This workshop will cover the essentials of Duty to Consult, examining the various aspects of the duty—the common law, treaties, and legislation—and respective obligations, together with a range of topical issues including the following:

• Triggering the common law Duty to Consult, with consideration for gray areas such as infrastructure projects
• Legal requirements for fulfilling the duty to consult, often referred to as ‘legal minimums’
• Consultation obligations in treaty agreements, including implementing modern treaty obligations
• Consultation obligations pursuant to Bill S-3, the amendment to the Indian Act to provide new entitlements to registration
• Review of the peace and friendship treaty and how it affects consultation
• Principles Respecting the Government of Canada’s Relationship with Indigenous Peoples
• Advancing reconciliation
• Recognizing rights
• Upholding the honour of the Crown