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Amendments To Quebec’s Environmental Assessment Procedure

Quebec has published comprehensive amendments to its environmental impact assessment and review procedure, introducing more detailed upfront requirements, expanded public consultation roles, and new ministerial authorities. The changes aim to streamline decision-making while requiring proponents to provide substantially more information at earlier stages of the process.

Canada Environment

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Réforme de la procédure d’évaluation environnementale au Québec

Le 25 mars 2026, le gouvernement du Québec a publié le Règlement modifiant le Règlement relatif à l’évaluation et l’examen des impacts sur l’environnement de certains projets...

Canada Environment

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Plan For The Ban: UPDATE Environment Canada Clarifies Timing For Delay Of Phases 2 & 3 Of Canada’s Federal Plastics Registry

In January 2026, Environment and Climate Change Canada (“ECCC”) announced that all reporting requirements for Phases 2 and 3 of Canada’s Federal Plastics Registry will be delayed...

Canada Environment

ML

McMillan LLP

Canada Publishes Nanomaterials Risk Assessment Framework

On March 5, 2026, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) and Health Canada (HC) published...

Canada Environment

BC

Bergeson & Campbell

Indigenous Communities In The North Central To Canada's New Defence Industrial Strategy

Canada Government

MT

McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Canadian Federal And Provincial Cleantech Funding Initiatives

F

Fasken

Plan For The Ban: Proposed Amendments Scrapping Export Ban For Single-Use Plastics Published

Canada Environment

ML

McMillan LLP

Canadian Product Stewardship And EPR: A Review Of 2025 And Beyond

Canada Environment

GW

Gowling WLG

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

Canada Environment

MT

McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Canada Fines Cosmetics Company For Violating CEPA, Including Failing To Submit A Significant New Activity Notification

Canada Environment

BC

Bergeson & Campbell

ECCC Announces Delay To The Reporting Requirements Under Phases 2 And 3 Of The Federal Plastics Registry

Canada Environment

BJ

Bennett Jones LLP

How Is Canada Managing The End-of-life For EV Batteries?

Canada Environment

GW

Gowling WLG

Plan For The Ban: Phases 2 And 3 Of Canada's Federal Plastics Registry Delayed

Canada Environment

ML

McMillan LLP

Le Canada annonce des modifications prévues aux exigences de déclaration pour le Registre fédéral sur les plastiques

Canada Environment

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

The Duty To Accommodate Disabilities In The Workplace: A Step-By-Step Guide

Canada Employment

PH

Piccolo Heath

How The Canadian Foreign Accrual Property Income (FAPI) Regime Works—and Why It Matters To Foreign Corporations, Foreign Trusts

RS

Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

HR Compliance Audit

Canada Employment

FR

Fogler, Rubinoff LLP

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

Canada Commercial

ML

McKercher LLP

A Degree In Deception: Alberta Court Upholds Termination For Cause

Canada Employment

C

Cassels

L'Alberta ouvre la porte à l'élargissement de la défense fondée sur les règles d'exonération pour les énoncés liés au climat

L'information sur les changements climatiques demeure un point central des marchés financiers canadiens, façonné par les attentes des investisseurs et les tendances réglementaires...

Canada Environment

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Canada Announces Planned Changes To Federal Plastics Registry Reporting Requirements

On December 19, 2025, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) announced planned changes to reporting requirements for the Federal Plastics Registry (FPR).

Canada Environment

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Alberta Securities Act Amended To Introduce Safe Harbours For Climate-Related Disclosures

Greenwashing has dominated corporate and regulatory conversations in recent years. From the introduction of new Competition Act provisions targeting misleading environmental claims to subsequent government efforts...

Canada Environment

BD

Burnet, Duckworth & Palmer LLP

December 2025 Amendments To Alberta's TIER Following The MOU With The Federal Government

On December 3, 2025, the Alberta Government made amendments to the Technology Innovation and Emissions Reduction Regulation (TIER) through Order in Council 369/2025 (the TIER Amendment).

Canada Environment

D

Dentons Canada LLP

Une deuxième série de projets est soumise à l'examen du Bureau des grands projets du Canada

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Climate Litigation Report 2025

Canada Environment

MR

McLennan Ross LLP

Plan For The Ban: Canada To Scrap Export Ban For Single-Use Plastics

Canada Environment

ML

McMillan LLP

Company Officers And Managers Can Be Subject To Fisheries Act Inspector's Directions: What Terrapure Means For Industry And Individuals

Canada Environment

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Biodiversity Net Gain: How Planning Teams And Developers Are Making It Work

Canada Environment

GW

Gowling WLG

Federal Budget 2025: Energy, Infrastructure, And Indigenous Funding Initiatives

BL

Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Implementation Framework For The Right To A Healthy Environment Under CEPA

Canada Environment

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Green Light For Green Claims? Federal Government Reverses Course On Greenwashing Rules In Budget 2025

Canada Environment

GW

Gowling WLG

Changes Coming To Alberta's TIER System

Canada Environment

ML

McMillan LLP

Des organismes de réglementation financière évaluent la résilience climatique des institutions financières canadiennes

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Implementation Framework For The Right To A Healthy Environment Under CEPA

The Framework establishes how CEPA will be administered to fulfill the Government of Canada's duty to respect, protect and fulfill the Right

Canada Environment

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Green Light For Green Claims? Federal Government Reverses Course On Greenwashing Rules In Budget 2025

The federal government has just released its Federal Budget 2025 and it's a major update for brands, advertisers, and companies of all sizes, with potential implications for how businesses...

Canada Environment

GW

Gowling WLG

Changes Coming To Alberta's TIER System

On September 16, 2025, the Government of Alberta announced upcoming changes to its Technology Innovation and Emissions Reduction (TIER) Regulation (the "Regulation").

Canada Environment

ML

McMillan LLP

Des organismes de réglementation financière évaluent la résilience climatique des institutions financières canadiennes

Le 11 septembre dernier, l'Autorité des marchés financiers (l'« AMF ») et le Bureau du surintendant des institutions financières (le « BSIF ») ont publié conjointement un rapport...

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Financial Regulators Assess Climate Resilience Of Canadian Financial Institutions

Canada Environment

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Powering The Future: SMRs, Nuclear Fuel, And Decarbonizing The Mining Sector

Powering the Future: SMRs, Nuclear Fuel, and Decarbonizing the Mining Sector was cohosted in partnership with the Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA/OECD) and supported through sponsorship by Centrus Energy, NexGen Energy...

TL

Torys LLP

Navigating Climate Challenge: Key Themes For Business At New York Climate Week

The effects of climate change are ever more apparent this year with increasing temperatures impacting seasonal changes and more frequent unusual weather patterns.

Canada Environment

GW

Gowling WLG

Fast Tracks And Green Gaps Part II: Innovation Interrupted: What The End Of The USPTO's Green Program Means For Agri-Tech

The United States has long been a major player in both agri-tech innovation and the intellectual property (IP) landscape.

BJ

Bennett Jones LLP

Environmental Administrative Penalty Schemes: Is The Court Creating A Regulatory Charter-Free Zone?

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...

Canada Environment

F

Fasken

Canada's Plan Of Priorities Includes Several Nanoscale Materials

Canada Healthcare

BC

Bergeson & Campbell

La Cour Internationale De Justice Émet Un Avis Consultatif Sur Les Obligations Des États En Matière De Changement Climatique — Vue D'Ensemble Et Incidences

Canada Environment

MT

McCarthy Tétrault LLP

The International Court Of Justice Issues Advisory Opinion On The Obligations Of States In Respect Of Climate Change – Overview And Impact

Canada Environment

MT

McCarthy Tétrault LLP

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

Canada Environment

BD

Burnet, Duckworth & Palmer LLP

Canadian Product Stewardship And EPR: 2025 Summer Update

Canada Environment

GW

Gowling WLG

Climate Change Initiatives: Selected Recent Changes And The Application Of Existing Tax Principles To Clean Energy—Part 2

Canada Environment

BJ

Bennett Jones LLP

Une nouvelle série de modifications à la Loi sur la qualité de l'environnement

Canada Environment

FF

Fasken (French)

CSA Puts Climate And Diversity Disclosures On Ice – A Strategic Retreat?

Canada Environment

PV

Pallett Valo LLP

Canadian Competition Bureau Releases Final Guidance On Environmental Claims

Canada Anti-trust

DW

Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg

Key Updates Released By Competition Bureau Regarding Greenwashing And The New Private Litigant Regime

Canada Environment

AB

Aird & Berlis LLP

New Private Rights Of Action Have Come Into Force

Canada Anti-trust

F

Fasken

Québec Adopts Bill 81, Amending Most Of The Province's Environmental Laws

Canada Environment

OH

Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

Competition Act Private Rights Of Action Take Effect June 20

Canada Environment

BD

Burnet, Duckworth & Palmer LLP

Clean Economy Investment Tax Credits – A Post-Election Update

MT

McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Competition Bureau Finalizes Greenwashing Enforcement Guidelines

Canada Anti-trust

TL

Torys LLP

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Adapting To The Changing Conditions Of The Canadian Energy Industry (Video)

BD

Burnet, Duckworth & Palmer LLP

Tour D'horizon Des Principaux Développements À Venir En Droit Des Valeurs Mobilières (Video)

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Driving Ontario Municipalities Forward (Video)

BL

Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Key Takeaways From Our "Corporate Climate Change" Panel Discussion

MT

McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Panel: The State Of BC's Cleantech Sector (Video)

GW

Gowling WLG

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