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Indigenous law 2026 FC 135

Kwantlen First Nation v. Gabriel

The Federal Court held that a November 27, 2022 Kwantlen meeting was procedurally unfair and lacked broad consensus, so its resolutions had no legal effect.

  • Band custom
  • Broad consensus
  • Quo warranto
  • Invalidation of resolutions
  • Proxy voting
  • Quorum
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Administrative law 2025 FC 675

Moreau v. Air Canada

The Federal Court partly granted Air Canada’s motion to strike, removing requests for quo warranto, mandamus, and one section 41 claim, but allowing the core section 91 dispute and some remedies to proceed.

  • Section 77 ola
  • Section 91 ola
  • Subparagraph 41(6)(c)(iii) ola
  • Motion to strike
  • Abuse of process
  • Quo warranto
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Indigenous law 2024 FC 1636

Johnny v. Dease River First Nation

The Federal Court partly granted judicial review, dismissed late challenges to 2022 and 2023 election BCRs, and invalidated the 2024 BCR for lack of authority and procedural fairness.

  • Custom election regulations
  • Band council resolutions
  • Extension of term of office
  • Ratification vote
  • Mandamus
  • Quo warranto
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Administrative law 2024 FCA 127

Buffalocalf v. Nekaneet First Nation

The Federal Court of Appeal held that the Federal Court lacked jurisdiction to judicially review the grassroots Declaration under Nekaneet Constitution s.8.07 because the Declaration is not a decision of a 'federal board, commission or other tribunal' and the matter was not appropriately characterized as quo warranto; alternatively, the Federal Court should have declined relief because the Nekaneet Appeal Body had exclusive jurisdiction and administrative remedies were not exhausted. Consequently the Federal Court judgment and the costs order were set aside and each party must bear its own co…

  • Jurisdiction of federal courts
  • Judicial review
  • Exhaustion of administrative remedies
  • Quo warranto
  • Deference to indigenous decision‑makers
  • Costs
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Administrative law 2023 FC 505

Opaskwayak Cree Nation v. Cook

The Federal Court dismissed OCN’s judicial review over Election Board appointments, finding the Band Council Resolutions breached the Election Code and Ethics Code.

  • Judicial review
  • Quo warranto
  • Conflict of interest
  • Custom election code
  • Federal courts act s18/s18.1
  • Election board appointment procedures
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Administrative law 2023 FC 386

Da'naxda'xw First Nation v. Peters

The Federal Court dismissed a motion to enforce its earlier governance order and a motion to add Ruby Mannila as a party, while directing steps to implement an election under the ratified Election Code.

  • Customary governance
  • Quo warranto
  • Enforcement of court orders
  • Election code ratification
  • Federal courts rules
  • Customary-governance
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Indigenous law 2022 FC 1743

Dakota Plains Wahpeton Oyate First Nation v. Smoke

Federal Court dismissed a judicial review over Dakota Plains Wahpeton Oyate leadership, upheld Donald Raymond Smoke as Hereditary Chief, validated the BCRs, and ordered personal costs.

  • Hereditary chief succession
  • Quo warranto
  • Judicial review
  • Band council resolution validity
  • Standing
  • Procedural fairness
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Administrative law 2022 FC 911

Dakota Plains First Nation v. Smoke

Federal Court dismissed a motion to strike a judicial review application in a Dakota Plains governance dispute, holding the matter was a continuing course of conduct and not time-barred.

  • Judicial review jurisdiction
  • Quo warranto
  • Timeliness (s.18.1(2) federal courts act)
  • Motions to strike
  • Continuous course of conduct (rule 302)
  • Affidavit admissibility
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Administrative law 2022 FC 17

Apsassin v. Blueberry River First Nations

The Federal Court dismissed a judicial review over Blueberry River First Nations election timing, electoral officer appointment, electronic voting, and quo warranto relief.

  • Mandamus
  • Quo warranto
  • Certiorari
  • Custom election code
  • Costs
  • Judicial-review
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Administrative law 2021 FC 434

Standingready v. Ocean Man First Nation

The Federal Court dismissed a quo warranto-style judicial review challenging Ocean Man First Nation’s chief and council, finding no valid basis for removal and no invalidity in the election extension.

  • Quo warranto
  • Customary governance
  • First nations elections act
  • Regulatory postponement of elections
  • Mootness
  • Quo-warranto
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