Marie-Christine Gagnon

Expertise

Aboriginal Law

• Business Law for Aboriginal Organizations and Businesses
• Indian Act
• Negotiation of Global Territorial Claims
• Negotiation of Overlap Agreements
• Negotiation of Socio-Economic Agreements
• Services to Non-Aboriginal Businesses
• Specific Claims

Business, Commercial and Corporate Law

• Business Start-Ups

Strategic Teams

• Aboriginal Law
• Corporate Governance and Compliance
• Natural Resources

Professional background

French version is available here.

Marie-Christine Gagnon is a member of the Innu Pessamit Band. She specializes in Aboriginal Law.

Ms. Gagnon is particularly experienced in the negotiation of impact and benefit agreements in connection with the exploitation of natural resources on First Nations’ land, consultation and accommodation matters, and negotiation of particular, global and territorial claims with respect to First Nations’ interests. She advises band councils and aboriginal organizations in various cases. She also assists aboriginal businesses in their incorporation and organization issues.

Ms. Gagnon is a member of BCF’s Natural Resources and Aboriginal Law strategic teams.

Conferences

• "Les notions de base en droit autochtone," BCF Conferences, January 2011.
• "Atelier sur la diversité culturelle et l’exclusion sociale,"(Workshop on cultural diversity and social exclusion), Executive Council Office, Promoting awareness among judges of administrative tribunals to the culture and issues specific to First Nations, 2008 to 2010.

Current affairs

• News > Negotiating with Aboriginal Communities December 4th, 2012
• News > BCF Involvement in Radio-Canada Documentary “8^e feu” January 11th, 2012