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Kristy Pozniak First Nations governance economic development consultation and accommodation treaty implementation | Ratcliff LLP

Kristy A. Pozniak*

Partner
*Law Corporation

Assistant: Czarlina Alibasa-Mendoza

Education

  • University of Saskatchewan, LL.B, 2006 (Great Distinction)
  • University of Regina, B.Admin., 2002 (Great Distinction)

Year Of Call

  • British Columbia, 2007

Interview on CBC As It Happens about BC Court of Appeal decision on private medical records, April 2023 (at 47:30)

Kristy works exclusively for First Nation clients in the areas of governance, economic development, consultation and accommodation, treaty implementation and regulating processes. Her practice includes assisting First Nations with:

  • Development, implementation and enforcement of law, bylaws, codes and policies, including financial administration laws, property tax laws, election codes, citizenship codes, land codes and housing policies;
  • Development and implementation of corporate and governance structures for the pursuit of economic development opportunities;
  • Negotiation of impact benefit agreements;
  • Regulatory processes, including National Energy Board and CEAA hearings; and
  • Various other corporate commercial matters, including commercial leases, construction contracts, and land transfers.

Kristy joined Ratcliff LLP in 2007 after having clerked at the Saskatchewan Court of Appeal.

  • Part of a team of lawyers that advised Maa-nulth First Nations on treaty closing and implementation
  • Represented Lil’wat Nation in negotiations between BC Hydro, the Province and all 11 St’at’imc First Nations which concluded in a series of agreements addressing historic impacts from BC Hydro’s facilities

Kristy works exclusively for First Nation clients in the areas of governance, economic development, consultation and accommodation, treaty implementation and regulating processes. Her practice includes assisting First Nations with:

  • Development, implementation and enforcement of law, bylaws, codes and policies, including financial administration laws, property tax laws, election codes, citizenship codes, land codes and housing policies;
  • Development and implementation of corporate and governance structures for the pursuit of economic development opportunities;
  • Negotiation of impact benefit agreements;
  • Regulatory processes, including National Energy Board and CEAA hearings; and
  • Various other corporate commercial matters, including commercial leases, construction contracts, and land transfers.

Kristy joined Ratcliff LLP in 2007 after having clerked at the Saskatchewan Court of Appeal.

  • Part of a team of lawyers that advised Maa-nulth First Nations on treaty closing and implementation
  • Represented Lil’wat Nation in negotiations between BC Hydro, the Province and all 11 St’at’imc First Nations which concluded in a series of agreements addressing historic impacts from BC Hydro’s facilities

Year Of Call

  • British Columbia, 2007

Education

  • University of Saskatchewan, LL.B, 2006 (Great Distinction)
  • University of Regina, B.Admin., 2002 (Great Distinction)