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Energy Sector Momentum Drives Demand For Specialized Legal Services
Growing activity in Canada's energy and infrastructure sectors is driving demand for legal work, with law firms expanding their capabilities through strategic hiring and talent development. Torys' Calgary and Vancouver offices are responding to increased momentum across oil and gas, LNG, nuclear, critical minerals, and data centres by assessing client needs and building capacity in energy infrastructure.
Canada Energy
TL
Torys LLP
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From Projects To Scale: Six Takeaways On Financing Building Decarbonization
Gowling WLG's Energy Innovator Roundtable explored how infrastructure finance can transform building decarbonization from isolated projects into scalable investments. Industry experts from infrastructure, lending, and building sectors identified six critical strategies for structuring bankable projects, from evaluating complete investment economics to addressing institutional conservatism in the building power sector.
Canada Energy
GW
Gowling WLG
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Ontario Proposes Amendments To Streamline Electricity Transmission Development
Ontario's Ministry of Energy and Mines has proposed exempting electricity transmission projects procured by the Independent Electricity System Operator from the traditional leave to construct approval requirement. This regulatory change could significantly streamline the development timeline for bulk system transmission infrastructure, including the pending Toronto Third Line procurement, while maintaining environmental assessment and Indigenous consultation requirements.
Canada Energy
BC
Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP
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Key Takeaways From The Energy Business Forum At CEEA '75
Canada's energy sector stands at a critical juncture where regulatory reform, interprovincial cooperation, and emerging opportunities in AI infrastructure converge with a narrow strategic window for investment. Industry leaders and government officials gathered at the 75th Canadian Energy Executive Association conference to address how the country can convert its resource advantages into executed projects before global market conditions shift. The discussion centered on practical pathways for value-added de
Canada Energy
BJ
Bennett Jones LLP
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From Projects To Scale: Six Takeaways On Financing Building Decarbonization
Gowling WLG's Energy Innovator Roundtable explored how infrastructure finance can transform building decarbonization from isolated projects into scalable investments. Industry experts from infrastructure, lending, and building sectors identified six critical strategies for structuring bankable projects, from evaluating complete investment economics to addressing institutional conservatism in the building power sector.
Canada Energy
GW
Gowling WLG
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Ontario Proposes Amendments To Streamline Electricity Transmission Development
Ontario's Ministry of Energy and Mines has proposed exempting electricity transmission projects procured by the Independent Electricity System Operator from the traditional leave to construct approval requirement. This regulatory change could significantly streamline the development timeline for bulk system transmission infrastructure, including the pending Toronto Third Line procurement, while maintaining environmental assessment and Indigenous consultation requirements.
Canada Energy
BC
Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP
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Mining

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Productivity Mega Deduction Could Reshape Mining Flow-through Financings
Canada's proposed Productivity Mega Deduction introduces significant changes to the tax treatment of Canadian development expenses in mining flow-through share financings. The new rules would allow immediate 100% deductions for qualifying CDE incurred after September 15, 2026, potentially reshaping how mining companies structure their exploration and development financing strategies.
Canada Tax
BL
Borden Ladner Gervais LLP
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Canada-Ecuador FTA Strengthens The Investment Framework For Canadian Mining Investors
Canada and Ecuador signed a Free Trade Agreement in July 2026 that includes an Investment Chapter with investor-state dispute settlement provisions, offering Canadian mining companies operating in Ecuador new protections against treaty breaches. A recent arbitration award under the Canada-Peru FTA, where Lupaka Gold Corp. recovered US$40.4 million for losses stemming from social conflict and inadequate state protection, illustrates how these mechanisms can provide recourse beyond traditional expropriation c
Canada International
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Cassels
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Canada’s September 2026 Retaliatory Tariffs Against The US: Implications For Mining Equipment Importers And Available Tariff Relief
Canada's September 2026 retaliatory surtaxes on US-origin goods introduce new cost pressures for mining operations that depend on specialized American equipment and components. While public focus has centered on consumer products, the measures significantly affect machinery, drilling tools, and industrial inputs critical to mining operations. However, existing remission provisions may already provide relief for many mining-sector imports, creating opportunities to mitigate tariff exposure through careful cl
Canada International
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Cassels
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Energy Sector Momentum Drives Demand For Specialized Legal Services
Growing activity in Canada's energy and infrastructure sectors is driving demand for legal work, with law firms expanding their capabilities through strategic hiring and talent development. Torys' Calgary and Vancouver offices are responding to increased momentum across oil and gas, LNG, nuclear, critical minerals, and data centres by assessing client needs and building capacity in energy infrastructure.
Canada Energy
TL
Torys LLP
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Fuel Allocation During A Supply Disruption: Could Ottawa Override Your Fuel-supply Contract?
As global fuel markets tighten and governments coordinate emergency petroleum reserve releases, Canadian infrastructure projects face a critical question: what happens to fuel-supply contracts when market-based distribution gives way to federal allocation? This article examines Canada's Energy Supplies Emergency Act, a statutory framework that can override private contracts and redirect diesel supplies based on government-determined priorities during a national petroleum emergency.
Canada Government
GW
Gowling WLG
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Chemicals

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Canada’s 2026 Chemicals Management Plan Notices: What Manufacturers, Importers And Users Must Know
Environment and Climate Change Canada has issued mandatory Section 71 notices under CEPA requiring Canadian businesses to report 2025 calendar year activity data for 200 chemical substances across two deadlines in 2027. The notices cast a wide net beyond bulk chemical producers to manufacturers, importers, distributors and retailers handling components, mixtures or finished goods containing targeted substances, with penalties of up to $500,000 for non-compliance.
Canada Environment
BL
Borden Ladner Gervais LLP
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Nouvelles exigences canadiennes générales visant la déclaration des produits chimiques
Le 29 août 2026, Environnement et Changement climatique Canada a publié deux avis obligeant certaines entreprises ayant fabriqué, importé ou utilisé 200 substances spécifiques en 2025 à déclarer des renseignements détaillés. Ces exigences de déclaration s'appliquent largement aux importateurs, fabricants et utilisateurs de produits contenant ces substances, avec des seuils quantitatifs et des échéances strictes à respecter.
Canada Environment
BC
Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP
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