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As part of the federal budget, the government has proposed a complete overhaul of federal environmental assessment in Canada.

Two recent federal initiatives – the launch of the Canada Strong Fund, Canada’s first national sovereign wealth fund, and the federal government’s Defence Industrial Strategy – together signal a material shift...

Canada’s mining sector is at an important inflection point. Against a backdrop of growing global demand for critical minerals and increased competition for investment capital, the Canadian federal government has recently introduced a series of tax measures designed to encourage investment and strengthen the competitiveness of Canada’s mining industry. For investors, these measures may meaningfully influence the after-tax economics of projects and financing structures across the mining value chain.

Shell Canada made a friendly takeover bid to acquire all issued and outstanding shares of heavy oil operator BlackRock Ventures for $2.4 billion. Shell offered $24 per share, which represented a 27 percent premium over the May 5th closing price of $18.88 per share. Enbridge is requesting formal commitments from shippers for its proposed Southern Lights pipeline. The new pipeline, slated to be operational by 2009, would move up to 150,000 bpd of diluents from Chicago to Edmonton.

As the energy transition picks up speed, strategic minerals are increasingly in demand. Lithium is one such mineral – a "critical mineral" on Canada's Critical Minerals List.

Statoil has submitted an ERCB application for a solvent co‐injection pilot project at its Leismer SAGD facility.

As part of its broader legislative initiative under Bill 5, the Protecting Ontario by Unleashing our Economy Act, 2025 (Bill 5)...

On April 30, 2009, Ontario's Minister of Northern Development and Mines, the Hon. Michael Gravelle, introduced for First Reading Bill 173, the Mining Amendment Act, 2009.

Bill 63, introduced by Minister Maïté Blanchette Vézina of Natural Resources and Forestry, proposes significant changes to Quebec's Mining Act. These changes aim to modernize mining legislation...

On June 27, 2013 the Ontario Securities Commission published Notice 43-705 Report on Staff’s Review of Technical Reports by Ontario Mining Issuers.

The 2024 Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada's convention kicked off with a strong start with large crowds and a buzz of optimism as thousands of delegates descended upon Toronto...

On Thursday, December 5, 2013, Martine Ouellet, the Quebec Minister of Natural Resources, tabled Bill 70, entitled An Act to Amend the Mining Act.

The mission and powers of the Société du Plan Nord provided for in Bill 27 are essentially reintroduced through Bill 11.

Long regarded as one of the most attractive mining investment jurisdictions globally, Saskatchewan just improved its position again

The professional organization must also have, inter alia, academic experience, qualifications, standards, professional development, disciplinary powers and a public list of members.

The SEC's proposed Rule 13q-1 under the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, (U.S. Exchange Act) would apply to all resource extraction issuers that file annual reports with the SEC...

Canadian Natural Resources Limited announced that production of synthetic crude oil from its Horizon oil sands mine increased to 117,600 bpd in June from 81,400 bpd in May.