On August 15, 2022, a key missing element of the regulatory framework for the development of commercial electricity producing geothermal facilities in Alberta was addressed by the release of Alberta Energy Regulator (AER)...more
Le 20 mai 2022, la Cour d’appel de l’Alberta (la « Cour ») a rendu son avis dans le Renvoi relatif à la Loi sur l’évaluation d’impact (2022 ABCA 165) (en anglais seulement). Selon les juges majoritaires de la Cour, la Loi sur...more
On May 10, 2022, the Court of Appeal of Alberta (Court) issued its opinion in Reference re Impact Assessment Act (2022 ABCA 165) whereby the majority of the Court determined that the federal Impact Assessment Act, SC 2019 c....more
Le 5 novembre 2021, le gouvernement de l’Alberta (le « gouvernement ») a publié un rapport intitulé Alberta Hydrogen Roadmap (le « plan d’action ») dans lequel il rend compte des objectifs ambitieux de la province en ce qui a...more
On November 5, 2021, the Government of Alberta (Government) released the Alberta Hydrogen Roadmap (Roadmap) setting out the province’s ambitious goals for enabling a hydrogen economy that will attract billions in capital...more
The Government of Alberta continues to move ahead with the red tape reduction initiatives introduced under Bill 48, the Red Tape Reduction Implementation Act, 2020 (No. 2), including the legislative amalgamation that will see...more
On September 14, 2016, the Alberta government provided an update regarding its Renewable Electricity Program. In particular, the government confirmed a firm target of 30 per cent electricity from renewable sources by 2030 (30...more
2016 has been full of promising news for Canadian wind power developers. In July 2016, Environment and Climate Change Minister Catherine McKenna announced that Canada will have a national price on carbon before the end of the...more