Duty to consult: Chartrand v. British Columbia (Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations)
The Chartrand case addressed the duty of the Provincial Crown to consult with the...
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Injunctions: Yahey v British Columbia
The Blueberry River First Nation sought an interlocutory injunction to prevent the B.C. government...
Read MoreDuty to consult: Yellowknives Dene First Nation v. Canada (Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development)
Fort Nelson First Nation (“FNFN”) sought judicial review of a failure of the BC...
Read MoreDuty to Consult: Yellowknives Dene First Nation v. Canada (Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development)
The Yellowknives Dene First Nation (“YDFN”) appealed the dismissal of its application for judicial...
Read MoreNo attacks on statutory decisions via Aboriginal title actions: Ominayak v. Penn West Petroleum Ltd.
The Lubicon Lake Nation filed two separate actions asserting their aboriginal rights and title...
Read MoreDuty to consult: Nunatsiavut v. Canada (Attorney General)
In relation to the Muskrat Falls generation facility, which was at Phase 5 of...
Read MoreAboriginal title and private law rights: Saik’uz First Nation and Stellat’en First Nation v. Rio TInto Alcan Inc.
The Saik’uz First Nation and Stellat’en First Nation appealed a judgment striking their action...
Read MoreDuty to consult: Buffalo River Dene Nation v. Saskatchewan (Minister of Energy and Resources)
The Buffalo River Dene Nation (“BRDN”) appealed a dismissal of its application for judicial...
Read MoreInjunctions: Haida Nation v. Canada (Fisheries and Oceans)
The Haida Nation sought an injunction to prevent the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans...
Read MoreInjunctions: Ahousaht First Nation v. Canada (Fisheries and Oceans)
Five Nuu-chah-nulth First Nations sought an injunction against a commercial roe herring fishery opening...
Read MoreDuty to Consult: Nunatsiavut v. Newfoundland and Labrador (Department of Environment and Conservation)
In 2012, Canada and Newfoundland and Labrador allowed the Muskrat Falls hydroelectric facility project...
Read MoreDuty to consult: Hupacasath First Nation v. Canada (Minister of Foreign Affairs)
In relation to Canada agreeing to enter an investment promotion agreement with the People’s...
Read MoreDuty to Consult: Da’naxda’xw/Awaetlala First Nation v. British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority
On a judicial review, the Da’naxda’xw/Awaetlala First Nation (“DAFN”) sought an order requiring that...
Read MoreDuty to consult: Mikisew Cree First Nation v. Canada (Minister of Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development)
The Mikisew Cree case involved two omnibus bills introduced by the federal Minister of...
Read MorePipeline Arbitration: Is the taking of a right of way that is the best strip of your land worth more?
Where companies must compensate owners when taking rights of ways, one general approach is...
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