UNDRIP in BC: Business Impacts and Opportunities 2020
Course Date: January 31, 2020
Total: 6h 1min
Total Ethics: 1h 10min
Course Date: January 31, 2020
Welcome and Land Acknowledgement
Overview of UNDRIP and the Declaration of the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act
- legislation and consultation
- plans and reports
- agreements
Thomas Isaac — Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP, Vancouver
Michael McDonald, QC — Clark Wilson LLP, Vancouver
Break
Energy, Oil and Gas
- the Big Issue: "free, prior and informed consent" and "veto"
- immediate effects of DRIPA and potential future changes
- potential changes for oil and gas sector
- current practices and whether they are consistent with UNDRIP
Keith B. Bergner — Lawson Lundell LLP, Vancouver
Dr. Judith Kekinusuqs Sayers — President, Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal Council; Adjunct Professor, School of Business and Environmental Studies, University of Victoria, Victoria
Forestry
- challenges to implementing DRIPA within the existing forest policy framework: what needs to change
- still seeking certainty or predictability? DRIPA in the context of commercial and other agreements with Indigenous peoples, Indigenous governing bodies, opportunities, and due diligence
- Wuikinuxv Nation approach and progress
Alexander Chartrand — Wuikinuxv Treaty Political Negotiator, Wuikinuxv First Nation, Rivers Inlet
Angeline S.B. Nyce — A. Nyce Law Corporation, West Vancouver
Mining
- granting claims and exploration: possible changes in land use planning and impacts on exploration
- environmental assessment and permitting new mines: UNDRIP, free, prior and informed consent, and the new Environmental Assessment Act
- Indigenous community and proponent agreements: early trends and possible implications for Indigenous — proponent mining agreements
- operations and oversight: new Indigenous role for project oversight and enforcement
Robin Sidsworth — Teck Resources Limited, Vancouver
Lunch with Featured Speaker
"DRIPA—A Significant Milestone on the Pathway to Reconciliation"
Robert Phillips, BA — First Nations Summit & First Nations Leadership Council of BC, West Vancouver
Infrastructure and Procurement
- infrastructure projects and procurement opportunities
- infrastructure on-reserve, municipal type service agreements and funding
- challenges and possible DRIPA solutions
Chief Harley Chappell — Semiahmoo First Nation, Surrey
Adam Munnings — Munnings Law, West Vancouver
DRIPA and Real Estate in BC
- how does DRIPA impact real estate?
- Crown lands, agents and funds impacts
- municipal boundaries and Agricultural Land Reserve decisions impacts
- "heritage" definitions expanded?
- deal terms impacts: reps & warranties, conditions, indemnities
Sarah W. Jones — Clark Wilson LLP, Vancouver
Saul Joseph — Clark Wilson LLP, Vancouver
Break
Financing and DRIPA
- practical issues raised by DRIPA in debt and equity financing transactions
- representations and warranties: what needs to change?
- disclosure: what do public companies need to say?
Sam Adkins — Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP, Vancouver
Steven McKoen, QC — Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP, Vancouver
Implementation: Next Steps for DRIPA in BC
Michael McDonald, QC — Clark Wilson LLP, Vancouver
Adam Munnings — Munnings Law, West Vancouver
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Slides: Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act
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Aboriginal Law
» Business and aboriginal law, General, Practice, Rights, Self-government
Business Law
» Practice
Municipal Law
» General
Natural Resources
» Aboriginal rights, General
Practice Management
» Client development, Client Relations
Professional Responsibility and Ethics
» Client Relations
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Aboriginal Law
» Business and aboriginal law, General, Lands and title, Practice, Rights, Self-government
Environmental Law
» Environmental assessment
Practice Management
» Client development, Client Relations
Professional Responsibility and Ethics
» Client Relations
Real Estate
» Client Relations, Indian Act conveyancing, Site development control, Zoning
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Aboriginal Law
» Business and aboriginal law, General, Lands and title, Practice, Rights, Self-government
Business Law
» Client Relations, Contracts, Corporate finance, Practice, Professional Responsibility
Practice Management
» Client development, Client Relations
Securities
» Disclosure, Due diligence
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