On April 19, 2021, the Government of Canada released its federal 2021 budget titled “A Recovery Plan for Jobs, Growth and Resilience” (Budget 2021).
Throughout Budget 2021, the Deputy Prime Minister… Read More
In Reference re Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act, a 6-3 majority of the Supreme Court of Canada upheld the Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act (the GGPPA) as constitutional on the… Read More
On March 26, 2021, the B.C. Provincial Court issued Teck Coal Limited the largest fine in history under the Fisheries Act for contaminating B.C. waterways.
Teck pled guilty to two counts… Read More
On March 25, 2021, the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) released its decision in the much anticipated Reference re Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act, 2021 SCC 11, which ruled on… Read More
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
