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Canada's New Trade Landscape: Legal And Compliance Imperatives In Federal Budget 2025

Canada's minority Liberal Government presented Federal Budget 2025 – some eight months later than usual – on November 4. Having survived a Confidence vote...

Canada International

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Alberta And Canada Step Up To The Plate

On November 27, 2025, Prime Minister Mark Carney and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith signed a landmark Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that promises to contribute significantly to Canada's competitiveness in the energy sector.

MT

McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Federal Court Clarifies Leadership Duties Under First Nation Custom By-laws

On November 17, 2025, the Federal Court released its decision in Apsassin v. Councillor Yahey, 2025 FC 1830. The case is an important reminder that First Nation governments must follow the rules set out in their own governance documents. When they do not, courts can intervene.

Canada Government

MA

MLT Aikins LLP

Federal Environmental Racism Legislation Update For First Nations

A great many First Nations, Métis and Inuit are the victims of environmental racism.

Canada Environment

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DWF Group

Canada-Alberta MOU: A Grand Bargain On Climate And Pipelines?

Canada Government

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Cassels

The Enduring Power Of A Good Brand: Canada, Soft Power, And The Energy Sector

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Gowling WLG

Navigating The Uncertainty Caused By The Cowichan Decision

Canada Government

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Cassels

Investing In Canada's Energy Sector: The Building Canada Act And Indigenous Equity Partnerships

Canada Government

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Fasken

New Framework For Projects Of National Interest: Issues And Opportunities For Indigenous Peoples

Canada Government

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Langlois Lawyers, LLP

Partnerships Between Project Proponents And Indigenous Groups In Canada: Legal Considerations

Canada Government

BD

Burnet, Duckworth & Palmer LLP

Fast-Tracking Nation-Building: Canada's Major Projects Office Newly Announced PONIs

MT

McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Federal Budget 2025: Energy, Infrastructure, And Indigenous Funding Initiatives

BL

Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Are Aboriginal Title Lands In Richmond And Haida Gwaii Exempt From BC Laws?

Canada Government

ML

McMillan LLP

Canada's Energy Landscape: 3 Key Insights For 2025

MT

McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Efficient Mortgage Enforcement, Meet The Ontario Civil Court System

CP LLP

Torys On Budget 2025: Tax Highlights

TL

Torys LLP

2025 Canada Federal Budget: A Summary Of Key Tax Proposals

MT

Miller Thomson LLP

Torys On Budget 2025: Supporting Innovation In Financial Services

TL

Torys LLP

Ontario Is Building A New "Talent Stream" PR Pathway

Canada Immigration

Moving2Canada

Canada's "Investment Budget" Explained - Budget 2025 Infrastructure Perspectives

In the 2025 Federal Budget ("Budget 2025"), released on November 4, 2025, the federal government unveiled a sweeping refocus of Canadian fiscal policy towards building Canada's capital investment...

Canada Government

MT

McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Child And Family Services And Cultural Continuity: Court Orders Including Cultural Plans And Changes To Saskatchewan Legislation

Courts are beginning to attach or incorporate cultural plans to Child and Family Services ("CFS") orders. Will this trend, emerging from cultural continuity minimum standards in Bill C-92...

Canada Government

MA

MLT Aikins LLP

Convention de la Baie-James et du Nord québécois : quelles leçons en tirer?

La Convention de la Baie-James et du Nord québécois (CBJNQ), signée le 11 novembre 1975, marque un tournant dans l'histoire canadienne en matière de droits autochtones.

Canada Government

JFK Law LLP

Budget 2025: Building Canada's Strength

On November 4, 2025 (Budget Day), the Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, Finance Minister, delivered the 2025 federal budget titled, "Canada Strong" (Budget 2025), the Liberal Party's first federal budget under Prime Minister Mark Carney.

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Cassels

Torys On Budget 2025: Infrastructure And Nation-Building Projects

Canada Government

TL

Torys LLP

Courts Hold That Lawyer's Retainer "Not A Lottery Ticket Offering A Bonus Price Of Generational Wealth" In $510-million Contingency Fee Ruling In First Nations' Favour

Canada Government

MA

MLT Aikins LLP

2025 Federal Budget Includes Investment In Infrastructure, Mining And Energy

MA

MLT Aikins LLP

Building Canada Strong: Targeted measures in a time of big promises

Canada Government

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Gowling WLG

Protecting Indigenous Knowledge And Cultural Expressions Through Intellectual Property

Canada Government

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Thompson Dorfman Sweatman LLP

The Impacts Of First Nation Representatives In Child And Family Services

Canada Government

MA

MLT Aikins LLP

Saskatchewan Court Of Appeal Confirms Per Capita Distributions May Be Seized For Support Arrears

Canada Government

MA

MLT Aikins LLP

First Nation Rights To Impact Decision-making In Saskatchewan CFS Child Protection Hearings

Canada Government

MA

MLT Aikins LLP

Nations Of The North Peace Challenge Alberta's Land Sales Over Failure To Consult And Protect Treaty 8 Lands

Canada Government

JFK Law LLP

Striking A "Grand Bargain": Alberta's Bold Pipeline Pitch A New Model For Nation-Building Energy Projects?

ML

McMillan LLP

Saskatchewan Court Of Appeal Confirms Per Capita Distributions May Be Seized For Support Arrears

The Saskatchewan Court of Appeal recently confirmed in Peepeekisis Cree Nation v. Whitecalf, 2025 SKCA 89, that per capita distributions paid out of specific claim settlements...

Canada Government

MA

MLT Aikins LLP

First Nation Rights To Impact Decision-making In Saskatchewan CFS Child Protection Hearings

To date, 10 First Nations in Saskatchewan have formally given notice to Canada and Saskatchewan that they intend to exercise their inherent jurisdiction over Child and Family SIt iervices ("CFS")...

Canada Government

MA

MLT Aikins LLP

Nations Of The North Peace Challenge Alberta's Land Sales Over Failure To Consult And Protect Treaty 8 Lands

The Nations of the North Peace – Beaver First Nation, Dene Tha' First Nation, Little Red River Cree Nation and Tallcree Tribal Government – have launched a judicial review of Alberta's decision to approve Stage 3...

Canada Government

JFK Law LLP

Striking A "Grand Bargain": Alberta's Bold Pipeline Pitch A New Model For Nation-Building Energy Projects?

In a move that could reshape Canada's energy infrastructure landscape, the Alberta government has announced its intention to act as proponent for a proposed...

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McMillan LLP

2025 Diversity Disclosure Practices

Canada Commercial

OH

Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

Innovative Regulatory Approaches To Indigenous Rights In Canada's New Nuclear World

Durham Region is Canada's nuclear energy epicentre and generational projects are underway. The Region is on the traditional and treaty territory of four Michi Saagiig Nations...

Canada Government

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Fogler, Rubinoff LLP

British Columbia Proposes Significant Overhaul Of The Heritage Conservation Act To Implement DRIPA

The British Columbia government is proposing major changes to the Heritage Conservation Act to align it with B.C.'s Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (DRIPA).

Canada Government

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

The Longest Trial, A Big Impact: Cowichan's Aboriginal Title Victory

Following one of the longest trials in Canadian history, the Supreme Court of British Columbia (the Court) released its landmark decision in Cowichan Tribes v. Canada (Attorney General)...

Canada Government

OH

Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

Key Takeaways From The 2025 Ontario Energy Conference

On September 29, 2025, the Ontario Energy Conference brought together key stakeholders from across the energy sector to discuss the province's evolving energy landscape.

TL

Torys LLP

JFK's Nadir André Interviewed In The National Observer: "Indigenous Nations Plan Customs-Free Trade Corridor Across U.S.-Canada Border"

Canada Government

JFK Law LLP

SEZ Who? Ontario Consults On Special Economic Zone Criteria

Canada Government

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McMillan LLP

Bill C-5 – Fast-Tracking National Interest Projects In Canada

Canada Government

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McMillan LLP

Beyond The Duty To Learn: Reflections On Non-Indigenous People's Role For TRC Day

Canada Government

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Aird & Berlis LLP

National Day For Truth And Reconciliation 2025

Canada Government

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Miller Titerle + Company

Manitoba's New Economic Development Strategy To Include Economic Reconciliation

Canada Government

MA

MLT Aikins LLP

Perte tragique de Joyce Echaquan : 5 ans déjà et du chemin à faire

Canada Government

JFK Law LLP

Powering The Future: SMRs, Nuclear Fuel, And Decarbonizing The Mining Sector

TL

Torys LLP

Alberta Court Of Appeal Confirms Systemic Challenges To Alberta's Consultation Regime May Proceed To Trial

Canada Government

OH

Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

Latest Updates On Ontario's Long Lead-Time Request For Proposals

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Navigating Indigenous-Specific Hiring: Insights From The Ontario Human Rights Commission's New Policy Statement And Guide

Canada Employment

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Fasken

Key Takeaways From The "Wild Frontier" Energy Business Forum At CEEA '74

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Bennett Jones LLP

UNDRIP And The Building Canada Act: Duty To Consult To Obtain Free Prior And Informed Consent

Canada Government

Phillips Barristers

Embauche spécifique aux Autochtones : observations sur l'énoncé de politique et le guide de la Commission ontarienne des droits de la personne

Canada Government

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Fasken (French)

Cowichan Decision Raises Questions Around Fee Simple Titles

Canada Government

MA

MLT Aikins LLP

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The Professionalism Series: The Changing Landscape Of Human Rights In Ontario (Video)

BL

Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Creating Partnerships With Indigenous Communities (Video)

OH

Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

Driving Ontario Municipalities Forward (Video)

BL

Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Reconciliation And Decolonization: Shifting Culture In Large Communities (Video)

GW

Gowling WLG

Peter Hogg On Cases Impacting Business: Tsilhqot'in v. B.C. (Video Content)

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

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