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On June 4, 2012, the National Energy Board began hearing an application from TransCanada Pipelines Ltd. for approval of a business and services restructuring plan and restructuring to Mainline final tolls for 2012 and 2013.

On Friday April 17, 2020, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced additional measures specifically to support Canada's energy sector. These new measures include the following:

The government of the United Kingdom announced today that they are launching a review of their current Feed in Tariffs (FITs) program.

The Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency has initiated the 20-day public review process required under the Canadian Evironmental Assessment Act, 2012 for the Prince Rupert Gas Transmission Project.

Greg Johnson, Wesley Novotny and Brendan Sigalet write for the Resource Sector Taxation journal on Federal tax policies aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions by incentivizing clean energy technologies.

The National Power Group at McCarthy Tétrault LLP recently released Canadian Power: Key Developments in 2015 /Trends to Watch for in 2016.

Two recent insolvencies have resulted in the number of orphaned wells and facilities in Saskatchewan ballooning to over 4,000. To reduce the burden on the Saskatchewan orphan fund...

Utilities and power producers have an additional business risk that may need to be reprioritized.

The Ministry of Finance is proposing amendments to Ontario Regulation 282/98 that will alter the property tax treatment of certain renewable energy installations for the 2011 tax year.

The EU has requested WTO consultations with Canada regarding the domestic content rules under Ontario's Feed-in Tariff program.

On March 6, 2024, the Ontario Energy Board (OEB) issued a Notice of Hearing announcing its intention to hold an oral hearing to review the cost of capital...

The Panel will produce a report to the Minister responsible for the Climate Change Office in Fall 2016 with a goal of launching the first energy efficiency programs in early 2017.

The Alberta government has recently drafted legislation, Bill 24, "Carbon Capture and Storage Statutes Amendment Act, 2010", 3rd Sess., 27th Leg., Alberta, 2010 which clarifies ownership of pore space and that would, if passed, make Alberta the first province in Canada to enact comprehensive legislation to regulate large-scale carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects.

On August 23, 2016, the Quebec and California Governments announced the results of the eighth Cap and Trade System Joint Auction, held earlier this month.

BD&P's Managing Partner Alicia Quesnel, along with Partners Ted Brown and Robert Martz and Knowledge Management Lawyer Mardi McNaughton...

On June 6, 2017, Canada ratified the International Convention on Supplementary Compensation for Nuclear Damage.

Barely two weeks ago, federal environment minister, John Baird, rejected the notion of an international carbon trading market. That, however, was before opposition MPs passed a bill requiring compliance with the Kyoto Protocol and before Prime Minister Harper promised to produce a compliance plan.