Guide to Wills and Estate Planning for First Nations Clients Living on Reserves

Overview

Estate planning and will drafting for First Nations persons living on reserves present distinct legal and practical issues.  Practitioners must be aware of these in providing legal services in these areas to residents of reserves.

This Guide is intended as an informational aid for lawyers and notaries in British Columbia who advise First Nations clients in wills and estate planning matters, but who are not themselves specialists in Aboriginal law or wills and estates.  In issuing the Guide, BCLI was mindful of Call to Action No. 27 of the Report of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada, which points to the need for interculturally competent and informed provision of legal services to Indigenous peoples.

Stage of the Project

The guide is drafted and planned to be published in the first quarter of 2025.

Learn more / Get involved

If you are interested in learning more about this project, please contact Greg Blue at [email protected].

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