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

On July 23, 2025, the International Court of Justice ("ICJ") released a highly anticipated advisory opinion addressing the obligations of States concerning climate change under international law (the "Advisory Opinion").

Canada Environment

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McCarthy Tétrault LLP

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

On April 20, 2024, the federal Department of the Environment published a notice in the Gazette ("Notice") pursuant to section 46(1) of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999...

Canada Environment

BD

Burnet, Duckworth & Palmer 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

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Bennett Jones LLP

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

Canada Environment

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Fasken (French)

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

Canada Environment

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Pallett Valo LLP

Canadian Competition Bureau Releases Final Guidance On Environmental Claims

Canada Anti-trust

DW

Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg

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

Canada Environment

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Aird & Berlis LLP

New Private Rights Of Action Have Come Into Force

Canada Anti-trust

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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

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Fasken (French)

Wagg Motions: Reforms Needed To Stop Delays And Unnecessary Costs When Accessing Criminal Records For Civil Sexual Assault Proceedings

Canada Litigation

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Lerners LLP

Canadian Intellectual Property Office "Next Generation Patents" Update And Status As Of May 13, 2025

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Smart & Biggar

Powering The Future: Canada's Leadership In Nuclear Energy & Small Modular Reactors

MA

MLT Aikins LLP

CRA Unveils New Process For Canadian Taxpayers To Authorize Their Tax Representatives To Access Their Online CRA Account Using "Authorize A Representative"

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Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

Webinar: AI Regulation: Navigating Innovation And Privacy In A Shifting Regulatory Landscape

Worldwide Technology

IC

In-House Counsel Worldwide

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

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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

On June 6, 2025, the federal government tabled the much anticipated Bill C-5 - An Act to enact the Free Trade and Labour Mobility in Canada Act and the Building Canada Act ("Bill C-5").

Canada Environment

MT

McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Accelerated Project Approvals Under The Building Canada Act

On June 6, 2024, the federal government tabled Bill C-5: An Act to enact the Free Trade and Labour Mobility Act and the Building Canada Act...

Canada Government

C

Cassels

Qui paie la note? Responsabilité élargie des producteurs et possibles répercussions sur votre entreprise

Canada Environment

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

The Competition Bureau's Final Word On Greenwashing: What Businesses Need To Know

Canada Anti-trust

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Lenczner Slaght LLP

Canada's Competition Bureau Releases Final Guidelines On Environmental Claims

Canada Anti-trust

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Fasken

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

Canada Government

C

Cassels

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

Canada Environment

TL

Torys LLP

Greenwashing: What Happens When Competition And Securities Laws Intersect?

Canada Commercial

F

Fasken

Why Extended Producer Responsibility And The Circular Economy Demand Boardroom Action

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

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

On May 1, 2025, the Supreme Court of Canada decided that it would not hear an appeal of the Court of Appeal for Ontario's landmark decision in Mathur v. Ontario...

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.

On April 23, 2025, the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) announced that it has paused its efforts to develop a new mandatory climate-related disclosure rule for Canadian issuers.

Canada Environment

TL

Torys LLP

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

On March 5, 2025, the Government of Canada proposed new regulatory measures for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), which it outlines in the final State of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl...

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

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

Donald Trump's swearing-in as President of the United States has sent shockwaves through global trade, the clean tech industry and decarbonization efforts.

Canada Environment

MT

Miller Thomson LLP

Carbon Reduction At The Municipal Level

Everyone has a part to play as the world moves toward 2030 and 2050 – important goal posts for carbon reduction in the fight against climate change under the Paris Agreement.

Canada Environment

MT

Miller Thomson LLP

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

The process for challenging an approval depends on how the project is regulated. Projects subject to federal environmental regulation under the Impact Assessment Act or its predecessor...

TL

Torys LLP

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

With climate litigation on the rise globally, an important question is the extent to which companies may owe private law duties in relation to the harmful effects of climate change.

Canada Environment

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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

ESG Disclosure In Prospectuses Part 2: What Are The Trends In Canada?

Canada Commercial

F

Fasken

Revue de l'année 2024 : Marchés des capitaux et valeurs mobilières

MT

Miller Thomson LLP

ESG Stakeholder Activism: Another Dynamic Year In Canada

Canada Environment

MT

McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Consultation On Proposed Guidelines On Environmental Claims And The Competition Act

Canada Anti-trust

DW

Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg

The Road From COP 29: Paving The Way For A Global Carbon Market

Canada Environment

MT

McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Turning Up The Heat: Groundbreaking Climate Litigation In Europe And Canada

Canada Environment

MT

McCarthy Tétrault LLP

ESG And Sustainability: Key Trends In Canada

Canada Environment

MT

McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Carbon Countdown: Canada Announces Draft Federal Offset Protocol On Direct Air Carbon Dioxide Capture And Geological Storage

ML

McMillan LLP

Competition Act And Environmental Claims Guidelines

Canada Environment

F

Fasken

Turning Green Into Gold

MT

Miller Thomson LLP

Information ESG obligatoire dans le cadre d'un PAPE : quelle voie empruntera le Canada?

Canada Commercial

FF

Fasken (French)

How Innovative Municipal Legal Mechanisms Help Address Climate Change

Canada Environment

GW

Gowling WLG

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

BD

Burnet, Duckworth & Palmer LLP

Tour D'horizon Des Principaux Développements À Venir En Droit Des Valeurs Mobilières (Video)

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Driving Ontario Municipalities Forward (Video)

BL

Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Key Takeaways From Our "Corporate Climate Change" Panel Discussion

MT

McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Canadian ESG For In-House Counsel (Video)

GW

Gowling WLG

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