Ng Ariss Fong, lawyers, has the distinct honour of representing Heiltsuk Nation and Kitasoo Xai’Xais Nation in their judicial review of the Governor in Council approval of the Enbridge Northern Gateway pipeline project. Heiltsuk Nation and Kitasoo Xai’Xais Nation are…
With several inter-provincial pipeline projects proposed in British Columbia and in Canada, landowners may soon be seeking compensation for pipeline rights-of-way through their properties. Landowners have a right to compensation for the adverse effect on remaining lands following a partial…
The Supreme Court of Canada confirmed Aboriginal title claims of Tsilhqot’in Nation to a small (five percent) portion of their traditional territories, based on regular and exclusive use of sites or territory within the claim area, instead of looking to…
When a landowner must give up land for a pipeline right-of-way under the National Energy Board Act (RSC 1985, c.N-7), the landowner may, broadly speaking, claim two kinds of compensation: compensation for the land rights taken, and damages for losses…
Environmental legislation is often criticized for its ineffectiveness despite apparent strong environmental protective language. This was not the case recently when the Federal Court of Appeal gave a robust interpretation of the Species At Risk Act (SARA) requiring government to implement…