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Des organismes de réglementation financière évaluent la résilience climatique des institutions financières canadiennes

Le 11 septembre dernier, l'Autorité des marchés financiers (l'« AMF ») et le Bureau du surintendant des institutions financières (le « BSIF ») ont publié conjointement un rapport...

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Financial Regulators Assess Climate Resilience Of Canadian Financial Institutions

On September 11, 2025, the Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF), Quebec's financial markets regulator, and the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OSFI)...

Canada Environment

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Bill C-5 And The Building Canada Act: Federal Government Seeks To Fast-Track 'National Interest' Projects

Bill C-5, the One Canadian Economy Act, received royal assent on June 26, 2025. The act enacts two new pieces of legislation: (1) the Free Trade and Labour Mobility in Canada Act...

Canada Environment

AB

Aird & Berlis LLP

Canada Consults On Phase 1 Of Risk Management For PFAS

On September 26, 2025, the Government of Canada launched the first part of its risk management plan for regulating PFAS: consultation on the regulation of PFAS used in firefighting foams...

Canada Environment

TL

Torys LLP

Fast Tracks And Green Gaps Part IV: Shifting Gears: How The United States' Exit From Climate Protection Fuels Canada's IP Advantage

BJ

Bennett Jones LLP

Application For Extension To Federal Plastics Registry Deadline Of September 29

Canada Environment

WL

WeirFoulds LLP

Powering The Future: SMRs, Nuclear Fuel, And Decarbonizing The Mining Sector

TL

Torys LLP

Navigating Climate Challenge: Key Themes For Business At New York Climate Week

Canada Environment

GW

Gowling WLG

Fast Tracks And Green Gaps Part II: Innovation Interrupted: What The End Of The USPTO's Green Program Means For Agri-Tech

BJ

Bennett Jones LLP

Environmental Administrative Penalty Schemes: Is The Court Creating A Regulatory Charter-Free Zone?

Canada Environment

F

Fasken

Canada's Plan Of Priorities Includes Several Nanoscale Materials

Canada Healthcare

BC

Bergeson & Campbell

La Cour Internationale De Justice Émet Un Avis Consultatif Sur Les Obligations Des États En Matière De Changement Climatique — Vue D'Ensemble Et Incidences

Canada Environment

MT

McCarthy Tétrault LLP

The International Court Of Justice Issues Advisory Opinion On The Obligations Of States In Respect Of Climate Change – Overview And Impact

Canada Environment

MT

McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Phase 1 Of The Federal Plastics Registry: Deadline To Submit Reports Fast Approaching

Canada Environment

BD

Burnet, Duckworth & Palmer LLP

NASA Rover Discovers More Compelling Indicators Of Ancient Life On Mars

Canada Technology

GL

Goodmans LLP

Close, But No Bad Faith: The Fine Line Between Insurers Being Wrong And Acting In Bad Faith

Canada Insurance

FR

Fillmore Riley

Webinar: The End Of The Billable Hour? Building Cost Certainty With Procido's Fixed Annual Fee Model

Canada Law Practice

PL

Procido LLP

Share Redemption And Share Retraction: Tax Treatment By CRA—plus They Are Useful Tax Planning Tools

RS

Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

AI "Workslop," The New Typo: Can A Culture Of Quality Guide Legal Teams Using AI?

Canada Technology

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Dentons Canada LLP

Canadian Product Stewardship And EPR: 2025 Summer Update

In the first half of 2025, we have seen the continuation of innovative product stewardship and extended producer responsibility ("EPR") programs across the country.

Canada Environment

GW

Gowling WLG

Climate Change Initiatives: Selected Recent Changes And The Application Of Existing Tax Principles To Clean Energy—Part 2

Greg Johnson, Wesley Novotny and Brendan Sigalet write for the Resource Sector Taxation journal on federal tax policies aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions by incentivizing clean energy technologies.

Canada Environment

BJ

Bennett Jones LLP

Une nouvelle série de modifications à la Loi sur la qualité de l'environnement

Le gouvernement du Québec a de nouveau adopté un projet de loi visant à modifier la Loi sur la qualité de l'environnement...

Canada Environment

FF

Fasken (French)

CSA Puts Climate And Diversity Disclosures On Ice – A Strategic Retreat?

Is Canadian securities policy starting to mirror a global rollback of ESG and DEI-related disclosure policies?

Canada Environment

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Pallett Valo LLP

Canadian Competition Bureau Releases Final Guidance On Environmental Claims

Canada Anti-trust

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Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg

Key Updates Released By Competition Bureau Regarding Greenwashing And The New Private Litigant Regime

Canada Environment

AB

Aird & Berlis LLP

New Private Rights Of Action Have Come Into Force

Canada Anti-trust

F

Fasken

Québec Adopts Bill 81, Amending Most Of The Province's Environmental Laws

Canada Environment

OH

Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

Competition Act Private Rights Of Action Take Effect June 20

Canada Environment

BD

Burnet, Duckworth & Palmer LLP

Clean Economy Investment Tax Credits – A Post-Election Update

MT

McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Competition Bureau Finalizes Greenwashing Enforcement Guidelines

Canada Anti-trust

TL

Torys LLP

Affaire Gaspé Énergies : La Cour d'appel se prononce sur son pouvoir de révision d'une permission d'en appeler et casse le sursis d'application d'une loi environnementale

Canada Litigation

FF

Fasken (French)

Le bureau de la concurrence du canada publie ses lignes directrices finales sur les déclarations environnementales

Canada Environment

FF

Fasken (French)

Environmental Claims And The Competition Act: Competition Bureau Releases Final Greenwashing Enforcement Guidelines

Canada Anti-trust

ML

McMillan LLP

Competition Bureau Finalizes Greenwashing Enforcement Guidelines

The Competition Bureau (the Bureau) published finalized guidelines on the anti-greenwashing provisions of the Competition Act (the Act) on June 5, 2025.

Canada Anti-trust

TL

Torys LLP

Affaire Gaspé Énergies : La Cour d'appel se prononce sur son pouvoir de révision d'une permission d'en appeler et casse le sursis d'application d'une loi environnementale

Le 22 mai 2025, dans son arrêt Gaspé Énergies inc., la Cour d'appel du Québec précise dans quelles circonstances elle a le pouvoir de réviser un jugement accordant erronément...

Canada Litigation

FF

Fasken (French)

Le bureau de la concurrence du canada publie ses lignes directrices finales sur les déclarations environnementales

En 2024, la Loi sur la concurrence du Canada (la « Loi ») a été modifiée pour inclure des dispositions spécifiques sur les pratiques commerciales trompeuses en matière d'« écoblanchiment »...

Canada Environment

FF

Fasken (French)

Environmental Claims And The Competition Act: Competition Bureau Releases Final Greenwashing Enforcement Guidelines

On June 5, 2025, the Competition Bureau (the "Bureau") released final enforcement guidelines, ("Guidelines"), that set out the Bureau's approach to the interpretation and enforcement of environment and climate change...

Canada Anti-trust

ML

McMillan LLP

Fast-Tracking National Interest Projects In Canada: Bill C-5 – An Act To Enact The Free Trade And Labour Mobility In Canada Act And The Building Canada Act

Canada Environment

MT

McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Powering Economic Reconciliation: Revisions To Alberta Utilities AUC Rule 007 Address Electricity And Gas Utilities Projects Developed In Partnership With Indigenous Communities

The Alberta Utilities Commission (AUC) is making changes to its application guidelines which provide a framework for the growing reality of Indigenous partnership on power generation and utility projects.

Canada Government

C

Cassels

What To Expect From The Government's 2026 Carbon Pricing Program Review

A review of the federal carbon pricing program will soon be underway after the Liberal government was re-elected in Canada's 2025 election.

Canada Environment

TL

Torys LLP

Greenwashing: What Happens When Competition And Securities Laws Intersect?

Public companies have long developed best practices and legal expertise in drafting compliant securities disclosure documents. With the increase in required and voluntary disclosure...

Canada Commercial

F

Fasken

Why Extended Producer Responsibility And The Circular Economy Demand Boardroom Action

The concept of extended producer responsibility, or EPR, which makes producers responsible for their products along the entire lifecycle, including at the post-consumer stage...

Canada Environment

ML

McMillan LLP

SCC Denies Leave To Appeal In Landmark Case Subjecting Climate Change Regulation To Charter Scrutiny

Canada Litigation

BL

Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

CSA's Climate Disclosure Rule On Hold: An Update On Climate Disclosure In Canada And The U.S.

Canada Environment

TL

Torys LLP

Some Things Last Forever: Government Of Canada Proposes Regulatory Measures For PFAS

Canada Environment

OH

Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

Trump 2.0 clap de fin pour nos ambitions climatiques et environnementales?

Canada Environment

MT

Miller Thomson LLP

How Safe Are Safe Harbours For Climate-Related Disclosure In Canada?

Canada Commercial

F

Fasken

Guidance Published For Reporting To The Federal Plastics Registry – Phase 1

Canada Environment

OH

Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

Canadian Federal Election Marks An "Inflection Point" For Climate Policy

Canada Environment

TL

Torys LLP

Adapting To The Changing Conditions Of The Canadian Energy Industry (Video)

BD

Burnet, Duckworth & Palmer LLP

Could Trump 2.0 Spell The End Of Our Climate And Environmental Ambitions?

Canada Environment

MT

Miller Thomson LLP

Carbon Reduction At The Municipal Level

Canada Environment

MT

Miller Thomson LLP

Challenges To Project Permits And Approvals: The Latest Word From The Courts (Video)

TL

Torys LLP

Climate Activists Head To Dutch Supreme Court: Milieudefensie Et Al. v. Royal Dutch Shell

Canada Environment

F

Fasken

Les activistes portent l'affaire Milieudefensie c. Shell devant la Cour suprême des Pays-Bas

Canada Environment

FF

Fasken (French)

Canada Moves To Add PFAS To List Of Toxic Substances; Proposes Risk Management Strategy

Canada Environment

TL

Torys LLP

Balancing Growth And Conservation – Can The Planning Infrastructure Bill Unlock 1.5 Million Homes And 150 Projects?

Canada Real Estate

GW

Gowling WLG

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BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

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BL

Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Key Takeaways From Our "Corporate Climate Change" Panel Discussion

MT

McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Looking For Leadership: The Costs Of Climate Inaction - Annual Greenhouse Gas Report 2014

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Gowling WLG

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