ArticleLe Canada a besoin d'une stratégie minière plus claire et mieux coordonnée, et rapidementLa course aux minéraux critiques s'intensifie, et le Canada doit rattraper son retard. CanadaEnergy and Natural ResourcesFasken (French)
ArticleMiners Beware: Regulators Read Your Investor PresentationsThe CSA expects mining issuers to use the Staff Notice to strengthen their compliance with securities legislation and to improve their disclosure to investors.CanadaEnergy and Natural ResourcesBennett Jones LLP
ArticleMinnova Corp. V. Canada (Attorney General), 2015 FC 898In this case, the Federal Court decided that an application for judicial review was premature, but nevertheless agreed with the applicant that the impugned decision was unreasonable.CanadaEnergy and Natural ResourcesMcCarthy Tétrault
ArticleMosaic Potash Esterhazy Limited Partnership V. Unifor Local 892, 2015 SKQB 391This case, which was a judicial review of an arbitral award, involved a form of settlement agreement known as a "last-chance" agreement.CanadaEnergy and Natural ResourcesMcCarthy Tétrault
ArticleNew Quebec Mining Act Bill AdoptedThe latest attempt to amend the Quebec Mining Act, also known as Bill 70, was adopted earlier today by the Quebec National Assembly.CanadaEnergy and Natural ResourcesMcCarthy Tétrault
ArticleNew Québec Mining Act Bill DefeatedThe proposed new Québec Mining Act, also known as Bill 43, was defeated today at the Québec National Assembly. Originally tabled on May 29, 2013 by the Québec Minister of Natural Resources, Bill 43 was the latest in several recent attempts by the government of Québec to reform Québec mining legislation. CanadaEnergy and Natural ResourcesMcCarthy Tétrault
ArticleNewfoundland And Labrador v. Abitibibowater Inc., 2012 SCC 67In this politically-charged case, a majority of the Supreme Court of Canada determined that environmental remediation orders issued against AbitibiBowater Inc. in respect of contaminated industrial sites could be stayed.CanadaEnergy and Natural ResourcesMcCarthy Tétrault
ArticleProposed Changes To Ontario's Mining ActOn April 30, 2009, the Ontario government introduced Bill 173, the Mining Amendment Act, 2009, which is intended to modernize the way mining companies stake and explore claims in OntarioCanadaEnergy and Natural ResourcesDavies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP
Article"Publish What You Pay" Guidance Issued For ConsultationNatural Resources Canada recently released for consultation its draft guidance and reporting specifications with respect to the Extractive Sector Transparency Measures Act.CanadaEnergy and Natural ResourcesDavies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP
Article"Publish What You Pay" - New Canadian Transparency Rules Expected For Mining And Oil And Gas CompaniesPrime Minister Stephen Harper announced on Wednesday June 12, that Canada is adopting a G8 initiative requiring disclosure of payments by Canadian mining and oil and gas companies to foreign and domestic governments. CanadaEnergy and Natural ResourcesStikeman Elliott LLP
ArticleQuebec Introduces "An Act Respecting The Société Du Plan Nord"Quebec has introduced legislation to create the Société du Plan Nord, the Crown corporation which will coordinate the implementation of the government’s policy directions.CanadaEnergy and Natural ResourcesMcCarthy Tétrault
ArticleQuébec's Minister Of Energy And Natural Resources Announces New Policy Directions On Social AcceptabilityOn January 24, 2017, the Québec Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources unveiled new Policy Directions (available in French only) that it will implement in order to foster social acceptability...CanadaEnergy and Natural ResourcesMcCarthy Tétrault
ArticleQuébec (Procureur Général) c. Placements Jean Miller Inc., 2011 QCCS 3428This decision considered the application of Québec’s Environment Quality Act (Act), the central piece of Québec’s environmental legislation. CanadaEnergy and Natural ResourcesMcCarthy Tétrault
ArticleRahimi V. Southgobi Resources, 2015 ONSC 5948In this motion for leave, the defendants relied upon the reasonable investigations defence in s. 138.4(6) of the Ontario Securities Act. CanadaEnergy and Natural ResourcesMcCarthy Tétrault
ArticleRed Chris Development Company Ltd. V. Quock, 2015 BCSC 589In this case, the British Columbia Supreme Court awarded costs against members of an Aboriginal group arising out of their illegal blockade of the plaintiff's mine.CanadaEnergy and Natural ResourcesMcCarthy Tétrault
ArticleReminder: June 30 Deadline To Enrol Under The Extractive Sector Transparency Measures ActThe first annual reports under ESTMA must be posted online and submitted to NRCan within 150 days after the financial year end.CanadaEnergy and Natural ResourcesTorys
ArticleReporting Provisions Of Newfoundland & Labrador Management Of Greenhouse Gas Act Now In EffectOn March 7, 2017, the emission measurement and reporting sections of the N.L. Management of Greenhouse Gas Act, and the Management of Greenhouse Gas Reporting Regulations made under it, took effect. CanadaEnergy and Natural ResourcesMcInnes Cooper
ArticleSEC's Resource Extraction Disclosure Rule Struck DownThe District Court for the District of Columbia recently struck down Rule 13q-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.CanadaEnergy and Natural ResourcesGoodmans LLP
ArticleSEC’s Resource Extraction Disclosure Rule Struck DownOn July 2, 2013, the District Court for the District of Columbia struck down Rule 13q-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.CanadaEnergy and Natural ResourcesGoodmans LLP
ArticleSilver X Mining To Acquire Revenue-Virginius Mine Assets In Ouray, Colorado Out Of ReceivershipOn April 14, 2023, Silver X Mining Corp. (TSXV: AGX) (OTCQB: AGXPF) (F: AGX) ("Silver X" or the "Company") entered into an asset purchase agreement to acquire the Revenue-Virginius Mine...CanadaEnergy and Natural ResourcesGowling WLG