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Indigenous Law Insights: Tripartite conservation agreement between federal government, B.C. and First Nations Leadership Council

A recent tripartite agreement may serve as a model for further Indigenous involvement in land management decision-making.

Court finds British Columbia liable for misfeasance in public office for decisions denying regulatory permits

A recent B.C. Supreme Court decision regarding misfeasance in public office has important implications for future claims against government in the...

LIFE lessons: initial experience with the listed issuer financing exemption

Alan Hutchison, Minji Park and Peter Horemans review CSA Staff Notice 45-330 and provides commentary on their experience with financings under the...

PDAC 2023 – Optimism amid uncertainty and change

Critical minerals, geopolitical risk and the need for accelerated timelines stood out as major themes of this year’s Prospectors & Developers...

Ontario Superior Court denies leave and certification in proposed securities class action, provides guidance on plaintiffs’ evidentiary burden and mining issuers’ disclosure obligations

Facts literally “buried in the ground” cannot form the basis of a viable misrepresentation claim, said the Ontario Superior Court of Justice in a...

New restrictions and divestiture orders send clear warning to foreign SOE investment in Canada’s critical minerals sector

Less than a week after issuing its new policy on foreign state-owned enterprise investment in Canada’s critical minerals sector, the federal...