Miller Thomson’s national Environmental Law Group presented a webinar highlighting some current developments and issues across several Canadian jurisdictions:
Quebec
Modernization of the Quebec Stewardship Program
- Current system, new legislation, what’s to come
New Quebec Regulatory Framework for Environmental Authorizations
- Highlights and what changed?
Ontario
Electric Vehicle Charging Station Agreements
- Trends, issues and possible pitfalls to watch for
Environmental litigation – timing matters!
- When should litigation be commenced? – limitation periods and other concerns
- Court orders to investigate a neighbour’s property: Could you be too late?
Ontario’s circular economy: stewardship programs
- Who is a producer?
- What are consequences of non-compliance under various programs?
- And what are unintended consequences for consumers, lenders, landlords of those with producer responsibilities?
Saskatchewan /Alberta
Saskatchewan
- Overview of the Pest Control Products Act
- What products are regulated by the Act?
- How are products approved for use under the Act?
- How is the Act enforced?
Alberta
- Environmental Litigation
- The extended limitation period in Alberta on environmental contamination matters. How late is too late?
- The liability of past landowners for historical contamination. How far back can a plaintiff reach?
British Columbia
Clean-burning hydrogen in industry and vehicles
- British Columbia’s new strategy to accelerate the development, production and use
Landfill management and contaminated soil landfilling in BC
- Managing EMA waste discharge authorizations and compliance
Climate Litigation Trends
- Who is being sued for climate change in Canada and abroad? On what grounds?
- International cases to learn from and their potential application to Canada
Injunctive relief as a remedy for ongoing environmental contamination
- BC Supreme Court’s decision in Ward v. Cariboo Regional District, 2021 BCSC 1495