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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

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Fasken

Canada's Plan Of Priorities Includes Several Nanoscale Materials

On July 23, 2025, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) announced the release of the Plan of Priorities, a multi-year plan that outlines upcoming priorities for the assessment of chemical substances.

Canada Healthcare

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Bergeson & Campbell

Canada's New Virtual Hub For Wildfire Innovation And Knowledge Exchange

With the increasing threat wildfires pose to the safety, health and economic wellbeing of Canadians and ecosystems across the country, the federal government has established...

Canada Technology

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Goodmans LLP

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

Le 23 juillet 2025, la Cour internationale de Justice (la « CIJ ») a publié son avis consultatif[1] fort attendu sur les obligations des États en matière de changement climatique en vertu du droit international (l'« Avis consultatif »).

Canada Environment

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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

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Burnet, Duckworth & Palmer LLP

Canadian Product Stewardship And EPR: 2025 Summer Update

Canada Environment

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Gowling WLG

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

Canada Environment

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Bennett Jones LLP

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

Canada Environment

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Fasken (French)

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

Canada Environment

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Pallett Valo LLP

Canadian Competition Bureau Releases Final Guidance On Environmental Claims

Canada Anti-trust

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Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg

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

Canada Environment

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Aird & Berlis LLP

New Private Rights Of Action Have Come Into Force

Canada Anti-trust

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Fasken

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

Canada Environment

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Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

Addressing Tariffs And Other Impediments To Market Access With Investor-State Dispute Settlement Claims

Canada International

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McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Court Of Appeal Summaries (August 25 – August 29)

Canada Litigation

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Blaney McMurtry LLP

Canada Removes Tariffs On U.S. Goods

Canada International

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Ontario Court Of Appeal Clarifies Jurisdiction Over Global Crypto Platforms

Canada Technology

OH

Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

GM Temporarily Cuts Shifts At Detroit Electric Vehicle Plant Automotive Weekly

Canada Transport

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Crowe MacKay LLP

Competition Act Private Rights Of Action Take Effect June 20

In recent decades, the growing emphasis on climate change and environmental stewardship has led to a marked rise in 'green' marketing.

Canada Environment

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Burnet, Duckworth & Palmer LLP

Clean Economy Investment Tax Credits – A Post-Election Update

The past year included significant milestones for Canada's clean economy tax credits before a period of turbulence and uncertainty caused by the prorogation of Parliament and the recent federal election.

MT

McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Competition Bureau Finalizes Greenwashing Enforcement Guidelines

The Competition Bureau (the Bureau) published finalized guidelines on the anti-greenwashing provisions of the Competition Act (the Act) on June 5, 2025.

Canada Anti-trust

TL

Torys LLP

Affaire Gaspé Énergies : La Cour d'appel se prononce sur son pouvoir de révision d'une permission d'en appeler et casse le sursis d'application d'une loi environnementale

Le 22 mai 2025, dans son arrêt Gaspé Énergies inc., la Cour d'appel du Québec précise dans quelles circonstances elle a le pouvoir de réviser un jugement accordant erronément...

Canada Litigation

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Fasken (French)

Le bureau de la concurrence du canada publie ses lignes directrices finales sur les déclarations environnementales

Canada Environment

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Fasken (French)

Environmental Claims And The Competition Act: Competition Bureau Releases Final Greenwashing Enforcement Guidelines

Canada Anti-trust

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McMillan LLP

Fast-Tracking National Interest Projects In Canada: Bill C-5 – An Act To Enact The Free Trade And Labour Mobility In Canada Act And The Building Canada Act

Canada Environment

MT

McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Accelerated Project Approvals Under The Building Canada Act

Canada Government

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Cassels

Qui paie la note? Responsabilité élargie des producteurs et possibles répercussions sur votre entreprise

Canada Environment

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

The Competition Bureau's Final Word On Greenwashing: What Businesses Need To Know

Canada Anti-trust

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Lenczner Slaght LLP

Canada's Competition Bureau Releases Final Guidelines On Environmental Claims

Canada Anti-trust

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Fasken

Powering Economic Reconciliation: Revisions To Alberta Utilities AUC Rule 007 Address Electricity And Gas Utilities Projects Developed In Partnership With Indigenous Communities

Canada Government

C

Cassels

What To Expect From The Government's 2026 Carbon Pricing Program Review

Canada Environment

TL

Torys LLP

Greenwashing: What Happens When Competition And Securities Laws Intersect?

Canada Commercial

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Fasken

Canada's Competition Bureau Releases Final Guidelines On Environmental Claims

In 2024, Canada's Competition Act (the "Act") was amended to include specific deceptive marketing provisions on "greenwashing", pursuant to which businesses face the prospect of significant...

Canada Anti-trust

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Fasken

Powering Economic Reconciliation: Revisions To Alberta Utilities AUC Rule 007 Address Electricity And Gas Utilities Projects Developed In Partnership With Indigenous Communities

The Alberta Utilities Commission (AUC) is making changes to its application guidelines which provide a framework for the growing reality of Indigenous partnership on power generation and utility projects.

Canada Government

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Cassels

What To Expect From The Government's 2026 Carbon Pricing Program Review

A review of the federal carbon pricing program will soon be underway after the Liberal government was re-elected in Canada's 2025 election.

Canada Environment

TL

Torys LLP

Greenwashing: What Happens When Competition And Securities Laws Intersect?

Public companies have long developed best practices and legal expertise in drafting compliant securities disclosure documents. With the increase in required and voluntary disclosure...

Canada Commercial

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Fasken

Why Extended Producer Responsibility And The Circular Economy Demand Boardroom Action

Canada Environment

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McMillan LLP

How Safe Are Safe Harbours For Climate-Related Disclosure In Canada?

As the focus on greenwashing increases, Canadian public companies are becoming more attentive to their environmental disclosure.

Canada Commercial

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Fasken

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

On December 31, 2024, the Government of Canada released the Guide for Reporting to the Federal Plastics Registry – Phase 1 (the Guide).

Canada Environment

OH

Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

Canadian Federal Election Marks An "Inflection Point" For Climate Policy

With Canada's federal election only weeks away, partner and head of Torys' Climate Change practice Tyson Dyck says that climate change policies are currently at the "centre of a national conversation".

Canada Environment

TL

Torys LLP

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

The energy industry continues to demonstrate remarkable adaptability in response to emerging challenges, including carbon capture and climate change.

BD

Burnet, Duckworth & Palmer LLP

Could Trump 2.0 Spell The End Of Our Climate And Environmental Ambitions?

Canada Environment

MT

Miller Thomson LLP

Carbon Reduction At The Municipal Level

Canada Environment

MT

Miller Thomson LLP

Challenges To Project Permits And Approvals: The Latest Word From The Courts (Video)

TL

Torys LLP

Climate Activists Head To Dutch Supreme Court: Milieudefensie Et Al. v. Royal Dutch Shell

Canada Environment

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Fasken

Les activistes portent l'affaire Milieudefensie c. Shell devant la Cour suprême des Pays-Bas

Canada Environment

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Fasken (French)

Canada Moves To Add PFAS To List Of Toxic Substances; Proposes Risk Management Strategy

Canada Environment

TL

Torys LLP

Balancing Growth And Conservation – Can The Planning Infrastructure Bill Unlock 1.5 Million Homes And 150 Projects?

Canada Real Estate

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Gowling WLG

ESG Disclosure In Prospectuses Part 2: What Are The Trends In Canada?

Canada Commercial

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Fasken

Revue de l'année 2024 : Marchés des capitaux et valeurs mobilières

MT

Miller Thomson LLP

ESG Stakeholder Activism: Another Dynamic Year In Canada

Canada Environment

MT

McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Consultation On Proposed Guidelines On Environmental Claims And The Competition Act

Canada Anti-trust

DW

Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg

The Road From COP 29: Paving The Way For A Global Carbon Market

Canada Environment

MT

McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Turning Up The Heat: Groundbreaking Climate Litigation In Europe And Canada

Canada Environment

MT

McCarthy Tétrault LLP

ESG And Sustainability: Key Trends In Canada

Canada Environment

MT

McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Carbon Countdown: Canada Announces Draft Federal Offset Protocol On Direct Air Carbon Dioxide Capture And Geological Storage

ML

McMillan 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

ThinkHouse Foundations - COP28: What To Expect (Video)

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Gowling WLG

Driving Ontario Municipalities Forward (Video)

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Key Takeaways From Our "Corporate Climate Change" Panel Discussion

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McCarthy Tétrault LLP

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