CLEBC - Courses On Demand

Indigenous Real Estate 2024

Course Date: May 7, 2024

Full Course Materials

Total: 5h 13min

Course Introduction and Land Acknowledgement (9:00 – 9:10)

Teresa Sheward — Program Lawyer, CLEBC, Vancouver
Darren Haines — Ratcliff LLP, North Vancouver
Jennifer M. Williams — MLT Aikins LLP, Vancouver

Building Relationships: How to Approach First Nations (9:10 – 9:40)

cultural humility
who is your client
understanding capacity of lands departments

Aaron S. Bruce — Aaron Bruce Law Corporation, North Vancouver

Context: Different Types of Land Regimes (9:40 – 10:25)

what can and cannot be registered
different types of land regimes
LTSA—land registry and First Nations

Craig Empson — Ratcliff LLP, North Vancouver

BREAK (10:25 – 10:40)

First Nation Registries Under Land Code (10:40 – 11:15)

administering transactions under Land Code
common features and provisions to look for in Land Codes when dealing with third party interests
how registrations work in the FNLRS system
roles and responsibilities (lands manager vs. registrar vs. lands advisory committee vs. ISC/FNLRS support)
best practices for lawyers who are drafting documents and submitting applications to register interests in FN registries under Land Code

Angie Derrickson — TMPD Manager, First Nations Land Management Resource Centre, Kelowna

Due Diligence (11:15 – 11:45)

priorities in a non-Torrens system
how to read a parcel abstract from ILRS
best practices

Andrea M. East — Pushor Mitchell LLP, Kelowna

Individual Land Holding on Reserve (11:45 – 12:15)

un-administered estates
CP holders and challenges around that
Land Codes re: losing CP if no longer member of reserve
fractional interests
what happens on death when beneficiaries are many
lending issues

Darren Haines — Ratcliff LLP, North Vancouver

LUNCH (12:15 – 1:15)

Structuring (1:15 – 1:50)

role of limited partnerships
public/private structures
lease/sublease structures

Saul B. Joseph — Clark Wilson LLP, Vancouver
Jared Knott — Clark Wilson LLP, Vancouver

Tax Issues and Best Practices (1:50 – 2:25)

structuring for First Nations for tax and governance
major projects
transactional impacts
tax implications for First Nations

Derek Dougherty, CPA, CGA — MNP, Prince George
Julie Ziebart, CPA, CA — MNP, Fort St. John

BREAK (2:25 – 2:40)

Secured Lending (2:40 – 3:15)

counsel for the lender
getting amendments to a lease
enforcement mechanisms—foreclosures
particular challenges of foreclosing on reserve
drafting considerations in head lease
non-disturbance agreements
documentation

Saravan Veylan — MLT Aikins LLP, Vancouver

Hot Topics Roundtable (3:15 – 4:00)

archaeology notices on titles
Indigenous-owned Land Registry
Land Title Act amendments
title insurance
Haida Gwaii

Moderator: Jennifer M. Williams — MLT Aikins LLP, Vancouver

Aaron S. Bruce — Aaron Bruce Law Corporation, North Vancouver
Derek Dougherty, CPA, CGA — MNP, Prince George
Craig Empson — Ratcliff LLP, North Vancouver
Darren Haines — Ratcliff LLP, North Vancouver
Julie Ziebart, CPA, CA — MNP, Fort St. John