ArticleNew Minister Of Environment And Climate ChangePremier Wynne announced on June 24, 2014 that Glenn Murray will be the new Minister of the Environment and Climate change.CanadaEnvironmentSiskinds LLP
ArticleOil Spills At Sea: Better Prevention And CleanupSome rare good news. Oil tanker spills into world oceans: there aren't as many as there used to be, and they do not do as much damage as they used to do.CanadaEnvironmentSiskinds LLP
ArticleParking Lot Dust An Unreasonable NuisanceDust generated by trucks driving on an unpaved parking lot can be a nuisance to industrial neighbours, according to the Ontario Court of Appeal.CanadaEnvironmentSiskinds LLP
ArticlePembina Report: Competing In Clean EnergyThe Pembina Institute think tank has issued a report on the opportunities and challenges facing Canada in the global transition to clean energy a market set to grow to $3 trillion by 2020. CanadaEnvironmentSiskinds LLP
ArticlePipeline Safety: Regulators Spar, But Public Gets No Enforcement DataThe National Energy Board has responded strongly to recommendations on pipeline safety by the Alberta Pipeline Safety Review. CanadaEnvironmentSiskinds LLP
Article"Resource Recovery" Not "Waste Management"What's in a name? The Ontario Ministry of Environment and Climate Change has renamed its longstanding Waste Management Policy Branch the "Resource Recovery Policy Branch".CanadaEnvironmentSiskinds LLP
ArticleSage Grouse To Be Protected By Emergency Protection Order, LaterFollowing a recent loss in the Federal Court of Appeal, Minister of the Environment Leona Aglukkaq announced earlier this week that the federal government will introduce an Emergency Protection Order for the Greater Sage-Grouse, or at least for those of this rapidly declining species that happen to spend all of their time on Crown land.CanadaEnvironmentSiskinds LLP
ArticleSmall Engine Importer Convicted Under The Canadian Environmental Protection ActA Canadian importer of small engines was recently convicted for violating the Canadian Environmental Protection Act ("CEPA").CanadaEnvironmentSiskinds LLP
ArticleSole Director Fined PersonallyOn October 16, 2017 a sole director for the company Power Grow Systems Inc. was convicted for failing to comply with the terms and conditions of a Provisional Certificate of Approval ...CanadaEnvironmentSiskinds LLP
ArticleSpill Results In $100,000 FineOn May 10, 2019 a transportation trucking company was fined $100,000 plus the 25% victim fine surcharge for discharging a contaminant into the natural environment contrary to the provisions of the EPA.CanadaEnvironmentSiskinds LLP
ArticleTeck Metals: $3 Million In Fisheries Act FinesOn February 29, 2016, Teck Metals Ltd. plead guilty to three offences under the Fisheries Act for the release of substances deleterious to fish in the Columbia River.CanadaEnvironmentSiskinds LLP
ArticleWhat Will It Take For Facts To Overcome Fear About Wind Turbines?People who actually live with and host wind turbines on their properties are rarely heard in the emotional debate on wind farms and health.CanadaEnvironmentSiskinds LLP
ArticleInnovating In London: The Virtual ER At The Children's HospitalWith the pandemic landscape shifting on a daily basis, we are all weighing our personal comfort in accessing medical support while weighing risks of what is, or is not, essential.CanadaFood, Drugs, Healthcare, Life SciencesSiskinds LLP
ArticleCanadians Begin Receiving Payments From $78M Auto Parts Class Action SettlementCTV News reported that Canadians are beginning to receive payments from a $78 million auto parts class action settlement.CanadaLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationSiskinds LLP
ArticleClass Action Filed Against Horne Foundry, Quebec GovernmentiHeart Radio recently covered the announcement of Siskinds Desmeules proposed class action against Horne Foundry.CanadaLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationSiskinds LLP
ArticleConcert Injuries: Who Is Responsible For The Astroworld Tragedy?When Travis Scott took the stage at the Astroworld Festival at NRG Park in Houston, Texas on November 5, 2021, the crowd surged forward and the "crowd crush" resulted in the death of ten people...CanadaLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationSiskinds LLP
ArticleBusiness Essentials – Episode 2: How To Keep Your Company's Data As Clean As Your HandsIn Business Essentials, a limited-run podcast series, Chris Sinal of Siskinds' Labour & Employment Group sits down with some of the firm's business lawyers...CanadaPrivacySiskinds LLP
ArticleUpdate: Realtors, Treat Yourselves FairlyIn our previous blog post titled "Realtors, treat yourselves fairly", we discussed Bill 145, Trust in Real Estate Services Act, 2019, which would provide realtors with the ability to incorporate a professional real estate corporation.CanadaReal Estate and ConstructionSiskinds LLP
ArticleUpdates To The Certificate Of Authorization Renewal Process For Dentistry Professional CorporationsThe Royal College of Dental Surgeons of Ontario (RCDSO) has made a recent change to the annual renewal process for Certificates of Authorization for a dentistry professional corporation.CanadaStrategySiskinds LLP
ArticleCanada And China Sign Memorandum Of Understanding Regarding Climate Change CooperationOn November 1, 2018, at the United Nations Ministerial Dialogue on the Environment and the Ministerial Dialogue on Climate Change, Minister of Environment and Climate Change ...GlobalEnvironmentSiskinds LLP