On February 8, 2024, the Government of Canada announced that it is conducting a consultation to determine how the right to a healthy environment will be implemented. The opportunity for … Read More
This article appears in our Energy Playbook: 2023 Year in Review. Download the free ebook.
Across Western Canada, the regulatory environment varies for carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects.
CCS projects are … Read More
This article appears in our Energy Playbook: 2023 Year in Review. Download the free ebook.
There’s a great deal of activity around carbon capture and storage and the carbon hubs that … Read More
On January 8, 2024, the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (Commission) approved the development of a nuclear waste disposal site at Chalk River Laboratories in Ontario.
The Commission approved Canadian Nuclear Laboratories’ … Read More
Pop quiz – You just received a Phase II environmental site assessment for a property that you own. It reveals contamination at the property that is in excess of the … Read More
In the highly anticipated Reference re Impact Assessment Act, 2023 SCC 23 the majority (5-2) of the Supreme Court of Canada (Justices Karakatsanis and Jamal dissenting) found that the Impact Assessment Act (IAA) … Read More
Authors: Milad Alishahi and Geena Holding, summer law student
The City of Vancouver recently banned fossil fuel-based heating in new home construction in an effort to reach net-zero emissions by 2050. … Read More
This article was prepared with the assistance of summer student Cole Shrimpton.
The Saskatchewan Ministry of Environment is seeking input for a legislative review of The Environmental Management and Protection Act, … Read More
Bill S-5 was introduced on February 9, 2022, to amend the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 (“CEPA”). On June 13, 2023, Bill S-5 received Royal Assent. This blog will summarize … Read More
This article was prepared with the assistance of summer law student Sam Riendeau.
After more than a decade, a long court battle that sheds new light on the approach to appealing … Read More
