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Canadian crypto update – undertakings required for crypto asset platforms seeking registration in Canada

Public undertakings will now be required of crypto asset trading platforms seeking registration. Osler lawyers provide more detail and discuss the...

The chilling effect of crypto winter on directors and officers

Osler lawyers discuss the potential personal liability of directors and officers who steward digital asset companies when these companies are faced...

Canada’s new clean fuel standard – obligations for liquid fuel suppliers and opportunities for low-carbon energy producers

Canada’s new Clean Fuel Standard came into force on June 20, 2022, targeting carbon emission reductions in liquid fossil fuels and aiming to spur...

Government of Canada bans many single-use plastics

After nearly two years of consultations with provincial and municipal governments, industry and individual Canadians, the Government of Canada has...

British Columbia and Tahltan Nation enter into landmark consent-based decision-making agreement

On June 6, 2022, the Tahltan Nation and British Columbia entered into the first consent-based decision-making agreement negotiated under B.C.’s...

SEC’s prescriptive climate disclosure proposal could impose new ESG obligations on Canadian inter-listed issuers

On March 21, 2022, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued a proposed rule for the enhancement and standardization of...

International Sustainability Standards Board releases draft sustainability and climate change disclosure proposals for public comment

The International Sustainability Standards Board has issued proposed global standards for sustainability- and climate-related disclosure for public...

Alberta Court of Appeal finds federal impact assessment regime unconstitutional

In this Osler Update, we summarize the key aspects of the decision for proponents and businesses subject to federal environmental laws.

Ontario amends net metering regulation for third-party ownership

New Ontario regulations open the possibilities of renewable energy to a wider pool of industrial and residential customers. Osler’s Jacob...