BC Tables Treaty Legislation After 30-Year Negotiation With First Nation

K'omoks First Nation Chief Nicole Rempel speaks at an event to mark the tabling of treaty implementation legislation, as B.C. Premier David Eby (R), and Spencer Chandra Herbert, minister of indigenous relations look on, in Victoria, on April 14, 2026. The Canadian Press/Wolfgang Depner

British Columbia put forward legislation this week to formalize a treaty with a First Nation on Vancouver Island some three decades after negotiations began.

The treaty would affirm the K’omoks First Nation’s ownership of approximately 3,442 hectares of land distributed across Vancouver Island, with an option to buy an additional 1,592 hectares from the province in the future. All land included in the treaty is currently owned by either the First Nation or the provincial government.