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On February 13, 2013, the Quebec government tabled a draft regulation (Draft Regulation) to amend the rules for financial guarantees set out in the Regulation respecting mineral substances other than petroleum, natural gas and brine (Regulation).

On May 19, 2017, the Supreme Court of Canada agreed to hear the appeal of the Federal Court of Appeal's 2016 decision in Canada v Mikisew Cree First Nation.

The 2025-26 Quebec budget, released on March 25, 2025, includes important (and adverse) changes to the deductions and exemptions available under the Quebec flow-through share regime...

As outlined in our prior bulletins on this topic, Canada's modern slavery legislation, the Fighting Against Forced Labour and Child Labour in Supply Chains Act (Act)...

For the second time in less than two years, new amendments have been made to the Regulation respecting occupational health and safety in mines (the Regulation).

A discussion on the British Columbia Securities Commission 2012 Mining Report.

It has been a defining month for nuclear power's role in a net zero world. On the second day of the 28th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28) in the United Arab Emirates...

This month, Canada and the United States announced the finalization of the Canada-U.S. Joint Action Plan on Critical Minerals Collaboration.

Conventional gas reserves are expected to decline in North America over the next decade. The Alberta Government and the oil industry are showing an increasing interest in exploiting the estimated 263 billion cubic feet of coalbed methane (CBM) reserves in Alberta. This interest will only increase as conventional gas reserves decline and demand and prices increase. However, as commercial feasibility of CBM projects is being established, there is a growing concern over the uncertainty surrounding

Fasken's Global Mining Group invites you to attend a five-part series of webinars in June.

When the International Regime for Seabed Mining was introduced at the United Nations in 1994, as an amendment to the Law of the Sea Treaty the then Secretary General of the International Seabed Authority Ambassador Satya Nandan described the proposed regime as providing for: "a stable environment for investors in deep - seabed minerals under a market - oriented regime; it guarantees access to the resources of the seabed to all qualified investors; it provides for the establishment of system of t

Ontario is proposing an second set of amendments to Mining Act, 2009 regulations.

In summary, the Draft Regulations aim to phase out the use of coal-fired generation units, unless such units are associated with carbon capture storage systems ("CCS") that enable such generation units to meet the intensity limits set by the Draft Regulations.

At the end of 2012, the Yukon Court of Appeal, a court which is comprised of British Columbia Court of Appeal judges, issued its decision in Ross River Dena Council v. Government of Yukon, confirming that the Yukon government's "open entry" registration system for quartz mineral claims is subject to the Crown's obligation to consult with First Nations.

Enbridge announced that it is expanding discussions with potential shippers for a newly announced $1.85 billion, 36-inch, crude oil pipeline from Hardisty, Alberta to Superior, Wisconsin. The proposed Alberta Clipper Pipeline would have an initial capacity of 400,000 bpd and would parallel the existing Canadian mainline and interconnect with the existing mainline system in the U.S.

Canadian Natural Resources announced that it will invest $25 billion over the next fifteen years in the Alberta oilsands. Less than a year after going ahead with the $10.8 billion Horizon Oilsands Project, the Calgary-based company’s investment would represent the largest in the oilsands to date. The company plans to expedite the Horizon Project, which was projected to produce 232,000 bpd of oil by 2011, and add two new phases to the Project to push total output of synthetic crude to approximate

The appointment of Ms. Sheri Meyerhoffer to the office of Canadian Ombudsperson for Responsible Enterprise (CORE) reflects the federal government's commitment to promoting responsible business practices abroad.