Environmental Issues
October 3, 2019 Occasional Contributors Business and Legal Issues, Environmental Issues, Finance and Accounting,
On June 21, 2019, the federal government of Canada (Canada) passed Bill C-69, new legislation that will materially reform the federal environmental assessment regime in Canada.
Canadian Environmental Assessment Act, environmental assessment, environmental assessment processes, Impact Assessment Act
September 20, 2019 McCarthy Tétrault LLP Business and Legal Issues, Corporate Governance, Environmental Issues, Finance and Accounting, Sales, Marketing and Operations,
Ontario’s highest court has created a framework for determining when it is appropriate for courts to approve sales and vest out interests in assets in the context of insolvency proceedings. This has given resource extraction industries and insolvency practitioners some much needed clarity on how to navigate situations when assets subject to encumbrances and other interests are being sold, especially when land subject to a royalty interest is involved.
bankruptcy and debt, insolvency, insolvency proceeding, mining and energy assets, resource extraction industry, vest out a royalty
August 20, 2019 Occasional Contributors Business and Legal Issues, Environmental Issues, Finance and Accounting, Financial Compliance / Planning / Management, Leadership and Management, Sales, Marketing and Operations,
To date, Canada has focused on two approaches for managing products and their packaging at end-of-life: (1) extended producer responsibility or “EPR”, and (2) product stewardship programs. For the most part, these programs (which cover various categories) fall under provincial jurisdiction.
circular economy, circulat economy, EPR programs, extended producer responsibility, extended product responsibility, packaging waste, product and packaging waste system, product stewardship, product waste, recycling, recycling programs, waste reduction policy, waste reduction targets
August 15, 2019 Occasional Contributors Business and Legal Issues, Corporate Governance, Environmental Issues, Leadership and Management,
Last month, in Vedanta Resources PLC & Another v. Lungowe & Others, the UK Supreme Court allowed Zambian citizens to proceed with a claim in the UK against a UK-based mining company for environmental contamination allegedly caused by its Zambian subsidiary. As our colleague Lee McBride has recently written, this landmark decision will be of particular interest to multinational parent companies headquartered in the UK.
breach of statutory duty, Canadian multinationals, corporate social responsibility, human rights, international corporate social and environmental responsibility standards, international subsidiaries, negligence claims, Vedanta Resources PLC & Another v. Lungowe & Others
July 26, 2019 McCarthy Tétrault LLP Business and Legal Issues, Environmental Issues, IT, Privacy and Security,
Recent technological advances in self-driving cars, e-scooters and electric low-speed vehicles are rapidly changing the nature of personal and commercial transportation. While some laud such technology as convenient, inexpensive, and environmentally-friendly alternatives to traditional means of transportation, others are concerned about the safety ramifications of their presence on roads.
E-scooters, electric low-speed vehicles, Highway Traffic Act, self-driving cars, transportation, transportation pilot projects, zero-emission vehicles
July 17, 2019 Ethics &Compliance Matters ™, Navex Global ® Advocacy and Public Policy, Business and Legal Issues, Charities, Corporate Administration, Corporate Administration and Legal Matters, Corporate Governance, Environmental Issues, Leadership and Management, Not for Profit,
Younger employees along with the public and media continue to apply pressure on organizations to address Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) issues including human rights and environmental sustainability.
community engagement, corporate social responsibility, environmental social governance, human rights, philanthropy, social audits, social responsibility
June 20, 2019 Occasional Contributors Business and Legal Issues, Corporate Administration, Corporate Governance, Environmental Issues,
On April 1, 2019, the Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act came into force in Manitoba, New Brunswick, Ontario and Saskatchewan, and it will come into force on July 1, 2019 for each of Nunavut and the Yukon.
carbon allowances, carbon pollution pricing, carbon pricing, fuel charge, Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act, Pollution
June 11, 2019 Occasional Contributors Business and Legal Issues, Corporate Administration, Environmental Issues, Finance and Accounting, Government Budget, Throne Speech and Plans, Insurance, Leadership and Management, Records Management and Retention, Sales, Marketing and Operations,
The new Environmental Emergency Regulations apply to a responsible person that owns or has the charge, management or control of any of the 249 listed hazardous substances located at any fixed land-based facility in Canada.
environmental emergency plan, Environmental Emergency Regulations, environmental matters, hazardous substances
May 29, 2019 Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B., Managing Editor Accessibility Standards, Business and Legal Issues, Environmental Issues,
On May 23, 2019, the Ontario government announced it is investing $1.3 million over two years through a new partnership with the Rick Hansen Foundation to create the Rick Hansen Foundation Accessibility Certification program (RHFAC).
accessibility, Accessibility Standards PolicyPro, accessible buildings standards, accessible Ontario, Accessible Standard for the Design of Public Spaces, RHFAC Registry, Rick Hansen Foundation
March 21, 2019 Occasional Contributors Business and Legal Issues, Environmental Issues, Finance and Accounting, Financial Compliance / Planning / Management, Government Budget, Throne Speech and Plans, IT, Privacy and Security,
Many were hoping for tax reductions in Budget 2019 that would help make Canada more competitive. With Canada’s top marginal tax rates described by some analysts as “punitively high,” and with the Canadian economy sliding to an annualized rate of growth of only 0.4 per cent in the fourth quarter, there are no proposed changes to the tax rates for individuals or corporations.
business investment, cross-border securities lending, employee stock options, GST/HST, mutual fund trusts, registered pension plan investments, registered retirement income funds, tax enforcement, tax-free savings account, zero-emission vehicles
March 7, 2019 Occasional Contributors Corporate Governance, Environmental Issues, Finance and Accounting, Government Budget, Throne Speech and Plans,
On February 12th 2019, Ontario announced its proposed plan to reduce greenhouse gas (“GHG”) emissions, the Industrial Emissions Performance Standards Program.
annual emission limits, cap and trade program, climate change, green energy framework, greenhouse gas, greenhouse gas reduction targets, industrial emissions
March 1, 2019 McCarthy Tétrault LLP Business and Legal Issues, Corporate Administration, Corporate Governance, Environmental Issues, Finance and Accounting, Financial Compliance / Planning / Management,
On February 1, 2019, the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) released its highly anticipated decision in the Orphan Well Association, et al. v. Grant Thornton Limited, et al, 2019 SCC 5 (Redwater).
Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act, environmental matters, Redwater
January 18, 2019 McCarthy Tétrault LLP Business and Legal Issues, Environmental Issues, Finance and Accounting, Government Budget, Throne Speech and Plans,
On November 29, 2018, the Ontario government released its Environment Plan: Preserving and Protecting our Environment for Future Generations.
Environment and Climate Change, environment plan, environmental law, environmental matters, greenhouse gas reduction targets
November 6, 2018 McCarthy Tétrault LLP Business and Legal Issues, Environmental Issues, Finance and Accounting, Financial Compliance / Planning / Management, Government Budget, Throne Speech and Plans
On July 25, 2018, the newly formed Ontario Government introduced Bill 4, the Cap and Trade Cancellation Act, 2018 (the “new Act”), which repeals the Climate Change Mitigation and Low-carbon Economy Act, 2016 (the “old Act”) and provides for the wind-down of the province’s cap and trade program[1]. The new Act also sets out a renewed approach to climate change policy.
cap and trade program, climate change, environment