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On March 22, 2012, Carica Construction Inc. was convicted on two violations under the Environmental Protection Act.

On May 15, 2017, 228057 Ontario Inc. (formerly Naylor Renewable Energy Inc.) pled guilty to three offences and was fined $600,000 plus the 25 per cent victim fine surcharge for discharging...

Residents of Muskoka launched a $900,000,000 class action against the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry ("MNRF") on September 14, 2016

Industry sectors will have different perspectives on the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act and on CEAA 2012 depending on the circumstances of each industry and project.

On February 9, 2017, a construction company pled guilty to offences under the Migratory Birds Convention Act, 1994 ("MBCA") for the destruction of Bank Swallow eggs, nests and nest shelters.

One of the joys of the holiday season is the opportunity to say thank you.

Ontario car owners are now receiving thousand dollar fines, or higher, for trying to evade Drive Clean testing.

Bill C-69, An Act to enact the Impact Assessment Act and the Canadian Energy Regulator Act.

On December 9, 2016, the Government of Canada and most Canadian provinces adopted the Pan-Canadian Framework on Clean Growth and Climate Change.

On February 11, 2015, the federal Hazardous Products Regulations and the Hazardous Products Act came into force. The HPR and HPA implement the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals in Canada.

The Canadian government has published a proposed Order to add plastic microbeads to the Toxic Substances List and has announced it is developing regulations to ban their use.

On January 31, 2019, the Corporation of the City of Kawartha Lakes resolved charges laid against it under the Fisheries Act ...

On July 11, 2019 the B.C. Court of Appeal in Canadian Plastic Bag Association v. Victoria (City), 2019 BCCA 254 invalidated a City of Victoria by-law

Conservation Ontario, the non-profit association that represents Ontario's 36 Conservation Authorities, has made their submission for the 2019 Ontario Budget Consultation publicly

The Ministry of the Environment is aggressively prosecuting in new areas of the economy, for not reporting events that are far from conventional "pollution".

A recent Alberta Court of Queen's Bench decision has confirmed that a Crown oil and gas lease may be considered intangible personal property to which the Personal Property Security Act applies.

Pollution Probe is taking the Ontario Energy Board to court over demand-side management (DSM) for gas utilities.

In July 2013, we reported that the Ministry of Economic Development, Employment and Infrastructure was proposing to recover costs incurred by the Crown from former directors and officers of forfeited property of dissolved corporations.