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- Opportunity to Comment on Ontario’s Emission Performance Standards Program
As Ontario continues its transition from a federally-regulated Output-Based Pricing System (“OBPS”) for greenhouse gas (“GHG”) emissions to a provincial Emissions Performance Standards (“EPS”) program and pricing regime, the Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks (“MECP”) has published … Read more »
- Climate Action Toolbox: Federal Government Publishes Final GHG Offset System Regulations
On June 8, 2022, the federal government published the final Greenhouse Gas Offset Credit System Regulations (Regulations) under the Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act (GGPPA) and launched the federal greenhouse gas (GHG) offset credit system. The federal offset system will provide regulated indust … Read more »
- First Merits Decision in a Securities Class Action for Secondary Market Misrepresentation Upheld by Court of Appeal – Reliability is an Element of Materiality
Last year we wrote about Justice Belobaba’s decision on the merits of this secondary market securities class action, which was reported at Wong v. Pretium Resources Inc., 2021 ONSC 54. … Read more »
- What’s the “matter” with the IAA? Taking a Closer Look at the Alberta Court of Appeal’s Constitutional Analysis
The Alberta Court of Appeal recently assessed the constitutionality of the federal Impact Assessment Act [1] and Physical Activities Regulations [2] (collectively the “Assessment Regime”). The case is summarized here. The majority, led by Chief Justice Fraser, found the Assessment Regime to be unco … Read more »
- B.C. Releases Action Plan to Implement UNDRIP With New Commitment to Modernize Mineral Tenure Act
The British Columbia government recently unveiled its finalized Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act Action Plan (the “Action Plan”) to support the implementation of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (“UNDRIP”). The Action Plan details 89 actions to ad … Read more »