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Canada Issues Section 71 Notices To Obtain Information On Certain Substances, Will Hold First Information Session In October 2026
Canada has published two mandatory notices under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act requiring manufacturers, importers, and users to report information on 200 priority substances for chemical management purposes. Companies must determine if they meet reporting thresholds and gather supply chain data, with Phase 1 responses due March 2027 and Phase 2 responses due September 2027. Will your organization's chemical activities trigger reporting obligations under these new requirements?
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BC
Bergeson & Campbell
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Ontario Finalizes Amendments To The Producer Responsibility Regime
Ontario has finalized significant amendments to its producer responsibility regime, introducing an 80% tire management target, expanding collection networks to 6,500 sites, and removing the $1 million cap on administrative penalties. The changes also establish new financial reporting requirements for producer responsibility organizations across multiple product categories, fundamentally reshaping compliance obligations for producers operating in the province.
Canada Environment
BJ
Bennett Jones LLP
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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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Accélération du processus d’autorisation des grands projets fédéraux : modifications proposées par le projet de loi C-39
Le gouvernement canadien propose des réformes majeures pour accélérer l'approbation des grands projets d'infrastructure et d'énergie. Le projet de loi C-39 établit des échéanciers d'un an pour les décisions fédérales, crée un cadre pour les régions d'intérêt national avec présomption d'approbation, et centralise les évaluations d'impact pour les projets énergétiques et nucléaires. Ces changements visent à ren
Canada Government
BC
Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP
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Alberta Court Of Appeal Finds Key Portions Of The Amended Impact Assessment Act Remain Unconstitutional
The Alberta Court of Appeal has ruled that key provisions of Canada's amended Impact Assessment Act remain unconstitutional, finding that federal authority continues to overreach into provincial jurisdiction despite legislative changes made after the Supreme Court's 2023 decision. The majority decision addresses fundamental questions about the constitutional limits of federal environmental assessment powers and their application to provincially regulated projects.
Canada Government
DLA Piper
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Canada Issues Section 71 Notices To Obtain Information On Certain Substances, Will Hold First Information Session In October 2026
Canada has published two mandatory notices under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act requiring manufacturers, importers, and users to report information on 200 priority substances for chemical management purposes. Companies must determine if they meet reporting thresholds and gather supply chain data, with Phase 1 responses due March 2027 and Phase 2 responses due September 2027. Will your organization's chemical activities trigger reporting obligations under these new requirements?
Canada Environment
BC
Bergeson & Campbell
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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 Invites Expressions Of Interest For Licences Under The Geologic Carbon Storage Act
Ontario has launched its first call for expressions of interest in carbon capture and storage licences under the new Geologic Carbon Storage Act, targeting Crown-owned pore space beneath lakebeds surrounding the Ontario Peninsula. The detailed submission requirements reveal expectations that proponents have advanced well beyond initial planning stages, with the process serving as a critical test of Ontario's emerging CCS framework and its attractiveness to industry.
Canada Environment
TL
Torys LLP
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Future Of Canada’s Carbon Markets Anchored By Canada-Alberta MOU Implementation Agreement
On May 15, 2026, the Prime Minister of Canada and the Premier of Alberta announced an agreement to implement the Canada-Alberta Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) announced in November 2025. This implementation agreement (Agreement) is the latest announcement on intergovernmental cooperation and formalizes the draft cooperation agreement announced in April and discussed in our March 25, 2026 Update: “Canada and Alberta sign draft cooperation agreement on impact assessment after historic MOU”.
Canada Energy
OH
Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP
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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
OE
O'Sullivan Estate Lawyers LLP
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Ontario Finalizes Amendments To The Producer Responsibility Regime
Ontario has finalized significant amendments to its producer responsibility regime, introducing an 80% tire management target, expanding collection networks to 6,500 sites, and removing the $1 million cap on administrative penalties. The changes also establish new financial reporting requirements for producer responsibility organizations across multiple product categories, fundamentally reshaping compliance obligations for producers operating in the province.
Canada Environment
BJ
Bennett Jones LLP
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