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McMillan LLP | Canada | 25 May 2022
Jurisdictional Battle Over The Environment Continues - Canada’s Impact Assessment Legislation Found Unconstitutional
On May 10, 2022, the Alberta Court of Appeal in Reference re. Impact Assessment Act ruled that the federal Impact Assessment Act (the “IAA”) and…
Gowling WLG | Canada | 1 Oct 2020
Guide to Doing Business in Canada: Environmental protection
Canada is an expansive country with a substantial industrial base, plentiful Natural Resources, extensive bodies of water and significant coastal…
Gowling WLG | Canada | 30 Jul 2020
Ontario's new environmental assessment program
Ontario's Bill 197 - now passed into law as the COVID-19 Economic Recovery Act, 2020 (S.O.2020, c.18) makes major changes to Ontario's 1975…
Gowling WLG | Canada | 30 Jul 2020
Indigenous consultation and Bill 197: Understanding the exemptions for Indigenous communities in Ontario's EA reforms
The Province's reform of its environmental assessment program largely focuses on reducing process and consultation for environmental assessments…
Gowling WLG | Canada | 30 Jul 2020
Less park protection? Bill 197's changes to environmental assessment in provincial parks
The Environmental Assessment Act ("EAA") currently requires the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry ("MNRF") to consider the…
Gowling WLG | Canada | 30 Jul 2020
Life in the fast lane: "Priority" highway projects exempt from environmental assessment obligations under Bill 197
The Environmental Assessment Act currently requires the Ontario Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks ("MECP") to consider the…
Bennett Jones LLP | Canada | 29 Jul 2020
Federal Government Releases Strategic Assessment of Climate Change
On July 16, 2020, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) released its Strategic Assessment of Climate Change (SACC). The SACC provides detailed…
Gowling WLG | Canada | 28 Jul 2020
What is and is not modernized in Ontario's re-write of its Environmental Assessment Act
On July 21, 2020, Ontario passed Bill 197, the COVID-19 Economic Recovery Act, 2020. Through Schedule 6 to this Act, Ontario has made significant…
Gowling WLG | Canada | 16 Jul 2020
Changes to environmental obligations during COVID-19
Since our comprehensive article on complying with environmental obligations during the COVID-19 pandemic in April, governments across Canada have made…
McCarthy Tétrault LLP | Canada | 6 Feb 2020
Canadian Power - Key Developments in 2019, Trends to Watch for in 2020: Environmental Law
In 2019, there were a number of key environmental law developments across Canada with potential impacts on the energy sector. Highlights include the…
