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Green energy legislation comes into force

  • Torys LLP
  • -
  • Canada
  • -
  • June 2 2009

On May 14, 2009, the Green Energy and Green Economy Act, 2009 came into force

Fine of $800,000 issued for vapour discharge

  • Torys LLP
  • -
  • Canada
  • -
  • November 30 2009

On November 4, 2009, BP Canada Energy Company pleaded guilty to one count of causing an odorous discharge that caused or was likely to cause an adverse effect

Proposed amendments to mining legislation

  • Torys LLP
  • -
  • Canada
  • -
  • June 2 2009

On April 30, 2009, Bill 173, An Act to amend the Mining Act, was introduced into the Ontario legislature

Proposed nuclear liability legislation

  • Torys LLP
  • -
  • Canada
  • -
  • March 31 2009

On March 24, 2009, the federal government introduced Bill C-20, the Nuclear Liability and Compensation Act, into Parliament for first reading

Ministry of Labour to inspect electrical hazards at mines

  • Torys LLP
  • -
  • Canada
  • -
  • July 31 2009

The Ontario Ministry of Labour (MOL) recently announced that, in September 2009, it will be conducting an "enforcement blitz" of electrical equipment and practices at underground mines, surface plants and aggregate operations across Ontario

Code of practice for metal mines released

  • Torys LLP
  • -
  • Canada
  • -
  • July 31 2009

On June 27, 2009, Environment Canada issued an Environmental Code of Practice for Metal Mines (the Code), which describes the operational activities of the metal mining sector and associated environmental risks

Technical Guidance for completing specified gas Baseline Emissions Intensity Applications released

  • Torys LLP
  • -
  • Canada
  • -
  • January 5 2012

The Alberta government released the draft updated Technical Guidance for completing Baseline Emissions Intensity Applications (Technical Guidance

Province sets new geothermal drilling rules

  • Torys LLP
  • -
  • Canada
  • -
  • June 1 2012

On May 18, 2012, the Ontario government reported that, effective immediately, it would adopt new rules to regulate vertical closed loop drilling for geothermal energy systems

Birds and bird habitat guidelines amended

  • Torys LLP
  • -
  • Canada
  • -
  • February 21 2012

The MOE recently decided to proceed with certain changes to Birds and Bird Habitats: Guidelines for Wind Power Projects (2010) (Guidelines

Ground source heat pumps exempt from environmental compliance approval

  • Torys LLP
  • -
  • Canada
  • -
  • August 8 2012

On June 2, 2012, O. Reg. 9812 was enacted