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Legislative Update Report No. 2026-14

Osler's Legislative Update is a bi-weekly listing of new legislation. This issue covers legislation for the period 07/09 to 07/22.

Canada Government

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Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

Raccordement des centres de données au réseau de transport d’électricité : nouveau cadre en Alberta et tendances au Canada

L'Alberta établit un nouveau cadre réglementaire pour le raccordement des centres de données au réseau électrique provincial, créant deux catégories distinctes : les centres dotés d'installations dédiées et ceux raccordés temporairement. Ce règlement pionnier pourrait servir de modèle à d'autres provinces canadiennes cherchant à équilibrer croissance économique et fiabilité du réseau.

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Québec’s 2026–2050 integrated energy resource plan: Capital build-out, timelines, and market opportunities

Québec has unveiled its first fully integrated long-term energy planning framework through 2050, targeting approximately $87 billion in investments and nearly 150 TWh of new renewable energy capacity. The province's Integrated Energy Resource Management Plan establishes sequenced milestones for electricity generation, bioenergy expansion, hydrogen development, and grid infrastructure while repositioning regulatory mandates to align tariff-setting and procurement with decarbonization objectives.

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Data Centre Regulation In Ontario

Ontario's electricity grid connection process for data centres involves navigating complex regulatory frameworks, technical requirements, and emerging provincial policies.

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Data Centre Regulation In British Columbia – Competing For A Limited Supply

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Cyber Breaches In The Canadian Power Utility Sector: Responding Effectively To A Crisis

Canada Technology

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Gowling WLG

When Things Go Seriously Wrong: Navigating Life-threatening Emergency Situations In The Canadian Power Utility Sector

Canada Employment

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Gowling WLG

Le Plan de gestion intégrée des ressources énergétiques du Québec 2026-2050 : investissements, échéanciers et occasions

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Alberta's BYOG Framework: What Data Centre And Generation Proponents Need To Know

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Bennett Jones LLP

Ontario IESO Announces A New Process For Dealing With Major Energy Projects

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Gowling WLG

L’Ontario annonce un processus simplifié pour les grands projets du secteur de l’énergie, dont les centres de données

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Canada’s New Electricity Strategy: Powering An Electrified Future By 2050

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Ontario’s Water And Wastewater Public Corporation Framework: What Municipalities Need To Know Now

Canada Real Estate

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WeirFoulds LLP

Family Ties: BC Court Of Appeal Confirms BC Utilities Commission Jurisdiction Over Affiliate Electricity Sales

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Fasken

Walking The Journey With Founders: Joe Gill’s Approach To Supporting Saskatchewan Startups (Video)

Canada Commercial

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McKercher LLP

A Costly Reminder For Employers: Employee Awarded Nearly $200,000 For OHSA Reprisal

Canada Employment

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WeirFoulds LLP

U.S.–Canada Tariffs: Timeline Of Key Dates And Documents

Canada International

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Cyber Criminals Love Your Deals: How Hidden Cyber Risk Can Blow Up Your M&A (And What To Do About It)

MT

Miller Thomson LLP

Canadian Tax Treatment Of Prediction Market Gains And Losses: Polymarket, Kalshi, Event Contracts, And Other Predictive Markets

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Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

Building Canada's Digital Backbone: Five Key Strategic Takeaways From Gowling WLG's Montreal Data Centre Roundtable

As digital transformation accelerates for businesses, individuals and governments, the right infrastructure is becoming critical to support the technology on which the world relies.

Canada Technology

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Gowling WLG

Alberta Advances Regulatory Changes To Facilitate Data Centre Development

On December 11, 2025, two bills addressing data centre development in the province received Royal Assent...

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Bennett Jones LLP

Powering The Cloud: How Alberta Is Reshaping Its Electricity System For Data Centres

On December 11, 2025, Alberta enacted a coordinated set of legislative measures to respond to the rapid growth of large-scale data centres and their impact on the provincial electricity system.

GW

Gowling WLG

Harvest Sky Solar Farm: Town Of Hanna Successfully Intervenes Before The AUC To Stop A Solar Power Plant

The Alberta Utilities Commission (the "AUC") rejected an application for a 15-MW solar project called the Harvest Sky Solar Farm based on opposition from the Town of Hanna (the "Town").

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CLC (Canadian Litigation Counsel)

Dissecting Ontario's Integrated Energy Plan: Challenges And Opportunities For Local Distribution Companies (LDCs)

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Gowling WLG

Observations From Gowling WLG's 2025 Energy Outlook

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Gowling WLG

Power Perspectives: Alberta Regional Overview

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McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Paving The Way: Alberta Minister Of Affordability And Utilities Tables Bill 52 – Energy And Utilities Statutes Amendment Act, 2025

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Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

Developments In Alberta's Restructured Energy Market (REM): Removal Of The Day-Ahead Commitment Market And The Day-Ahead Energy Scheduling Market

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McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Quebec Budget 2025: Major Implications For Public Utility System Operators

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McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Québec Budget 2025: Major Implications For Public Utility System Operators

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McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Alberta Issues Directive For Power Regime Overhaul: Fast And Furious Implementation

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Bennett Jones LLP

Ontario Measures To Encourage Private Investment Into Electricity Distribution Utilities

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Renewable Virtual Power Purchase Agreements And The Clean Energy Landscape

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Québec Budget 2025: Major Implications For Public Utility System Operators

On 25 March 2025, the Quebec government tabled the 2025-2026 provincial budget. The budget proposes significant changes to the public utilities tax or taxe sur les services publics (TSP)...

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McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Alberta Issues Directive For Power Regime Overhaul: Fast And Furious Implementation

On December 10, 2024, the Minister of Affordability and Utilities (Minister) issued a direction letter to the Alberta Electric System Operator (AESO) outlining the Government of Alberta's...

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Bennett Jones LLP

Ontario Measures To Encourage Private Investment Into Electricity Distribution Utilities

Currently, Ontario has approximately 61 municipal electricity utilities (MEUs) that provide local electricity distribution services to municipalities across the province.

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Renewable Virtual Power Purchase Agreements And The Clean Energy Landscape

Canadian corporations are turning to renewable virtual power purchase agreements as an emerging component of their energy procurement strategies.

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

OEB To Review Incremental Capital Module Policy

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Aird & Berlis LLP

Amping Up The Rules: BC To Regulate Crypto-Mining Electricity Use

On May 7, 2024, the Province of British Columbia (the "Province" or "BC") enacted Bill 24, Energy Statutes Amendment Act, 2024, 5th Sess, 42nd Parl, British Columbia, 2024 ("Bill 24"). Upon receiving royal assent on May 16.

Canada Technology

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McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Reset For Renewables: Nova Scotia Overhauls Energy Regulation And Governance In Advance Of Influx Of Renewable Energy

The Government of Nova Scotia has embarked on a path to dramatically reshape the regulation and governance of the energy sector with the passage of Bill 404, the Energy Reform (2024) Act (the "ERA") on April 4, 2024.

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Stewart McKelvey

Alberta Announces New Policies For Future Renewable Energy Projects

On August 3, 2023, the Government of Alberta enacted the Generation Approvals Pause Regulation, which prohibited the Alberta Utilities Commission ("AUC")...

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Miller Thomson LLP

Renewables Update: Alberta Issues Policy Guidance As Renewable Approvals Suspension Expires

On February 28, 2024, the Minister of Affordability and Utilities (Minister) issued a policy guidance letter to the Alberta Utilities Commission (AUC)...

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Burnet, Duckworth & Palmer LLP

Federal Government Proposes Revised Approach To The Draft Clean Electricity Regulations

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McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Changes To Alberta Renewable Project Approvals, Effective March 1, 2024

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Fasken

Back In Play: Alberta Announces Regulatory And Policy Changes And Lifts Pause On AUC Approvals For Renewable Energy Projects

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McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Plugged In: An Overview Of Legal Issues With Respect To Canada's Transition To Electric Vehicles

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Cassels

Not All In The Family: BC Utilities Commission Determines That Sales To Subsidiary Make Power Producer A Regulated Public Utility

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Fasken

Changes To Alberta Utilities Commission Rule 016

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McLennan Ross LLP

Update On Alberta's Renewables Pause: Expert Recommendations Provided On Module A Land Impact Issues

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Bennett Jones LLP

The 2023 Fall Economic Statement

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Fasken

Going Nuclear: Updates On Alberta's Continued Pursuit Of Small Modular Reactors

BJ

Bennett Jones LLP

Key Regulatory Considerations For RNG Projects In Alberta

BJ

Bennett Jones LLP

Energy Transition And A Race Against Time: The Ontario Energy Conference

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Alberta Utilities Commission Launches Inquiry Into Electricity Generation

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MLT Aikins LLP

Pause On Renewable Project Approvals Part 2: AUC Launches Inquiry Into Renewable Electricity Development

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Stikeman Elliott LLP

Alberta Utilities Commission Provides Much Needed Update On The Application Review Process During Approval Pause Period

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McLennan Ross LLP

Alberta Suspends Approvals Of Renewable Energy Projects

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Torys LLP

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Energy Innovators Roundtable Series | Equity, Diversity & Inclusion In The Ontario Energy Sector (Video)

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Gowling WLG

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