Natural Resources
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July 17, 2024
Feds launch $900M strategy to help Canadians save on energy bills, regulations coming by 2028
The federal government has announced the launch of its $903.5 million Canada Green Buildings Strategy to help Canadians save money on their energy bills, with regulations coming in 2028 to phase out the use of oil and gas heating systems. Ottawa predicts the program will also generate more than a million jobs and will enhance opportunities for the clean economy.
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July 16, 2024
Two appointments for Aird & Berlis
Aird & Berlis has announced that Ryan Evans has joined the firm as a partner and member of the intellectual property and litigation & dispute resolution groups. And Anna Lu has joined as an associate in Aird & Berlis’s municipal and land use planning group.
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July 15, 2024
Canada updates draft report on forever chemicals, proposes new health and environmental regulations
The federal government has updated its draft report on per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), also known as forever chemicals, proposing to conclude that they may cause harm to human health and the environment.
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July 15, 2024
AGRICULTURE — Farms — Financing — Price supports and guarantees
Motion by Plaintiff for summary judgment to recover a certain amount plus interest and cost against the Defendants. The Corporate Defendant (“Wimmer Brook”) applied to the Canadian Canola Growers Association (“CCGA”) for an advance payment for the crop year and entered into a Repayment Agreement with CCGA.
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July 12, 2024
Long-awaited B.C. coastal marine strategy to fill gaps in regulation of marine resources
British Columbia has launched a comprehensive new coastal marine strategy, co-developed with First Nations groups, which includes new regulations designed to enhance coastal marine management and create resilient communities.
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July 12, 2024
Supreme Court declines to hear municipalities’ challenge to CN Rail intermodal hub in Milton
The Supreme Court of Canada has refused to hear arguments by several southern Ontario municipalities that CN Rail is obligated to seek and obtain requisite approvals under more than 65 listed provincial laws, regulations and municipal bylaws to continue the construction of a $250 million intermodal container facility in Milton, Ont.
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July 12, 2024
Drastic need for improvement for migrant worker laws | Taneeta Doma
In the summer, many Canadians will sit by the pool to stay cool or heat up the barbeque and enjoy their time with loved ones. At the same time, migrant workers across the country will be working in 30-plus degree weather in the fields or greenhouses, where there may be no shade for their entire shift — all to provide for their loved ones, whom they may see once a year if that.
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July 11, 2024
Ontario cy-près class action settlement approved over municipal development that increased flood risk
The Ontario Superior Court of Justice has approved a cy-près class action settlement involving residents in the Ontario communities of Oakville and Milton who faced an increased risk of flooding and reduced property values due to municipal development that expanded a flood plain.
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July 11, 2024
What about those new recycling bins? | Daniel Dylan
Recently, or perhaps again, the Doug Ford government in Ontario has come under fire from environmental advocates for what essentially amounts to rapid and expansive deregulation of established environmental protections in the province. The Ford Government continues to make assertions that it is “cutting red tape” (see Bill 185, Cutting Red Tape to Build More Homes Act, 2024) in the province so that it (one assumes the government) can “get it done” (see Bill 162, Get It Done Act, 2024). The “it” in this case being “building more homes faster” (see Bill 23, More Homes Built Faster Act, 2022), “building transit faster” (see Bill 171, Building Transit Faster Act, 2020), and building provincial infrastructure throughout Ontario, among other things.
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July 10, 2024
Record-breaking heatwave warnings, employer advice on keeping outdoor workers safe
As provinces across the country struggle with soaring temperatures, many are experiencing an increase in heatwaves. Ontario has been hit hard with its fair share of extreme waves, and now B.C., Alberta and Saskatchewan are also witnessing record-breaking heatwaves, posing a significant threat to outdoor workers.