This week’s highly anticipated decision of the Alberta Court of Appeal in Qualex-Landmark Towers Inc v 12-10 Capital Corp, 2024 ABCA 115 [Qualex] limits the application of Orphan Well Association v Grant Thornton Ltd, 2019...more
4/11/2024
/ Canada ,
Contaminated Properties ,
Environmental Liability ,
Environmental Litigation ,
Environmental Remediation Costs ,
Land Developers ,
Land Owners ,
Property Damage ,
Property Owners ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Site Remediation
The Alberta Energy Regulator introduced the proposed Manual XXX: Contamination Management on July 7, 2021. This manual is intended to assist companies in understanding the requirements and expectations under the Remediation...more
On February 1, 2021, the Government of Alberta launched Period 5 and Period 6 of the Site Rehabilitation Program (SRP), including additional information within the updated Site Rehabilitation Guidelines....more
On September 18, 2020, the British Columbia government announced that the first half of a $100-million fund earmarked for cleaning up dormant wells has been disbursed. The Dormant Sites Reclamation Program is dedicated to...more
On August 7, 2020, the Government of Alberta launched Period 4 of the Site Rehabilitation Program (SRP) and released further details about the SRP, including information about the submission process for abandonment work and...more
8/13/2020
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Canada ,
Climate Change ,
Construction Project ,
Environmental Remediation Costs ,
Environmental Site Assessment ,
Federal Contractors ,
Federal Funding ,
Federal Grants ,
First Nations ,
National Environmental Policies ,
Natural Gas ,
Oil & Gas ,
Oil Wells ,
Pipelines ,
Plant Closures ,
Rehabilitation and Restoration Plans ,
Service Contracts ,
Site Remediation ,
Subcontractors ,
Tribal Corporations
On June 26, 2020, the Saskatchewan Ministry of Energy and Resources (the Ministry) released new details regarding its Accelerated Site Closure Program (ASCP). As noted in our earlier blog on the subject, the ASCP will...more
NOTE: Further information on the Alberta Site Rehabilitation Program can be found on our blogs addressing the announcement of the Program and an update on Program operations following the first few weeks of the Program's...more
On May 22, 2020, the Saskatchewan Ministry of Energy and Resources announced the creation of its Accelerated Site Closure Program (ASCP). In line with the Alberta Site Rehabilitation Program and British Columbia's Dormant,...more