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Modernising Québec's Energy Sector: An Overview of Bill 69

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The Québec government is proposing to bring many changes to the legislative and regulatory landscape governing the energy sector in Québec, including the Act respecting the Régie de l'énergie and the Hydro-Québec Act...more

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Federal Government Proposes Potential Changes to Draft Clean Energy Regulations

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On February 16, 2024, the Canadian government released an update on the Draft Clean Energy Regulations (Draft CER) and provided some proposed changes in response to the significant feedback affected parties provided on the...more

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Federal Government Targets Oil and Gas Emissions in Methane Regulation Amendments and Emissions Cap

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As leaders around the world gathered at the 28th meeting of Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP28), the Federal Government released details for a number of policy...more

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Supreme Court of Canada Finds Impact Assessment Act Unconstitutional

On October 13, 2023, in a 5-2 split decision, the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) found the federal Impact Assessment Act (IAA) to be, in part, unconstitutional in Reference re Impact Assessment Act. The SCC determined that the...more

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Le Canada sollicite des commentaires sur un projet de règlement sur l’électricité propre

Le 10 août 2023, le Canada a publié un projet de Règlement sur l’électricité propre (le « Règlement »), lequel vise à faire partie intégrante de la stratégie du Canada en vue d’atteindre l’objectif de zéro émission nette de...more

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Canada Seeks Input on Draft Clean Electricity Regulations

On August 10, 2023, Canada released draft Clean Electricity Regulations (Regulations), which are intended to form an essential part of Canada’s approach to achieving economy-wide net-zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by...more

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Canada’s Oil and Gas Emissions Cap: Options for the ECCC Proposal

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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

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Powering Up: New Directive Advances Alberta’s Geothermal Regulatory Framework

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

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Canada Launches New Fund From Carbon Pollution Pricing

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On February 14, 2022, the federal government announced the launch of the Output-Based Pricing System Proceeds Fund (the OBPS Proceeds Fund), which will aggregate the proceeds received by virtue of the federal Output-Based...more

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[Webinar] Is Canada’s Electricity Sector Ready for a Zero-Carbon Future? - January 27th, 8:30 am - 10:00 am ET

Economic and population growth, together with accelerated electrification in all economic sectors, is expected to shift Canada’s electricity systems into a period of sustained demand growth through the 2020s and early 2030s....more

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Regulatory Changes to Saskatchewan Pipeline Development and Energy Industry Incentive Programs

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The Government of Saskatchewan has recently implemented a number of regulatory changes to assist energy projects. These changes further expand and refine the Ministry of Energy and Resources 2019 Petroleum Innovation...more

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Federal Government Releases Draft Greenhouse Gas Offset System Regulations

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On March 5, 2021, the federal government released draft Greenhouse Gas Offset Credit System Regulations (Draft Regulations), providing some clarity as to how federal offsets will be created, tracked and ultimately used to...more

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[Virtual Event] Cumulative Effects Assessment and Environmental Management - April 28th, 8:30 am - 5:45 pm MDT

CI Energy Group’s 9th Annual National Symposium on Cumulative Effects Assessment and Environmental Management is taking place virtually on April 28, 2021 (MDT) and delve into practical solutions and gain insight from...more

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Are Climate Change Claims Based on Charter Rights Justiciable? Canadian Courts Render Conflicting Decisions

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U.S. courts have often relied on the political question doctrine to dismiss climate change actions. The Canadian equivalent of the political question doctrine, justiciability, has recently been considered by Canadian Court in...more

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Federal Government Releases Strategic Assessment of Climate Change

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On July 16, 2020, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) released its Strategic Assessment of Climate Change (SACC). The SACC provides detailed new guidance to project proponents required to assess climate change...more

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Biofuels In Canada Report Published

In April 2019, Navius Research Inc. (Navius Research) published a report titled “Biofuels in Canada 2019: Tracking biofuel consumption, feedstocks and avoided greenhouse gas emissions.” ...more

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Ontario, B.C. Release New Greenhouse Gas Reduction Plans

The governments of Ontario and British Columbia recently released new environmental plans that will guide the development of environmental legislation and policies in each province for the foreseeable future. Ontario released...more

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New Details on Application of Federal Carbon-Pricing Backstop

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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

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Greenhouse Gas Emissions Targets: BC Re-establishes Targets

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On May 7, 2018, the Government of British Columbia introduced Bill 34 to amend the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Targets Act. The Bill re-establishes the province’s greenhouse-gas reduction targets, and broadens the regulatory...more

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Canada Unveils Framework for National Clean Fuel Standard

The Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) recently released the regulatory framework outlining the proposed design of Canada’s Clean Fuel Standard (Standard), a critical element of Canada’s climate strategy that is...more

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Ontario Issues Proposed Amendments In Support Of Biofuels

On November 29, 2017, the Ontario Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change (Ministry) issued proposed amendments to the Ethanol in Gasoline regulation (O. Reg. 535/05) and the Greener Diesel -- Renewable Fuel Content...more

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Emission Limit Implementation Recommendations from Alberta’s Oil Sands Advisory Group

On June 16, 2017, the Alberta Oil Sands Advisory Group (OSAG) released its report, Recommendations on Implementation of the Oil Sands Emissions Limit Established by the Alberta Climate Leadership Plan, which sets out...more

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SPARK 2017, November 6-7, 2017, Edmonton, Canada

Emissions Reduction Alberta (ERA) and Alberta Innovates are hosting SPARK 2017 to support game-changing solutions to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and advance the bioindustrial sector. The conference will take place...more

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BC’s Climate Leadership Plan 2.0 Release

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A New Climate Leadership Plan - On August 19, 2016, the British Columbia government released its much anticipated Climate Leadership Plan (the New Plan). The New Plan aims to build on the original Climate Action Plan to...more

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North American Leaders Announce Energy Plan

On June 29, 2016, the North American Climate, Energy, and Environment Partnership was announced by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, President Barack Obama, and President Enrique Peña Nieto at the North American Leaders Summit...more

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