Provinces as creditors for remediation costs *

Canada - December 7 2012
Today the Supreme Court of Canada (“SCC”) released a decision finding that the Province of Newfoundland and Labrador is not exempt from claims proceedings under the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act (“CCAA”) relating to unfulfilled remediation obligations of an insolvent company.

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Nunavut Planning and Project Assessment Act (Bill C-47) *

Canada - November 12 2012
The proposed Nunavut Planning and Project Assessment Act (“NPPAA”) was introduced to Parliament for first and second reading as Bill C-47 on November 6, 2012.

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Major federal changes: Bill C-38 *

Canada - April 30 2012
On April 26, 2012, a new budget bill (“Bill C-38”) was tabled in the federal House of Commons.

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Budget to speed up approval of resource development projects *

Canada - March 30 2012
Budget 2012, released yesterday by the Federal Government, contains new proposals to speed up the regulatory process for reviewing and approving resource development projects in Canada.

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New federal carbon emission standards for coal-fired power plants *

Canada - August 30 2011
On Saturday, August 27, 2011 the Federal Government released proposed legislation setting new carbon emission standards for coal-fired power plants.

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