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Aboriginal law the Crown’s duty to consult and the involvement of natural resources proponents in the consultation process

  • Heenan Blaikie LLP
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  • Canada
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  • May 10 2013

Natural resources proponents are often deeply involved in consultations with Aboriginal communities that may be affected by their projects. How far

"New social and environmental obligations for mining companies in Quebec", focus on mining, June 2011

  • Dentons
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  • Canada
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  • June 14 2011

On May 12, 2011, the Government of Quebec tabled before the National Assembly Bill 14, a new bill aiming to modernize mining law in Quebec in the wake of the unveiling of the Plan Nord, of which mining development was made a key aspect

Aboriginal consultation and project development

  • Dentons
  • -
  • Canada
  • -
  • May 28 2012

In Canada, most major resource projects undertaken to develop natural resources occur on public lands (also referred to as Crown lands) administered by federal, provincial or territorial governments, depending on their location

British Columbia Court of Appeal recognizes Tsilhqot'in Nation's aboriginal rights short of title

  • Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP
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  • Canada
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  • August 29 2012

In response to British Columbia’s approval of a private company’s plan to commence logging in an area in the interior of the province in 1989, members of the Tsilhqot’in Nation (the “Tsilhqot’in”) initiated an action seeking the recognition of certain Aboriginal rights, a declaration of title over their traditional territory (the “Claim Area”) and damages for unjustifiable infringements of rights by the Crown