On March 21, 2025, Prime Minister Carney announced important changes to the federal Indigenous Loan Guarantee Program (Program). The Government of Canada doubled funding for the Program from C$5billion to C$10 billion and...more
On 16 January 2025, the Government of British Columbia released mandate letters for Premier David Eby's new cabinet (Mandate Letters). The Mandate Letters direct cabinet ministers to focus on growing BC's economy and...more
1/30/2025
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Clean Energy ,
Climate Change ,
Energy Sector ,
Environmental Policies ,
Permits ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Renewable Energy ,
Sustainability ,
Wind Power
In recent months, the Government of Canada took several steps that may alter the regulatory system for natural resource and infrastructure projects, and "clean growth projects" in particular....more
On June 15, 2023, the Government of British Columbia (the Government or Province) announced that BC Hydro would be moving forward with a call for new sources of 100 percent clean, renewable emission-free electricity, notably...more
On January 28, 2021, the Government of British Columbia announced that BC Hydro will offer discounted electricity rates to innovative industrial customers seeking to use clean electricity in qualified “green” operations, as...more
In Fort McKay First Nation v Prosper Petroleum Ltd, 2020 ABCA 163 (Prosper) the Alberta Court of Appeal set aside the Alberta Energy Regulator's (AER) approval of Prosper Petroleum Ltd.'s application for the Rigel bitumen...more
This article supplements our multi-part series on changes to Canada’s regulatory regime governing project development and operation in Canada.
This post summarizes the proposal to establish the Canadian Energy Regulator...more
3/13/2018
/ Canada ,
Energy Projects ,
Energy Sector ,
Environmental Policies ,
National Energy Board ,
Offshore Drilling ,
Oil & Gas ,
Pipelines ,
Regulatory Agencies ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Renewable Energy ,
Tribal Governments ,
Tribal Lands
Across British Columbia and around the world, a new relationship is developing between the low-carbon economy, carbon-based fuel, and communities. Governments in British Columbia and Canada have responded with legislation...more
On July 26, 2017, the Supreme Court released two seminal decisions that clarify the role of administrative tribunals, such as the National Energy Board ("NEB"), in fulfilling the Crown’s duty to consult with Indigenous...more
On June 29, 2017, the federal government released a discussion paper entitled "Environmental and Regulatory Reviews" ("Discussion Paper"), which proposes broad changes to the federal environmental assessment and regulatory...more