On January 16, 2019, Alberta Court of Appeal Justice Ritu Khullar issued a decision in Fort McKay Métis Community Association v Alberta Energy Regulator

Shortly after the election of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, we summarized the infrastructure promises made on the Liberal campaign trail...

On April 6, 2023, the Ontario government released the proposed Provincial Planning Statement 2023 ("PPS") which is intended to simplify and integrate existing policies to achieve housing objectives...

With a one-two punch delivered by the Supreme Court of Canada on October 15, 2015 two Tinto subsidiaries, Rio Tinto Alcan and Iron Ore Company of Canada, have failed to block two lawsuits bought by Indigenous groups through preliminary proceedings to dismiss the claims.

The Federal Navigation Protection Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. N-22 came into force, making notable changes to Canada’s regulation of waterways.

You are selling your home or cottage and moving to another, or you are buying a new home or a new cottage and are excited to get the deal closed. Everything is going smoothly...

The Canadian media is abuzz with stories that the Province of Ontario will sell some portion of Hydro One, either through an initial public offering or some form of private sale.

The Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change ("MOECC") has posted a draft regulation to the Environmental Registry proposing to establish a moratorium on the issuance of new or increasing permits to take water for the purposes of water bottling.

The Environmental Review Tribunal ("ERT") recently released a decision clarifying the scope of section 34(1) of the Ontario Water Resources Act R.S.O. 1990, c. O.40, ("OWRA").

On February 26, 2024, the British Columbia Court of Appeal (Court) issued its decision in Thomas and Saik'uz First Nation v. Rio Tinto Alcan Inc., upholding the B.C. Supreme Court's...

In June 2018 the State of New York sued 3M Co. and five other companies for the costs associated with the remediation of hazardous materials ...

The Province's discussion paper Pricing B.C.'s Water has garnered a wide range of opinions since being released in March.

The Supreme Court of BBC recently upheld the practice of the BC Oil and Gas Commission to grant recurrent short-term water approvals for oil and gas activities under the Water Act.

In Canadian Natural Resources Limited v. Wood Group Mustang (Canada) Inc. (IMV Projects Inc.), 2018 ABCA 305, the Alberta Court of Appeal very recently dealt with an appeal arising from a trial judgment involving a novel, though ultimately faulty, underground oil pipeline.

Should waves of concern wash over British Columbia after the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives sent a letter to the B.C. Environmental Assessment Office claiming nearly 60 unlicensed dams ...

The Alberta government has identified, and is taking proactive steps to address, the looming threat of a severe drought this year.

On July 28, 2025, BC Hydro issued its second consecutive competitive Call for Power ("2025 Call for Power"). The 2025 Call for Power seeks up to 5,000 GWh per year of new "clean" or "renewable" electricity.

This is an update to our previous blog, Regulatory Considerations for Renewable Natural Gas Projects in Alberta, published on July 21, 2022.

Canada, with its vast coastline stretching over 243,000 kilometers, possesses immense potential for offshore wind energy development.

On February 29, 2016 a judge of the British Columbia Provincial Court ordered Teck Metals Ltd. to pay a $3 Million penalty.