Le 16 juillet 2021, dans l’arrêt Southwind c. Canada, 2021 CSC 28 (l’« arrêt Southwind »), la Cour suprême du Canada (la « CSC ») a conclu que le montant de 30 M$ CA accordé à la Lac Seul First Nation (la « LSFN ») par la...more
On July 16, 2021, in the case of Southwind v Canada, 2021 SCC 28 (Southwind), the Supreme Court of Canada (the Court) ruled that the C$30-million awarded to Lac Seul First Nation (LSFN) by the Federal Court was insufficient...more
Le 23 avril 2021, la Cour suprême du Canada (la « CSC ») a confirmé qu’un résident des États-Unis peut posséder des droits ancestraux au Canada. Elle a déterminé que les droits autochtones protégés par l’article 35 de la Loi...more
On April 23, 2021, the Supreme Court of Canada confirmed that residents of the United States of America can hold Aboriginal rights in this country. The Court concluded that the Aboriginal rights protected by section 35 of the...more
Canada, like other major jurisdictions, has a broad range of economic and financial sanctions targeting foreign states and their nationals, as well as various terrorist organizations. Given that Canada is in many ways a...more
4/8/2021
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Le Canada, comme d’autres grands pays, dispose d’une vaste gamme de sanctions économiques et financières à l’égard d’États étrangers et de leurs ressortissants, de même que de diverses organisations terroristes.
Puisqu’à...more
Canada, like other major jurisdictions, has a broad range of economic and financial sanctions targeting foreign states and their nationals, as well as various terrorist organizations.
Given that Canada is in many ways a...more
1/26/2021
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Le 3 décembre 2020, le gouvernement fédéral a déposé le projet de loi C-15, Loi concernant la Déclaration des Nations Unies sur les droits des peuples autochtones (le « projet de loi C-15 »). S’il est adopté, ce projet de loi...more
On December 3, 2020, the federal government introduced Bill C-15, the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (Bill C-15). If adopted, Bill C-15 would affirm the United Nations Declaration on the...more
Canada, like other major jurisdictions, has a broad range of economic and financial sanctions targeting foreign states and their nationals, as well as various terrorist organizations.
Given that Canada is in many ways a...more
Section 25 is an infrequently cited provision of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms (Charter) that protects certain Aboriginal interests from Charter scrutiny. In Dickson v. Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation (Dickson),...more
Le 6 août 2020, le président Donald Trump a annoncé que les États-Unis allaient de nouveau imposer des tarifs au taux de 10 % sur certains produits d’aluminium canadiens. Ces nouveaux tarifs sont entrés en vigueur le...more
On August 6, 2020, President Donald Trump announced that the United States will be re-imposing a 10 per cent tariff on Canadian aluminum as of August 16, 2020. Canada responded immediately by announcing that by September 16,...more
In its July 27, 2020 decision in Gamlaxyeltxw v. British Columbia (Minister of Forests, Lands & Natural Resource Operations), the British Columbia Court of Appeal held that where an Indigenous Nation asserts Aboriginal rights...more
Le Canada, comme d’autres grands pays, dispose d’une vaste gamme de sanctions économiques et financières à l’égard d’États étrangers et de leurs ressortissants, de même que de diverses organisations terroristes....more
Canada, like other major jurisdictions, has a broad range of economic and financial sanctions targeting foreign states and their nationals, as well as various terrorist organizations.
Given that Canada is in many ways a...more
Canada, like other major jurisdictions, has a broad range of economic and financial sanctions targeting foreign states and their nationals, as well as various terrorist organizations.
Given that Canada is in many ways a...more
On October 24, 2019, the B.C. government introduced legislation which, if adopted, will be known as the Declaration of the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (Act). The legislation aims to incorporate the United Nations...more
On August 6, 2019, the B.C. Court of Appeal (Court) upheld the provincial Minister of Environment’s (Minister) determination that the Jumbo Glacier Resort was not “substantially started” by the deadline set out in its...more
Canada, like other major jurisdictions, has a broad range of economic and financial sanctions targeting foreign states and their nationals, as well as various terrorist organizations.
Given that Canada is in many ways a...more
On November 29, 2018, Canada’s Minister of Foreign Affairs announced sanctions against 17 Saudi Arabian nationals. The individuals have been designated in the regulations made under the Justice for Victims of Corrupt Foreign...more
Canada, like other major jurisdictions, has a broad range of economic and financial sanctions targeting foreign states and their nationals, as well as various terrorist organizations.
Given that Canada is in many ways a...more
The Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) determined that Ministers of the Crown have no duty to consult Aboriginal Peoples in the development of legislation, in its October 11, 2018 decision in Mikisew Cree First Nation v. Canada...more
On September 30, 2018, Canada and the United States resolved outstanding trade issues and announced that they, together with Mexico, agreed to a trilateral United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). Once ratified, the...more
10/3/2018
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What happens when a First Nation asserts aboriginal rights or title that conflict with another First Nation’s rights under a modern treaty? In its recent decision, Gamlaxyeltxw v. British Columbia (Minister of Forests, Lands...more