Regulatory, Indigenous and Environmental Regulatory, Indigenous and Environmental

Bill C-49: proposed changes to energy regulation for the Atlantic offshore

The House of Commons has completed the first reading of Bill C-49 which seeks to modernize Canada’s energy regulatory framework for the Atlantic...

Government of Alberta pauses new renewable energy project approvals

Alberta is pausing approvals of new renewable electricity generation projects over one megawatt until February 29, 2024, and will conduct an inquiry...

Canada recognizes a right to a healthy environment and changes its process for assessing toxic substances

On June 13, 2023, the long-in-the-making amendments to the Canadian Environmental Protection Act (CEPA) were passed by the Senate and received royal...

First justiciable climate claim in Ontario – Mathur v. Ontario

Jennifer Fairfax, Ankita Gupta and Joaquin Arias discuss in an Update the first court decision in Ontario to find that a climate lawsuit is...

Court dismisses claim against directors for company’s climate strategy

The decision from the High Court of England and Wales could discourage climate activists from pursuing similar claims in Canada.

Traditional Indigenous Knowledge in Canadian law (webinar)

In the April session of our Indigenous Law Insights webinar series, Osler partners Richard King and Mary Buttery, KC, discussed the role of...

Climate litigation comes for directors

In a global first, a London-based environmental NGO filed an action last month against Shell’s board of directors, alleging that the company’s...