KPMG sued in B.C. over alleged $11M fraud in NWT – Vernon Morning Star

January 21, 2026

A Northwest Territories-based First Nation has won a recent court battle with accounting firm KPMG and its Langley branch, part of a string of lawsuits linked to $11 million that was misappropriated from the Indigenous group’s businesses.

In a Jan. 14 ruling, NWT Supreme Court Justice N.E. Devlin ruled that the Lutsel K’é Dene First Nation (LKDFN) can continue its court actions against KPMG, and does not have to settle issues through arbitration in British Columbia.

The LKDFN has been suing the former head of its resource development businesses, Ron Barlas.

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