The First Nation groups announced they are bringing urgent litigation to the Ontario Superior Court of Justice to try to kill Ontario's Bill 5 and Ottawa's Bill C-5.

Some businesses hope the legislation will lead to stakes in projects, while others fear it could ignore community objections ...

Bill C-5 gives the federal government sweeping new powers to speed up permitting for what the Liberals call "nation-building ...

Nine First Nations in Ontario are asking a court to declare a pair of federal and provincial laws meant to fast-track infrastructure projects unconstitutional and are seeking an injunction that would ...

Bill C-5 and Bill 5 aim to expedite project approvals, but First Nations leaders say they sidestep treaty rights and ...

Court Action to Protect Indigenous Rights TORONTO – On July 15, 2025, several Ontario First Nations filed a Superior Court application seeking to strike down Ontario’s Bill 5 and Canada’s Bill C-5.

That concern is now boiling over into formal opposition. According to an analysis of municipal meeting minutes from across the province by Canada's National Observer, more than 30 municipalities are ...

Bill C-5, amended in accordance with changes proposed by the Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities, received Royal Assent on June 26, 2025. Key Proposals in Bill C-5 ...

N.W.T. Premier R.J. Simpson says he expects C-5, the Building Canada Act, to have a limited effect in the territory, where ...

Todd McCarthy wrote to federal Environment Minister Julie Dabrusin asking her to move away from legislation that they say ...