Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG)

Ontario COVID-19 vaccination policy update for high risk settings: Key considerations for hospitals and healthcare organizations

On August 17, 2021, the Chief Medical Officer of Health issued a directive pursuant to section 77.7 of the Health Protection and Promotion Act (the...

Federal Plastics Ban

The Government of Canada took a major step towards finalizing its proposed ban on non-essential single-use plastics by the end of 2021.

Federal pay equity comes into force August 31

The Canadian government has announced that the Pay Equity Act will come into force on August 31, 2021. The purpose of the Act is to redress systemic...

Federal climate accountability legislation receives royal assent

Canada’s new climate accountability legislation recently received royal assent. In their blog, Jake Sadikman, Evan Barz and Marleigh Dick...

CSA releases Annual Enforcement Report for fiscal year 2020/2021

On June 22, 2021, the Canadian Securities Administrators (the CSA) released their annual Enforcement Report for the 2020/2021 fiscal...

B.C. positions itself to lead hydrogen development with new policy framework

British Columbia recently unveiled its B.C. Hydrogen Strategy. Osler’s Sander Duncanson and Scott Carrière detail how the province aims to...

Federal government launches first call for proposals under the Clean Fuels Fund

The federal government recently invited proposals to build new domestic production capacity under the $1.5-billion Clean Fuels Fund. In their blog,...

Evolution of the PPA

Discussions around solar and wind energy have come a long way in the last few years. In his blog post, Simon C. Baines discusses the evolution of...

Nova Scotia holds its third cap-and-trade auction

In their blog, Osler’s Jacob A. Sadikman, Richard J. King, Evan Barz and Marleigh Dick comment on the results of Nova Scotia’s recent...