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On January 21, 2014, the NS Government amended the Renewable Electricity Regulations, effective immediately.

On April 20, 2015, the Court of Appeal for Ontario released its decision in Prince Edward County Field Naturalists v. Ostrander Point GP Inc.

On April 28, 2010, the British Columbia (BC) government introduced Bill 17, the "Clean Energy Act" (the Act), into the legislature for its first reading. The Act provides a foundation to assist the province in achieving its goals of electricity self-sufficiency, job creation and reduced greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.

On August 4, 2023, the Department of Finance ("Finance") released a substantive piece of draft legislation for a number of investment tax credits previously announced by Finance and aimed...

Hydrogen production has recently become increasingly appealing to the energy sector due to its potential to provide clean fuel on a commercial scale to the transportation and utility sectors, ...

On April 7, 2016, the Government of Québec ("Québec") unveiled its long-awaited energy policy for 2016 to 2030 ("Energy Policy 2030").

The RFP is part of a larger plan for new renewable electricity standards aimed at requiring that 80 % of Nova Scotia's electricity come from renewable resources by 2030.

As noted in an earlier post, on March 3, 2016, the government announced that AESO has been chosen under the province's Climate Leadership Plan...

Does operating a wind turbine contravene the federal Radiation Emitting Devices Act? I don't think so. Here are four (alternative) reasons:

Canada is now one of several countries aiming to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions within the next 30 years. To reach this objective, Canada can look to some of its natural strengths...

In this copyright infringement action, GE Renewable Energy Canada Inc. (GEREC) sought to make further amendments to its Amended Statement of Claim. The Federal Court allowed the motion in part, emphasizing that amendments must yield a sustainable pleading.

The Lieutenant Governor in Council has declared a state of public health emergency in Alberta due to COVID-19. As a result, a minister may make an order without consultation to suspend or modify the application of legislation.

In November 2015, the newly elected New Democratic Party in Alberta released its Climate Leadership Plan (Climate Plan) introducing a multitude of policy changes intended to limit...

On December 13, 2021, Hydro-Québec issued calls for tenders for a 480 MW block of renewable energy (A/O 2021-01) and a 300 MW block of wind energy (A/O 2021-02)...

The advantages of electricity generation from renewable resources are numerous; for the moment at least, sunlight and wind are free for the taking (when they are present)

On April 19, 2023, the Alberta government released its Emissions Reduction and Energy Development Plan [PDF] (the Alberta Plan), which aligns with the federal target of achieving net-zero carbon...

As BLG advised in our November 23rd Bulletin All Change — Alberta Overhauls Climate Policy, Ushers In Sweeping New Requirements, the Alberta Government recently announced its new climate change strategy and policies in advance of heading to Paris for the 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference

Not a day goes by without a corporation making news by committing to use renewable electricity. Many Fortune 500 companies have worldwide renewable electricity targets as part of their corporate