Delgamuukw v. British Columbia,
Jurisdiction | Federal Jurisdiction (Canada) |
Judge | Lamer, Antonio; La Forest, Gérard V.; L'Heureux-Dubé, Claire; Sopinka, John; Cory, Peter deCarteret; McLachlin, Beverley; Major, John C. |
Date | 11 December 1997 |
Citation | [1997] 3 SCR 1010,220 NR 161,153 DLR (4th) 193,1997 CanLII 302 (SCC),99 BCAC 161,[1997] CarswellBC 2358,162 WAC 161,[1998] 1 CNLR 14,[1997] SCJ No 108 (QL),75 ACWS (3d) 983,[1997] ACS no 108,[1999] 10 WWR 34,66 BCLR (3d) 285 |
Docket Number | 23799 |
Court | Supreme Court (Canada) |
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...[1981] 2 S.C.R. xi; R. v. Sparrow, [1990] 1 S.C.R. 1075 ; R. v. Nikal, [1996] 1 S.C.R. 1013 ; Delgamuukw v. British Columbia, [1997] 3 S.C.R. 1010; Rio Tinto Alcan Inc. v. Carrier Sekani Tribal Council, 2010 SCC 43 , [2010] 2 S.C.R. 650 ; Slaight Communications Inc. v. Davidson, [1989]......
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...2286 ]. Cases Noticed: Aitkins v. Black (4 July 1879) (Man. Q.B.), refd to. [para. 157]. Delgamuukw et al. v. British Columbia et al., [1997] 3 S.C.R. 1010; 220 N.R 161 ; 99 B.C.A.C. 161 ; 162 W.A.C. 161 , refd to. [para. Chippewas of Mnjikaning First Nation v. Ontario (Minister of Nativ......
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...161 ; 138 D.L.R.(4th) 385 ; [1996] 4 C.N.L.R. 26 , refd to. [para. 515, footnote 468]. Delgamuukw et al. v. British Columbia et al., [1997] 3 S.C.R. 1010; 220 N.R 161 ; 99 B.C.A.C. 161 ; 162 W.A.C. 161 ; 153 D.L.R.(4th) 193 ; [1998] 1 C.N.L.R. 14 , refd to. [para. 515, footnote Mille......
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...S.C.R. 641 ; Rothmans, Benson & Hedges Inc. v. Saskatchewan, [2005] 1 S.C.R. 188 , 2005 SCC 13 ; Delgamuukw v. British Columbia, [1997] 3 S.C.R. 1010; Simon v. The Queen, [1985] 2 S.C.R. 387 ; R. v. Marshall, [1999] 3 S.C.R. 456 ; R. v. Marshall, [1999] 3 S.C.R. 533 ; R. v. Badger,......
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...v. Van der Peet (D.M.) , [1996] 2 S.C.R. 507 ; 200 N.R. 1 ; 80 B.C.A.C. 81 ; 130 W.A.C. 81 , and Delgamuukw v. British Columbia , [1997] 3 S.C.R. 1010, the epicentre of these appeals lies in the late 19th and early 20th century paperwork of the Department of Indian Affairs and the recor......
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...[para. 36]. Guerin v. Canada, [1984] 2 S.C.R. 335; 55 N.R. 161, refd to. [para. 202]. Delgamuukw et al. v. British Columbia et al., [1997] 3 S.C.R. 1010; 220 N.R. 161; 99 B.C.A.C. 161; 162 W.A.C. 161, refd to. [para. Skerryvore Ratepayers Association et al. v. Shawanaga Indian Band et al. (......
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Court Of Appeal Summaries (August 28 ' September 1)
...Act, 2001, S.O. 2001, c. 25, ss. 44, 55, Tsilhqot'in Nation v. British Columbia, 2014 SCC 44, Delgamuukw v. British Columbia, [1997] 3 S.C.R. 1010, Guerin v. The Queen, [1984] 2 S.C.R. 335, R. v. Van der Peet, [1996] 2 S.C.R. 50, Lax Kw'alaams Indian Band v. Canada (Attorney General), 2011 ......
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...Act, 2001, S.O. 2001, c. 25, ss. 44, 55, Tsilhqot’in Nation v. British Columbia, 2014 SCC 44, Delgamuukw v. British Columbia, [1997] 3 S.C.R. 1010, Guerin v. The Queen, [1984] 2 S.C.R. 335, R. v. Van der Peet, [1996] 2 S.C.R. 50, Lax Kw’alaams Indian Band v. Canada (Attorney General), 2011 ......
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Ontario Court Of Appeal Summaries (October 8 12, 2018)
...Act, 1982, s. 35, Children's Law Reform Act, RSO 1990, c C.12, Family Law Act, RSO 1990, c F.3, Delgamuukw v British Columbia, [1997] 3 SCR 1010, R v Van der Peet, [1996] 2 SCR 507, Haida Nation v British Columbia (Minister of Forests), 2004 SCC 73, Lax Kw'alaams Indian Band v Canada (Attor......
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...[1887] 13 S.C.R. 577, aff'g (1866), 13 O.A.R. 148 (C.A.), aff'g (1885), 10 O.R. 196 (Ch. Div.) to Delagamuuk v. British Columbia, [1997] 3 S.C.R. 1010, the Court explained that Canada was not a party to Treaty 3. The treaty promises were made by the Crown, not by a particular level of gover......
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...Dawson, In Re, 277 P 226 (Okla 1928) .............................................................. 163 Delgamuukw v British Columbia, [1997] 3 SCR 1010, 153 DLR (4th) 193 , 1997 CanLII 302 ..........................................................185, 186, 187 Delorme v Metcalfe Realty ......
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...interests with the other members of their group.” 405 Of its own kind; unique. See, for example, Delgamuukw v. British Columbia , [1997] 3 SCR 1010 at paras. 112–15 on the sui generis nature of aboriginal title and Guerin v. The Queen , [1984] 2 SCR 335 at 382 on the sui generis nature of a......
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