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Federal Court provides guidance on adequacy of supplemental Indigenous consultation and appropriate remedies for operational projects

A recent Federal Court of Canada decision provides important guidance on the scope of the duty to consult where the Crown undertakes supplemental...

Federal Court recognizes the Crown’s duty to consult on economic benefits linked to Aboriginal rights

On July 19, 2021, Canada’s Federal Court released its decision in Ermineskin Cree Nation v Canada (Environment and Climate Change), 2021 FC 758...

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 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...

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...

Federal government announces Canada’s hydrogen strategy

On December 16, 2020, the Canadian government released its much-anticipated Hydrogen Strategy for Canada, which sets an ambitious framework to cement...