Canada: Environment

On May 29, 2025, the National Assembly passed Bill 89, An Act to give greater consideration to the needs of the population in the event of a strike or a lock-out (Bill 89 or the Bill)...

Across Canada, the federal and provincial governments continue to increase regulation of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances ("PFAS") in tandem with scientific findings...

Les Autorités canadiennes en valeurs mobilières (les « ACVM ») proposent de remplacer le Règlement 43-101 sur l'information concernant les projets miniers...

Recently, the Ministry of Northern Development and Mines (the "Ministry") posted proposed regulations pursuant to section 176 of the Mining Act on Ontario’s Environmental Registry (the "EBR").

Notice was given on June 4, 2011 that a Climate Change Plan had been prepared by the Minister of Environment pursuant to Section 5(1) of the "Kyoto Protocol Implementation Act". This was the fifth iteration of the Plan required under the "Act".

In January, much of the European Union carbon trading system was shut down in response to the theft of carbon credits from a Czech carbon registry.

Administrative penalty schemes have quickly become the preferred way for governments to enforce regulatory obligations. This is now particularly true with respect to environmental obligations...

On July 23, 2025, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) announced the release of the Plan of Priorities, a multi-year plan that outlines upcoming priorities for the assessment of chemical substances.

With the increasing threat wildfires pose to the safety, health and economic wellbeing of Canadians and ecosystems across the country, the federal government has established...

This information that follows is taken from sources including The Car Connection, Autoweek, Green Car Reports, and other industry sources.

On April 20, 2024, the federal Department of the Environment published a notice in the Gazette ("Notice") pursuant to section 46(1) of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999...

The federal government has recently launched the Federal Plastics Registry (the "FPR"), a new initiative that establishes mandatory requirements to monitor and track plastics from manufacturing through to end-of-life.