Environment
Currently, the world’s carbon footprint is top-of-mind, making environmental protection regulation front-page news. Companies that do not demonstrate compliance with environmental policy and regulation can find their reputations questioned and business operations hindered. Organizations discovered—or even perceived—to be skirting environmental laws will be thrown into automatic defence mode against the public, employees and stakeholders. Across industries, Canadian companies turn to McMillan’s environmental lawyers for on-point strategic counsel on how to navigate ecological regulations while operating profitably and forging new ground.
Globally, countries are challenged to grow their resource sectors and economy, while remaining in compliance with consistently evolving environmental regulations. McMillan’s corporate environmental lawyers help clients comply with the full range of international, federal, territorial, provincial and local environmental laws and programs while bringing new products to market that foster the economy. Our lawyers provide timely, expert advice on a wide variety of environmental aspects impacting business, with expertise in climate change and carbon trading, as well as the mining, energy, oil and gas, and infrastructure sectors.
At McMillan, we combine our legal experience with industry-specific expertise to quickly understand the issues clients face and provide counsel that meets their business objectives. And when clients’ practices are called into question, we help them mount robust defences in environmental hearings and prosecutions for infractions of relevant legislation.
Experienced in environmental policy and regulation, McMillan’s environmental lawyers help clients lead by:
- Assisting with meeting emission standards and obtaining permits and approvals, due diligence audits, officers’ and directors’ liabilities, and spills and spill reporting
- Advising on environmental liabilities and property investigations in the context of mergers and acquisitions, and financings
- Negotiating agreements with private parties and governmental authorities involving the transfer or allocation of environmental risks, site remediation and compliance with regulatory requirements, and brownfield sales, purchases and development
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Sidestepping Contracts: The Expansion of Environmental Liability Where The Contractor Is Not Paid
B.C. Court’s decision in Cordy Environmental Inc v Obsidian Energy Ltd opens the door for contractors to sue former owners/operators of contaminated sites.
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Apr 12, 2024
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Amendments to Ontario’s Conservation Authorities Act: Effective April 1, 2024
On April 1, 2024, significant amendments to the Conservation Authorities Act came into effect.
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Apr 10, 2024
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Foreign Investment in the EV Battery Market: Regulatory Framework in North America and Canada’s Strategic Edge
Explore Canada & U.S. electric vehicle battery market growth, incentives, and foreign investment regulations. Strategic insights for Indo-Pacific companies.
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Apr 10, 2024
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Current Litigation and Dispute Resolution Trends in British Columbia
McMillan Vancouver's Litigation & Dispute Resolution Group comments on current disputes trends.
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Mar 28, 2024
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Environmental Law: Recent Developments in Canada
Join McMillan on Tuesday, April 16th for a webinar highlighting recent developments in the Canadian environmental law landscape.
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Tuesday, April 16, 2024
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Administrative Monetary Penalties: Regulators “AMP-ing” up the Pressure on Businesses
Administrative Monetary Penalties are increasingly used to sanction regulatory non-compliance in Canada. What are they and what should you do if faced with one?
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Mar 19, 2024
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The Latest Risk to the BC Natural Resource Sector: Government Uses Little Known Law to Freeze Mining Rights Unless First Nations Consent
BC's government has issued unprecedented orders, to prohibit mining activity in certain areas, unless First Nations consent.
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Mar 11, 2024
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Environmental Protection: An Essential Consideration for Any Minor Exemption
The Quebec Court of Appeal quashed, on environmental grounds, a municipal resolution on a minor exemption
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Feb 22, 2024
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Plan for the Ban: Canada’s Single-use Plastics Prohibition Regulations Remain in Effect Pending the Federal Court of Appeal Decision
The Court granted a stay to the decision in Responsible Plastic Use Coalition v Canada pending the appeal.
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Feb 6, 2024
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Matters to Follow in Environmental Law in Québec (2024)
This bulletin presents developments to follow in environmental law in Quebec in 2024.
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Feb 5, 2024
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