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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

Transport Canada has launched a second round of consultations on proposed regulations intended to increase access to marine emergency services and strengthen responses to pollution incidents under the Canada Shipping Act, 2001.

Canada Environment

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McMillan LLP

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

Le 30 janvier 2026, la Cour d'appel fédérale (la « Cour ») a rendu une importante décision dans l'affaire Canada (Procureur général) c. Coalition pour une utilisation responsable du plastique...

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

In 2021, the federal government listed "plastic manufactured items" ("PMI") as toxic substances under Schedule 1 of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 ("CEPA").

Canada Environment

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McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Implementation Framework For The Right To A Healthy Environment Under CEPA

Canada Environment

BC

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

OH

Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

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

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?

Canada Environment

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Gowling WLG

Environmental Law 2024 - Law And Practice

Canada Environment

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Lawson Lundell LLP

Failure To Disclose New Employment Does Not Repudiate Settlement Agreement

Canada Employment

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Cassels

Court Of Appeal Summaries (February 9 – February 13, 2026)

Canada Litigation

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Blaney McMurtry LLP

Guaranteed Rebuilding Cost On Trial: Winners, Losers & The SCC's Big Message (Video)

Canada Litigation

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SBA Lawyers LLP

What The New Work Experience Requirements Mean For Category-Based Express Entry Candidates

Canada Immigration

Moving2Canada

Is Big Tech Responsible For A Youth Mental Health Crisis? (Podcast)

Canada Media & IT

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Gardiner Roberts 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

The case of Paramount Resources Ltd. v. Chubb Insurance Company of Canada, 2024 ABCA 266 centers on a dispute over insurance coverage following the release of condensate from a LVP...

Canada Insurance

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CLC (Canadian Litigation Counsel)

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

On Aug. 13, 2024, the Court of Appeal of Alberta (the ABCA) released its decision in Paramount Resources Ltd v. Chubb Insurance Company of Canada, 2024 ABCA 266 [Paramount]. The ABCA allowed the appeal.

Canada Insurance

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

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

The Government of Canada has conducted a consultation process on its draft outline to address plastic waste and pollution in the textile and apparel industry. This draft outline fits into the Government of Canada's larger...

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

ML

McMillan LLP

Messages clés : aperçu du marché pancanadien du carbone

MT

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

MT

Miller Thomson LLP

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

Canada Environment

MT

McCarthy Tétrault LLP

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

OH

Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

When To Extend The Limitation Period In Environmental Claims: Alberta Court Of Appeal Issues Its Latest Ruling

Canada Environment

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Advancing Regulatory Tools For Climate-resilient Buildings

MT

Miller Thomson 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

RM

Reynolds Mirth Richards & Farmer

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

Draft amendments to the federal Impact Assessment Act (the IAA or the Act) were released on Tuesday, April 30, 2024, as part of a Notice of Ways and Means Motion...

Canada Environment

OH

Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

When To Extend The Limitation Period In Environmental Claims: Alberta Court Of Appeal Issues Its Latest Ruling

The Alberta Court of Appeal issued its decision in Paramount Resources Ltd. v. Grey Owl Engineering Ltd. on February 21, 2024.

Canada Environment

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Advancing Regulatory Tools For Climate-resilient Buildings

In its Early Estimate of National Emissions released in September 2023, the Canadian Climate Institute found that emissions from the Canadian building sector increased from 84 mega tonnes...

MT

Miller Thomson LLP

Pipeline Predicaments: A Showdown Of Environmental Liability In Alberta's Court Of Appeal

Canada Environment

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CLC (Canadian Litigation Counsel)

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

OH

Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

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

The Federal Court of Canada (Court) released its decision on November 16, 2023, in Responsible Plastics Use Coalition v Canada,1 which held that the Federal Government's labelling...

Canada Environment

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Bennett Jones LLP

Impact Assessment Act Found To Be Mostly Unconstitutional

In the highly anticipated Reference re Impact Assessment Act, 2023 SCC 23 the majority (5-2) of the Supreme Court of Canada...

Canada Environment

MA

MLT Aikins LLP

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

Jurisdiction over the environment is shared between the federal and provincial governments under the Canadian constitution.

Canada Environment

C

Cassels

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

Canada Environment

MR

McLennan Ross LLP

Federal Government Asserts Jurisdiction Over Electricity In New Draft Regulations

BJ

Bennett Jones LLP

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

Canada Environment

MT

McCarthy Tétrault LLP

ECCC Consultation On Food Contact Plastic Packaging Pollution Prevention Plan Requirements

Canada Environment

MT

Miller Thomson LLP

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

Canada Environment

ML

McMillan LLP

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

Canada Environment

ML

McMillan LLP

Updating Saskatchewan's Environmental Protection Legislation

Canada Environment

MA

MLT Aikins LLP

New Restrictions And Prohibitions Affecting Single-Use Items And Plastics

Canada Environment

MR

McLennan Ross LLP

Saskatchewan Releases Emissions-reduction Regulations

Canada Environment

MA

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

OH

Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

Sierra Club Of British Columbia Foundation V. British Columbia

Canada Environment

MT

McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Alberta's Emissions Reduction And Energy Development Plan

OH

Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

"Green" Hydrogen Power: Using Water To Reach Net-Zero

MT

Miller Thomson LLP

Alberta Wildfires And Workplace Health And Safety: What Employers Need To Know

Canada Employment

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Cassels

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