Canada: Indigenous Peoples

Advancement through regulatory processes in Canada often requires engaging proximate Indigenous communities who may be impacted by a proposed project.

On répète que « la crise du logement » est la grande histoire canadienne du moment. Dans de nombreuses communautés autochtones, c’est plutôt une vieille...

On May 14, Canada released its National Electricity Strategy, Powering Canada Strong: A National Strategy for an Electrified Canadian Economy (the Strategy).

Between 2009 and 2021, Indigenous women and girls faced homicide rates six times higher than non-Indigenous counterparts. The red dress symbolizes both vitality and violence, serving as a stark visual reminder of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, Two-Spirit, Transgender and Gender-Diverse Peoples while calling back their spirits and representing the lifeblood connecting all people.

Indigenous equity investments continue to play a central role in advancing economic self‑determination and long‑term community development. Ownership interests—particularly where Indigenous communities hold significant or controlling stakes—are increasingly shaping how energy and related infrastructure projects are developed, financed, and governed.

Interest in Canada’s budding Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) export industry is rapidly growing. Recent LNG market disruptions in the Middle East, the heightened energy security concerns that have resulted, and continuing demand for lower emissions energy are focusing attention on Canadian LNG.

On March 26, 2026, the Office of the Procurement Ombud (OPO) released its much-anticipated Procurement Practice Review of Contracts Awarded to Indigenous Businesses, a sweeping examination of how the federal government administers the Procurement Strategy for Indigenous Business (PSIB). The findings are significant.

Canada and Alberta have made public a draft agreement on a new environmental assessment process, with Alberta recognized as best placed to lead assessments for projects within its jurisdiction.

Indigenous employers operate within a legal landscape that is both complex and highly contextual. Questions arise frequently around which employment laws...