Land Claims

The Government of Canada and the Government of Ontario each have a role to play in resolving land claims because they may:

Be responsible for actions that give rise to a claim.

Have benefited from those actions.

Ontario is working together with the federal government and Aboriginal communities to:

Reconcile interests on key land issues,

Create certainty over lands and resources and

Improve the land claim review and resolution process, so that fair and lasting settlements can be reached quickly.

Ontario is committed to resolving land claims.

Learn more about claims, the negotiation process and Ontario's approach.

Learn more about this process of requesting more land to expand a reserve.

The Negotiations Branch conducts land claim negotiations on behalf of the Province of Ontario.

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