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On February 1, 2021, amendments to the Environmental Management Act (EMA) and associated changes to the Contaminated Sites Regulation relating to the process for identifying contaminated sites...

In late 2023, the Canadian government introduced legislation into Parliament (Bill C-59) that proposed significant amendments to the Competition Act (the "Act").

On April 17, 2023, the Competition Bureau (Bureau) released Volume 6 of the Deceptive Marketing Practices Digest. For many years, the publication of the Digest was put on hiatus...

On March 31, 2020 the Alberta government enacted Ministerial Orders suspending existing environmental reporting requirements due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

On April 10, 2019, Bill M209: Business Corporations Amendments Act, 2019 was introduced into the BC Legislature.

With unprecedented crises such as COVID-19 and dramatic climate change, boards must create a strong sense of social responsibility. In addition, structures such as ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) and...

In our November bulletin we wrote about the Ontario Securities Commission draft Statement of Priorities, which helps inform its business planning for the year ended March 21, 2023.

The Québec Court of Appeal has certified the Carrier class action by neighbours of a major Québec freeway, the Laurentian Highway (Highway 73) north of Québec City.

On October 24, 2012, the Alberta government introduced legislation to unify upstream energy resource regulation in Alberta under the control of a single regulator. Under Bill 2, the Responsible Energy Development Act, the Alberta Energy Regulator will be created, combining the existing regulatory functions of the Energy Resources Conservation Board and Alberta Environment and Sustainable Resource Development.

The Divisional Court is grappling with a complex battle between two possibly overlapping First Nations over whether a Northern Ontario hydropower project is being lawfully evaluated under the Environmental Assessment Act.

Environmental Social Governance (ESG) is a topic of increasing importance in all business sectors across Canada.

On September 10, 2015, in a two to one decision, the Federal Court of Appeal (the "FCA") overturned the Federal Court's ruling and restored the Panel's decision and approval of the Project.

The Federal Government approved the Northern Gateway pipeline, adopting the 209 conditions recommended by the Joint National Energy Board Review Panel.

On August 10, 2012, the Ontario Power Authority (OPA) released the final feed-in tariff (FIT) 2.0 program rules and contract, which are now available on the OPA website

last week, after a very limited, informal consultation, the Ontario Minister of Energy directed the Ontario Power Authority (OPA) to initiate a pilot program to sell a limited number of the environmental attributes (EAs) it has accumulated under its power purchase agreements with Ontario-based electricity generators.

On August 29, 2007, the Ontario Power Authority (OPA) filed its 20-year plan for Ontario’s electricity system with the Ontario Energy Board, Ontario’s energy regulator. The OPA was established by the Ontario Ministry of Energy with a mandate to ensure an adequate, long-term supply of electricity for Ontario.

The Government of Saskatchewan has recently implemented a number of regulatory changes to assist energy projects.