After two earlier versions died on the order paper, the Ontario Legislature finally passed Bill 66, the latest iteration of the Great Lakes Protection Act, on October 7, 2015.

On June 6, 2016 the Environmental Review Tribunal released its decision determining the appropriate statutory remedy respecting the Director's approval of the construction and operation of a nine turbine wind farm at Ostrander Point.

Companies and individuals who may be charged with environmental offence, often ask how long the legal proceedings may last.

On July 30, 2020, the Government of Alberta announced its new Liability Management Framework ("LMF") for the oil and gas industry. The LMF, which includes new mechanisms and requirements

The federal Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) will reevaluate 23 active ingredients currently found in some 360 pest control products registered for use in Canada.

Sometime this fall, the Ontario Ministry of the Environment (MOE) is expected to release draft regulations detailing the requirements for source protection plans under the Clean Water Act, 2006.

Since 2000, nearly all of the environmental charges and fines that companies have faced in the North have been brought under the federal Fisheries Act.

Ontario's Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change continues to roll out its Climate Change Action Plan with its proposed GHG guide for projects that are subject to the province's Environmental Assessment Act.

On January 9, 2020, the BC Supreme Court released its decision in Walton v Warren. Walton is about the survival of environmental obligations after the closing of a real estate transaction

This week the SCC received an application to hear an appeal of the Federal Court of Appeal ("FCA") decision in Canada (Governor General In Council) v Courtoreille ("Courtoreille").

On January 25, 2016, the Ontario Court of Justice (OCJ) imposed $5.3 million in fines plus victim fine surcharges on Sunrise Propane Energy Group Inc., 1367229 Ontario Inc. (collectively, Sunrise Propane) and its two directors.

The Ontario Court of Appeal recently dismissed a contractor's appeal for damages due to exposure to asbestos.

On April 4, 2019, the Supreme Court of Canada denied the Ecuadorian plaintiffs leave to appeal from an Ontario Court of Appeal decision. By denying leave, the Supreme Court ended the Ecuadorians' pursuit to enforce, through Chevron Canada Limited,

Coverage for losses due to environmental contamination in residential homeowner insurance policies is rare.

In determining the appropriate fine, courts must strike a balance between the circumstances of the case and the circumstances of the accused, considering

On August 16, 2017 the Environmental Review Tribunal released its decision in Wiggins v Ontario (Environment and Climate Change), involving a challenge to the grant of a wind turbine farm approval.

Ahead of the federal government's anticipated legalization of recreational cannabis on October 17, 2018, some Canadian vegetable growers are turning to cannabis for relief from years of thinning profit margins.

The ERT found that Mr. Rocha had authority to manage environmental issues at the property, and did so.

Dry cleaners should be aware of new reporting requirements under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act.

Several articles in this newsletter reflect substantial new reporting requirements from federal and municipal governments. Others raise the spectre of federal duplication of provincial regulation of waste water treatment, and encroachment by Ontario on the federal role of toxics assessment, regulation and elimination.