Real Estate

In Vancouver, A Court Ruling on Indigenous Land Triggers Real Estate Angst

The Supreme Court in Vancouver, British Columbia.

Photographer: James MacDonald/Bloomberg

A court ruling that granted an Indigenous group rights over some 800 acres of metro Vancouver is causing unease over private-property rights in Canada.

The Supreme Court of British Columbia in August recognized the Cowichan people’s aboriginal title over a slice of Richmond, just south of the city of Vancouver, that was once the site of their traditional fishing village.