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A new bill to reform Quebec’s Mining Act: Bill 43

  • Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP
  • -
  • Canada
  • -
  • June 17 2013

On May 29, 2013, the Government of Québec introduced in the Québec National Assembly a new bill to reform Québec’s Mining Act, Bill 43. The new bill

Action against proposed wind farm fails

  • Borden Ladner Gervais LLP
  • -
  • Canada
  • -
  • June 10 2013

K2 Wind proposes to build a wind power project in Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh township in southwestern Ontario, where Shawn and Trisha Drennan are

BC Supreme Court upholds yet another decision of the BC Environmental Assessment Office

  • McMillan LLP
  • -
  • Canada
  • -
  • May 24 2013

In a recent case where a decision of the BC Environmental Assessment Office ("EAO") was challenged, the BC Supreme Court has found in favour of the

Keewatin v Ontario: Court of Appeal affirms Ontario’s unilateral ability to take up treaty lands

  • Norton Rose Fulbright LLP
  • -
  • Canada
  • -
  • April 5 2013

On March 18, 2013, the Court of Appeal released its highly anticipated decision in Keewatin v Ontario (Minister of Natural Resources).1 Keewatin

Appeal of South Kent Wind Project's approval rejected

  • Stikeman Elliott LLP
  • -
  • Canada
  • -
  • December 6 2012

The Environmental Review Tribunal (ERT) recently issued its first major decision of a renewable energy approval appeal related to human health concerns since Erickson v Director, Ministry of Environment

Canada

  • Borden Ladner Gervais LLP
  • -
  • Canada
  • -
  • December 5 2012

The British Columbia Environmental Appeal Board made a preliminary ruling that the Fort Nelson First Nation had standing under the provincial Water Act to

First Capital Realty v. Imperial Oil Ltd.: the polluter pays principle is expanded

  • Borden Ladner Gervais LLP
  • -
  • Canada
  • -
  • November 29 2012

The recent decision of the British Columbia Supreme Court, First Capital Realty v. Imperial Oil Limited, emphasizes the “polluter pays” principles of the BC Environmental Management Act (the “Act”) and establishes that a purchaser with full knowledge of contamination may not be responsible for any clean up costs

The non-polluter pays: municipal liability for cleaning up migrating contamination

  • Borden Ladner Gervais LLP
  • -
  • Canada
  • -
  • November 29 2012

In December 2008, a residential property leaked fuel oil in the City of Kawartha Lakes (the “City”

BC Court of Appeal overturns decision and finds duty to consult met in environmental assessment

  • McMillan LLP
  • -
  • Canada
  • -
  • November 23 2012

On November 22, 2012 in Halalt First Nation v British Columbia, 2012 BCCA 472, the BC Court of Appeal overturned the decision of a Chambers Judge regarding the BC Environmental Assessment Office's duty to consult and accommodate the Halalt First Nation with respect to a water well project

Federal court affirms its approval of federal aquaculture consultation

  • Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP
  • -
  • Canada
  • -
  • October 26 2012

On October 1, 2012, the Federal Court decided that Canada discharged its duty to consult with the Petitioners, the K’ómoks First Nation, in its issuance and renewal of four shellfish aquaculture licences on the coast of British Columbia