Natural Resources
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July 10, 2025
Business Council of Canada makes recommendations for resource export
The Business Council of Canada has released a new report outlining what it describes as “bold” recommendations on exporting resources to drive economic growth, energy security and innovation.
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July 10, 2025
B.C. Court of Appeal upholds dismissal of group’s petition to protect birds, stop old-growth logging
An environmental group has lost its legal bid to protect a threatened seabird’s nesting areas and block old-growth logging in a portion of southwestern Vancouver Island.
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July 10, 2025
Miller Thomson expands its team with four new partners in Toronto
Miller Thomson has welcomed four new partners to its Corporate, M&A and Securities group in Toronto: Andrew Powers, Jeff Gebert, Alex Bruvels and Jasmine Lothian.
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July 09, 2025
Yukon announces it is reducing barriers for more free internal trade
The Government of Yukon has announced it is working to strengthen internal trade in Canada, as the territory’s Minister of Economic Development Ranj Pillai met with the Committee on Internal Trade in Quebec City on Tuesday.
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July 09, 2025
Federal Court upholds absolute liability regime for environmental penalties under EVAMPA
The Federal Court has upheld penalties imposed on a real estate management services company over environmental violations involving halocarbon leaks, rejecting arguments that the absolute liability regime under the Environmental Violations Administrative Monetary Penalties Act (EVAMPA) is unconstitutional.
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July 08, 2025
CFIB asks trade ministers to advance mutual recognition deal as think tank report urges caution
The Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) is urging federal, provincial and territorial trade ministers to make progress on a pan-Canadian mutual recognition agreement on goods and direct-to-consumer alcohol delivery as the ministers’ Committee on Internal Trade (CIT) meets in Quebec City.
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July 08, 2025
Court of Appeal clarifies corporate defamation damages
The Court of Appeal for Ontario recently provided important guidance on the proper measure of damages for defamation of a corporate plaintiff in James Bay Resources Ltd. v. Mak Mera Nigeria Ltd., 2025 ONCA 448.
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July 07, 2025
Alberta, Ontario sign MOUs to ‘unlock’ new critical mineral, oil and gas markets
The governments of Ontario and Alberta have signed two memorandums of understanding (MOUs) to build new pipelines, rail lines and other energy and trade infrastructure that will “diversify Canada’s trading partners by unlocking new markets for Ontario’s critical minerals and Western Canada’s oil and gas.”
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July 04, 2025
Ontario launches program to support early-stage mineral exploration
The Ontario government has announced the launch of the Ontario Junior Exploration Program (OJEP) for 2025 to “support early-stage mineral exploration.” The government will be investing up to $10 million in the program, which will “help junior mining companies and licensed prospectors cover early exploration and development costs.”
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July 02, 2025
Alberta court: Overriding royalty can be legal interest, bind successors without notice
An overriding royalty on a petroleum and natural gas lease can be a legal interest in the land and therefore binding on bona fide purchasers for value of the lease without notice of the royalty, the Alberta Court of Appeal has ruled.