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
Consultation with Indigenous Peoples in the Provincial Legislative Process
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
Vancouver City Council adopts strategy for the implementation of UNDRIP
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 Completes Landmark Collaboration Agreement for Kwakiutl First Nation
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
Province of British Columbia Issues New Litigation Directives for Civil Matters with Indigenous Peoples
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
A Warm Welcome to Clark Wilson’s New Partner, Jessica Anderson
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 Lawyers Named in the 2022 Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory
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
Industry May Face Liability for Breaches of Aboriginal Rights
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
Supreme Court of Canada Clarifies Equitable Compensation for Breach of Crown’s Fiduciary Duty to Indigenous Nations
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
Case Law Update: Summary of Yahey v. British Columbia
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
Strategy for a First Nation to Ensure a Municipal Services Agreement
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
Reconciliation Plans for Businesses
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
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