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In February, the government published a draft regulation that will tighten the rules applicable to the financial guarantee that exploration and mining companies are required to provide in connection with the restoration of mining sites.

On May 29, 2013, the Québec Minister of Natural Resources tabled the proposed new Mining Act, Bill 43.

On Wednesday, March 8, 2023, Gardiner Roberts LLP hosted distinguished guests from Brazil, Finland, and Atlantic Canada during the Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada ("PDAC") Convention.

In the last few years, while mining companies have been hit with hard times, large-cap royalty companies are thriving and smaller cap royalty companies have emerged, hoping to profit from the royalty model.

The use of flow-through shares ("FTSs") is particular to the resource sector in Canada. Many companies in the mining sector issue FTSs to help finance their exploration and project...

While lawyers, analysts and journalists are depicting the Tsilhqot'in Nation v. British Columbia decision as "monumental", "landmark", "groundbreaking" and "historical".

After reviewing the reports submitted under the Extractive Sector Transparency Measures Act (ESTMA) and consulting with stakeholders, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) ...

On March 2, 2023, the Government of Ontario introduced Bill 71, the Building More Mines Act, 2023, which seeks to amend Ontario's Mining Act. The changes are intended to shorten timelines...

In Dave Lemire v Canadian Malartic Mine GP and La Procureure générale du Québec, 2017 QCCS 1438, the Québec Superior Court dismissed an application for judicial review brought by Dave Lemire, a resident of the city of Malartic.

The Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) has issued an opinion that the Impact Assessment Act (IAA) and its Physical Activities Regulations are largely unconstitutional.

On April 23, 2010, Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) published for comment proposed revisions to National Instrument 43-101, Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects (NI 43-101).

On January 23, 2009, the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) exercised its seldom-used statutory power to overturn a decision of the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX).

On March 7, 2024, the Province of British Columbia released interim measures in response to the BC Supreme Court's ruling in Gitxaala v. British Columbia (Chief Gold Commissioner), 2023 BCSC 1680.

Slavery, forced labour, cruel and degrading treatment and crimes against humanity have long been recognized as prohibited conduct under the norms of customary international law.

The motion judge also found that she was not barred from ordering security for costs on the basis that the action was an enforcement of a foreign judgment.

In "Fullowka v. Pinkerton's of Canada Ltd.", 2010 SCC 5, the Supreme Court of Canada dismissed an appeal by survivors of miners killed in a 1992 explosion at Giant Mine (NWT) owned by Royal Oaks.

Ecuador has lagged behind its southern neighbours in the development of its mining industry. However, it has lately become an interesting investment destination for Canadian and...