Olthuis Kleer Townshend LLP

09/03/2026

We are proud to share that 5 of our associates have been recognized in the 2027 edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in Canada for demonstrating outstanding professional excellence in the early stages of their legal careers.

Congratulations to everyone recognized!

For more information, please click here: https://www.oktlaw.com/okt-lawyers-recognized-in-2027-editions-of-the-best-lawyers-in-canada-and-best-lawyers-ones-to-watch/

09/03/2026

We are proud to announce that 14 of our lawyers have been selected for inclusion in the 2027 edition of The Best Lawyers in Canada.

We appreciate our peers for recognizing our work. As always, we are deeply grateful to our clients for trusting us to stand with them in the pursuit of justice for Indigenous peoples.

Congratulations to everyone recognized!

Click here for more information: https://www.oktlaw.com/okt-lawyers-recognized-in-2027-editions-of-the-best-lawyers-in-canada-and-best-lawyers-ones-to-watch/

08/05/2026

Aashish Oberoi, an associate at OKT Law, provided comments to IPolitics about what recent events surrounding Billy Bishop Airport may reveal about the risks of fast-tracking major projects without securing community support, and the lessons it offers for any future projects that affect First Nations.

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The province had planned to fast-track the airport's expansion by naming it Ontario's first special economic zone, a designation that allows for wide ranging exemptions to laws and regulations.

08/04/2026

Join us in welcoming our articling students, Aherthy Jeyasundaram, Blaise Matlock, and Lena Phillips.

07/21/2026

After four years of hearings, OKT lawyer and a member of the Sheshatshiu Innu First Nation, Jolene Ashini, gave an emotional closing submission, as formal hearings in the Inquiry Respecting the Treatment, Experiences, and Outcomes of Innu in the Child Protection System came to an end.

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More than four years after the first evidence was presented, the public inquiry into the experiences of Innu families in the child protection system is now drawing to a close.

07/14/2026

We are thrilled to announce that Zac Smith has joined OKT as an Associate. Welcome to the firm, Zac!

07/10/2026

OKT Partner Renée Pelletier was featured in an important podcast along with Chief Patricia Bernard to discuss the Wolastoqey Nation’s Aboriginal title claim. In it they discuss the history of the claim, the law of Aboriginal rights and title, and dispel some important misinformation about what Aboriginal title means for private property and regular Canadians.

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Join Warrior Life Podcast host Pam Palmater – a Mi’kmaw lawyer, author & activist – as she shares the stories of Indigenous warriors and activists on the front lines of protecting Indigenous lands, peoples, and cultures.

07/07/2026

We are excited to share that Kevin Hille and Jesse Abell recently published an article in the Supreme Court Law Review, “‘Where There Are Legal Rights There Are Remedies’: The Promise of Reconciliatory Remedies and the Limitations of Shot Both Sides” (2026) 11 SCLR (3d) 323.

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Tuesday, July 7, 2026 OKT partner Kevin Hille and associate Jesse Abell recently published an article in the Supreme Court Law Review, “‘Where There Are Legal Rights There Are Remedies’: The Promise of Reconciliatory Remedies and the Limitations of Shot Both Sides” (2026) 11 SCLR (3d) 323. T...

06/26/2026

We’re thrilled to congratulate Jolene Ashini, the first Innu lawyer called to the bar in Newfoundland and Labrador.

For more information, click here: https://nationalmagazine.ca/en-ca/articles/people/2026/first-innu-lawyer-called-to-the-bar-in-newfoundland-and-labrador

06/17/2026

📢The latest episode of the OKT Podcast is now live!

In this episode, OKT Partners Larry Innes, Krista Nerland, and Associate Jesse Abell, provide insights on the British Columbia Court of Appeal’s decision in Gitxaala v British Columbia (Chief Gold Commissioner), 2025 BCCA 430, and what to watch now that the appeal is going to be heard by the Supreme Court of Canada.

Click on the link below to listen to this informative Podcast.
https://www.oktlaw.com/okt-podcast-gitxaala-v-british-columbia/