Overview
Rimrock Resort Hotel
Banff, AB
Shawn Denstedt, Partner, Litigation, participated in a panel on a review of the new Canadian Environmental Assessment Act, 2012 (CEAA 2012) which was enacted on July 6, 2012. The Canadian Environmental Assessment Act (1992), has been repealed. Several regulations related to CEAA 2012 have also come into force. This session provided an overview of the new Canadian Environmental Assessment Act, 2012 including the new approach to triggering environmental assessment tracks, timelines, coordination with provincial environmental assessments, and transitional provisions.
Jack Coop, Partner, Litigation, participated in a panel that examined recent developments from across Canada in the area of environmental class actions, as well as some recently used techniques to avoid class actions or other civil litigation in historic contamination cases. The session also canvassed emerging issues in brownfields development across Canada
For more information on the 2013 Environmental Law Forum, click here.