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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

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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

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Gowling WLG

Let's Get Together (Yay-Yay-Yay): What Ontario's Consolidation Of Conservation Authorities Means For Stakeholders

Ontario has announced its intention to create an Ontario Provincial Conservation Agency ("OPCA") and to consolidate the province's 36 conservation authorities into seven regional...

Canada Environment

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McMillan LLP

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

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McMillan LLP

Amendments To Filing A Record Of Site Condition

Canada Environment

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Important Changes To Records Of Site Condition And (Yet Again) Excess Soils

Canada Environment

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WeirFoulds LLP

Alberta Energy Regulator Finds Athabasca River Basin Is Not A 'Person'

Canada Environment

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Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

Financial Regulators Assess Climate Resilience Of Canadian Financial Institutions

Canada Environment

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Greenwashing – Out With The Old, In With The New

Canada Environment

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McMillan LLP

Propositions d'importantes modifications à la Loi de 2025 sur la conservation des espèces à venir

Canada Environment

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Bill C-5 And The Building Canada Act: Federal Government Seeks To Fast-Track 'National Interest' Projects

Canada Environment

AB

Aird & Berlis LLP

Canada Consults On Phase 1 Of Risk Management For PFAS

Canada Environment

TL

Torys LLP

Ontario Proposes Significant Changes To The Forthcoming Species Conservation Act, 2025

Canada Environment

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Alberta Announces Changes To TIER: What You Need To Know

Canada Environment

BJ

Bennett Jones LLP

Now Hiring? New Job Posting Rules Take Effect In 2026

Canada Employment

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Williams HR Law

2025 Canada Federal Budget: A Summary Of Key Tax Proposals

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Miller Thomson LLP

BC Supreme Court's Recent Cowichan Decision

Canada Litigation

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Burnet, Duckworth & Palmer LLP

Fall Tax Briefing: Trust Tax Structures, Mutual Fund Trust Eligibility, Director Liability And More

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Wildeboer Dellelce LLP

The Sad State Of The Duty To Mitigate

Canada Employment

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McCarthy Tétrault LLP

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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

Ontario Announces Streamlined Permitting Process For Advanced Exploration And Mine Development Projects

On Friday, October 17, 2025, Ontario launched the One Project, One Process Framework ("1P1P Framework") aimed at streamlining the permitting, authorization and approval process for exploration and mine development projects in the province.

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McMillan LLP

Legal Considerations For Hotels: ESG (Video)

With ESG now a core consideration in hotel strategy, investors and operators are rethinking how they design, develop and run hospitality assets.

Canada Media & IT

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Gowling WLG

Accelerating Major Grid And Energy Infrastructure: Legal And Regulatory Implications Of Budget 2025

GW

Gowling WLG

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

Canada Environment

GW

Gowling WLG

Greenwashing Update – Federal Budget And The Government Climate Competitiveness Strategy

Canada Anti-trust

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McMillan LLP

The Red Glare: Watching The Impact In Canada Of ESG Changes In The United States – Sustainability Disclosure And The SEC

Canada Commercial

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Dentons Canada LLP

Let's Get Together (Yay-Yay-Yay): What Ontario's Consolidation Of Conservation Authorities Means For Stakeholders

Canada Environment

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McMillan LLP

Changes Coming To Alberta's TIER System

Canada Environment

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McMillan LLP

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Climate Change

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

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Financial Regulators Assess Climate Resilience Of Canadian Financial Institutions

Canada Environment

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Bill C-5 And The Building Canada Act: Federal Government Seeks To Fast-Track 'National Interest' Projects

Canada Environment

AB

Aird & Berlis LLP

Canada Consults On Phase 1 Of Risk Management For PFAS

Canada Environment

TL

Torys LLP

Fast Tracks And Green Gaps Part IV: Shifting Gears: How The United States' Exit From Climate Protection Fuels Canada's IP Advantage

BJ

Bennett Jones LLP

Application For Extension To Federal Plastics Registry Deadline Of September 29

Canada Environment

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WeirFoulds LLP

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Clean Air / Pollution

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

A New Problem For EV Fast Chargers: Air Pollution

This information that follows is taken from sources including The Car Connection, Autoweek, Green Car Reports, and other industry sources.

Canada Environment

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Crowe MacKay LLP

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

On April 20, 2024, the federal Department of the Environment published a notice in the Gazette ("Notice") pursuant to section 46(1) of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999...

Canada Environment

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Burnet, Duckworth & Palmer LLP

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

Canada Environment

WL

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

GW

Gowling WLG

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Waste Management

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

Quebec's EV Battery Recovery Program Goes Nationwide

On June 26 2025, the Electric Vehicle Battery Recovery Program (the "EV Battery Program"), originally an industry-led Quebec initiative, announced that it has now expanded across Canada.

Canada Environment

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McMillan LLP

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

The federal government has recently launched the Federal Plastics Registry (the "FPR"), a new initiative that establishes mandatory requirements to monitor and track plastics from manufacturing through to end-of-life.

Canada Environment

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WeirFoulds LLP

Canadian Product Stewardship And EPR: 2025 Summer Update

Canada Environment

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Gowling WLG

Proposed Changes To Ontario's Recycling Regime (Part 1): Amendments To The Resource Recovery And Circular Economy Act, 2016

Canada Environment

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McMillan LLP

Proposed Changes To Ontario's Recycling Regime (Part 2): Amendments To The Blue Box Regulation

Canada Environment

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McMillan LLP

Safety First: Refusal To Comply With Safety Program Warrants Dismissal

Canada Employment

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Filion Wakely Thorup Angeletti LLP

Proposed Changes To Ontario's Recycling Regime (Part 3): RPRA Collection System, Management Requirements And Performance Credits Guidance

Canada Law Performance

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McMillan LLP

Reporting Requirements: Federal Plastics Registry Phase 1

Canada Environment

MT

McCarthy Tétrault LLP

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Latest Videos

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

OH

Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

Key Takeaways From Our "Corporate Climate Change" Panel Discussion

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McCarthy Tétrault LLP

The Energy Transition Series: Smart Cities (Video)

BL

Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Environmental Crises: Management Of Risks And Liabilities - Video

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Dentons Canada LLP

Looking For Leadership: The Costs Of Climate Inaction - Annual Greenhouse Gas Report 2014

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Gowling WLG

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