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Significant changes to the federal environmental assessment ("EA" ) process introduced quietly in March, as part of Bill C-9, have now become law.

On December 6, 2019, the Supreme Court of Canada ("SCC") found in R v Resolute FP Canada Inc., 2019 SCC 60 ("Resolute") that two forest-product companies, Resolute and Weyerhaeuser, ...

The guiding principle behind the Harper government’s climate change policy is to ensure comparable (though not necessarily identical) efforts with the United States, based on the assessment that "doing more" than the US will cause Canada economic pain for negligible environmental gain, while "doing less" would be environmentally irresponsible and raise the spectre of new American (and European) trade barriers.

On Nov. 29, 2022, the newly elected Premier of Alberta tabled as her first Bill the anticipated Alberta Sovereignty within a United Canada Act (the Act)...

Since Donald Trump took office, the global political landscape has undergone a major transformation. U.S.-imposed tariffs and uncertainty surrounding the renegotiation...

On May 7, 2020, the Supreme Court of Canada dismissed an application by commercial advertisers wishing to appeal a September 25, 2019 ruling by the Quebec Court of Appeal,1...

Globally, the Paris Agreement promises to help accelerate the growing clean technology ("cleantech") sector to become a multi-trillion dollar global market in the coming years.

Toyota Motor Corp settled a lengthy Justice Department civil probe into its delayed filing of emissions-related defect reports for $180

On August 14, 2010, pursuant to subsection 46(1) of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999, notice was published in the Canada Gazette requiring all persons who operate a facility that emits 50,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent or more to report their 2010 emissions to Environment Canada no later than June 1, 2011.

The owner of the property brought an action in negligence, nuisance, and breach of contract against the contractor and the Estate of Hemlow.

On March 25, 2021, the Supreme Court of Canada (the "SCC") released its decision on the constitutionality of the Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act (the "Act").

Alberta's Climate Change Advisory Panel has provided a Climate Leadership Report to the Minister recommending, among other things, that Alberta introduce a complicated Carbon Competitiveness Regulation...

In 2024, there were four major international efforts to secure agreement to address biodiversity loss, climate change, desertification and plastic pollution.

Le 25 mars 2021, la Cour suprême du Canada (la « CSC ») a rendu sa décision sur la constitutionnalité de la Loi sur la tarification de la pollution causée par les gaz à effet de serre (la « Loi »).

In this article, we provide a high level summary of salient aspects Provincial carbon regimes in Canada. Our goal is to establish a baseline for readers outlining the different Canadian carbon pricing regimes...

The Canadian federal government has published draft regulations on its proposed greenhouse gas federal offset regime.

Le 30 janvier 2026, la Cour d'appel fédérale (la « Cour ») a rendu une importante décision dans l'affaire Canada (Procureur général) c. Coalition pour une utilisation responsable du plastique...