McCarthy Tétrault LLP | Canada | 3 Aug 2022
On June 22, 2022, the Government of Canada published the Single-use Plastics Prohibition…
Gowling WLG | Canada | 19 Jul 2022
The long-awaited final Clean Fuel Regulations (the "Regulations"), developed by Environment and Climate Change Canada ("ECCC") under the Canadian…
Borden Ladner Gervais LLP | Canada | 13 Jun 2022
Despite opposition from industry groups and provinces, the government of Canada is moving forward with a comprehensive plan to address plastic pollution in the long term. At the end of 2021, the minister of environment and climate change and the minister of health announced draft regulations under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act 1999 banning certain single-use plastics deemed to be......
McMillan LLP | Canada | 29 Apr 2022
On April 21, 2022, the Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks announced their decision to implement a temporary suspension of certain…
Bergeson & Campbell PC | Canada | 22 Feb 2022
Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) announced on February 9, 2022, that the government introduced in the Senate the Strengthening…
Lexology PRO | Asia-Pacific, Australia, Canada, etc. | 21 Jan 2022
Manufacturers and importers face plastic taxes, extensive labelling obligations and waste management responsibilities in the multinational move towards circular economies.
Gowling WLG | Canada | 15 Oct 2021
Canada is an expansive country with a substantial industrial base, plentiful natural resources, extensive bodies of water and significant coastal…
Steptoe & Johnson LLP | Canada | 28 Jan 2021
The Government of Canada intends to add certain Plastic Manufactured Items to the list of substances appearing on Schedule 1 of the Canadian…
Gowling WLG | Canada | 13 Jan 2021
Last month, Canada's Climate Plan made headlines for its pledges to accelerate the national carbon price to $170/tonne by 2030 and to invest heavily…
McMillan LLP | Canada | 10 Oct 2020
On October 7, 2020, the Minister of Environment and Climate Change, the Honourable Jonathon Wilkinson, announced Canada’s next steps towards…