ArticleOntario Youth Investment Accelerator Fund Recipients AnnouncedRecently, Ontario announced the first recipients of the Youth Investment Accelerator Fund Program. CanadaCorporate/Commercial LawDLA Piper
ArticleAlcohol And Drug Testing: Where Are We Now?Over the last several years, the debate surrounding the legal parameters of alcohol and drug testing in Canada has escalated, particularly for industrial employers engaged in safety sensitive work.CanadaEmployment and HRDLA Piper
ArticleBritish Columbia: Minimum Wage Increases To Be Based On Consumer Price IndexThe British Columbia Employment Standards Act (ESA) will soon be amended to provide for an annual adjustment to the minimum wage rate, calculated based on changes...CanadaEmployment and HRDLA Piper
ArticleHow Can We Accommodate You When We Don’t Know What’s Wrong?!One of the major challenges facing employers in Canada today is the management of employee disabilities. CanadaEmployment and HRDLA Piper
ArticleThe Draft Built Environment Standard PublishedThe Ontario Ministry of Community and Social Services has just published its revised Draft Built Environment Standard under the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005 (the "AODA").CanadaEmployment and HRDLA Piper
ArticleNEB Seeks Feedback On Revised Oil And Gas, Export RegulationsAs part of updates to the National Energy Board's gas and oil import and export rules, the Board has published significant proposed revisions to three regulations. CanadaEnergy and Natural ResourcesDLA Piper
ArticleOntario's Long-Term Energy Plan: Achieving BalanceThis plan reflects what we heard from thousands of people and dozens of organizations across the province" - Bob Chiarelli, Minister of EnergyCanadaEnergy and Natural ResourcesDLA Piper
ArticleOntario Government Improves REA Process With Technical And Aboriginal Consultation Guidance And Other MeasuresThe government of Ontario announced yesterday that it is taking a number of actions to make it easier for renewable energy developers to do business in the province. CanadaEnergy and Natural ResourcesDLA Piper
ArticleRedford Selected As New Premier, Will Send Transmission Projects "Back To The Drawing Board"Early Sunday, the Alberta Progressive Conservative Party selected Alison Redford, a Calgary human rights lawyer and former provincial Justice minister, as the party's new leader. CanadaEnergy and Natural ResourcesDLA Piper
ArticleAlberta ERCB Increases Security For Abandonment And Reclamation ObligationsThe ERCB announced on March 12 that it was revising Directive 6 and Directive 11 to increase the amount of security required to be posted by operators of oil and gas wells, facilities and pipelines. CanadaEnvironmentDLA Piper
ArticleAlberta Stops Hearings Into Transmission Lines UPDATEDThe province, apparently making good on premier Alison Redford's promise to send transmission projects "back to the drawing board" has stopped hearings into three transmission projects. CanadaEnvironmentDLA Piper
ArticleAlberta's Ccs Projects Will Reduce Emissions By 2.8 Tonnes AnnuallyThere is $2.1 billion in grant money available to the two companies, whose projects will have the effect of taking 550,000 vehicles off the road annually.CanadaEnvironmentDLA Piper
ArticleCAPP Issues Voluntary Fracking Operating PracticesThe Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers, an industry group representing upstream oil and natural gas producers in Canada, announced on Monday that it had issued six voluntary operating practices for its members conducting fracking operations. CanadaEnvironmentDLA Piper
ArticleEnvironmental Review Tribunal: Wind Turbines Do Not Pose Health RiskOn Monday, July 18 the Environmental Review Tribunal delivered its ruling in Erickson v. MOE. CanadaEnvironmentDLA Piper
ArticleEven More Fuel Efficient Vehicles To Hit Canadian RoadsIn Canada, the transportation sector accounts for approximately 24% of Greenhouse Gas ("GHG") emissions.CanadaEnvironmentDLA Piper
ArticleMinisters Announce Joint Canada-Alberta Oil Sands Monitoring PlanFederal Environment Minister Peter Kent and Alberta Environment and Water Minister Diane McQueen jointly announced today a new joint plan to improve environmental monitoring of the oil sands.CanadaEnvironmentDLA Piper
ArticleNew CEPA, 1999 Penalty Scheme In EffectThe new penalty scheme for federal environmental statutes is now in full effect, with the passing of new regulations under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999.CanadaEnvironmentDLA Piper
ArticleChanges To Federal Child Support TablesChanges to the Federal Child Support Tables come into force on December 31, 2011. CanadaFamily and MatrimonialDLA Piper
ArticleAn Overview Of The Implementation Of Basel III In CanadaThe Basel III regime requires a significant departure from the established thinking and practices of banking regulation.CanadaFinance and BankingDLA Piper
ArticleEA Denied SSX.comQj.net has reported that Electronic Arts. Inc. lost its legal battle before the National Arbitration Forum against Abstract Holdings International Ltd. for the rights to the SSX.com domain name. CanadaIntellectual PropertyDLA Piper