Natural Resources
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February 17, 2026
Feds launch consultations on domestic content rules for clean tech, electricity tax credits
On Feb. 13, the Department of Finance Canada launched consultations on the “possibility of introducing a domestic content requirement under the Clean Technology and Clean Electricity investment tax credits (ITCs).”
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February 17, 2026
TREATIES AND AGREEMENTS - Construction and interpretation - Mineral, oil and gas agreements
Appeal by appellants from chambers judge’s decision regarding the Crown’s duty to consult. This appeal concerned the interpretation and legal effect of the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (Declaration Act) and the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP).
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February 12, 2026
‘Distemper of our times’ calls for judges to balance restraint with principled ‘bold action’: CJ Joyal
“Bold” but “properly calibrated” judicial action, rather than reflexive judicial reticence and reserve, is sometimes necessary to preserve public confidence in the justice system — a confidence on which the foundational principle of judicial independence depends, says Manitoba Court of King’s Bench Chief Justice Glenn Joyal.
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February 12, 2026
Ontario Court of Appeal calling for papers to honour late Justice Bertha Wilson
The Ontario Court of Appeal is calling for papers to mark the 50th anniversary of the late Bertha Wilson’s appointment to the court as part of a symposium honouring the woman who went on to become Canada’s first female Supreme Court justice.
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February 12, 2026
NATURAL JUSTICE - Duty of fairness - Procedural fairness
Appeal by West Whitby Landowners Group Inc. from a decision of Divisional Court dismissing its application for judicial review from the Ontario Energy Board. The respondent, Elexicon Energy Inc., was the licensed monopolist that distributed electricity in Whitby.
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February 11, 2026
Student paper snapshots in animal law: Limits of Canada’s animal welfare recognition
Next in my animal law student paper snapshot series, I’m highlighting a research paper on cetaceans by my animal law student at the Peter A. Allard School of Law at UBC, Isabella Schopper.
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February 10, 2026
Ottawa commits $75M to help agri-food exporters diversify amid global trade uncertainty
The federal government has launched two new AgriMarketing program streams backed by $75 million in funding to help Canada’s agriculture, fish and seafood sectors diversify export markets amid growing global trade uncertainty.
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February 10, 2026
Federal listing of plastic manufactured items as ‘toxic’ may soon land on top court’s steps
The Federal Court of Appeal’s recent judgment that Ottawa reasonably added plastic manufactured items to the federal list of “toxic” substances in Schedule 1 of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act (CEPA), enabling the regulation of single-use plastics under s. 93 of the Act, may soon head to the Supreme Court of Canada.
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February 06, 2026
Fasken welcomes lawyer to its Canada, U.K. offices
This week, Fasken announced that Timothy St. John Ellam, K.C., has joined the firm as senior counsel in the litigation and dispute resolution group.
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February 06, 2026
Supreme Court defines scope of ‘material change’ in Canadian securities law
On Nov. 28, 2025, the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) issued its decision in Lundin Mining Corp. v. Markowich, 2025 SCC 39, providing important clarification on one of the more complex areas of Canadian securities law: the distinction between a “material fact” and a “material change” under the Ontario Securities Act (the Act).