Registration is open for Modern Treaties and Indigenous Land Claims Agreements: Implementation, hosted by the Pacific Business & Law Institute on September 23, 2025. The forum is chaired by Murray Rankin, KC and Margaret Rosling of Arvay Finlay LLP with keynote speaker, John Jack, Chief Councillor of Huu-ay-aht First Nations.

Treaties are central to the protection of Indigenous land, rights, culture and identity. These foundational constitutional agreements guide relationships and reconciliation between Indigenous peoples and Canadian governments.

Numerous Modern Treaties have been negotiated in Canada in recent decades. These Modern Treaties are now being implemented.

Successful treaty implementation requires collaboration, commitment, forethought, and preparation, from all parties involved. The process involves designing and establishing government interactions and their respective powers and responsibilities.

This forum examines the hard efforts of bringing the ideas and intentions during treaty negotiation to a practical reality for Indigenous communities.

How is Honour of the Crown reflected in treaty implementation?

What has worked? How has it worked?

Come and share, come and learn.

The forum’s experienced faculty will discuss the successes, the challenges, and the changes needed to effectively implement treaties and advance reconciliation in Canada.

The forum may be attended in-person in Vancouver and virtually.

Learn more and register here.