Our professionals are committed to working with Indigenous communities, offering a wide range of legal services tailored to communities’ specific needs.
As highly skilled leaders in Indigenous law, our professionals build economic, political and administrative partnerships between businesses and agencies and Indigenous organizations. We also advise businesses on their legal obligations to Indigenous communities.
For more than 50 years, Cain Lamarre has partnered with a variety of communities and many affiliated economic and political entities, supporting them as they assert and exercise their rights.
- First Nations constitution and governance, including exercising the right to self-government
- Establishing wide-ranging partnerships with non-Indigenous entities
- Negotiating with a variety of government agencies and Crown corporations
- Managing reserve lands, including designating and granting permits and leases
- Drafting band council regulations, resolutions, codes and policies
- Negotiating Impact Benefit Agreements and creating partnerships
- Providing support through consultation and accommodation processes
- Specific claims
- Overlapping claims and shared territory
- Litigation and representation in court
- Labour and business law
We tailor our approach to the circumstances of each community in the pursuit of our ongoing mission: to support and promote the advances that our clients are seeking, always with the utmost respect.
The professionals at Cain Lamarre recognize the importance of respecting their clients’ autonomy and wishes. They are committed to guiding and supporting their clients as they implement their projects and ideas, regardless of scope.
Sous-expertises
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Government Relations
Land Protection
Partnership and Economic Development
Individual Rights
Professionals practising in this
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Firm
Cain Lamarre comes up with tailor-made legal solutions, combining innovation and efficiency. Whether you're an institution, a company or an individual, our team of experts adapts to your reality to ensure your success.
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We are deeply rooted in Quebec. Our offices, strategically located in the vast majority of regions, enable us to offer the benefits of local service combined with global expertise. Whether you’re in Montreal, Quebec City, Rimouski, Chicoutimi or elsewhere, our teams are ready to support you with the dedication and expertise which have become our halmarks.
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At Cain Lamarre, our strength lies in the diversity and breadth of our legal expertise. Our professionals excel in 18 areas of practice. We are constantly striving to expand our knowledge and stay at the forefront of legal developments. This quest for excellence enables us to offer sound advice and innovative solutions that we tailor to the challenges each client faces.
