We have joined MSI Global Alliance

Miller Titerle + Co. continues to grow… and, as we grow, so do our clients. To enable us to help our clients wherever their growing businesses take them, we are excited to announce that we have joined MSI Global Alliance, a global alliance of mid-sized law firms and accounting firms.  MSI Global’s reach is extensive –…

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3 MT+Co. Lawyers Recognized in The Best Lawyers in Canada®

We are proud to announce that three of our lawyers have each been selected by their peers for inclusion in the 2017 Edition of The Best Lawyers in Canada: It is an honour to be part of one of the oldest and most respected peer-review publications in the legal industry. Read more about The Best Lawyers in…

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What’s Happening North of 60?

Rob Miller travelled to Yellowknife to chair and speak at Insight’s North of 60 Forum: Unlocking the True Economic Potential of the North. The conference entailed an enthusiastic discussion of economic opportunities in the North, some of the hurdles facing Aboriginal communities in accessing those opportunities, and paths forward. So what did we hear? Welcome…

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Post Tsilhqot’in – Three Takeaways from Minerals North

Minerals North, a non-profit association that hosts the annual Minerals North Conference, asked us to participate at the 2016 conference in a panel discussion entitled: Working Together and Moving Forward Post Tsilhqot’in. Held in Smithers, British Columbia on May 18 – 20, 2016, the conference included representatives from the provincial and federal governments, First Nations and the mining industry.…

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Overview of the NEB’s Report on the Trans Mountain Project

Kinder Morgan’s Trans Mountain Expansion Project (the “Project”) received National Energy Board (the “NEB”) approval on May 19, 2016. Pursuant to its responsibilities under s. 52 of the National Energy Board Act (the “Act”), the NEB issued a 553-page report detailing its belief that the Project is in the public interest and recommending that the…

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Have you Registered for BEST 2016?

On May 26, 2016, Jana McLean will be speaking at BEST (Bettering Environmental Stewardship & Technology) 2016, providing conference attendees with an update on key developments in Aboriginal law. Jana’s presentation will focus on key developments in Aboriginal law since the significant Supreme Court of Canada decision in Tsilhqot’in Nation v. BC (2014), including discussing the…

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New Ministerial Panel for Trans Mountain Pipeline

On May 17, 2016, the federal government announced the appointment of Kim Baird, Annette Trimbee and Tony Penikett to a ministerial panel mandated to collect input from stakeholders, with a focus on Indigenous groups, on the proposed Trans Mountain Pipeline Expansion (TMX) project. Terms of reference for the panel include: review and consider input from the public via…

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Teaching at the Ch’nook Aboriginal Management Program

Each year, MT+Co. teaches business law at the UBC Sauder School of Business’ Ch’nook Aboriginal Management Program. Ch’nook is a five month long professional development program that is designed to integrate core business disciplines with practical experience and leadership development, customized with specific Aboriginal content. In 2016, Rob Miller, Tyson Lamarsh and Yvan Larocque from our…

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Aboriginal Participation in Project Development

Emerging and Lost Opportunities The role of Aboriginal people in the Canadian economy is coming full circle. From time immemorial, vibrant Aboriginal economies supported a strong trade network throughout North America. In fact, the Fraser River was a major trade corridor. This changed with the arrival of Europeans: fur economies centralized trade and communities around…

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