Canada’s healthcare system is governed by a complex legal framework at both federal and provincial levels, with Indigenous healthcare falling under shared jurisdiction among federal, provincial, territorial, and Indigenous governments.
Our team assists our clients to draft and implement laws as they exercise their inherent right of self-government through their jurisdiction over health services. We also provide strategic guidance to Indigenous governments, healthcare agencies, organizations, authorities, and provincial and territorial bodies, assisting them in navigating the intersection of Aboriginal and health law.
Our work includes:
- negotiating jurisdiction over health services in self-government arrangements
- drafting, implementing and advising on health laws under self-government agreements and under provincial and territorial legislation
- drafting, implementing and advising on health bylaws under the Indian Act
- advising on legislative reforms needed by other governments to support the exercise of Indigenous self-government over health services
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