Margaret Rosling is a Vancouver-based lawyer called to the British Columbia bar in 1987, practicing exclusively in aboriginal, environmental and resources law.

Margaret has spent her career providing legal and strategic advice to First Nation governments, non-governmental organizations, and public sector clients in western and northern Canada on matters related to Indigenous governance and engagement; treaty implementation; legislative, policy and conservation initiatives; government relations; consultation, resource use and economic development; and environmental assessment and regulatory processes. 

She has extensive experience leading complex commercial negotiations, including negotiating economic benefit agreements for major mining projects; gas pipeline and LNG developments; and transmission line, hydroelectric and forestry projects.  She has also negotiated agreements on complex fiscal arrangements, engagement and consultation processes, child and family services, land acquisition and co-ownership, and infrastructure development.

Margaret has represented First Nation clients in British Columbia, Yukon, Alberta and Saskatchewan in aboriginal and treaty rights litigation in the trial and appellate courts, including successfully representing multiple modern treaty nations and environmental organizations in litigation in the Supreme Court of Canada concerning the implementation of modern treaties.

Margaret proudly serves on the Boards of Spirit North, which empowers Indigenous youth through sport and play, serving over 10,000 youth nationwide, and BGC (formerly Boys and Girls Clubs) South Coast BC.  

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