Court challenge targets Bill C-5 and Ontario’s Bill 5 over Indigenous rights and land access – Wealth Professional Canada
Jul 17, 2025
Nine Ontario First Nations are asking the courts to halt recently passed federal and provincial laws that they say threaten their self-determination and override constitutional obligations to Indigenous consultation.
As per a legal notice filed in Ontario Superior Court, both the federal Bill C-5 and Ontario’s Bill 5 present a “clear and present danger to the Applicant First Nations’ self-determination rights” and enable governments to push through major infrastructure projects without adequate engagement.
The First Nations involved are Alderville, Apitipi Anicinapek, Aroland, Attawapiskat, Fort Albany, Ginoogaming, Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug, Oneida Nation of the Thames, and Wabauskang.
