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Chemical Substances Compliance Under CEPA: Managing A Growing Regulatory Risk

Chemical substances regulation under Canada's Environmental Protection Act is creating significant legal and operational risks for businesses. As compliance obligations expand across industries...

Canada Environment

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McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Eco-Friendly Estate Planning: Leaving A More Sustainable Legacy

Sustainable living does not have to end with your lifetime. In today’s increasingly eco-conscious world, more and more individuals are looking for ways to reduce their carbon footprint and leave things “greener” for future generations. Eco-friendly estate planning can integrate those values into practical decisions that reduce your environmental impact while caring for loved ones after your death.

Canada Environment

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O'Sullivan Estate Lawyers LLP

Canada Publishes Nanomaterials Risk Assessment Framework

On March 5, 2026, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) and Health Canada (HC) published...

Canada Environment

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Bergeson & Campbell

Government Of Canada Updates Prohibition Of Certain Toxic Substances Regulations

The Government of Canada has introduced new regulations aimed at further reducing the presence of certain...

Canada Environment

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Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Bracing For PFAS: Implications For Businesses In The Face Of Increased Regulation

Canada Environment

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McMillan LLP

Xatoms Launches Water Purification Pilot Projects With $3 Million In Pre-Seed Funding

Canada Technology

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Goodmans LLP

Forever Chemicals, Forever Liability? The Rise Of PFAS Class Actions In Canada

Canada Environment

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Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

Canada Publishes Approach For Creating Publicly Available “Watch List” Of Substances Determined To Be Capable Of Becoming Toxic Under CEPA

Canada Environment

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Bergeson & Campbell

Petitions Filed To Add Chemicals To List Of Chemical Substances Subject To Superfund Excise Tax

Worldwide Energy

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Bergeson & Campbell

Canada Concludes PFAS "Forever Chemicals" Are Toxic: What You Need To Know

Canada Environment

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Pest Management Regulatory Agency Opens Pre-Consultation Period On Proposed Changes To The Pest Control Products Regulations

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Bennett Jones LLP

Federal Government Publishes State Of PFAS Report And Risk Management Approach

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Bennett Jones LLP

Canada's Final PFAS Report Is Here

Canada Environment

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McMillan LLP

Canada Publishes Final State Of Per- And Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) Report

Canada Environment

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Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Canada Imposes Counter-Tariffs On C$27.6-Billion Of U.S. Imports, Effective September 8, 2026

Canada International

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Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Canada’s New Retaliatory Tariffs On US Goods: What Canadian Businesses Need To Know

Canada International

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Fasken

U.S.–Canada Tariffs: Timeline Of Key Dates And Documents

Canada International

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Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Insurance And Distribution In Québec: Regulatory Developments Over The Past Six Months

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Fasken

Ottawa Unveils Calibrated Retaliatory Tariffs: What Canadian Businesses Need To Know

Canada International

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Gowling WLG

La Réglementation Environnementale Évolue Au Canada Et Les Entreprises Doivent S'adapter

Le gouvernement du Canada ne cesse de resserrer la réglementation environnementale et les entreprises doivent adapter leurs pratiques en conséquence.

Canada Environment

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Canada's Mandatory PFAS Reporting Deadline: Be Cautious Relying On Prior Compliance

The deadline for meeting reporting requirements of the Notice with respect to certain per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances issued by Environment Canada and Climate Change (ECCC)...

Canada Employment

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Canada's Proposals For Implementing A Modernized CEPA

On Oct. 2, 2024, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) published three proposals for implementing changes to the Canadian Environmental Protection Act...

Canada Environment

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

New Mandatory PFAS "Forever Chemical" Reporting In Canada: What Businesses Need To Know

"Forever chemicals" is a phrase that continues to have heighted awareness. "Forever chemicals" are more scientifically referred to as PFAS, or per-and polyfluoroalkyl

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WeirFoulds LLP

Canada's Updated Draft PFAS Report: The Latest On The Emerging Regulation Of "Forever Chemicals"

Canada Environment

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McMillan LLP

CCUS PART I: Carbon Capture, Utilization, And Storage In Alberta

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McLennan Ross LLP

Canada's New PFAS Reporting Requirement

Canada Environment

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Exponent

No "One-Stop Shopping" To Resolve Tax Disputes: SCC Decisions In Dow Chemical And Iris Technologies

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McMillan LLP

Into The Flood: ONSC Rules On The Duty To Warn In Remote Scenarios And The Need For Reliable Evidence In Product Liability Claims

Canada Consumer

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Cassels

The Supreme Court Of Canada Clarifies The Jurisdiction Between The Tax Court Of Canada And The Federal Court

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McCarthy Tétrault LLP

B.C.'s Forever Litigation: First Tobacco, Then Opioids, Now 'Forever Chemicals'

Worldwide Energy

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Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

Canadians Who Spent Time At Camp Lejeune In Jacksonville, North Carolina May Be Eligible For Compensation

Worldwide Litigation

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Siskinds LLP

Dow Chemical Granted An Exemption To Alberta's Prompt Payment Legislation

Canada Real Estate

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MLT Aikins LLP

Wrapped In Plastic – The Proposed Federal Plastics Registry Will Impose Extensive Reporting And Record-Keeping Requirements On Canadian Businesses That Import, Distribute, Supply, Market, Or Process Plastics And Plastic Products

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Tereposky & DeRose

B.C.'s Forever Litigation: First Tobacco, Then Opioids, Now 'Forever Chemicals'

On June 21, 2024, the B.C. government filed a proposed national class action in the Supreme Court of British Columbia against manufacturers of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)...

Worldwide Energy

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Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

Canadians Who Spent Time At Camp Lejeune In Jacksonville, North Carolina May Be Eligible For Compensation

People who spent time at the Camp Lejeune military base in Jacksonville, North Carolina at any point between August 1953 and December 1987 were exposed to contaminated water...

Worldwide Litigation

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Siskinds LLP

Dow Chemical Granted An Exemption To Alberta's Prompt Payment Legislation

The government of Alberta has enacted an exemption to the Prompt Payment and Construction Lien Act for Dow Chemical's Path2Zero Expansion Project, making Alberta the only province to provide such an exemption for a project from a private corporation.

Canada Real Estate

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MLT Aikins LLP

Wrapped In Plastic – The Proposed Federal Plastics Registry Will Impose Extensive Reporting And Record-Keeping Requirements On Canadian Businesses That Import, Distribute, Supply, Market, Or Process Plastics And Plastic Products

On 30 December 2023 the Canadian Department of the Environment issued a notice in the Canada Gazette regarding its intention to implement a "Federal Plastics Registry" that was first proposed in 2022.

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Tereposky & DeRose

Regulation Of 'Forever Chemicals' (PFAS) In Canada

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Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

Canada Recognizes A Right To A Healthy Environment And Changes Its Process For Assessing Toxic Substances

On June 13, 2023, the long-in-the-making amendments to the Canadian Environmental Protection Act (CEPA) were passed by the Senate and received royal assent. Bill S-5, the Strengthening...

Canada Environment

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Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

Canada Introduces The Right To Healthy Environment And More Stringent Chemical Management Requirements

The Government of Canada has passed amending legislation enshrining the right to a healthy environment, while strengthening federal environmental regulations. On June 13, 2023...

Canada Environment

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Environment Canada's State Of PFAS Report: Insights Into The Future Regulation Of "Forever Chemicals"

The Government of Canada has published its long anticipated Draft state of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) report (the "Draft State of PFAS Report") and a companion document...

Canada Environment

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McMillan LLP

Federal Government Seeks Input On Draft PFAS Report And Risk Management Scope

n the basis of the findings in the Draft Report, the Government proposes to recommend that the class of PFAS be added to the List of Toxic Substances in Schedule 1 of CEPA.

Canada Environment

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Bennett Jones LLP

What Does "Has Not Participated In The Arbitration" Mean?

Canada Litigation

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Lawson Lundell LLP

Was The Federal Government Right To Designate "Plastic Manufactured Items" As Toxic?

Canada Environment

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Fasken

Court Orders Alberta's Minister Of Energy To Return $20 Million In Unlawfully Collected Royalties

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Balancing Act: Facilitating Trade And Worker Protection Under The Hazardous Products Regulations

Canada Environment

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Bennett Jones LLP

Johnson & Johnson Stopping All Sales Of Talcum-based Baby Powder

Canada Insolvency

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Siskinds LLP

The Clock Is Ticking For Canadian Exporters To Russia: New Sanctions Affecting Exports Of Goods And Services To Russia's Mining, Energy, And Chemical Industries

Canada International

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Fasken

100 Days Into The Russia-Ukraine Conflict: Canada Implements New Services Ban For Oil, Gas, Mining And Chemical Industries

Canada International

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McCarthy Tétrault LLP

SK Incentive Programs For Oil, Gas, Helium, Chemical Fertilizer And CO2 Projects

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MLT Aikins LLP

Details Of Ontario's Transition To Emissions Performance Standards Program Released

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Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

Significant Changes To Canada's Federal Environmental Protection Regime Proposed

Canada Environment

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McMillan LLP

Blue Hydrogen Development

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Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

Federal Court Of Appeal Upholds Federal Court Decision Finding Shire's VYVANSE Patent Valid

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Smart & Biggar

PFAS: Managing New Concerns And Risk Of Contamination

Canada Environment

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Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Understanding PFAS In Canada: An Emerging Risk

Canada Environment

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Alberta's Petrochemicals Incentive Program

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Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

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