On November 19, 2020, the Federal Government introduced Bill C-12, the Canadian Net-Zero Emissions Accountability Act (the “Act”). The Act’s objective is to achieve net-zero emissions in Canada by 2050… Read More
The B.C. Supreme Court sent a strong message to polluters this summer: there will be a heavy fine to pay for anyone who is caught negligently polluting.
In R v. University… Read More
On August 28, 2020, the Government of Saskatchewan announced a delay in the implementation of its greenhouse gas offset program to 2022.
Background
In December 2017, the Government of Saskatchewan released “Prairie… Read More
The Alberta Energy Regulator (“AER”) has issued Decisions 20200520A and 20200520B (collectively, the “Decisions”) suspending certain monitoring requirements for In Situ oil sands operators and conventional oil and gas producers under… Read More
The Lieutenant Governor in Council has declared a state of public health emergency in Alberta due to COVID-19. As a result, a minister may make an order without consultation to… Read More
On February 4, 2020, the Federal Court of Appeal rendered its decision in Coldwater et al. v. Canada (Attorney General) et al., 2020 FCA 34, dismissing the challenges of four First… Read More
The controversial Bill C-69 was passed into law on June 21, 2019, and published in the Canada Gazette on July 6, 2019. This represents a significant step in the federal… Read More
On June 28, 2019, Environment and Climate Change Canada released the Output-Based Pricing System Regulations – a key piece of the federal government’s pollution pricing regime.
The Output-Based Pricing System Regulations… Read More
The federal government recently introduced Bill C-69, An Act to enact the Impact Assessment Act and the Canadian Energy Regulator Act, to amend the Navigation Protection Act and to make… Read More
The Alberta Energy Regulator (“AER”) has amended its Directive 067 to tighten the eligibility requirements for those companies in Alberta applying to acquire or currently holding a license or approval… Read More
