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Future Of Canada’s Carbon Markets Anchored By Canada-Alberta MOU Implementation Agreement

On May 15, 2026, the Prime Minister of Canada and the Premier of Alberta announced an agreement to implement the Canada-Alberta Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) announced in November 2025. This implementation agreement (Agreement) is the latest announcement on intergovernmental cooperation and formalizes the draft cooperation agreement announced in April and discussed in our March 25, 2026 Update: “Canada and Alberta sign draft cooperation agreement on impact assessment after historic MOU”.

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Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

Eco-Friendly Estate Planning: Leaving A More Sustainable Legacy

Sustainable living does not have to end with your lifetime. In today’s increasingly eco-conscious world, more and more individuals are looking for ways to reduce their carbon footprint and leave things “greener” for future generations. Eco-friendly estate planning can integrate those values into practical decisions that reduce your environmental impact while caring for loved ones after your death.

Canada Environment

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O'Sullivan Estate Lawyers LLP

The Benefits Of Adopting The New European Voluntary Sustainability Reporting Standard For Canadian SMEs

Since Donald Trump took office, the global political landscape has undergone a major transformation. U.S.-imposed tariffs and uncertainty surrounding the renegotiation...

Canada Environment

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Miller Thomson LLP

Court Of Appeal Summaries (March 2 – 6, 2026)

Following are our summaries of the civil decisions of the Court of Appeal for Ontario from March 2, 2026 to March 6, 2026.

Canada Litigation

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Blaney McMurtry LLP

Transport Canada Signals Expanded Regulatory Focus On Hazardous And Noxious Substances In Renewed Marine Emergency Services Consultations

Canada Environment

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McMillan LLP

La plus récente décision du Canada concernant le plastique et ses répercussions sur votre stratégie ESG

Canada Environment

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Miller Thomson LLP

Listed And Lawful: Canada's Federal Court Of Appeal Upholds Federal Government's Listing Of Plastic As Toxic

Canada Environment

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McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Implementation Framework For The Right To A Healthy Environment Under CEPA

Canada Environment

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Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

A New Problem For EV Fast Chargers: Air Pollution

Canada Environment

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Crowe MacKay LLP

Phase 1 Of The Federal Plastics Registry: Deadline To Submit Reports Fast Approaching

Canada Environment

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Burnet, Duckworth & Palmer LLP

Are You Ready For The New Plastics Registry Reporting Due September 29?

Canada Environment

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WeirFoulds LLP

Ontario's SEZs: A Legislative Power Grab Endangering Indigenous Rights And The Environment

Canada Environment

JFK Law LLP

Plan For The Ban: Federal Plastics Registry Portal Is Now Live

Canada Environment

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McMillan LLP

Guidance Published For Reporting To The Federal Plastics Registry – Phase 1

Canada Environment

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Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

Les Excuses En Cas De Diffamation : Une Solution Plus Symbolique Que Juridique?

Canada Litigation

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BCF Business Law

Digging Into Change: Ontario Proposes Updates To Archaeological Assessment Standards

Canada Real Estate

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Davies Howe

Smith v. The King – Missed The Deadline To Object To A CRA Tax Reassessment? What The Tax Court Requires To Grant An Extension Of Time

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Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

HR Compliance Audit

Canada Employment

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Fogler, Rubinoff LLP

New Principles For AI Use In Ontario

Canada Technology

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Miller Thomson LLP

Plan For The Ban: Global Plastics Pollution Treaty Negotiations On Pause

The United Nations' efforts towards establishing a legally binding global plastics treaty have encountered an obstacle resulting in recent negotiations coming to an end on December 1, 2024 without reaching an agreement.

Canada Environment

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McMillan LLP

Commeth The Hour, Commeth The Corporate: Will 2025 See Business Leaders Become The Most Important Climate Advocates?

In 2024, there were four major international efforts to secure agreement to address biodiversity loss, climate change, desertification and plastic pollution.

Canada Environment

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Gowling WLG

Environmental Law 2024 - Law And Practice

In Canada, all levels of government share responsibility for the protection of the environment – federal (national), provincial/territorial (regional), municipal (local), and indigenous...

Canada Environment

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Lawson Lundell LLP

Canada's Proposals For Implementing A Modernized CEPA

On Oct. 2, 2024, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) published three proposals for implementing changes to the Canadian Environmental Protection Act...

Canada Environment

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Defining Detection: The Fight Over Coverage In Paramount v. Chubb Insurance

Canada Insurance

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CLC (Canadian Litigation Counsel)

Interpreting Detection Provisions In Pollution Insurance: Insight From The Court Of Appeal Of Alberta

Canada Insurance

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Textile And Apparel Industry Consultation To Help Canada Deter Plastic Waste And Pollution

Canada Environment

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Froese Law

In Case You Missed It… The Comment Period On The Federal Government Consultation On Plastic Waste And Pollution From Textile And Apparel Sector Closes September 1

Canada Environment

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Bennett Jones LLP

Energy Insight – Making Dollars And Sense Of Carbon Markets – Part 2: Carbon Pricing

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McMillan LLP

Messages clés : aperçu du marché pancanadien du carbone

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McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Harmony At Last? Amendments To Canada's Impact Assessment Act Seek To Harmonize Federal And Provincial Assessments

Canada Environment

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Gowling WLG

Historic Advisory Opinion Issued By The International Tribunal For The Law Of The Sea On States' International Obligations Regarding Oceans And Climate Change

Canada Environment

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Miller Thomson LLP

Are "Surgical" Amendments Enough? Debates Surrounding The Proposed Amendments To The Impact Assessment Act

Canada Environment

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McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Constructive Expropriation

Canada Real Estate

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Reynolds Mirth Richards & Farmer

Harmony At Last? Amendments To Canada's Impact Assessment Act Seek To Harmonize Federal And Provincial Assessments

The Impact Assessment Act ("IAA") has been amended with implications for the assessment and approval of major energy, infrastructure and mining projects going forward. The federal government unveiled...

Canada Environment

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Gowling WLG

Historic Advisory Opinion Issued By The International Tribunal For The Law Of The Sea On States' International Obligations Regarding Oceans And Climate Change

On May 21, 2024, the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea ("ITLOS" or the "Tribunal") issued its advisory opinion (read the opinion here) on State obligations under international law...

Canada Environment

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Miller Thomson LLP

Are "Surgical" Amendments Enough? Debates Surrounding The Proposed Amendments To The Impact Assessment Act

On June 10, 2024, the Senate received the Energy, the Environment and Natural Resources ("ENEV") Standing Committee's Report regarding the proposed amendments to the Impact Assessment Act (IAA).

Canada Environment

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McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Constructive Expropriation

In the Supreme Court of Canada decision of Annapolis Group Inc. v Halifax Regional Municipality, 2022 SCC 36 [Annapolis], the Court clarified the test for a "constructive expropriation".

Canada Real Estate

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Reynolds Mirth Richards & Farmer

Amendments To Impact Assessment Act Released – Triage Or Major Surgery?

Canada Environment

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Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

The Packaging Dilemma

The Government of Canada has taken action towards reducing plastic pollution through its Zero Plastic Waste Agenda. While the goal of reducing plastic pollution is important...

Canada Healthcare

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Gowling WLG

Court Rules Federal Cabinet Acted Outside Their Authority By Broadly Designating Plastic Manufactured Items As Toxic

On November 16, 2023, in Responsible Plastic Use Coalition v. Canada (Environment and Climate Change), the Federal Court ruled that the federal cabinet acted outside their authority when they issued an...

Canada Environment

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Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

Stick A (Plastic) Fork In It: Canadian Federal Plastics Designation Declared Unlawful

On November 16, 2023, the Federal Court of Canada (Court) released its decision in Responsible Plastic Use Coalition v. Canada (Environment and Climate Change).

Canada Environment

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Dentons Canada LLP

B.C. Government Enforces 'Polluter Pays' Principle With Environmental Management Act

On November 8, 2023, proposed amendments to British Columbia's Environmental Management Act, SBC 2003, c 53 (EMA) received royal assent.

Canada Environment

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Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

The Federal Court Rules That The Order Labelling Plastics As A Toxic Substance Is Unreasonable And Unconstitutional

Canada Environment

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Bennett Jones LLP

Impact Assessment Act Found To Be Mostly Unconstitutional

Canada Environment

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MLT Aikins LLP

What Now? The Supreme Court Of Canada Finds The Federal Impact Assessment Act Largely Unconstitutional

Canada Environment

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Cassels

A Climacteric Litigation Decision – Part I: A Discussion Of The Montana Climate Trial

Canada Environment

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McLennan Ross LLP

Federal Government Asserts Jurisdiction Over Electricity In New Draft Regulations

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Bennett Jones LLP

ECCC Launches Consultation On Requirement For Major Grocers To Develop Pollution Prevention Plans For Primary Packaging

Canada Environment

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McCarthy Tétrault LLP

ECCC Consultation On Food Contact Plastic Packaging Pollution Prevention Plan Requirements

Canada Environment

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Miller Thomson LLP

Alberta's Carbon Pricing Emissions Trading System: Criminal Charges Laid

Canada Environment

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McMillan LLP

Plan For The Ban: UNEP Issues Report Offering Insight And Guidance For World's First Global Plastics Pollution Treaty

Canada Environment

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McMillan LLP

Updating Saskatchewan's Environmental Protection Legislation

Canada Environment

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MLT Aikins LLP

New Restrictions And Prohibitions Affecting Single-Use Items And Plastics

Canada Environment

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McLennan Ross LLP

Saskatchewan Releases Emissions-reduction Regulations

Canada Environment

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MLT Aikins LLP

False Or Misleading Claims In Big Oil: Risk On Both Sides Of The Coin

Canada Environment

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Dentons Canada LLP

The ‘Polluter Pays' Principle: Proposed Amendments To The Environmental Management Act May Usher In A New Era For B.C. Industrial Companies

Canada Environment

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Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

Sierra Club Of British Columbia Foundation V. British Columbia

Canada Environment

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McCarthy Tétrault LLP

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