Precedent-setting B.C. land claim victory for First Nations faces appeal by the province – Real Estate Magazine Canada
Aug 13, 2025
A decision has been delivered following the longest trial in Canadian history, awarding title of a piece of land in Richmond, B.C. to the Cowichan Nation, but the saga over Aboriginal land claims may not be over yet.
On Aug. 7, the B.C. Supreme Court released a decision favouring the four First Nations which brought on the claim, after a trial that lasted more than 500 days.
The area in question is located on what is now the south shore of Lulu Island, across from Tilbury Island, in Richmond.
Today, land in the claim area is owned by the federal Crown, the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority, the City of Richmond, and private third parties.
