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- Hashing out the Regulation of Cryptocurrency Mining in Alberta: A Look at
AUC’s Exemption and Self-Supply Criteria for Power Plants Under 10 MW
While the term “bitcoin” is a hot topic in Alberta in recent weeks, the physical operations, infrastructure and approvals required to operate a large-scale cryptocurrency operation is unknown to many. Cryptocurrency mining operations require large powerful processors that are used by miners to proce … Read more »
- The B.C. Government’s Draft Action Plan to Implement UNDRIP
On June 11, 2021, the B.C. government released its Draft Action Plan relating to the implementation of the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (“DRIPA”). The Draft Action Plan arrives two years after the B.C. government unanimously passed DRIPA – ambitious legislation that adopts the … Read more »
- British Columbia Contaminated Sites – New Requirements Start Feb. 1, 2021
On February 1, 2021, new reporting requirements in British Columbia will apply to owners and operators of lands that have been used for specified commercial and industrial uses. These reporting requirements will also trigger environmental investigation requirements to determine whether or not the la … Read more »
- Government of Canada Introduces Bill to Implement United Nations
Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
Today, the federal government introduced in Parliament Bill C-15, the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act. This blog provides some background on the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) and the new federal bill. The United Nations Dec … Read more »
- Strategic Assessment of Climate Change – New Guidance for the Federal
Impact Assessment Act
On July 16, 2020, the federal government released the Strategic Assessment of Climate Change, July 2020 (“SACC”). The SACC includes rules and obligations that apply to designated projects under the federal Impact Assessment Act (“IAA”). In particular, the SACC outlines requirements for project propo … Read more »