Expert Series Webinar: Property Rights and Land Claims
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Featuring Tom Isaac
As legal and regulatory landscapes evolve, recent developments in Indigenous land claims and Aboriginal title are raising important questions for property rights and land ownership across British Columbia.
Join leading constitutional and Indigenous law expert Tom Isaac for a timely and insightful discussion on how these recent developments, particularly in light of recent court decisions, may impact fee simple ownership and the broader real estate and mortgage markets.
In this session, Tom Isaac will break down complex legal concepts into practical insights for mortgage brokers, lenders, and industry professionals. You’ll gain a clearer understanding of emerging risks and what to watch for as this area continues to evolve.
This session is part of the Expert Series, brought to you by the Canadian Mortgage Brokers Association – British Columbia (CMBA-BC) and the Mortgage Brokers Institute of BC (MBIBC), designed to connect members with leading experts on the most pressing issues shaping our industry.
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Speaker Bio
Thomas Isaac is Chair of Cassels’ National Aboriginal Law Group and Co-Chairs Cassels’ National Major Projects Team. A nationally recognized authority in Aboriginal law, Tom advises business and government clients across Canada on Aboriginal legal matters and related regulatory, environmental assessment, negotiations, and constitutional issues. Tom has extensive national experience advising energy, oil, gas, pipeline, nuclear, mining, forestry, real estate, and transportation companies, and federal, provincial, territorial, municipal and Indigenous governments, and agencies on Aboriginal, regulatory, and constitutional matters. In recognition of his work in this area, Tom was honoured as one of Canada’s “Top 25 Most Influential” lawyers by Canadian Lawyer magazine. Tom has published extensively in Aboriginal law, including 17 books, including Aboriginal Law, 6th Ed and most recently Canada & the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. His published works on Aboriginal law have been cited with approval by Canadian courts, including the Supreme Court of Canada and the Federal Court of Appeal.