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Hidden Traffic : New Human Trafficking and Child Labor Regulation in Canada with Sean Stephenson
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[Podcast] USMCA in Review, with C.J. Mahoney, Former Deputy U.S. Trade Representative
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Five Questions, Five Answers: Electric Mobility Canada on Its Promises for a Cleaner Economy
Five Questions, Five Answers: The Voice of Canadian Automotive Parts Manufacturers
The Great Green North: A Discussion on Canada’s Environmental Regulations
Blakes Continuity Podcast: Cutting Through the Weeds: A Look at Environmental Issues Impacting Businesses
Balado continuité – Environnement : nouveautés du régime d’autorisation québécois
Blakes Continuity Podcast: What to Expect When Insolvency Crosses the Border
Infrastructure and Indigenous Engagement
A Way Forward: Energy Industry Ready to Fuel Canada's Recovery
Blakes Continuity Podcast: The Moving Landscape of Foreign Investments
Blakes Continuity Podcast: COVID-19: The Regulatory Impact on Pensions
Employment and Labour in the Time of COVID-19
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This Week in FCPA-Episode 96, 2018 - the Opening Day edition
Options to cap and cut emissions from the Canadian oil and gas sector were proposed by Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) in July 2022. Reducing oil and gas sector emissions is necessary for Canada to achieve its...more
On December 1, 2021, the Alberta Minister of Environment and Parks issued Ministerial Order 87/2021 confirming the cost to obtain Technology, Innovation and Emissions Reduction Fund (Fund) credits under the Technology,...more
Introduction - On March 25, 2021, the Supreme Court of Canada (the “SCC”) released its decision in Reference re Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act, upholding the constitutionality of a federal law establishing minimum...more
Dans le Renvoi relatif à la Loi sur la tarification de la pollution causée par les gaz à effet de serre (l’« arrêt »), une majorité de juges de la Cour suprême du Canada (la « CSC ») a déclaré que la Loi sur la tarification...more
On March 25, 2021, the Supreme Court of Canada upheld the Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act (“GGPPA”), which establishes a national pricing benchmark for greenhouse gas (“GHG”) emissions. Reference re Greenhouse Gas...more
In Reference re Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act (Decision), a majority of the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) declared that the federal Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act (Act) is constitutional. This Bulletin discusses...more
Le 6 mars 2021, le gouvernement du Canada a publié le projet de Règlement sur le régime canadien de crédits compensatoires concernant les gaz à effet de serre (le « Règlement »). Ce dernier fait actuellement l’objet d’une...more
On March 6, 2021, Canada published the Greenhouse Gas Offset Credit System Regulations (Canada) (Offset Regulations). The Offset Regulations are subject to public input and comment for 60 days until May 5, 2021, with final...more
En cette période de pandémie mondiale, si les questions de santé monopolisent une grande partie de notre attention, les changements climatiques n’en demeurent pas moins à l’avant-plan des enjeux avec lesquels les...more
While our attention is primarily on health issues during this global pandemic, climate change remains at the forefront of issues being addressed by governments, courts and businesses. This bulletin summarizes some of the...more
On September 2, 2020, the Government of British Columbia announced that it will further delay implementation dates for changes to the B.C. Carbon Tax and Provincial Sales Tax (PST) due to COVID-19....more
With its decision on June 28, 2019, the Ontario Court of Appeal became the second appellate court to conclude that Canada's federal carbon tax regime complies with the Constitution. The Saskatchewan Court of Appeal released a...more
Last year saw significant efforts to either impose a price on carbon or reform existing programs, and in some cases roll those programs back. The Paris Agreement advanced a critical step, but without settling on rules for...more
Under the Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act (Act), the federal government is empowered to administer and enforce a two-pronged carbon pricing system in provinces and territories that either fail to meet the federal...more
On October 23, 2018, the federal government made further announcements regarding the federal carbon-pricing backstop (the “Backstop”), providing details on where the pricing system will apply and how the revenues for those...more
On October 23, 2018, the Government of Canada announced additional details regarding the federal carbon pricing system and published draft regulations amending the Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act (Act). A federal fuel...more
The government of Canada recently released a technical discussion paper seeking to inform Canadians about a proposed federal carbon pricing backstop and to obtain feedback on its design....more
On May 18, 2017, Environment and Climate Change Canada released the Technical Paper on the Federal Carbon Pricing Backstop (Technical Paper), which provides an overview of the prospective federal carbon emissions pricing...more
The federal government, along with most of the premiers, signed a new pan-Canadian framework (the "Federal GHG Framework") on Friday, December 9, 2016. The Federal GHG Framework is intended to address climate change on a...more
On October 4, 2016, Canada’s Ecofiscal Commission (EFC) published a report, Course Correction: It’s Time to Rethink Canadian Biofuel Policies, arguing for the termination of biofuel subsidies. The report claims that...more
On May 24, 2016 the Alberta government introduced Bill 20 – Climate Leadership Implementation Act (the CLIA). The CLIA establishes the legislative framework for Alberta's new carbon tax (referred to in the CLIA as the carbon...more