On July 17, 2020, the Government of Alberta opened applications for Period 3 of the Site Rehabilitation Program. As described in our previous blog post, subsequent update and discussion of Period 2 of the Program, the Program...more
On June 12, 2020, the Government of Saskatchewan announced amendments to The Mineral Tenure Registry Regulations in response to the state of emergency declared on March 18, 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On June 18,...more
The class actions landscape remains active, particularly in the United States, as some businesses re-open and a semblance of some degree of normalcy returns to certain pockets of North America. In the last two weeks, we have...more
The wave of COVID-related claims against long-term care facilities and insurers shows no signs of breaking anytime soon. The past week has also seen several novel claims launched against test manufacturers and governments....more
On May 1, 2020, the Government of Alberta announced new information regarding how the Alberta Site Rehabilitation Program will be administered. Since then details of the program have continued to evolve. As we noted in our...more
On April 24, 2020, the Government of Alberta announced the creation of the Site Rehabilitation Program (the Program) to be launched May 1, 2020. The Program is the vehicle by which Alberta will distribute up to $1 billion...more
While some provincial and state governments roll out their plans for phased re-openings of their economies, the COVID-class action landscape continues to evolve. This past week saw a torrent of class actions tackling...more
As described in our previous blog posts, the COVID-19 pandemic has already led to a flurry of class actions in the United States and, to a lesser extent, in Canada. Most of the new claims this week involve claims for refunds....more