Siksika Nation filed the TOPGAS and OMAC Specific Claim
On April 19, 2021, Siksika Nation (“Siksika”) filed the TOPGAS and OMAC Specific Claim (the “Claim”). The Claim relates to Canada’s collection of royalties for gas produced on Siksika’s Reserve. The Claim alleges that Canada breached its fiduciary and statutory duties in collecting royalties for gas produced on the Reserve. Siksika seeks equitable compensation for the financial losses arising from Canada’s failure to collect all of the royalties owing to Siksika for gas produced on the Reserve and the loss of use of those royalties. Siksika and Canada agreed that resolving the Claim is a matter of determining the appropriate…