Mikisew Cree First Nation v. Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency

JurisdictionFederal Jurisdiction (Canada)
CourtCourt of Appeal (Canada)
JudgePELLETIER ; DE MONTIGNY; GLEASON
Judgment Date21 September 2023
Citation2023 FCA 191
Docket NumberA-52-22
Date21 September 2023

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17 practice notes
  • Metis Settlements General Council v. Canada (Crown-Indigenous Relations)
    • Canada
    • Federal Court (Canada)
    • March 28, 2024
    ...part of the test is met. As in Long Plain, at paragraph 97, and Mikisew Cree First Nation v Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency, 2023 FCA 191 at paragraph 22 [Mikisew 2023], this concession is sufficient for the Court to move on to the other parts of the [86] In its submissions, the MN......
  • Terrapure BR Ltd. v. Canada (Attorney General)
    • Canada
    • Federal Court (Canada)
    • October 23, 2025
    ...administrative decision makers a greater margin of appreciation” (Mikisew Cree First Nation v Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency, 2023 FCA 191 at para 120; see also Safe Food Matters Inc v Canada (Attorney General), 2023 FC 1471 at paras [65] The Applicants bear the burden of showing ......
  • Rio Tinto Iron and Titanium Inc. v. Canada (Attorney General)
    • Canada
    • Federal Court (Canada)
    • February 18, 2025
    ...when making a decision (Mason at para 67; Vavilov at paras 68, 110; Mikisew Cree First Nation v Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency, 2023 FCA 191 at paras 112–17 [Mikisew Cree First Nation]). The term “urgence” [in the French version of the provision] should not be interpreted in isola......
  • Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation v. Alberta (Chief Electoral Officer)
    • Canada
    • Court of King's Bench of Alberta (Canada)
    • May 13, 2026
    ...on whether or not the duty to consult was triggered is correctness (Mikisew Cree First Nation v Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency, 2023 FCA 191 at para 16, Vavilov at para 55). The threshold to trigger the duty to consult is low (Mikisew Cree First Nation v Canada (Minister of Canadi......
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17 cases
  • Metis Settlements General Council v. Canada (Crown-Indigenous Relations)
    • Canada
    • Federal Court (Canada)
    • March 28, 2024
    ...part of the test is met. As in Long Plain, at paragraph 97, and Mikisew Cree First Nation v Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency, 2023 FCA 191 at paragraph 22 [Mikisew 2023], this concession is sufficient for the Court to move on to the other parts of the [86] In its submissions, the MN......
  • Terrapure BR Ltd. v. Canada (Attorney General)
    • Canada
    • Federal Court (Canada)
    • October 23, 2025
    ...administrative decision makers a greater margin of appreciation” (Mikisew Cree First Nation v Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency, 2023 FCA 191 at para 120; see also Safe Food Matters Inc v Canada (Attorney General), 2023 FC 1471 at paras [65] The Applicants bear the burden of showing ......
  • Rio Tinto Iron and Titanium Inc. v. Canada (Attorney General)
    • Canada
    • Federal Court (Canada)
    • February 18, 2025
    ...when making a decision (Mason at para 67; Vavilov at paras 68, 110; Mikisew Cree First Nation v Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency, 2023 FCA 191 at paras 112–17 [Mikisew Cree First Nation]). The term “urgence” [in the French version of the provision] should not be interpreted in isola......
  • Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation v. Alberta (Chief Electoral Officer)
    • Canada
    • Court of King's Bench of Alberta (Canada)
    • May 13, 2026
    ...on whether or not the duty to consult was triggered is correctness (Mikisew Cree First Nation v Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency, 2023 FCA 191 at para 16, Vavilov at para 55). The threshold to trigger the duty to consult is low (Mikisew Cree First Nation v Canada (Minister of Canadi......
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