The Crown Forest Sustainability Act, 1994 (Ontario), as amended to date (the “Act”), is the primary statute governing the utilization of Crown Forests in Ontario. The Act, Regulations passed under the Act and Manuals prepared under the authority of the Act, create a code for dealing with the wide range of issues involved…

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…

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…

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.