Provincial system for registering claims to mineral rights on Crown land not providing for prior consultation with affected First Nations — First Nations petitioning British Columbia Supreme Court seeking declaratory relief — Whether Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act mandates British Columbia Supreme Court to issue declarations of inconsistency between United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and laws of British Columbia — Whether presumption of conformity grounded in the honour of the Crown applicable regardless of limits expressed in Interpretation Act. Granted 05/21/2026 — Supreme Advocacy acted as agent for the Respondent.
Read the lower court decision from the BCCA here.