Haida Nation v. British Columbia (Minister of Forests)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Haida_Nation_v._British_Columbia_(Minister_of_Forests)
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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:United_States_Supreme_Court_case
gptkbp:citation gptkb:2004_SCC_73
[2004] 3 S.C.R. 511
gptkbp:country gptkb:Canada
gptkbp:date 2004-11-18
gptkbp:decidedBy gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_Canada
gptkbp:holdsThat The duty to consult cannot be delegated to third parties such as corporations.
The duty to consult arises even before Aboriginal rights or title are proven.
The Crown has a duty to consult and, where appropriate, accommodate Aboriginal peoples before taking actions that might affect their rights or title claims.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Haida Nation v. British Columbia (Minister of Forests)
gptkbp:impact Established the legal framework for the Crown's duty to consult Indigenous peoples in Canada.
gptkbp:involvedIn gptkb:Haida_Nation
gptkb:British_Columbia_(Minister_of_Forests)
gptkbp:judge gptkb:Chief_Justice_Beverley_McLachlin
gptkbp:legalSubject Aboriginal law
Crown obligations
Duty to consult
gptkbp:predecessor Aboriginal consultation jurisprudence in Canada
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Mikisew_Cree_First_Nation_v._Canada_(Minister_of_Canadian_Heritage)
gptkb:Taku_River_Tlingit_First_Nation_v._British_Columbia_(Project_Assessment_Director)
gptkbp:subject Forestry licenses on Haida Gwaii
gptkbp:unanimousDecision true
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Haida_Nation_v._British_Columbia
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6