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Le gouvernement du Canada met à jour le Règlement sur certaines substances toxiques interdites

Le gouvernement du Canada (le « gouvernement fédéral ») a pris un nouveau règlement ayant pour but de réduire davantage la présence de certaines substances toxiques dans l'environnement...

Canada Environment

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

UNDRIP Becomes Enforceable Law In BC: Key Takeaways From The Gitxaala Appeal Decision

On December 5, 2025, the British Columbia Court of Appeal ("BCCA") released a landmark decision in Gitxaala v British Columbia (Chief Gold Commissioner), 2025 BCCA 430 ("Gitxaala").

Canada Environment

MT

Miller Thomson LLP

La Déclaration des Nations Unies sur les droits des peuples autochtones a force exécutoire en Colombie-Britannique : principaux points à retenir de la décision d'appel rendue dans l'affaire Gitxaala

Le 5 décembre 2025, la Cour d'appel de la Colombie-Britannique (« CACB ») a rendu une décision phare dans l'affaire Gitxaala v. British Columbia (Chief Gold Commissioner), 2025 BCCA 430...

Canada Environment

MT

Miller Thomson LLP

Transport Canada Signals Expanded Regulatory Focus On Hazardous And Noxious Substances In Renewed Marine Emergency Services Consultations

Transport Canada has launched a second round of consultations on proposed regulations intended to increase access to marine emergency services and strengthen responses to pollution incidents under the Canada Shipping Act, 2001.

Canada Environment

ML

McMillan LLP

Canadian Product Stewardship And EPR: A Review Of 2025 And Beyond

Canada Environment

GW

Gowling WLG

Government Of Canada Updates Prohibition Of Certain Toxic Substances Regulations

Canada Environment

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Tendances dans l'application des lois environnementales : peines plus élevées et poursuites judiciaires liées aux SPFA

Canada Environment

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Environmental Enforcement Trends: Higher Penalties And Prosecutorial Focus On PFAS

Canada Environment

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

La plus récente décision du Canada concernant le plastique et ses répercussions sur votre stratégie ESG

Canada Environment

MT

Miller Thomson LLP

La Cour d'appel fédérale confirme le décret désignant les articles manufacturés en plastique comme substances toxiques

Canada Environment

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Listed And Lawful: Canada's Federal Court Of Appeal Upholds Federal Government's Listing Of Plastic As Toxic

Canada Environment

MT

McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Canada Fines Cosmetics Company For Violating CEPA, Including Failing To Submit A Significant New Activity Notification

Canada Environment

BC

Bergeson & Campbell

Plastics Ban Survives (For Now): FCA Clarifies Cabinet's Role In The Regulation Of Toxic Substances

Canada Environment

BL

Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Federal Court Of Appeal Upholds Order Designating Plastics As Toxic Substances

Canada Environment

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Clarification On Joint Wills

CW

Clark Wilson LLP

Workplace Culture As An Excuse: Can A "Racist Culture" Be A Mitigating Factor?

Canada Employment

RT

Rubin Thomlinson LLP

Federal Budget 2025

MT

McCarthy Tétrault LLP

From Excess To Discipline To Scarcity: What Allied Gold's 27% Premium Tells Us About The Next Phase Of Gold M&A

Canada Commercial

GW

Gowling WLG

New Framework For Canadian AI Governance: IPC–OHRC Principles

Canada Technology

TM

Torkin Manes LLP

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Le gouvernement du Canada met à jour le Règlement sur certaines substances toxiques interdites

Le gouvernement du Canada (le « gouvernement fédéral ») a pris un nouveau règlement ayant pour but de réduire davantage la présence de certaines substances toxiques dans l'environnement...

Canada Environment

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

UNDRIP Becomes Enforceable Law In BC: Key Takeaways From The Gitxaala Appeal Decision

On December 5, 2025, the British Columbia Court of Appeal ("BCCA") released a landmark decision in Gitxaala v British Columbia (Chief Gold Commissioner), 2025 BCCA 430 ("Gitxaala").

Canada Environment

MT

Miller Thomson LLP

La Déclaration des Nations Unies sur les droits des peuples autochtones a force exécutoire en Colombie-Britannique : principaux points à retenir de la décision d'appel rendue dans l'affaire Gitxaala

Le 5 décembre 2025, la Cour d'appel de la Colombie-Britannique (« CACB ») a rendu une décision phare dans l'affaire Gitxaala v. British Columbia (Chief Gold Commissioner), 2025 BCCA 430...

Canada Environment

MT

Miller Thomson LLP

Transport Canada Signals Expanded Regulatory Focus On Hazardous And Noxious Substances In Renewed Marine Emergency Services Consultations

Canada Environment

ML

McMillan LLP

Government Of Canada Updates Prohibition Of Certain Toxic Substances Regulations

Canada Environment

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Power Perspectives 2026

MT

McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Tendances dans l'application des lois environnementales : peines plus élevées et poursuites judiciaires liées aux SPFA

Canada Environment

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Environmental Enforcement Trends: Higher Penalties And Prosecutorial Focus On PFAS

Canada Environment

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

La plus récente décision du Canada concernant le plastique et ses répercussions sur votre stratégie ESG

Canada Environment

MT

Miller Thomson LLP

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Climate Change

Canadian Product Stewardship And EPR: A Review Of 2025 And Beyond

In 2025, Canadian governments and producer‑responsibility organizations ("PROs") continued advancing innovative product stewardship and extended producer responsibility...

Canada Environment

GW

Gowling WLG

Listed And Lawful: Canada's Federal Court Of Appeal Upholds Federal Government's Listing Of Plastic As Toxic

In 2021, the federal government listed "plastic manufactured items" ("PMI") as toxic substances under Schedule 1 of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 ("CEPA").

Canada Environment

MT

McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Canada Fines Cosmetics Company For Violating CEPA, Including Failing To Submit A Significant New Activity Notification

Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) announced on February 2, 2026, that it fined Estee Lauder Cosmetics Ltd. $750,000 for two violations of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 (CEPA).

Canada Environment

BC

Bergeson & Campbell

ECCC Announces Delay To The Reporting Requirements Under Phases 2 And 3 Of The Federal Plastics Registry

Canada Environment

BJ

Bennett Jones LLP

How Is Canada Managing The End-of-life For EV Batteries?

Canada Environment

GW

Gowling WLG

Plan For The Ban: Phases 2 And 3 Of Canada's Federal Plastics Registry Delayed

Canada Environment

ML

McMillan LLP

Le Canada annonce des modifications prévues aux exigences de déclaration pour le Registre fédéral sur les plastiques

Canada Environment

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

L'Alberta ouvre la porte à l'élargissement de la défense fondée sur les règles d'exonération pour les énoncés liés au climat

Canada Environment

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Canada Announces Planned Changes To Federal Plastics Registry Reporting Requirements

Canada Environment

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

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Clean Air / Pollution

Transport Canada Signals Expanded Regulatory Focus On Hazardous And Noxious Substances In Renewed Marine Emergency Services Consultations

Transport Canada has launched a second round of consultations on proposed regulations intended to increase access to marine emergency services and strengthen responses to pollution incidents under the Canada Shipping Act, 2001.

Canada Environment

ML

McMillan LLP

La plus récente décision du Canada concernant le plastique et ses répercussions sur votre stratégie ESG

Le 30 janvier 2026, la Cour d'appel fédérale (la « Cour ») a rendu une importante décision dans l'affaire Canada (Procureur général) c. Coalition pour une utilisation responsable du plastique...

Canada Environment

MT

Miller Thomson LLP

Listed And Lawful: Canada's Federal Court Of Appeal Upholds Federal Government's Listing Of Plastic As Toxic

In 2021, the federal government listed "plastic manufactured items" ("PMI") as toxic substances under Schedule 1 of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 ("CEPA").

Canada Environment

MT

McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Implementation Framework For The Right To A Healthy Environment Under CEPA

Canada Environment

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

A New Problem For EV Fast Chargers: Air Pollution

Canada Environment

CM

Crowe MacKay LLP

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

Canada Environment

BD

Burnet, Duckworth & Palmer LLP

Are You Ready For The New Plastics Registry Reporting Due September 29?

Canada Environment

WL

WeirFoulds LLP

Ontario's SEZs: A Legislative Power Grab Endangering Indigenous Rights And The Environment

Canada Environment

JFK Law LLP

Plan For The Ban: Federal Plastics Registry Portal Is Now Live

Canada Environment

ML

McMillan LLP

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Waste Management

Canadian Product Stewardship And EPR: A Review Of 2025 And Beyond

In 2025, Canadian governments and producer‑responsibility organizations ("PROs") continued advancing innovative product stewardship and extended producer responsibility...

Canada Environment

GW

Gowling WLG

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

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

La plus récente décision du Canada concernant le plastique et ses répercussions sur votre stratégie ESG

Le 30 janvier 2026, la Cour d'appel fédérale (la « Cour ») a rendu une importante décision dans l'affaire Canada (Procureur général) c. Coalition pour une utilisation responsable du plastique...

Canada Environment

MT

Miller Thomson LLP

ECCC Announces Delay To The Reporting Requirements Under Phases 2 And 3 Of The Federal Plastics Registry

Canada Environment

BJ

Bennett Jones LLP

Canada's Latest Plastics Decision And What It Means For Your ESG Strategy

Canada Environment

MT

Miller Thomson LLP

How Is Canada Managing The End-of-life For EV Batteries?

Canada Environment

GW

Gowling WLG

Plan For The Ban: Phases 2 And 3 Of Canada's Federal Plastics Registry Delayed

Canada Environment

ML

McMillan LLP

Le Canada annonce des modifications prévues aux exigences de déclaration pour le Registre fédéral sur les plastiques

Canada Environment

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Retard annoncé pour les phases 2 et 3 du Registre fédéral sur les plastiques du Canada

Canada Environment

MT

McCarthy Tétrault LLP

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What Is BD&P's Role In Environmental Defence (Video)

BD

Burnet, Duckworth & Palmer LLP

Increased Scrutiny, Novel Measures, And Higher Penalties: Trends In Environmental Investigations, Enforcement, And Prosecutions (Video)

OH

Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

Key Takeaways From Our "Corporate Climate Change" Panel Discussion

MT

McCarthy Tétrault LLP

The Energy Transition Series: Smart Cities (Video)

BL

Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Environmental Law Year In Review 2020: Current Trends In Climate Change Regulation And Mitigation (Video)

GW

Gowling WLG

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