encre...

Canada Government

JFK Law LLP

Canada's New Defence Industrial Strategy: What Business Needs To Know

Canada Government

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Cassels

The Jay Treaty And Indigenous Border Rights In The ICE Age

Canada Government

MA

MLT Aikins LLP

JFK Law Introduction To The Legal Outlook Newsletter

Canada International

JFK Law LLP

Manitoba Hydro's 2025 Integrated Resource Plan: New Wind Power Remains Key Component Of Province's Future Energy Mix

Canada Government

OH

Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

What's Hot In Public Law In 2026

Canada Government

TL

Torys LLP

Recent Indigenous Rights Cases Relevant To Major Project Development

Canada Government

TL

Torys LLP

Canadian Courts May Set Aside Valid Arbitration Agreements To Remedy Oppression

Canada Litigation

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Lenczner Slaght LLP

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

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

Court Finds Employee Rightfully Dismissed After Publishing Social Media Post About His Employer

Canada Employment

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Cassels

New Framework For Canadian AI Governance: IPC–OHRC Principles

Canada Technology

TM

Torkin Manes LLP

Federal Budget 2025

MT

McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Evolving Needs For Emerging And High Growth Companies: Series A Stage (Video)

Canada Commercial

OH

Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

Evolving Needs For Emerging And High Growth Companies: Seed Stage (Video)

Canada Commercial

OH

Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

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

In Lupaka Gold Corp. v. Republic of Peru, ICSID Case No. ARB/20/46, an arbitral tribunal ordered Peru to pay over USD $40.4 million for breaching the Canada-Peru Free Trade Agreement...

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

Le 7 janvier 2026, le gouvernement de l'Ontario a annoncé qu'il approuvait la recommandation de la Société indépendante d'exploitation du réseau d'électricité (SIERE)...

Canada Government

MT

McCarthy Tétrault LLP

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

On January 15, 2026, the federal government announced a call for proposals to help develop sovereign, large-scale artificial intelligence (AI) data centres exceeding 100 megawatts (MW).

Canada Technology

TL

Torys LLP

BC Supreme Court Reaffirms That Inadequate Consultation Leads To Quashed Decisions

On January 7, 2026, the British Columbia Supreme Court released its judgment in Gitanyow Hereditary Chiefs v. British Columbia (Minister of Forests), 2026 BCSC 18.

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

Cour D'appel De La C.-B. : L'ancien Régime De Titres Miniers À Accès Ouvert De La Province Est Incompatible Avec La DNUDPA

Canada Government

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Aboriginal Title Gives Way To Private Interests In New Brunswick

Within months, two recent court decisions have reached conclusions which differ in respect of how Aboriginal title may or may not interact with lands held privately in fee simple.

Canada Government

GW

Gowling WLG

The Duty To Consult Indigenous Groups Outside Canada

On December 17, 2025, the Federal Court released its decision in Lummi Nation v. Canada (Attorney General), 2025 FC 1986 (Lummi).

Canada Government

MA

MLT Aikins LLP

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

On December 11, 2025, the New Brunswick Court of Appeal issued a decision in the context of an Aboriginal title claim on the issue of whether Aboriginal title can co-exist with fee simple title: J.D. Irving, Limited et al. v. Wolastoqey Nation, 2025 NBCA 129.

Canada Litigation

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Fasken

Cour D'appel De La C.-B. : L'ancien Régime De Titres Miniers À Accès Ouvert De La Province Est Incompatible Avec La DNUDPA

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

Canada Government

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Federal Court Sets Test For Duty To Consult US Tribes

Canada Government

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Fasken

UNDRIP Moves From Principle To Practice In BC Law: Key Takeaways From Gitxaala

On December 5, 2025, the British Columbia Court of Appeal released its decision in Gitxaala v. British Columbia (Chief Gold Commissioner), 2025 BCCA 430.

Canada Government

GW

Gowling WLG

Aboriginal Title Over Private Lands: Legal Uncertainty After Recent Court Decisions

Two recent court decisions have brought renewed attention to the question of whether Aboriginal title can apply to privately owned (or "fee simple") land.

Canada Government

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Projet de loi n° 5 : Une voie rapide pour les projets prioritaires et d'envergure nationale

Le 9 décembre 2025, le ministre des Finances Éric Girard a présenté à l'Assemblée nationale le projet de loi no 5, Loi visant à accélérer l'octroi des autorisations requises pour...

Canada Government

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

BCCA On Gitxaala: What Does UNDRIP Mean For Resource Development In British Columbia And Canada?

On December 5, 2025, the British Columbia Court of Appeal (the Court of Appeal) released its decision, Gitxaala v British Columbia (Chief Gold Commissioner) (Gitxaala)...

Canada Government

BD

Burnet, Duckworth & Palmer LLP

Crown Owes Duties To First Nations For Lack Of Access To Safe Drinking Water, Says Federal Court

Canada Government

MA

MLT Aikins LLP

Gitxaala: A New Era For Enforcing UNDRIP Rights?

Canada Government

FR

Fogler, Rubinoff LLP

Energy & Infrastructure M&A 2025

Canada Government

MA

MLT Aikins LLP

UNDRIP Is The Law In British Columbia Today And, We Expect, Tomorrow As Well

Canada Government

MA

MLT Aikins LLP

A New Era Of Innovation In Canada: Energy

TL

Torys LLP

Québec's Bill 5: Fast Track For Priority And National Projects

Canada Government

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Dentons Canada LLP

B.C. Court Of Appeal Rules Previous "Free Entry" Mineral Tenure Regime Inconsistent With UNDRIP

Canada Government

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

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

Canada Government

DH

Davies Howe

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

Canada Government

DH

Davies Howe

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

Canada Government

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Fasken

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

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

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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

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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