Energy Energy

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...

Amending Bill 37: Alberta’s prompt payment regime

On October 21, 2020, the Government of Alberta introduced Bill 37 titled the Builders’ Lien (Prompt Payment) Amendment Act,...

Amending Bill 37: Alberta’s prompt payment regime

While Bill 37, titled the Builders’ Lien (Prompt Payment) Amendment Act, 2020, passed second reading on October 28, 2020, the prompt payment...

Alberta’s Petrochemicals Incentive Program

On October 30, 2020, the Alberta government announced the launch of the new Alberta Petrochemicals Incentive Program as an integral part of the...

Prompt payment and adjudication come to Alberta

The Alberta government has tabled Bill 37: Builders’ Lien (Prompt Payment) Amendment Act, 2020, which seeks to modernize and make substantial...

Alberta government introduces Bill 36: The Geothermal Resource Development Act

On October 20, 2020, the Alberta government introduced Bill 36: The Geothermal Resource Development Act , which is aimed at creating a dedicated...