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The Ministry of Energy Mines and Natural Gas has recently announced that it will no longer require permits for some low impact exploration activities commencing September 2013.

The Extractive Sector Transparency Measures Act came into force on June 1, 2015, fulfilling the commitment Canada made at the 2013 G8 Leaders' summit to apply international standards of transparency to the extractive sector.

In the face of growing global pressure for greater corporate transparency, the Government of Canada announced today that it will establish new mandatory reporting standards for Canadian extractive companies to improve transparency of the payments they make to governments worldwide.

Decarbonization has become a central focus for many businesses. While every sector in the global economy is facing different pressures to revamp and decarbonize their footprints...

Following the announcement that a forum on mining royalties will be held on March 15th, 2013 in Montréal, the Québec Ministries of Finance and Economy and of Natural Resources have made available, on March 8th, a consultation document.

Surface rights have been a topic of increasing importance in Manitoba over the last several years. While much of this can be attributed to increased oil and gas activity, this does not tell the entire story.

The government of Canada recently released a new Arctic Foreign Policy (the "Policy") which includes some nuggets about minerals and critical minerals.

Effective October 3, 2011, the British Columbia Securities Commission adopted a new form for reports of exempt distribution, Form 45-106F6 British Columbia Report of Exempt Distribution.

These decisions reviewed the appropriate terms for a post-judgment, worldwide Mareva injunction following a successful suit by First Majestic Silver Corp.

This decision provides clarity on the appropriate standard of review for certain decisions made by the Environmental Assessment Office (EAO), and also provides a level of certainty for proponents of mining projects in assessing whether their proposed projects trigger an environmental assessment.

In these two cases, the Ontario Labour Relations Board considered applications under Ontario's Occupational Health and Safety Act (Act) regarding requirements for workplace inspections at two mines in Sudbury, Ont.

This decision serves as a reminder of the importance of written agreements and documentary evidence for establishing valid claims.

On October 1, 2011 BLG was pleased to participate in the Bridges to Nunavut conference at the University of Ottawa.

This largely procedural decision arises out of the 1995 construction by Shell Canada Ltd. (Shell Canada) of a 32 kilometre steel pipeline from wells in the upper Carbondale River area of Alberta to Shell’s Waterton gas plant.

From March 3 to March 6, 2019, the Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada hosted one of the largest annual mining conventions in the world.

On November 10, 2020, "Canadian Mining Sector Amidst COVID-19" discussed the use of flow-through shares ("FTSs") generally in the Canadian mining sector.

In this case, the Yukon Supreme Court considered whether a zoning bylaw and Official Community Plan (OCP) designating lands as green space amount to de facto expropriation or injurious affection of mineral claims on those lands.

By now, most Canadian mining and oil & gas companies have heard of the federal government’s intention to introduce legislation this fall mandating public disclosure.