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Aboriginal and Indigenous Law

Our experienced Aboriginal and Indigenous law team assists public and private sector clients in navigating through a range of Aboriginal and Indigenous law issues. Our goal is to provide our clients with the necessary knowledge and guidance regarding Indigenous rights and relationships in order to identify and resolve the material issues as quickly as possible.

We act as counsel to clients with respect to:

  • Development of appropriate Indigenous consultation strategies for a wide array of projects, including representation of governments and industry proponents;
  • Consultation obligations and Aboriginal and treaty rights negotiations for public sector clients;
  • Processing thousands of status appeals for federal entities;
  • Litigation and risk management matters;
  • Commercial and economic development on reserve lands and/or with First Nation communities;
  • Negotiation and drafting of rights and benefits agreements (including impact and benefit agreements (IBAs)) with First Nations throughout Atlantic Canada; and
  • Advice on the establishment of commercial relationships between Indigenous and non-Indigenous entities.
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