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Bill 5, Protect Ontario By Unleashing Our Economy Act, 2025: Now In Force

On June 5, 2025, Bill 5, titled Protect Ontario by Unleashing our Economy Act, 2025 ("Bill 5") received Royal Assent and became law. Bill 5, whose key changes we previously summarized here, modifies the Electricity Act, the Endangered Species Act, the Environmental Assessment Act

Canada Environment

MT

McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Ontario's SEZs: A Legislative Power Grab Endangering Indigenous Rights And The Environment

Ontario's Bill 5, the "Protect Ontario by Unleashing our Economy Act, 2025,"[1] has unleashed a torrent of criticism.

Canada Environment

JFK Law LLP

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

On May 28, 2025, the Québec government officially adopted Bill 81, An Act to amend various provisions relating to the environment (the Act, previously referred to as Bill 81)...

Canada Environment

OH

Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

Competition Bureau Releases Long-Awaited Greenwashing Guidelines

Important legislative amendments to the Competition Act (the "Act") enacted in June 2024 have had a significant impact on the legal and enforcement risks associated with environmental claims in Canada...

Canada Environment

MT

McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Canada's Bill C-5: Continuing The Legislative Trend Of Undermining Indigenous Rights

Canada Environment

JFK Law LLP

Ontario's Species Conservation Act, 2025: Conflicts Will Be Aplenty Regarding Environmental Protection, Major Projects And Indigenous Rights

Canada Environment

JFK Law LLP

Final Guidelines From The Competition Bureau On Environmental Claims In Canada

Canada Environment

BJ

Bennett Jones LLP

Reporting Requirements: Federal Plastics Registry Phase 1

Canada Environment

MT

McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Competition Act Private Rights Of Action Take Effect June 20

Canada Environment

BD

Burnet, Duckworth & Palmer LLP

No Time To Waste: What Needs To Change To Get Major Projects And Key Infrastructure Built In Canada?

Canada Environment

OH

Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

How Recent Amendments To The Competition Act Raise The Stakes For Environmental Claims (Video)

Canada Environment

GW

Gowling WLG

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

Canada Environment

FF

Fasken (French)

Plan For The Ban: Federal Plastics Registry Portal Is Now Live

Canada Environment

ML

McMillan LLP

Greenwashing Update: Competition Bureau Releases Final Environmental Claims Guidelines

Canada Environment

MA

MLT Aikins LLP

Canada's Economic Outlook Beset By Uncertainty And Recession Risks For Rest Of Year

Worldwide International

RS

RSM Canada

Harassment And Workplace Violence: What Recent Case Law Teaches Us

Canada Employment

BB

BCF Business Law

Increasing Common Law Notice Awards In Recent Years

Canada Employment

MT

McCarthy Tétrault LLP

UPCOMING WEBINAR: 2025 Global In-House Counsel Survey Report: Unique Insights Into The Global In-House Counsel Profession

Worldwide Law Practice

IC

In-House Counsel Worldwide

AI For Legal: 5 Trends Transforming The Legal Industry Today!

Canada Technology

Alexa Translations

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Environment and Climate Regulation

Clean Air / Pollution

Ontario's SEZs: A Legislative Power Grab Endangering Indigenous Rights And The Environment

Ontario's Bill 5, the "Protect Ontario by Unleashing our Economy Act, 2025,"[1] has unleashed a torrent of criticism.

Canada Environment

JFK Law LLP

Plan For The Ban: Federal Plastics Registry Portal Is Now Live

The federal government has now launched the reporting platform for Canada's Federal Plastics Registry. With the first reporting deadline looming on September 29, 2025 for the 2024 calendar year...

Canada Environment

ML

McMillan 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

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

Canada Environment

ML

McMillan LLP

Commeth The Hour, Commeth The Corporate: Will 2025 See Business Leaders Become The Most Important Climate Advocates?

Canada Environment

GW

Gowling WLG

Environmental Law 2024 - Law And Practice

Canada Environment

sL

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

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Waste Management

Reporting Requirements: Federal Plastics Registry Phase 1

On April 20, 2024, the Government of Canada published the Notice with respect to reporting of plastic resins and certain plastic products for the Federal Plastics Registry for 2024, 2025 and 2026 (the "Notice").

Canada Environment

MT

McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Plan For The Ban: Federal Plastics Registry Portal Is Now Live

The federal government has now launched the reporting platform for Canada's Federal Plastics Registry. With the first reporting deadline looming on September 29, 2025 for the 2024 calendar year...

Canada Environment

ML

McMillan LLP

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

Au cours des deux dernières décennies, les législateurs fédéraux et provinciaux ont mis en place des régimes de responsabilité élargie des producteurs couvrant un éventail toujours plus étendu de produits...

Canada Environment

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Who's Left Holding The Bag? Canadian Extended Producer Responsibility Requirements And How They May Impact Your Business

Canada Environment

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Overview Of The Federal Plastics Registry

Canada Environment

MT

McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Why Extended Producer Responsibility And The Circular Economy Demand Boardroom Action

Canada Environment

ML

McMillan LLP

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

Canada Environment

OH

Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

Carbon Reduction At The Municipal Level

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

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EU & Regulatory Law

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

DP

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

SL

Siskinds LLP

Willms & Shier Report September-October 2010

Canada Environment

WS

Willms & Shier Environmental Lawyers LLP

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

Canada Real Estate

GW

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

BJ

Bennett Jones LLP

Environment @ Gowlings - November 23, 2009

GW

Gowling WLG

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Environmental Law

Bill 5, Protect Ontario By Unleashing Our Economy Act, 2025: Now In Force

On June 5, 2025, Bill 5, titled Protect Ontario by Unleashing our Economy Act, 2025 ("Bill 5") received Royal Assent and became law. Bill 5, whose key changes we previously summarized here, modifies the Electricity Act, the Endangered Species Act, the Environmental Assessment Act

Canada Environment

MT

McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Ontario's Bill 5: Economic Ambition Meet Constitutional Duty – The Inevitable Delays Arising From The Honour Of The Crown And Environmental Integrity

The Government of Ontario's Bill 5, "Protect Ontario by Unleashing our Economy Act, 2025"[1] is an omnibus bill that will amend or repeal several pieces of legislation.

Canada Government

JFK Law LLP

British Columbia's Bill 15: Expediting Projects At The Expense Of Indigenous Rights And Reconciliation

The government of British Columbia is trying to pass Bill 15, the Infrastructure Projects Act, by the end of May 2025.

Canada Government

JFK Law LLP

Ontario's SEZs: A Legislative Power Grab Endangering Indigenous Rights And The Environment

Canada Environment

JFK Law LLP

Too Much Discretion, Not Enough Meaningful Consultation: British Columbia's Bill 15 And DRIPA

Canada Government

JFK Law LLP

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

Canada Environment

OH

Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

L'Ontario publie son premier plan énergétique intégré, L'énergie pour les générations à venir

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Avantage concurrentiel par Blakes : mise à jour de juin 2025

Worldwide Anti-trust

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Competition Bureau Releases Long-Awaited Greenwashing Guidelines

Canada Environment

MT

McCarthy Tétrault LLP

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Latest Videos

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Biodiversity Net Gain - How Are The New Rules Changing The Landscape? (Video)

GW

Gowling WLG

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

MT

McCarthy Tétrault LLP

The Energy Transition Series: Smart Cities (Video)

BL

Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Environmental Crises: Management Of Risks And Liabilities - Video

D

Dentons

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