Les investissements effectués dans les technologies de l’hydrogène, et l’intérêt que ces dernières suscitent, ne cessent d’augmenter au Canada. Des changements annoncés récemment par le gouvernement de l’Ontario et le...more
Investment and interest in hydrogen technologies continues to grow across Canada and recent changes announced in Ontario and at the federal level promise an intensified push for hydrogen to play a key role in the country’s...more
L’hydrogène connaît un regain d’intérêt partout dans le monde et notamment dans la province de Québec où ont été lancés au cours des dernières années des initiatives et des projets de petite et de grande envergure en la...more
Hydrogen is regaining interest worldwide, including in the province of Quebec where several small and large hydrogen-related initiatives and projects have been launched in the last few years. Aiming to capitalize on the...more
Le 16 décembre 2020, le gouvernement du Canada a publié la Stratégie canadienne pour l’hydrogène (la « stratégie »). Il a déterminé que l’hydrogène est une composante essentielle de son plan visant à atteindre la cible de...more
On December 16, 2020, the Government of Canada released the Hydrogen Strategy for Canada (Strategy). The government has identified hydrogen as a critical part of its path towards achieving the goal of net-zero carbon...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
Il y a environ cinq ans, le ministère de l’Environnement et de la Lutte contre les changements climatiques a entrepris de modifier le régime d’autorisation environnementale du Québec. Les avocats Charles Kazaz, Anne Drost et...more
Voluntary codes of conduct have become common (and even expected) practice as part of a broader corporate social responsibility (CSR) strategy for companies across all industries. Increasingly, companies have been facing...more
The Regulation respecting compensation for adverse effects on wetlands and bodies of water (Regulation) came into force on September 20, 2018. The Regulation clarifies the regulatory framework and parameters for determining...more
On August 15, 2017, the Regulation respecting the energy efficiency of electrical or hydrocarbon-fuelled appliances (Quebec Regulations) was amended in order to eliminate and reduce disparities with the energy efficiency...more
On June 21, 2017, the Superior Court of Québec (Court) ruled against Ressources Strateco inc. (Strateco) in a decision that addresses the issue of social acceptability in the context of project approvals in Northern...more
On June 28, 2017, the federal Energy Efficiency Regulations, 2016 (New Regulations) came into force, repealing and replacing the original Energy Efficiency Regulations (Regulations). The New Regulations increase the energy...more
After several months of consultation and deliberations, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) rendered public a revised draft Guidance on Due Diligence for Responsible Business Conduct (RBC Guide)....more
On February 16 2016, Quebec’s Energy and Natural Resource Minister, Pierre Arcand, tabled a green paper (referred to in French as the “Livre Vert”) at the National Assembly, outlining five guidelines regarding social...more
The Quebec government has recently announced that the Capital Mines Hydrocarbon fund (CMH Fund), the purpose of which is to acquire equity interests in mining and hydrocarbon projects in Quebec, is officially in effect. The...more
On June 11, 2015, Quebec’s Minister for Mines introduced a bill before the Quebec National Assembly that proposes to impose mandatory reporting requirements on businesses operating in the mining and oil and gas sectors. The...more
In its recent decision in Buffalo River Dene Nation v. Saskatchewan (Energy and Resources), the Court of Appeal for Saskatchewan held that the government was not required to consult the Buffalo River Dene Nation (BRDN) before...more
The Quebec government first launched its Northern Plan, le “Plan Nord”, in 2011 with great fanfare. The Plan Nord seeks to develop Quebec’s vast territory north of the 49th parallel, which covers 72 per cent of the province...more