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Canada's Mandatory Federal Plastics Registry Reporting: What You Need To Know

On April 20, 2024, the Government of Canada issued a Notice pursuant to section 46 of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 (CEPA) mandating that certain entities report information on the quantities and types of plastics that they manufacture, import, produce and place on the Canadian market.

Canada Environment

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Trump 2.0 clap de fin pour nos ambitions climatiques et environnementales?

Depuis l'assermentation de Donald Trump comme président des États-Unis nous absorbons l'onde de choc provoquée sur le commerce mondial, les technologies propres et la décarbonation.

Canada Environment

MT

Miller Thomson LLP

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

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

Advancing Canada's Carbon Removal Strategy: Federal Government Unveils Draft Offset Protocol For Direct Air Carbon Dioxide Capture And Geological Storage

Canada Environment

MT

McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Kyle Bertsch And Thomas Sanderson Publish Article On "Turning The Taps On"

Canada Environment

MT

Miller Thomson LLP

Waste Not, Want Not: The Shifting Landscape Of Extended Producer Responsibility Programs In Canada

Canada Environment

MT

McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Le Canada publie son rapport final sur l'état des substances perfluoroalkylées et polyfluoroalkylées

Canada Environment

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Canada Concludes PFAS "Forever Chemicals" Are Toxic: What You Need To Know

Canada Environment

BL

Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

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

Canada Environment

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Fasken

Federal Court Orders Review Of PMRA Decision Renewing Glyphosate Pesticide

Canada Environment

BJ

Bennett Jones LLP

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

Canada Environment

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Fasken (French)

Anti-Money Laundering Amendments Accelerated: Businesses Face Unexpected Compliance Rush

Canada Government

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Aird & Berlis LLP

Employer Due Diligence Required for Employee Use of Generative AI at Work

Canada Technology

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McLennan Ross LLP

AML: Your Independent Finance Company May No Longer Be Exempt

Canada Government

C

Cassels

Tokenized Carbon Credits: How Blockchain Is Revolutionizing Carbon Markets

Canada Technology

OH

Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

Accommodation Is A Two-way Street: Lessons For Employers From Aguele v. Family Options Inc.

Canada Employment

GW

Gowling WLG

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Canada's Mandatory Federal Plastics Registry Reporting: What You Need To Know

On April 20, 2024, the Government of Canada issued a Notice pursuant to section 46 of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 (CEPA) mandating that certain entities report information on the quantities and types of plastics that they manufacture, import, produce and place on the Canadian market.

Canada Environment

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Trump 2.0 clap de fin pour nos ambitions climatiques et environnementales?

Depuis l'assermentation de Donald Trump comme président des États-Unis nous absorbons l'onde de choc provoquée sur le commerce mondial, les technologies propres et la décarbonation.

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Alberta's Data Centre Boom: Powering The Digital Frontier

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

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Clean Incentives: What Canada's Clean Electricity Investment Tax Credit Means For The Evolving Power Sector (Podcast)

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The Planning Act And The Duty To Consult First Nations Communities After Galibier Materials Inc. v. Springwater (Township)

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Ontario Moves To Fast Track Mining, Expand Discretion Over Tenure

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

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

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New Mining Act Regulations For Aboriginal Consultation Proposed

Recently, the Ministry of Northern Development and Mines (the "Ministry") posted proposed regulations pursuant to section 176 of the Mining Act on Ontario’s Environmental Registry (the "EBR").

Canada Environment

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DLA Piper

Environment @ Gowlings: August 5, 2011

Notice was given on June 4, 2011 that a Climate Change Plan had been prepared by the Minister of Environment pursuant to Section 5(1) of the "Kyoto Protocol Implementation Act". This was the fifth iteration of the Plan required under the "Act".

Canada Environment

GW

Gowling WLG

A New Crime: Hacking Carbon Credits

In January, much of the European Union carbon trading system was shut down in response to the theft of carbon credits from a Czech carbon registry.

Canada Environment

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Siskinds LLP

Willms & Shier Report September-October 2010

Canada Environment

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Willms & Shier Environmental Lawyers LLP

Real Estate & Urban Development @ Gowlings: June 29, 2010

Canada Real Estate

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Gowling WLG

Mission Impossible? Making Sense Of The Copenhagen Accord

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Climate Change @ Gowlings - December 31, 2009

GW

Gowling WLG

Alberta’s Electricity Transmission Debate – An Update On Bill 50

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Bennett Jones LLP

Environment @ Gowlings - November 23, 2009

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Gowling WLG

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Climate Change

Trump 2.0 clap de fin pour nos ambitions climatiques et environnementales?

Depuis l'assermentation de Donald Trump comme président des États-Unis nous absorbons l'onde de choc provoquée sur le commerce mondial, les technologies propres et la décarbonation.

Canada Environment

MT

Miller Thomson 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

Canada Environment

TL

Torys LLP

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

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)

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Torys LLP

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

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Fasken

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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

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

ML

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

GW

Gowling WLG

Environmental Law 2024 - Law And Practice

Canada Environment

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Lawson Lundell LLP

Canada's Proposals For Implementing A Modernized CEPA

Canada Environment

BL

Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

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

Canada Insurance

CC

CLC (Canadian Litigation Counsel)

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

Canada Insurance

BL

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

BJ

Bennett Jones LLP

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Increased Scrutiny, Novel Measures, And Higher Penalties: Trends In Environmental Investigations, Enforcement, And Prosecutions (Video)

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Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

Driving Ontario Municipalities Forward (Video)

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Key Takeaways From Our "Corporate Climate Change" Panel Discussion

MT

McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Environmental Crises: Management Of Risks And Liabilities - Video

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Dentons

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Environmental Disaster Management

GW

Gowling WLG

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