
Reconciliation in the Canadian Critical Minerals Sector
by Melanee Bryniawsky and Harkeerit Shoker On December 9, 2022, the Government of Canada released its Canadian Critical Minerals Strategy (“Strategy”), with an aim to ... Continued
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by Melanee Bryniawsky and Harkeerit Shoker On December 9, 2022, the Government of Canada released its Canadian Critical Minerals Strategy (“Strategy”), with an aim to ... Continued
By Saul Joseph and Harkeerit Shoker Background The Government of the Province of British Columbia (Province) has taken a further step towards the implementation of ... Continued
By Saul Joseph and Harkeerit Shoker On October 25, 2022, Vancouver became the first city in Canada to formally adopt a strategy (Strategy) for the ... Continued
Clark Wilson’s Saul Joseph, Melanee Bryniawsky, and Mike McDonald. Q.C. of our Indigenous Law Group recently completed a landmark Collaboration Agreement between our client, the ... Continued
By Melanee Bryniawsky and Lauren Zeleschuk On April 21, 2022 the Attorney General of British Columbia gave twenty directives to Provincial crown counsel in the ... Continued
We’re pleased to welcome Jessica Anderson, our newest partner, to Clark Wilson. Jessica joins us after working in-house for two of North America’s biggest forest ... Continued
Clark Wilson is proud to share our team’s rankings in the 2022 Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory®, a distinction based on an extensive peer survey process ... Continued
On January 7, 2022, the BC Supreme Court released its decision in Thomas and Saik’uz First Nation v. Rio Tinto Alcan Inc.,[1] (“Thomas”). Thomas sets ... Continued
It is settled law that the government of Canada (“Canada”) owes a fiduciary duty to Indigenous Nations when it deals with reserve lands.[1] Recently, the ... Continued
On June 29, 2021, the British Columbia Supreme Court (the “Court”) released the decision Yahey v British Columbia (“Yahey”).[1] In this landmark case, the Court conducted an ... Continued
First Nations seeking to develop their lands often encounter difficulties obtaining available municipal services from adjacent cities, townships and municipalities even when those First Nations ... Continued
In part, in response to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s Calls to Action (“Calls to Action”), the British Columbia government passed the Declaration on the ... Continued