Berendsen v. Ontario
Bernard Berendsen, Maria Berendsen, and their children sued her Majesty the Queen in Right of Ontario for losses sustained by their dairy farm operations as a result of contamination of their water supply by toxic road fill. The previous land...
Can Title Insurance Protect You from Environmental Defects?
Sometimes, looking at US case law can provide a real pick me up for how well we do things in Canada. But you have to give the Americans credit for attempted ingenuity – after all, that’s what gives us such...
Record Seizure of an Ozone-Depleting Substance
On March 7, 2011, Environment Canada announced in a press release that it had made a record seizure of approximately 120,000 kg of an illegally imported substance worth over 1 million dollars. The substance in question is a strictly regulated gas known...
Climate Change Legislation & Transportation Transformation
Introduction The Minister of Finance for British Columbia introduced a consumer based carbon tax on July 1, 2008, which was one of the first substantial carbon taxes in North America. While it is expected that carbon regulations will be introduced...
Investment Properties May Come With Surprise Environmental Liabilities
It's Personal (Vol. 4, Iss. 1), 7
Tougher Environmental Enforcement Measures Now In Place
On 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...
An Overview of Federal and BC Environmental Assessment Regimes
EPIC Conference: Understanding Environmental Regulation
The Bionic Brownfield: Regulation 153/04
Institute 2011
Amendments to record of site condition regulation: better, stronger, faster?
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...
Consulting Engineers Help Develop New Ontario Soil Background Data for Use in Brownfield Site Remediations
Canadian Consulting Engineer, December 2010
