Lands, Leasing, Planning & Legislative Drafting

We advise Indigenous Nations regarding various aspects of their lands, resources and land development, including:

• Governance and Indigenous land authorities;
• Drafting Land Codes and Land Laws pursuant to the First Nations Land Management Act;
• Drafting Land by-laws under the Indian Act;
• Land transactions, instruments and land designations under the Indian Act;
• Preparing permits, licences and leases;
• Engagement agreements, rights of way and easements;
• Existing land instruments on Indigenous Lands;
• Individual land holdings, Certificates of Possession and custom allotments;
• Crown occupation of lands and determining appropriate financial arrangements and valuation.