Reminder to real estate owners and tenants in Quebec: 2024 Property Assessment Appeals – Deadline APRIL 30, 2024
Are you a property owner or tenant? Is your property located in one of these regional county municipalities (MRC)*? Aston Baie-Saint-Paul Baie-Sainte-Catherine Berthierville Chelsea Clermont Cowansville Drummondville Gaspé Gatineau La Tuque Lavaltrie MRC Montmagny Neuville Portneuf Rawdon Rosemère Rougemont Sainte-Adèle […]
Environmental Law 2023 – Canada: Trends & Developments
Chambers Global Practice Guides, p. 2-11
Bryan Buttigieg, Adina Georgescu, Selina Lee-Andersen and Christie McLeod are contributors for the 2023 edition of Chambers Global Practice Guides: Environmental Law. Their chapter highlights trends and developments across Canada including challenges to federal jurisdiction, an updated climate change plan, […]
Adina Georgescu a participé au Balado IDU : une conversation qui porte sur les changements majeurs apportés à la Loi sur l’expropriation
( Disponible en français seulement ) Adina Georgescu, associée et responsable des groupes de pratique de droit administratif, droit municipal et de l’urbanisme, droit de l’environnement et de l’énergie au bureau de Montréal de Miller Thomson, a participé au côté […]
Quebec publishes a second environmental regulatory omnibus
On February 22, 2023, building on a series of legislative and regulatory changes that have been enacted over the past two years, the Government of Quebec (“Government”) proposed amendments to 24 regulations covering a wide range of activities with potential […]
Environmental Law 2022 – Canada: Trends & Developments
Chambers Global Practice Guides, p. 52-63
Bryan Buttigieg, Adina Georgescu, Darin Hannaford and Christie McLeod are contributors for the 2022 edition of Chambers Global Practice Guides: Environmental Law. Their chapter highlights trends and developments across Canada including COVID-19 adaptations, the increased focus on ESG, the response […]
Property assessments in Quebec: Deadline to challenge assessed value is April 30, 2023
Are you an owner or tenant of a commercial, industrial or institutional building and feel that the assessment of your property is too high? April 30, 2023 is the deadline to challenge this assessment. Property values in Quebec have increased […]
Net zero greenhouse gas (GHG) buildings in Quebec in record time
(Special thanks to Feriel Fatiha Djemame) On April 7, 2016, the Government of Quebec (the “Government”) released the 2030 Energy Policy (the “Policy”)[1], which sets out Quebec’s goal of becoming a North American leader in energy efficiency and renewable energy […]
Modernization of the Quebec Deposit-Refund and Curbside Collection Systems
On March 11, 2021, the Act to amend mainly the Environment Quality Act with respect to deposits and selective collection, S.Q. 2021, c. 5 (hereinafter the “Act”) was adopted. The Act introduced new provisions with the objective of replacing the […]
Supreme Court confirms that conservation zoning can be de facto expropriation
On September 29, 2022, the Supreme Court of Canada dismissed the application for leave to appeal filed by the City of Mascouche (the “City”) in Ville de Mascouche v. Dupras, 2022 CanLII 88678 (SCC). This confirms the Québec Court of […]
Environmental Law 2021: Trends & Developments
Bryan Buttigieg, Adina Georgescu, Darin Hannaford and Christie McLeod co-author the Trends & Developments – Canada chapter in the Chambers and Partners Environmental Law 2021 Global Practice Guide. The chapter highlights current national developments on trending topics like climate change, […]
