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The US is far more active than Canada in detecting lead in consumer products, and in requiring that they be withdrawn from the market.

On September 10, 2013, the Government of Alberta announced its new Alberta Wetland Policy, which has been developed in an effort to conserve, restore, protect and manage Alberta’s wetlands while providing regulatory certainty, clarity and predictability to proponents and regulators.

Ontario approved the Mississippi-Rideau Source Protection Plan under the Clean Water Act, 2006 on August 28, 2014.

As promised in the Climate Change Action Plan, Ontario recently announced the creation of the Ontario Climate Change Solutions Deployment Corporation, also known as the Green Bank.

Ontario will comply with the WTO ruling that found that the domestic content requirements of the Ontario Power Authority's Feed-in Tariff program violated Canada's international free trade obligations.

Last fall, Stadacona was convicted under the (former) Fisheries Act and the Pulp and Paper Effluent Regulations.

Earlier this week the Supreme Court of Canada granted Jessica Ernst leave to appeal a ruling of the Alberta Court of Appeal.

On March 29, 2014, the Alberta Energy Regulator became the entity responsible for issuing approvals pursuant to the Environmental Protection and Enhancement Act for energy projects.

Les intervenants du secteur pétrolier et gazier, que ce soit au Canada ou à l'étranger, auront intérêt à télécharger Energy: Oil & Gas Canada.

On February 27, 2020, the Ontario Energy Board issued a decision in respect of a proposal for a new natural gas distribution company to distribute gas in municipalities located on the north shore...

In our February 27, 2015 blog posting, we alerted industry participants to new application requirements set out in the Joint Operating Procedures for First Nations Consultation on Energy Resource Activities.

It is common for consultants to communicate with regulators on behalf of their clients in applications for permits and licences, and it is not unusual for such consultants to advocate for a specific outcome.

On March 5, 2021, the Federal Government published draft regulations governing the federal Greenhouse Gas ("GHG") offset system (the "Draft Regulations").

Geothermal energy is starting to heat up in Ontario. Once considered too costly for domestic household use, recent policy moves by the province have demonstrated political – and financial – support for an expansion of geothermal HVAC technologies in the coming decades.

On October 7, 2014, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection filed a complaint against a Marcellus operator with the Pennsylvania Environmental Hearing Board, alleging that the operator had violated Pennsylvania’s Clean Streams laws.

The one-window approach to regulatory approvals is being cited by the government and by industry as a positive step towards a clearer process for the entire regulatory process from development to reclamation.

On November 28th, 2018 the Ministry of Environment, Conservation and Parks (MECP) posted its climate change plan as part of its environmental plan. Preserving and Protecting our Environment