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Federal Government Seeks To Overhaul The Environmental Assesement Process
May 7th, 2012

Recently the Federal Government introduced amendments to several environmental statutes through Bill C-38, titled the “Jobs, Growth and Long-Term Prosperity Act”. Bill C-38 is a budget implementation bill that seeks to implement provisions of the budget tabled on March 29th, 2012.&n... Read more »

Environmental Review Sparks Debate
May 3rd, 2012

Critical debates have been sparked following the announcement by Natural Resources Minister Joe Oliver of an overhaul of environmental assessment rules. So far it appears that voters have accepted that some change to environmental assessment rules is worthwhile, but the public will be paying close a... Read more »

Federal Government to Announce Proposed Measures for Streamlining Project Approvals
April 17th, 2012

One of the highlights of last month's budget speech was the announcement by the federal government that it would overhaul the environmental approval process for major resources projects. The measures are expected to include a time limit on the length of reviews, general streamlining of the pro... Read more »

'Adverse Effect' doesn't require an impact on the natural environment
April 10th, 2012

The Court of Appeal for Ontario released an important decision this week on the definition of “adverse effect” under the Environmental Protection Act (the “EPA”). Many provisions of the EPA, particularly those prohibiting certain activities or requiring reporting of certain e... Read more »

Highlights of the 2012 Federal Budget
March 30th, 2012

Finance Minister Jim Flaherty delivered the Harper government’s 2012 budget today, mixing together austerity measures, pension reforms, and the end of the penny. For the energy and resources sectors, there are a number of highlights in the budget, most significantly the setting of limits on... Read more »

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