Williams Lake Indian Band v. Canada (Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development)
| Jurisdiction | Federal Jurisdiction (Canada) |
| Court | Supreme Court (Canada) |
| Judge | McLachlin, Beverley; Abella, Rosalie Silberman; Moldaver, Michael J.; Karakatsanis, Andromache; Wagner, Richard; Gascon, Clément; Côté, Suzanne; Brown, Russell; Rowe, Malcolm |
| Citation | 2018 SCC 4,417 DLR (4th) 239 |
| Date | 02 February 2018 |
| Docket Number | 36983 |
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...ref’d, [2020] S.C.C.A. No. 227 per Wakeling & Greckol, JJ.A. [49] R.S.A. 2000, c. I-8. [50] Williams Lake Indian Band v. Canada, 2018 SCC 4, ¶ 202; [2018] 1 S.C.R. 83, 182 per Brown, J. (“The Tribunal is no more constitutionally empowered than this Court to aim for a ......
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Ontario (Attorney General) v. Restoule
...Director), 2004 SCC 74 , [2004] 3 S.C.R. 550 ; Williams Lake Indian Band v. Canada (Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development), 2018 SCC 4, [2018] 1 S.C.R. 83 ; Alberta v. Elder Advocates of Alberta Society, 2011 SCC 24 , [2011] 2 S.C.R. 261 ; Guerin v. The Queen, [1984] 2 S.C.R. 33......
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Mikisew Cree First Nation v. Canada (Governor General in Council)
...(Speaker of the House of Assembly), [1993] 1 S.C.R. 319; Williams Lake Indian Band v. Canada (Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development), 2018 SCC 4; Mitchell v. Peguis Indian Band, [1990] 2 S.C.R. 85; Ross River Dena Council v. Yukon, 2012 YKCA 14, 358 D.L.R. (4th) 100; Canada (Prime Min......
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Glamorgan Landing Estates GP Inc. v Calgary (City)
...559, 565, aff'd, 2015 ABCA 54, leave to appeal ref'd, [2015] S.C.C.A. No. 91 per Wakeling, J. See Williams Lake Indian Band v. Canada, 2018 SCC 4, ¶ 202; [2018] 1 S.C.R. 83, 182 per Brown, J. (“The Tribunal is no more constitutionally empowered than this Court to aim for a result consistent......
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Mikisew Cree First Nation v. Canada (Governor General in Council)
...(Speaker of the House of Assembly), [1993] 1 S.C.R. 319; Williams Lake Indian Band v. Canada (Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development), 2018 SCC 4; Mitchell v. Peguis Indian Band, [1990] 2 S.C.R. 85; Ross River Dena Council v. Yukon, 2012 YKCA 14, 358 D.L.R. (4th) 100; Canada (Prime Min......
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Iskatewizaagegan No. 39 Independent First Nation v. Winnipeg (City)
...S.C.R. 771 ; R. v. Sparrow, [1990] 1 S.C.R. 1075 . [35] Williams Lake Indian Band v. Canada (Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development), 2018 SCC 4 at para. 43; Manitoba Métis Federation v. Canada (Attorney General), 2013 SCC 14 ; Haida Nation v. British Columbia (Minister of Forests), ......
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Glamorgan Landing Estates GP Inc. v Calgary (City)
...559, 565, aff'd, 2015 ABCA 54, leave to appeal ref'd, [2015] S.C.C.A. No. 91 per Wakeling, J. See Williams Lake Indian Band v. Canada, 2018 SCC 4, ¶ 202; [2018] 1 S.C.R. 83, 182 per Brown, J. (“The Tribunal is no more constitutionally empowered than this Court to aim for a result consistent......
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Ontario (Attorney General) v. Restoule
...Director), 2004 SCC 74 , [2004] 3 S.C.R. 550 ; Williams Lake Indian Band v. Canada (Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development), 2018 SCC 4, [2018] 1 S.C.R. 83 ; Alberta v. Elder Advocates of Alberta Society, 2011 SCC 24 , [2011] 2 S.C.R. 261 ; Guerin v. The Queen, [1984] 2 S.C.R. 33......
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Court Of Appeal Summaries (August 28 ' September 1)
...v. Elder Advocates of Alberta Society, 2011 SCC 24, Williams Lake Indian Band v. Canada (Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development), 2018 SCC 4, Wewaykum Indian Band v. Canada, 2002 SCC 79, Galambos v. Perez, 2009 SCC 48, K.L.B. v. British Columbia, 2003 SCC 51, Ermineskin Indian Band and......
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Court Of Appeal Summaries (May 26-30)
..., Ontario (Attorney General) v. Restoule, 2024 SCC 27 , Williams Lake Indian Band v. Canada (Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development), 2018 SCC 4, Delgamuukw v. British Columbia, [1997] 3 S.C.R. 1010 , R. v. Powley, 2003 SCC 43 , Manitoba Metis Federation Inc. v. Canada (Attorney Gen......
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A Watershed Moment: Shamattawa And St. Theresa Point Confirm Canada's Legal Duties To Provide Safe Drinking Water And Adequate Housing On-Reserve
...at para. 5. 20. St. Theresa Point at para. 130, citing Williams Lake Indian Band v Canada (Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development), 2018 SCC 4 at para. 21. Manitoba Metis Federation Inc v Canada (Attorney General), 2013 SCC 14 [Manitoba Metis] at paras. 49-51; St. Theresa Point at para......
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2018: The SCC Year In Review
...Mikisew's application for judicial review in this case. Williams Lake Indian Band v. Canada (Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development), 2018 SCC 4 The Williams Lake Indian Band has traditional territory near Williams Lake. The territory was never protected under the pre-emption system in......
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Table of cases
...2 NSWLR 280 (SC)......................................561 Williams Lake Indian Band v Canada (Aboriginal Afairs and Northern Development), 2018 SCC 4 .......................................... 654, 655 Wilson v Furness Railway Co (1869), LR 9 Eq 28, 21 LT 416, 39 LJ Ch 19 ........................
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Litigating Cross-Border Aboriginal Title Claims in Canada: The Possibility (and Necessity) of a Federal Legislative Response to Newfoundland and Labrador (Attorney General) v. Uashaunnuat (Innu of Uashat and of Mani-Utenam).
...legal interest belonging to an Indigenous community (see Williams Lake Indian Band v Canada (Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development), 2018 SCC 4 at paras 80-81 [Williams Lake]; Manitoba Metis Federation Inc v Canada (Attorney General), 2013 SCC 14 at para 51 [Manitoba Metis]; Haida Nat......
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Digest: Janvier v Saskatchewan (Workers' Compensation Board), 2018 SKQB 175
...Whitbread v Walley, [1990] 3 SCR 1273, [1991] 2 WWR 195 Williams Lake Indian Band v Canada (Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development), 2018 SCC 4, 417 DLR (4th) 239 umbia v British Columbia (Attorney General), 2014 SCC 59, 375 DLR (4th) 599, 463 NR 336, [2014] 11 WWR 213, 62 BCLR (5th) 1......
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SO YOU WANT TO IMPLEMENT UNDRIP.
...Canada, 2009 SCC 9 at paras 57, 131 [Ermineskin ], and in Williams Lake Indian Bandv Canada (Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development), 2018 SCC 4 at para (138) "I do not think the Canadian government can avoid responsibility for the dependency its own policies have created, especially w......
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