Many First Nations across Canada have been faced with the unenviable situation of having to hold regularly scheduled band council elections due to the impacts of COVID-19.
Operating under the confines… Read More
Authors: Benjamin Young, Colleen Verville, Q.C., Sanjana Ahmed
As provinces proceed to shut down non-essential services in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, First Nation employers in Canada are facing difficult decisions… Read More
First Nation communities that typically rely on funding from the Federal Government are concerned that the funding amounts they have agreed upon with the Federal Government will be substantially decreased… Read More
In recent weeks, the Federal Government has announced numerous support programs to assist Canadians in dealing with the health and economic impacts of COVID-19. Special supports for Indigenous governments were… Read More
The spread of COVID-19 (or the “coronavirus”) has caused major disruptions across Canada, and we are only beginning to understand the ripple effect the virus will have on our organizations… Read More
Authors: Madison Sutherland, Sonia Eggerman, Amyn F. Lalji, Rangi Jeerakathil, Meaghan Conroy
On February 4, 2020, the Federal Court of Appeal rendered its decision in Coldwater et al. v. Canada (Attorney General) et al., 2020 FCA 34,… Read More
On January 1, 2020, An Act Respecting First Nations, Inuit and Métis children, youth and families (the “Act”) came into force. This Act establishes national principles to be applied to… Read More
The Alberta Utilities Commission (the “AUC”) recently announced that it will review its application requirements for consultation with Indigenous communities. The AUC has released an Interim Direction on Indigenous consultation… Read More
Authors: Rangi Jeerakathil, Erin Moch
In the recent Federal Court decision, ‘Namgis First Nation v. Canada (Fisheries, Oceans and Coast Guard), 2018 FC 334, the Court refused to grant ‘Namgis First Nation’s (“NFN”)… Read More
On January 14, 2019, the United Nations Human Rights Committee (the “UNHRC”) released its decision which held that sex-based discrimination continues under the Indian Act, contravening the Optional Protocol to… Read More
