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New edition of Aboriginal Law Handbook Now Available!
OKT Law is proud to announce that the 5th edition of the Aboriginal Law Handbook is now available from Thomson Reuters. Click here to see more about the book…
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Madawaska First Nation Wins Casino Revenue Sharing Case
Madawaska First Nation is celebrating a win in its legal challenge of New Brunswick’s refusal to share casino revenue with the First Nation. The New Brunswick Court of Appeal released…
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OKT Supports Ontario First Nations in Reaching Historic Agreement for Hydro One Ownership
Hydro One partners with First Nations
From the beginning to here OKT has supported GLP and its 8 First Nation Owners who together pushed HONI for this new approach…
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Supporting Partnership in Resource Development: Impact and Benefit Agreements
Impact and benefit agreements (IBAs) have emerged as the primary mechanism for Indigenous participation in resource development projects. So, what are IBAs exactly? What do they achieve for industry, and…
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Practicing Law North of 60: The Path of a Northern Lawyer
I’ve lived and practiced law across Northern Canada for nearly a decade. When I started this journey, it was just me, quite literally.
My arrival in the North began in…
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OKT Tops Best Lawyers Rankings
OKT thanks our peers for recognizing our lawyers as national leaders in the new Best Lawyers in Canada directory. Congratulations to Larry Innes, Nancy Kleer, Lorraine Land,
Opportunity for renewing treaty federalism, recognizing Canada’s legal pluralism, part two
Courts have ruled that Indian Act governments are subject to the Charter; however, they operate under delegated authority. The exercise of inherent power is distinct. Neither the Crown nor any of…
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