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.

On August 7, 2025, the British Columbia Supreme Court released a significant decision on Aboriginal title in Cowichan Tribes v. Canada (Attorney General), 2025 BCSC 1490.

The British Columbia Supreme Court recently released Cowichan Tribes v Canada (Attorney General), 2025 BCSC 1490, a landmark Aboriginal title and rights judgment.

On April 2, 2026, the province’s highest court released a landmark decision in The Nuchatlaht v. British Columbia, 2026 BCCA 137.

Ontario's Bill 5, the "Protect Ontario by Unleashing our Economy Act, 2025,"[1] has unleashed a torrent of criticism.

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...

On February 20, 2026, Musqueam and Canada signed three agreements that set out how the parties will work together to implement Musqueam's Aboriginal...

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.

On August 7, 2025, the British Columbia Supreme Court delivered a significant ruling in the case of Cowichan Tribes v. Canada (Attorney General), 2025 BCSC 1490. This decision, which involved complex issues of Aboriginal...

Le 21 juin 2021, Journée nationale des peuples autochtones au Canada, le Parlement canadien adoptait en grande pompe la Loi sur la Déclaration...

Having "status" under the Indian Act does not make someone Indigenous.

The Federal Court’s recent decision in Opaskwayak Cree Nation v Canada, 2026 FC 1110 provides important guidance on the scope of the Crown’s fiduciary duty when it expropriates reserve lands and how courts may approach compensation where those obligations are breached.

Canada's federal government has unveiled sweeping legislative reforms that would dramatically accelerate approval timelines for all major infrastructure and resource projects to just one year...

On March 30, 2026, the Canadian Human Rights CHRT (“CHRT”) issued a letter‑decision approving, without condition, the Ontario Final Agreement on Long‑Term Reform of the First Nations Child...

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

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.

In a significant decision released on May 13, 2026, Justice Shaina Leonard of the Alberta Court of King’s Bench quashed Alberta’s Chief Electoral Officer’s (“CEO”)...

On August 7, 2025, the British Columbia Supreme Court delivered a significant ruling in the case of Cowichan Tribes v. Canada (Attorney General), 2025 BCSC 1490.

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.

On August 7, 2025, the Supreme Court of British Columbia released a significant decision on Aboriginal title in Cowichan Tribes v. Canada (Attorney General), 2025 BCSC 1490 [Cowichan Tribes].