Case Number: 2022 NSSC 95 2025 NSPC 15 Offence(s): Location: Bridgewater, Nova Scotia Date of Offence(s): Association(s): Status: Final verdict. Decision: Judge ruled in favour of using Gladue principles despite no evidence of Indigenous identity/ancestry. Mi’kmaw Legal Support Network was unable to verify ancestry and Gladue principles were dropped. Documentation: 2022 NSSC 95 2025 NSPC 15
Location: Nova Scotia Origins: 2020 Status: Active Registration: Cost: $50 History: Founded in 2020 as Indigenous Republic of Kanata. # of Members: Connections: Contact: https://macco-op.ca/about-mcaa/about-our-co-operative/ Supporting Docs On 26 June 2025, they circulated a fundraiser online for the creation of a Salmon River Metis Settlement in Nova Scotia. Court Cases
Case Number: 2022 QCCS 3534 Offence(s): Hunting cabin on public land Location: Chicoutimi, QC Date of Offence(s): 2018 Association(s): Association Métis Centre-nord du Saguenay et des Terres-Rompues Status: Complete Decision: Judge ruled against defendants in 2022 Documentation: 2022 QCCS 3534
Location: Near Moncton, New Brunswick Origins: May 2025 Status: Active Registration: Cost: History: Appears to mostly be a Facebook group. # of Members: Connections: Contact: Supporting Docs Court Cases
Location: Nova Scotia Origins: 2020 Status: Active Registration: Cost: $50 History: Founded in 2020 as Indigenous Republic of Kanata. # of Members: Connections: Contact: https://macco-op.ca/about-mcaa/about-our-co-operative/ Supporting Docs On 26 June 2025, they circulated a fundraiser online for the creation of a Salmon River Metis Settlement in Nova Scotia. Court Cases
Location: Saguenay, QC (Chicoutimi) Origins: circa 2023 Status: Active Registration: Cost: History: The organization was first incorporated as the Communauté métisse du Domaine-du-Roy et de la Seigneurie de Mingan Changed its name and mandate sometime in 2023. Its vision is now “to reclaim the Indian status that our ancestors had prior to 1850.” They’ve moved from a “Métis” organization to a “non-status Indian” organization. # of Members: 5,000+ Connections: Contact: https://autochtonesdomaineduroy.ca/ Supporting Docs Court Cases They’re the same…
Location: Montmagny, QC Origins: 2020 Status: Active Registration: Cost: History: The organization was first incorporated as the Métis Federation of the Rising Sun/Fédération des Métis du Soleil Levant (2020) Changed its name on March 24, 2023. # of Members: 1,000-1,500 Connections: Contact: Supporting Docs Court Cases
Location: Kawartha Lakes, ON Origins: circa 2021 Status: Active Registration: Cost: History: This organization was created by far-right figure Bill Denby, who also runs the Kawartha Lakes Tax Payers Association. # of Members: Connections: Contact: Supporting Docs Court Cases
Location: Mansfield, QC Origins: 2019 Status: Active Registration: Cost: History: This organization was incorporated in 2019. # of Members: Connections: Contact: Supporting Docs Court Cases