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Unlike in the United States and many other parts of the world, the forests of Ontario are largely owned by the government; in particular, the provincial government. Ontario or, more formally, “the Crown in right of Ontario” owns approximately eighty per cent of the Province’s forest lands. Furthermore, the Canadian…
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Whether you are a business, municipality, financial institution, or investor involved in some aspect of mining, forestry, energy, transportation, or many other fields and you intend to undertake activities on “Crown Land,” and in some cases, private land, you will need to consider the rights and interests of Indigenous people…
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Howard Hampton, colleague with Pilot Law LLP, delivered a presentation on Ontario’s Forest Industries are Changing and Creating New Opportunities for First Nations. He noted that the major wood producing areas of the United States will not be producing as much wood fibre in the future due to climate change…
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While the forest products industry is unique in some ways, the agreements and other documents that govern it have much in common with those used in other commercial and industrial situations.
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In my previous article “What Indigenous Communities should you be talking to?”, we discussed the following questions: #1 – What First Nations should you talk to? #2 – Are there Metis or Non-Status communities that can also demonstrate a similar, historical relationship to the land – and you must consider?…
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The Contractual Framework of Crown Forest Utilization in Ontario – Shareholder Agreements for Multiple Stakeholders – Part 1
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