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On April 1, 2008, the “Greenhouse Gas Reduction (Renewable and Low Carbon Fuel Requirements) Act" ("Bill 16") was given First Reading in the British Columbia legislature.

As we reported last year, on November 3, 2015, the province passed several new pieces of environmental legislation, including the Invasive Species Act, 2015.

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to evolve, courts in Ontario have been working to find solutions to the suspension of regular court operations.

The same issues that are making headlines on the news and social media, including climate change, COVID-19, homelessness, privacy, and racism, impact these services.

The federal government is looking to guide Canadians on how to properly dispose of light bulbs that contain mercury.

On December 20, 2016, the federal government obtained a fine of $975,000 for improper handling of electrical equipment containing polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) against a Montreal property management firm.

On December 10, 2016, the Ontario Business Corporations Act ("OBCA") will be amended by the Forfeited Corporate Property Act, 2015 ("FCPA") to include new record keeping obligations for corporations with interests in land.

The City of Toronto reports that downtown bike lanes along Simcoe, Richmond and Adelaide Streets have dramatically increased the number of cyclists using those routes.

The Ontario Superior Court will not take over the hearing of the appeal of the former Northstar directors against their personal cleanup order for TCE contamination in Cambridge Ontario.

On July 1, 2011, the new Ontario "Brownfields" rules and standards take effect.

Steady as she goes: not much changed in yesterday’s provincial budget for the environment.

Environment and Climate Change Canada has reported that on August 21, 2018, a Collingwood corporation and its director were sentenced to a $420,000 Fine plus a 45-day jail term.

Ontario has revoked the old pollution prohibition in s. 83 of the Drainage Act, saying it had become redundant:

On May 12, 2009, Québec's Minister of Sustainable Development, Environment and Parks introduced a bill (Bill 42) to amend Quebec's Environmental Quality Act and Other Legislative Provisions in Relation to Climate Change to Québec's National Assembly.

The Ontario government recently voted in Committee to remove Schedule 10 from Bill 66, Restoring Ontario's Competitiveness Act.

On April 20, 2024, the Government of Canada published the Notice with respect to reporting of plastic resins and certain plastic products for the Federal Plastics Registry for 2024, 2025 and 2026 (the "Notice").

In February, West Coast Environmental Law organized the world’s first Twitter moot.