We use cookies to customise content for your subscription and for analytics. If you continue to browse Lexology, we will assume that you are happy to receive all our cookies. For further information please read our Cookie Policy.
On March 12, 2009, the federal government amended the existing Exclusion List Regulations, 2007 and issued the new Infrastructure Projects Environmental Assessment Adaptation Regulations (the Infrastructure Regulations), both under the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act (CEAA
The MOE has released draft guidance regarding the completion of the water assessment and water body reports that proponents of renewable energy projects must submit with their REA applications, as required by O. Reg. 35909
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
On April 23, 2009, the Federal Court of Canada released a decision that requires Environment Canada to report, under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 (CEPA), data from mining facilities regarding their releases or transfers of certain pollutants to tailings and waste rock disposal areas as part of the annual National Pollutant Release Inventory (NPRI
Ontario’s ban on the use and sale of pesticides for cosmetic (i.e., deemed by the government to be nonessential) purposes took effect on April 22, 2009
On June 25, 2010, Syncrude Canada Ltd. was found guilty of two charges stemming from the April 2008 death of approximately 1,600 ducks in its Aurora Settling Basin, a tailings pond serving part of the company’s Fort McMurrayarea oil sands operations
