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Historic Agreement Recognizes Haida Title to Haida Gwaii
Friday, April 19, 2024
On April 14, 2024, the Haida Nation and the Province of British Columbia signed the Gaayhllxid/Gíihlagalgang “Rising Tide” Haida Title Lands Agreement. This Agreement recognizes…
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In Memorium - Art Pape
Arthur Pape passed away on December 6, 2012. We at OKT are saddened by his passing. He was a great lawyer and was looked up to as a leader by…
Read More...Ontario Provincial Policy Statement Being Amended
The Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing (MMAH) has released a draft of the revised Provincial Policy Statement (PPS). These amendments will affect a wide variety of provincial and municipal…
Read More...Angling for Ways to Protect Canadian Fisheries
Cohen Commission Final Report Released
On Oct. 31, Justice Cohen released the Final Report of the Cohen Commission, available at http://www.cohencommission.ca/en/. The Report provides an urgent and…
Read More...Ahousaht Intervention
On behalf of the Saugeen Ojibway Nation (SON), OKT successfully sought leave to intervene in the reconsideration of the Ahousaht case in the British Columbia Court of Appeal. At stake…
Read More...Consultation and Cumulative Effects
The following article was published in the Aboriginal Law Newsletter of the Ontario Bar Association.
Consultation and Cumulative Effects: Is there a role for the…
Read More...Fisheries Act amendments will shrink already sparse fish habitat protections
The federal government of Canada has proposed sweeping amendments to the Fisheries Act in its omnibus Budget Bill (Bill C-38). Here is what the Fisheries Act amendments may mean…
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