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Appeal Court confirms that innocent party must clean up pollution

  • Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP
  • -
  • Canada
  • -
  • May 13 2013

In a decision in Kawartha Lakes (City) v. Ontario (Environment), on May 10, 2013, the Ontario Court of Appeal unanimously dismissed the appeal of

Ontario court recognizes “light” as a contaminant under the Environmental Protection Act

  • Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP
  • -
  • Canada
  • -
  • March 27 2013

In February 2013, Justice Green of the Ontario Court of Justice held that sunlight reflected from a building can be considered a contaminant under

Ontario resurrects proposed Great Lakes Protection Act as part of larger Great Lakes Strategy

  • Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP
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  • Canada
  • -
  • February 28 2013

On February 25, 2013, Ontario's Minister of the Environment, Jim Bradley, re-introduced the Great Lakes Protection Act, the government's first major

Change is in the air: Ontario closer to a cap-and-trade system

  • Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP
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  • Canada
  • -
  • February 21 2013

On January 21, 2013, Ontario's Ministry of the Environment (MOE) posted the Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reductions in Ontario: A Discussion Paper (the

U.S. Advisory Committee releases draft climate change report for public consultation

  • Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP
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  • Canada
  • -
  • January 23 2013

On January 11, 2013, the U.S. National Climate Assessment and Development Advisory Committee (NCADAC) released a draft Climate Assessment Report (the

When can environmental regulatory orders be compromised claims under the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act? Supreme Court of Canada provides clarification

  • Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP
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  • Canada
  • -
  • December 11 2012

In its decision released on December 7, 2012, the Supreme Court of Canada held that claims in respect of provincial environmental clean-up orders can be compromised under the federal Companies Creditors’ Arrangement Act (CCAA

Ontario Ministry of Environment announces proposed regulation for certain solar projects under the EASR

  • Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP
  • -
  • Canada
  • -
  • August 3 2012

The Ontario Ministry of Environment (MOE) recently posted proposed regulations to the Environmental Activity and Sector Registry (EASR) for public comment

Divisional Court affirms the decision of the Environmental Review Tribunal in Kawartha Lakes

  • Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP
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  • Canada
  • -
  • June 1 2012

In its recent decision in The Corporation of the City of Kawartha Lakes v. Director, Ministry of the Environment (Kawartha Lakes) issued on May 28, 2012, the Divisional Court affirmed the reasoning of the Environmental Review Tribunal (the ERT) issued on November 20, 2009 (the ERT Decision

The Ontario Environmental Review Tribunal decision in Erickson v. Director, Ministry of Environment

  • Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP
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  • Canada
  • -
  • July 27 2011

The Ontario Environmental Review Tribunal (the ERT) released its landmark ruling in the wind farm challenge case, Erickson v. Director, Ministry of the Environment (Erickson) on July 18, 2011

Environmental Review Tribunal confirms the liability of current and former directors for clean-up orders

  • Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP
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  • Canada
  • -
  • July 27 2011

In its recent decision in Currie v. Director, Ministry of the Environment (Currie) issued on June 7, 2011, the Environmental Review Tribunal (ERT) has applied its reasoning in its Corporation of the City of Kawartha Lakes v. Director, Ministry of Environment decision issued on November 20, 2009 (Kawartha Lakes) to hold corporate directors personally liable to clean up a contaminated site