( Disponible en anglais seulement ) The importance of consultation with First Nations, progressive reclamation and increased reclamation security for amended permits in the mining industryThe BC Supreme Court recently cast light on issues regarding British Columbia mining operations on First Nation’s territory in Ignace v. British Columbia (Chief Inspector of Mines), 2021 BCSC 1989. Miller Thomson was counsel in Ignace challenging the permit amendment.... |
( Disponible en anglais seulement ) New triggers requiring site disclosure statements: BC rolls out a new contaminated sites regimeLast month, amendments to British Columbia’s Environmental Management Act (“EMA”) and Contaminated Sites Regulation (“CSR”) came into force, altering how contaminated sites are identified in BC. When a site is classified as contaminated, it alerts the Ministry of Environment and Climate... |
( Disponible en anglais seulement ) Indigenizing Impact Assessments?: New Legislation in Canada & BCThe next iteration of environmental impact assessments has arrived. Canada’s Impact Assessment Act[1] (IAA), the federal Physical Activities Regulation, and British Columbia’s Environmental Assessment Act[2] (EAA) make significant changes to how we measure a proposed project’s impacts. Both Acts include... |
( Disponible en anglais seulement ) Sarah Hansen quoted in The Lawyer’s Daily article on BC Supreme Court rulingThe Lawyer's Daily, "Court must balance rules of evidence while recognizing Indigenous traditions, B.C. judge rules" In a ruling being characterized as a first in Canada, a B.C. Supreme Court judge has ruled an Indigenous elder can present evidence as part of a panel during depositions in a land claims case, which the First Nation’s counsel... |
( Disponible en anglais seulement ) Indigenous Laws and Perspectives in Environmental AssessmentsEnvironmental Law & Aboriginal Law-Vancouver Joint Section Meeting, CBA (BC Branch) |
( Disponible en anglais seulement ) Review of Federal Environmental Assessment and Regulatory ProcessesMiller Thomson seminar, "Project Development - Environmental and Indigenous Considerations" |
( Disponible en anglais seulement ) Environmental Issues in Property DevelopmentMiller Thomson seminar |
( Disponible en anglais seulement ) Annual Legal and Regulatory ReviewAgri-Energy and Waste Management Forum, Pacific Agriculture Tradeshow |
( Disponible en anglais seulement ) SCC Ruling on Aboriginal Title: Tsilhqot’in Nation v. British Columbia, 2014 SCC 44 and Significant Changes to the Legal LandscapeOn June 26, 2014, the Supreme Court of Canada (« SCC ») released its landmark decision in Tsilhqot’in Nation v. British Columbia. At the heart of this decision, the SCC was confronted with the question of Aboriginal title and what constitutes a... |
( Disponible en anglais seulement ) Regulating Greenhouse Gas Emissions in BCMiller Thomson seminar: Environmental Issues in Agriculture |
( Disponible en anglais seulement ) BC Contaminated Sites 101 and Consultants LiabilityMiller Thomson seminar |
( Disponible en anglais seulement ) GHG Emission Regulation in BCInsight conference: Environmental Law in BC |
( Disponible en anglais seulement ) Environmental Update – Case Law and Tribunal DecisionsMiller Thomson Seminar - Off-site Contamination: A Primer for Landowners and Developers |
( Disponible en anglais seulement ) R. v. Dickie – Income Earned on ReservePBLI Conference: The Latest Developments in First Nation Taxation |
( Disponible en anglais seulement ) Making Your Case Before an Administrative TribunalCBA Skilled Lawyer Series III |
( Disponible en anglais seulement ) Environmental Law: Recent Developments of ImportanceThe 2013 Lexpert®/American Lawyer Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada |
( Disponible en anglais seulement ) Greater Vancouver Regional District Proposes New Odour Management BylawThe introduction of regulatory measures to address the impact of odour emissions from facilities that process organic materials is being considered by the Greater Vancouver Regional District (the « GVRD »). The GVRD has the authority to address issues surrounding air quality... |
( Disponible en anglais seulement ) Tax Court of Canada Rules on Location of Business Income for the Purpose of Tax Exemption Under the Indian ActOn July 10, 2012, the Tax Court of Canada released its judgment in Dickie v. The Queen, 2012 TCC 242, wherein Miller Thomson, and co-counsel Robert Janes of JFK Law Corporation, were successful on an appeal of a reassessment made... |
( Disponible en anglais seulement ) Injunctions Issued Against Companies for Lack of Aboriginal ConsultationTwo recent decisions in Ontario and British Columbia provide examples of the courts temporarily restraining commercial development for a lack of adequate consultation with affected Aboriginal groups. Wahgoshig First Nation v. Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Ontario et... |
( Disponible en anglais seulement ) Environmental Case Law UpdatePresentation for Environmental Managers Association of BC Workshop |
( Disponible en anglais seulement ) Dealing with Regulatory Inspections and InvestigationsMiller Thomson Environmental seminar |
( Disponible en anglais seulement ) Environmental Liability in CanadaAnnual Review of Civil Litigation, Carswell, 2011 |
( Disponible en anglais seulement ) Case Comment – Upper Nicola Indian Band v. British Columbia (Environment), 2011 BCSC 388In the recent case of Upper Nicola Indian Band v. British Columbia (Environment), 2011 BCSC 388, the British Columbia Supreme Court considered the scope of the Crown’s duty of consultation with aboriginal people in light of the decision of the... |
( Disponible en anglais seulement ) Litigation Arising Out of LEED IssuesMiller Thomson seminar: Green Buildings: Problems, Solutions & Opportunities |
( Disponible en anglais seulement ) Due Diligence in Buying Residential Property – Beware Leaking Oil TanksFor most of us in today’s age of natural gas and electricity, we don’t often think about the implications of home heating oil tanks and the contamination that they can cause to residential properties. For those who have bought or... |
( Disponible en anglais seulement ) Tougher Environmental Enforcement Measures Now In PlaceOn December 10, 2010 many sections of Canada’s Environmental Enforcement Act (“EEA”) came into force. The EEA amends the offence, sentencing, penalty, and enforcement provisions of nine federal environmental statutes in the following respects: Prescribing minimum fines; Increasing fines up... |
( Disponible en anglais seulement ) An Overview of Federal and BC Environmental Assessment RegimesEPIC Conference: Understanding Environmental Regulation |
( Disponible en anglais seulement ) Report Indicates Canada Should Implement National Climate Policies Ahead of U.S.Miller Thomson Client Alert On January 25, 2011, the National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy (“NRTEE”) released its report: Climate Prosperity- Parallel Paths: Canada- U.S. Climate Policy Choices. The report explores both the economic and environmental implications of Canada harmonizing with... |
( Disponible en anglais seulement ) Prosperity Mine Project Blocked by Federal GovernmentOn November 2, 2010, the federal government announced a long-awaited decision not to approve Taseko’s controversial open-pit gold and copper mine in British Columbia, citing concerns that the project would have a significant adverse environmental effect. According to then federal... |
( Disponible en anglais seulement ) Consultation Process for Proposed Emissions Trading and Offsets RegulationsThe British Columbia Ministry of Environment (the « Ministry ») is interested in establishing a regional emissions cap and trade system (the « System ») that includes carbon offsets, pursuant to the Greenhouse Gas Reduction (Cap and Trade) Act, S.B.C. 2008, c. 32 (the... |
( Disponible en anglais seulement ) Case Comment – Rio Tinto Alcan Inc. v. Carrier Sekani Tribal CouncilOn Thursday, October 28, 2010, the Supreme Court of Canada released its decision in Rio Tinto Alcan Inc. v. Carrier Sekani Tribal Council, overturning the British Columbia Court of Appeal and confirming the decision of the British Columbia Utilities Commission (the... |
( Disponible en anglais seulement ) Controlling Odours in Metro Vancouver: The Ability of Regulators to Impose ControlsThe BC Environmental Appeal Board recently decided that the District Director (pursuant to the Environmental Management Act) had gone too far when, on his own initiative, he amended an air permit held by West Coast Reduction Ltd. (“West Coast”) by... |
( Disponible en anglais seulement ) Major Petroleum Spill in Johnstone Strait in Orca Sanctuary: Due Diligence Lessons for Captains and Barge OwnersCo-author: Christina Cook (Articled Student, Miller Thomson Vancouver) A recently reported decision provides useful insight into the due diligence defence. The Accident On August 20, 2007 the “Kathy L”, a barge loaded with large logging equipment and 19,453 litres of petroleum products,... |
( Disponible en anglais seulement ) BC Introduces New Clean Energy ActIntroduction Last week, the British Columbia government introduced Bill 17 (2010), the Clean Energy Act (the « Act »). The Act implements many of the recommendations of the Clean Energy Task Force as well as policy initiatives announced in the 2010 Throne... |
( Disponible en anglais seulement ) West Moberly First Nations v. British Columbia (Chief Inspector of Mines), 2010 BCSC 359: Delegation to Departmental Officials Failed to Satisfy the Honour of the CrownIn February 2010, the Supreme Court of British Columbia heard an application by West Moberly First Nations to quash three decisions of individuals appointed as statutory decision makers for the Crown: A September 1, 2009 decision of the Chief Inspector... |
( Disponible en anglais seulement ) GLOBE 2010: A Recap of SessionsThe GLOBE Foundation is a Vancouver-based, not-for-profit organization dedicated to finding practical business-oriented solutions to environmental problems. GLOBE 2010 brought about 10,000 people to post-Olympic Vancouver to talk about the business of the environment. A number of Miller Thomson’s environmental... |
( Disponible en anglais seulement ) The Environmental Assessment Track – Discretion to Scope is Not Discretion to Track? |
( Disponible en anglais seulement ) Mandatory Reporting of Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Some Recent Developments in CanadaCanadian Consulting Engineer |
( Disponible en anglais seulement ) British Columbia’s Mandatory Greenhouse Emissions Reporting to Begin on January 1, 2010 |
( Disponible en anglais seulement ) BC’s Mandatory Greenhouse Gas Emission Reporting to Begin on January 1, 2010 |
( Disponible en anglais seulement ) Regulating Renewable Energy and the Pacific Carbon Trust (PCT)Miller Thomson seminar: "CleanTech, Green Energy and Environmental Update" |
( Disponible en anglais seulement ) Is Your Company Prepared for New Environmental Enforcement?Eco Bulletin |
( Disponible en anglais seulement ) Mandatory Reporting of Greenhouse Gas Emissions in BC: Obligations to Begin in Early 2009 |
( Disponible en anglais seulement ) Aboriginal Rights vs. The Public InterestPacific Business Law Institute |
( Disponible en anglais seulement ) Feds, Frogs & Fish – Environmental Issues: Case StudiesMiller Thomson seminar: "Understanding Aboriginal and Environmental Issues in Project Development" |
( Disponible en anglais seulement ) The Latest Word: When Does the Duty to Consult Arise? The Dene Tha’ First Nations Case |
( Disponible en anglais seulement ) The « Made in Canada » Solution to Greenhouse Gases and the Kyoto Protocol: the Clean Air Act Introduced |
