Natural Resources
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April 08, 2026
Corinne Grigoriu joins McCarthy Tétrault’s national tax group
McCarthy Tétrault has added Corinne Grigoriu as a partner in its national tax group in Calgary.
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April 08, 2026
The rule of law is not a given
Most of us who have grown up in Canada, whether we realize it or not, have always taken the rule of law for granted. We never really thought about it, or what it even was, but that is precisely the point. It has always just been there, like oxygen. You don’t think about oxygen until you have trouble breathing. We as a society are now having trouble breathing.
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April 07, 2026
PM announces projects under new housing and infrastructure fund
Prime Minister Mark Carney has announced the first projects under the Build Communities Strong Fund to support the construction of infrastructure such as hospitals, recreation centres, water and transit systems.
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April 07, 2026
Ontario introduces legislation for changes to regional governance
On April 2, Ontario introduced the Better Regional Governance Act, 2026 to change how certain regional governments function, saying the changes would support lower costs for municipal taxpayers and better align decision-making with shared provincial and regional priorities.
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April 02, 2026
B.C. proposes amendments for various Acts, changes to certain legal processes
On April 1, the B.C. government introduced the Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act, 2026 to the legislative assembly. If passed, the amendments will make changes to numerous provincial statutes, including those relating to judicial review, administrative penalty proceedings, statutory authority of correctional officers and more.
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April 02, 2026
Eco-friendly estate planning: Leaving a more sustainable legacy
Sustainable living does not have to end with your lifetime. In today’s increasingly eco-conscious world, more and more individuals are looking for ways to reduce their carbon footprint and leave things “greener” for future generations. Eco-friendly estate planning can integrate those values into practical decisions that reduce your environmental impact while caring for loved ones after your death. Below are a few “green” options to consider implementing in your estate plan.
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April 01, 2026
Carney mandates shortlist of 3+ bilingual western jurists for SCC, but only 2 were found last time
The Carney government has opted to stick with the predecessor Liberal government’s requirement that the prime minister be handed a shortlist of at least three bilingual qualified candidates to fill an impending western/northern vacancy on the Supreme Court of Canada, despite the inability of the advisory committee that created the shortlist for the last such vacancy to recommend more than two bilingual qualified jurists.
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April 01, 2026
PM announces $3.8B strategy to protect nature and accelerate development
Prime Minister Mark Carney has launched a new $3.8-billion nature strategy aimed at protecting Canada’s natural environment while improving the efficiency of project approvals.
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April 01, 2026
ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION - Approvals, licences and orders - Water
Appeal by the Gwich’in Tribal Council (GTC) from the dismissal of its judicial review application. The application challenged the Gwich’in Land and Water Board’s (GLWB) decision to renew a Type B water licence for KBL Environmental Ltd.’s (KBL) soil treatment facility (STF) in Inuvik.
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March 31, 2026
B.C. proposes new process to resolve First Nations issues in environmental assessments
British Columbia is proposing amendments to the Environmental Assessment Act that would introduce a new process for resolving issues raised by First Nations during environmental assessments.