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Following our update during the last quarter of 2016, M&A activity in Canada's upstream oil and gas sector continued to decline in 2017 and has remained slow during the first quarter of 2018.

Issuers in the mining industry should be aware that the requirements of National Instrument 43-101 Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects apply to all types of disclosure, including disclosure on an issuer’s website.

For a reporting entity with a fiscal year end of December 31, the first filing deadline is May 30, 2019.

The OSC recently published a Report setting out OSC Staff's findings of their compliance review of technical reports filed by mining issuers.

The OSC issued recently Staff Notice 43‑705 addressing OSC concerns with respect to disclosure in technical reports.

True confession: Energy Disruptors Unite is my first conference. Even so, I get the feeling it's one of a kind — which makes sense, given that the Energy Disruptors conference is meant to be a catalyst for bold, game-changing solutions to the world's energy problems.

On October 18, 2012, the Alberta Court of Appeal denied an application from the Cold Lake First Nation (CLFN) for leave to appeal an Alberta Energy Resources Conservation Board (ERCB) decision.

On February 12, 2016, the Alberta Energy Regulator ("AER") overhauled its compliance and enforcement program with the release of the Integrated Compliance Assurance Framework ("ICAF") and Manual 013: Compliance and Enforcement Program ("Manual 013").The ICAF and Manual 013 supersede and replace Directive 019:Compliance Assurance ("Directive 019").

On August 16, 2013, the Alberta Government released its new Policy on Consultation with First Nations on Land and Natural Resource Management. The Policy is expected to come into effect this fall and will replace the prior Policy, which was adopted in 2005. A draft of the new Policy was circulated for review and comment earlier this year.

On February 24, 2022, in Enrroxs Energy and Mining Group v Saddad, 2022 BCSC 285 (Enrroxs), the Supreme Court of British Columbia confirmed the high bar to establish that enforcement...

The global movement towards lower emission energy sources has led to an increased demand for rare earth and critical minerals, such as lithium, copper, and zinc among others.

Canada's Minister of Natural Resources Joe Oliver took the opportunity to use his keynote speech at this week's Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada ("PDAC") annual conference to signal the Federal Government's commitment to implement mandatory reporting standards for resource extraction companies.

Many Free Miners will see their fees pursuant to the Mineral Tenure Act Regulation (the Regulation) change dramatically with changes implemented on July 1, 2012.

Various concerns have been raised about the potential environmental and geologic effects from the use of fluid injection for hydraulic fracturing, or "fracking".

Although the use of standard confidentiality agreements is widespread in the mining industry, several recent court decisions have illustrated the dangers of entering into CAs with boilerplate confidentiality and standstill clauses.

During regulatory proceedings, applicants often have to decide whether to oppose the "standing" of other parties who wish to participate in the proceedings

The Ontario Court of Appeal recently released its second and final decision in Third Eye Capital Corporation v. Ressources Dianor Inc./Dianor Resources Inc., providing increased clarity on when interests in or against land ...