La Cour fédérale (la « Cour ») a récemment annulé la directive d’une inspectrice d’Environnement et Changement climatique Canada (l’« inspectrice ») donnée en vertu de la Loi sur les pêches (la « directive ») qui désignait la...more
The Federal Court (Court) recently set aside the direction of an Environment and Climate Change Canada inspector (Inspector) issued pursuant to the Fisheries Act (Direction). The Direction named the company as well as the...more
Le gouvernement de la Colombie-Britannique propose d’apporter d’importantes modifications à la Heritage Conservation Act afin de l’harmoniser avec la Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (la « DRIPA ») de la...more
The British Columbia government is proposing major changes to the Heritage Conservation Act to align it with B.C.’s Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (DRIPA). The Heritage Conservation Act protects heritage...more
Face à l’évolution constante de la législation sur les changements climatiques, il n’est pas toujours évident de s’y retrouver. Le Canada s’est engagé dans le cadre de 123 accords internationaux qui concernent des domaines...more
Staying ahead in the ever-evolving landscape of climate change legislation can be challenging. Canada is engaged in 123 international agreements and both federal and provincial bodies have jurisdiction on the matter....more
Changes to British Columbia’s Environmental Management Act (EMA) and Contaminated Sites Regulation (CSR) will introduce a new regime governing soil relocation in B.C. The changes will increase testing requirements prior to...more
Le 6 juillet 2022, le gouvernement du Canada a publié la version finale du Règlement sur les combustibles propres (le « RCP »). Aux termes de ce dernier, les producteurs et importateurs de combustibles fossiles liquides, tels...more
On July 6, 2022, Canada released the final version of the long-awaited Clean Fuel Regulations (CFR or Regulations). The CFR will require producers and importers of liquid fossil fuels, such as gasoline and diesel, to...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
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
On February 1, 2021, amendments to British Columbia’s Environmental Management Act and Contaminated Sites Regulation will come into force, changing the process for identifying contaminated sites in B.C. The changes will...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
Depuis quelque temps, les substances perfluoroalkylées et polyfluoroalkylées (« SPFA »), soit une famille de plus de 5 000 produits chimiques fabriqués que l’on trouve dans divers produits d’usage courant, font l’objet d’une...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
There has been increasing attention, regulation and litigation regarding a family of over 5,000 manufactured chemicals (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances or PFAS) found in everyday products. Although there is still...more
The federal government’s long-awaited overhaul of key environmental laws (Bill C-69, which implements the new Impact Assessment Act, the Canadian Energy Regulator Act and the Canadian Navigable Waters Act and related...more
The Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) determined that Ministers of the Crown have no duty to consult Aboriginal Peoples in the development of legislation, in its October 11, 2018 decision in Mikisew Cree First Nation v. Canada...more
The British Columbia Environment Appeal Board (Board) recently ruled that a consultant who had acted as agent for one of the parties to an environmental appeal could not testify as an expert witness on behalf of that party. ...more