Maureen Killoran, KC

Significant decision at the Supreme Court of Canada: five judge majority finds the Impact Assessment Act unconstitutional

On October 13, 2023, The Supreme Court of Canada released its reasons opining on the constitutionality of the federal Impact Assessment Act, SC 2019, c 28, s 1 and Physical Activities Regulations, SOR/2019-285 (together, the IAA).A majority of the Court, comprised of five judges, held that...

Lead Office: Calgary Date Closed: October 13, 2023 Value: -

Trans Mountain Canada Inc. in its successful defence of four judicial review applications at the Federal Court of Appeal, challenging the June 2019 federal approval (Order in Council) of the Trans Mountain Pipeline Expansion Project

On February 4, 2020, The Federal Court of Appeal unanimously dismissed the judicial review applications of four Applicants which sought to quash the June 2019 Federal Cabinet decision to approve the Trans Mountain Pipeline Expansion Project. The dismissal clears another major legal...

Lead Office: Calgary Date Closed: February 4, 2020 Value: $12 billion

Supreme Court of Canada rules in favour of the Trans Mountain Expansion Project

On Thursday, January 16, 2020 Osler lawyers, Maureen Killoran Q.C, Olivia Dixon, and Sean Sutherland appeared before the Supreme Court of Canada on the “BC Reference Case” on behalf of both Trans Mountain and Enbridge to argue that proposed amendments to the B.C. Environmental...

Lead Office: Calgary Date Closed: January 16, 2020 Value: -

Equinor Canada Limited and Husky Oil Operations Limited regarding commercial matters related to the potential Bay du Nord offshore oil project

On July 26, 2018, the Province of Newfoundland and Labrador announced an agreement with Equinor Canada Limited and Husky Oil Operations Limited to develop the potential Bay du Nord offshore deepwater oil site. This agreement includes arrangements with the Province of Newfoundland and...

Lead Office: Calgary Date Closed: -- Value: $10.9 billion

Kinder Morgan Canada Limited in its litigation victories for the Trans Mountain Pipeline Expansion

On May 24, 2018, British Columbia’s Supreme Court dismissed two separate legal challenges to Kinder Morgan’s Trans Mountain Expansion Project (the “Project”) that were brought by the City of Vancouver and the Squamish Nation. The petitioners argued that BC’s...

Lead Office: Calgary Date Closed: -- Value: $8 billion

Terra Nova Consortium in a challenge over its calculation of past and ongoing provincial royalties

Osler represented the Owners of the Terra Nova Project (consortium consists of Suncor, Murphy Oil, Chevron Canada, ExxonMobil, Husky Energy, Statoil and Mosbacher Operating) in a challenge to the Province of Newfoundland and Labrador over its calculation of past and ongoing provincial...

Lead Office: Calgary Date Closed: January 4, 2018 Value: -

National Energy Board Recommends Approval of the $6.8-billion Trans Mountain Expansion Project

Osler acted for Kinder Morgan Canada in connection with its application to the National Energy Board expansion of its Trans Mountain Pipeline system from Edmonton, Alberta to Burnaby, British Columbia. The $6.8 billion expansion will approximately triple the capacity of the existing...

Lead Office: Calgary Date Closed: -- Value: -