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Federal UNDRIP Bill becomes law

On June 16, Canada’s Senate voted to pass Bill C-15, the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act into law.

Alberta government launches procurement process for new CCUS hub

On May 12, 2021, Alberta Energy issued an information letter in which it announced that the government of Alberta will issue carbon sequestration...

Alberta Energy Regulator’s New Directive 067 increases scrutiny on licence eligibility

In July 2020, the Alberta government issued its new Liability Management Framework , aimed at reducing the province’s inventory of orphan and...

Federal budget injects fiscal stimulus into energy transition

The long-awaited federal budget released on April 19, 2021 (the Budget) took aim at supporting the transition of Canada’s energy industry to a low...

Blue hydrogen development

Increasingly, hydrogen is being considered as a means of converting carbon-free energy into a chemical fuel, which may be able to leverage existing...

Lithium development

Over the last decade, lithium has grown from having primary uses in glass and ceramic manufacturing to its now almost ubiquitous association with...

Geothermal energy development

Geothermal energy is an important component of Canada’s transition to a low-carbon energy future.

Implementation of Alberta’s new liability framework for oil and gas reclamation

In July 2020, the Alberta government issued its new Liability Management Framework (the Framework), aimed at reducing the province’s inventory of...