November 28, 2023 - 12:00 PM
Join a panel of experts from our national Environmental group for a conversation on environmental law developments from across Canada.
A brief Q&A session will follow after the presentation.
Topics:
- How the Impact Assessment Act decision will affect proponents and projects
- Approvals reform in Quebec
- Emerging chemicals: PFAS and beyond
- Product stewardship update
- Environmental contamination and creditors: implications of the Qualex case
- Modernizing CEPA: The right to a healthy environment and strengthened chemicals management
- Officer and director liability update
- Energy future: uptick in nuclear development and Small Modular Reactors (SMRs)
- Implications of the Clean Electricity Regulations
Speakers:
- Sam Adkins, Partner, Vancouver
- Nicole Bakker, Associate, Calgary
- Scott Birse, Associate, Calgary
- Rochelle Collette, Associate, Vancouver
- Lana Finney, Partner, Toronto
- Duff Harper, Partner, Calgary
- David Hillier, Associate, Toronto
- Jonathan Kahn, Partner, Toronto
- Charles Kazaz, Partner, Montréal
- Ryan McNamara, Associate, Toronto
Event Details:
Tuesday, November 28, 2023
Webinar
12 - 1:30 p.m. (ET)
Mandatory Continuing Education:
Ontario
This program contains up to 90 minutes of substantive content.
British Columbia
This program has been accredited for 1.5 CPD Credit Hour with The Law Society of British Columbia.
Quebec
Please note that pursuant to the amendments to the Règlement sur la formation continue
obligatoire des avocats (Regulation respecting mandatory
continuing education for lawyers – available in French only)
of the Barreau du Québec, which came into force on April 1,
2019, the status of "recognized provider" and the
mandatory "recognition" of activities have been
abolished.
Blakes will continue to provide you with a confirmation of participation for your records. As stipulated in the above-mentioned regulation, members must preserve supporting documents attesting their completion of training activities for a period of seven years beginning on April 30 following the end of the reference period during which such activities were completed.