Natural Resources
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May 08, 2025
Nova Scotia announces changes to environmental assessment process
Nova Scotia is bringing changes to its environmental assessment process, which the province says will allow for a faster transition to clean energy, more ability to grow the economy, and support sustainable development.
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May 07, 2025
Alberta court confirms CCAA power to release directors from excise tax liability
Courts have authority under the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act (CCAA) to release corporate directors from personal liability for unpaid excise taxes, the Alberta Court of King’s Bench has held.
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May 07, 2025
Competition Bureau granted court orders for probe into takeover of Toronto nuclear medicine firm
The Competition Bureau announced on May 7 that it has received court orders to obtain information that would advance its investigation into BWX Technologies’ proposed acquisition of Kinectrics. The companies operate in nuclear sectors, including in nuclear medicine.
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May 06, 2025
Trade tribunal ends inquiry into diesel dumping complaint
The Canadian International Trade Tribunal (CITT) has ended its preliminary injury inquiry into a complaint by Calgary-based Tidewater Renewables Ltd. that the dumping of renewable diesel from the United States is harming the company.
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May 02, 2025
Ontario’s tariff response bills will impact labour and employment, mining rules: legal observers
Ontario’s government has unveiled new legislation designed to boost interprovincial trade and streamline mining approvals in response to U.S. tariff threats that many believe could significantly alter Canada’s economic landscape. But a number of legal observers are noting the proposals will bring in changes — and have potential pitfalls — that people need to be aware of.
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May 02, 2025
200 charges laid against one company for alleged breaches of Fisheries Act
Environment and Climate Change Canada has laid 200 charges against ArcelorMittal Canada Inc. for incidents allegedly breaching the Fisheries Act over the course of an eight-year period.
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May 01, 2025
Alberta to take federal electricity regulations to Court of Appeal
The Alberta government has announced that it is challenging what it calls unconstitutional and ineffective federal net-zero electricity regulations, saying they will not reduce emissions or benefit the province’s residents. The province claims that they would instead cause an increase to costs and lead to supply shortages.
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May 01, 2025
SCC dismisses Ontario appeal in climate change constitutional challenge, sending issue back to trial
The nation’s top court has declined to hear Ontario’s appeal of a recent ruling, which paved the way for a constitutional challenge of the province’s climate change targets. The Supreme Court announced its denial of the province’s application to appeal the ruling in Mathur v. Ontario, 2024 ONCA 762, on May 1.
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April 30, 2025
International trade and the rule of law
Much has been written about the economic and political disruption caused by the ever-changing Trump tariff policy. But what are the considerations from a legal perspective?
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April 29, 2025
Toronto company launches legal challenge against federal cannabis advertising regulations
In what one lawyer is describing as a Canadian first, a Toronto-based cannabis products producer has launched a Charter challenge against federal cannabis advertising regulations that it says limit its “freedom of expression and [its] ability to engage in meaningful, competitive commerce.”