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Welcome and Opening Prayer

Elder
Bonnie M. Leonard — Shuswap Nation Tribal Council, Kamloops
Andrew Ouchterlony — Department of Justice, INAC Legal Services, Gatineau

Matrimonial Real Property on Reserve Lands and Overview of the Family Homes on Reserve and Matrimonial Interests or Rights Act

• the issue of matrimonial real property (MRP) on reserves
• history and context of the legislation
• content of the legislation
• caselaw
• resources

Andrew Ouchterlony — Department of Justice, INAC Legal Services, Gatineau
Christopher E. Angeconeb LL.B — MRP Specialist - East (MB, ON, English QC & Atlantic Region), Centre of Excellence for Matrimonial Real Property, Ontario

Break

Application of the Family Homes on Reserve and Matrimonial Interests or Rights Act

• consideration and discussion of a variety of scenarios based on real-life situations

Andrew Ouchterlony — Department of Justice, INAC Legal Services, Gatineau
Kathy McCue — MRP Specialist – West (NT, BC, AB, SK), Centre of Excellence for Matrimonial Real Property, Ontario

Questions and Discussion

Networking Lunch (Provided)

The FHRMIRA On the Ground: First Nations Lawmaking in BC

• Creating MRP law for communities
• First Nations Land Management Regime
• Interplay between land management, housing, residency and matrimonial property
• Tk'emlúps te Secwépemc: a BC First Nation’s experience in lawmaking
  • Tk'emlúps te Secwépemc Land Regime
  • identifying the benefits of creating your community’s own MRP Law
  • creating Tk'emlúps te Secwépemc MRP law: challenges and how we overcame them 
  • interplay between lands, housing, matrimonial property, and taxation                                  

Andrew Beynon — Law Making & Enforcement Advisor, First Nations Land Management Resource Centre, Sutton West
Rosanne Casimir — Councillor, Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc, Kamloops
Bonnie M. Leonard — Shuswap Nation Tribal Council, Kamloops

Questions and Discussion

Break

The FHRMIRA On the Ground: Individual Rights and Protections

• accessing individual rights and protections under FHRMIRA from the courts in BC
• practice and procedure
• mediation
• practical issues

Anja P. Brown — Mandell Pinder LLP, Vancouver
Bonnie M. Leonard — Shuswap Nation Tribal Council, Kamloops
Kelly H. Russ — Kelly Harvey Russ Personal Law Corporation, West Vancouver

Questions and Discussion