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Regulation for offshore drilling creates welcome efficiencies under the Impact Assessment Act

On June 3, 2020, Canada’s Minister of Environment and Climate Change issued the Regulation Respecting Excluded Physical Activities (Newfoundland...

Alberta Court of Appeal decision clarifies judicial review of administrative decisions in the absence of reasons and treatment of quarries under Alberta’s environmental assessment regime

The Alberta Court of Appeal reversed the judicial review decision of the Alberta Court of Queen’s Bench and held that the Director's decision that...

Resource projects and the honour of the Crown: More than just consultation about a project’s impacts

Two recent court decisions highlight that the principle of the honour of the Crown may form the basis for successful challenges to regulatory...

Ontario introduces significant amendments to the Pesticides Act and the Pesticides Regulation

The Ontario government has passed significant amendments to the Pesticides Act and the Pesticides Regulation

Opportunity knocks: Federal government launches Alberta-specific wind and solar procurement process

On April 15, 2020, the federal government (Canada) issued a request for information (RFI) in connection with a new public procurement of wind and...

Alberta Court gives Cabinet 10 days to decide on oil sands project

The Court found an unjustified 19-month delay to be “abusive” and ordered Cabinet to decide within 10 days whether to approve Prosper Petroleum...

Supreme Court Majority alters framework for judicial reviews and statutory appeals

On December 19, 2019, the SCC issued its decisions in Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration) v. Vavilov and Bell Canada v. Canada (Attorney...

Exxon wins first climate change disclosure securities fraud case

On December 10, the New York Supreme Court released its decision in the ExxonMobil securities fraud case. The New York Attorney General had alleged...

The more things change, the more they stay the same: Alberta revamps carbon pricing regime for large emitters

The Alberta government introduced Bill 19, the Technology Innovation and Emissions Reduction Implementation Act, 2019 as well as the Technology...