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Recognition of Indigenous Self-Government in Child and Family Services: Lessons from Chief Heidi Cook v Manitoba

Recognition of Indigenous Self-Government in Child and Family Services: Lessons from Chief Heidi Cook v Manitoba

In Chief Heidi Cook et al. v. The Government of Manitoba et al., the Manitoba Court of King’s Bench recognized that Manitoba First Nations possess

Procedural Gatekeeping in Aboriginal Title Litigation: Ontario Court Reaffirms the Importance of Rule 12.08 | Anishinabeg et al. v. Attorney General of Canada et al., 2026 ONSC 1139

Procedural Gatekeeping in Aboriginal Title Litigation

Ontario Court Reaffirms the Importance of Rule 12.08 | Anishinabeg et al. v. Attorney General of Canada et al., 2026 ONSC 1139 The Ontario Superior

When Enfranchisement Outlives the Law: Nicholas v Canada and the Continuing Reach of the Indian Act

For generations, enfranchisement was one of the Indian Act’s principal instruments of assimilation. It rested on a stark premise: a First Nations person could obtain

Indigenous Economic Participation, Consultation Reform, and Additions to Reserve: Strategic Opportunities in an Evolving Federal Framework

Indigenous Economic Participation, Consultation Reform, and Additions to Reserve: Strategic Opportunities in an Evolving Federal Framework

Canada’s approach to Indigenous participation in major economic development projects is entering a period of significant transformation. Three recent federal initiatives, the establishment of the

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Dickson v. Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation, 2024 SCC 10

A Defining Decision on Indigenous Self-Government, the Charter, and Section 25 The Supreme Court of Canada’s decision in Dickson v. Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation, 2024

What’s New – Building Homes and Improving Transportation Infrastructure Act, 2026

What’s New – Building Homes and Improving Transportation Infrastructure Act, 2026

Following our previous article ‘Bill 98: Changes to Planning Policies and Municipal Authority’, Bill 98 received Royal Assent on June 2nd, 2026, just before the

Assessing Legal Fees in Mega-Settlements

Assessing Legal Fees in Mega-Settlements

The Ontario Superior Court of Justice recently issued two significant decisions, Nootchtai v. Nahwegahbow Corbiere Genoodmagejig, 2024 ONSC 6088 and Nootchtai v. Nahwegahbow Corbiere Genoodmagejig

Who’s in Charge of Building Standards on Reserve?

Who’s in Charge of Building Standards on Reserve?

When a homeowner in Barrie builds a deck, a contractor in Collingwood puts up a new commercial unit, or a developer in Bracebridge breaks ground

Reckoning With a 150‑Year Breach The Supreme Court of Canada’s Landmark Decision in Ontario v. Restoule

Reckoning With a 150 Year Breach: The Supreme Court of Canada’s Landmark Decision in Ontario v. Restoule (2024 SCC 27)

The Restoule litigation centers on the Robinson‑Huron and Robinson‑Superior Treaties of 1850, in which the Anishinaabe of the Upper Great Lakes ceded more than 100,000

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