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Canadian Competition Bureau Releases Final Guidance on Environmental Claims

The Canadian Competition Bureau (Bureau) recently released the final version of its guidance titled Environmental claims and the Competition Act (Guidelines). The Guidelines follow draft guidance, released in December 2024,...more

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Industrials Regulatory News and Trends - May 2025

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Welcome to Industrials Regulatory News and Trends. In this regular bulletin, DLA Piper lawyers provide concise updates on key developments in the industrials sector to help you navigate the ever-changing business, legal, and...more

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Captage et stockage géologique du dioxyde de carbone direct de l’air : publication de l’avant-projet de protocole fédéral de...

En janvier 2025, Environnement et Changement climatique Canada (« ECCC ») a publié l’avant-projet de protocole fédéral de crédits compensatoires (le « Protocole ») en lien avec le captage et le stockage géologique du dioxyde...more

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Canada Publishes Draft Offset Protocol for Direct Air Carbon Dioxide Capture and Geological Storage

In January 2025, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) released a preliminary draft of its Federal Offset Protocol (Protocol) for direct air carbon dioxide capture and geological storage (DACCS) projects. The Protocol...more

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Canadian Sustainability Standards Board Publishes Inaugural Sustainability Disclosure Standards

On December 18, 2024, the Canadian Sustainability Standards Board (CSSB), which has been working since June 2023 to advance the adoption of sustainability standards in Canada, released its inaugural Canadian Sustainability...more

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Adapting to Canada’s Changing Environmental Landscape

The Canadian federal government continues to introduce stricter environmental regulations impacting business practices. These regulatory updates demonstrate Canada’s focus on further developing and enforcing its environmental...more

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The Trifecta: What to Expect from a Second Trump Administration and a Republican Congress

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Republicans have swept the 2024 elections, returning Donald Trump to the White House as the 47th President and flipping the Senate to a Republican majority. Having narrowly maintained control of the House of Representatives,...more

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Ontario Court of Appeal Orders Rehearing of Environmental Charter Challenge

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In Mathur v Ontario, 2024 ONCA 762, the Court of Appeal for Ontario held that Ontario’s Cap and Trade Cancellation Act (CTCA) was a voluntary assumption by the provincial government to combat climate change and, thus,...more

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Projet de règlement fédéral sur le plafonnement des émissions de GES dans le secteur du pétrole et du gaz

Introduction - Le 4 novembre 2024, le gouvernement du Canada a publié un projet de règlement en vertu de la Loi canadienne sur la protection de l’environnement (1999) (la « LCPE »). S’il est adopté, ce projet de règlement...more

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Ontario Court Overturns Dismissal of Youth-Led Constitutional Challenge to Climate Change Policy

Introduction On October 17, 2024, the Court of Appeal for Ontario (Court) issued an important decision in Mathur et al. v. His Majesty the King in Right of Ontario (Mathur), ordering a new hearing for the youth-led...more

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Modernising Québec's Energy Sector: An Overview of Bill 69

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The Québec government is proposing to bring many changes to the legislative and regulatory landscape governing the energy sector in Québec, including the Act respecting the Régie de l'énergie and the Hydro-Québec Act...more

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Federal Impact Assessment: Legislative Amendments and Cabinet Directive

The Canadian government recently enacted the highly anticipated amendments to the Impact Assessment Act (IAA). These amendments, which came into force on June 20, 2024, address the constitutional overreach in the IAA, as...more

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Davies Comments on First Proposed Canadian Sustainability Disclosure Standards

Davies recently submitted a comment letter in response to public consultations initiated by the Canadian Sustainability Standards Board (CSSB) regarding their draft sustainability and climate disclosure standards, which aim...more

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B.C. Implements New Output-Based Pricing System for Carbon Emissions

Recently, British Columbia made changes to its industrial greenhouse gas emissions regime by implementing a mandatory carbon emissions output-based pricing system (OBPS) for major industrial operations. The OBPS replaces the...more

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Normes d’information sur la durabilité : Nouveaux développements

Le 13 mars 2024, le Conseil canadien des normes d’information sur la durabilité (le « CCNID ») a lancé un processus de consultation au sujet de ses premières Normes canadiennes d’information sur la durabilité (« NCID »). Le...more

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Government of Alberta Unveils Further Details Regarding the Alberta Carbon Capture Incentive Program

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On April 3, 2024, the Alberta Government released additional details on the Alberta Carbon Capture Incentive Program (ACCIP), which will support and accelerate the development of new carbon capture, utilization and storage...more

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CSSB Releases Proposed Canadian Sustainability Disclosure Standards

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On March 13, 2024, the Canadian Sustainability Standards Board (“CSSB”) released proposed Canadian sustainability disclosure standards (the “CSSB Standards”) that are modelled after the sustainability disclosure standards...more

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New Developments in the Sustainability Disclosure Landscape

On March 13, 2024, the Canadian Sustainability Standards Board (CSSB) initiated a consultation process on its first Canadian Sustainability Disclosure Standards (CSDS). The CSSB has developed for comment two exposure drafts...more

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SEC Approves Climate-Related Disclosure Requirements

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On March 6, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved new rules requiring public companies to disclose extensive climate-related information in their registration statements and periodic reports. The SEC has...more

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BC Output-Based Pricing System for Carbon Emissions

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On April 1, 2024, the new Output-Based Pricing System (OBPS) will come into force under the Budget Measures Implementation Act, 2023 (Budget 2023).  The OBPS is a new British Columbia (BC) emissions pricing system (although...more

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Federal Government Proposes Potential Changes to Draft Clean Energy Regulations

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On February 16, 2024, the Canadian government released an update on the Draft Clean Energy Regulations (Draft CER) and provided some proposed changes in response to the significant feedback affected parties provided on the...more

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Federal Government Targets Oil and Gas Emissions in Methane Regulation Amendments and Emissions Cap

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As leaders around the world gathered at the 28th meeting of Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP28), the Federal Government released details for a number of policy...more

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Croisade du Canada contre les changements climatiques : Composer avec la nouvelle législation sur les GES

Face à l’évolution constante de la législation sur les changements climatiques, il n’est pas toujours évident de s’y retrouver. Le Canada s’est engagé dans le cadre de 123 accords internationaux qui concernent des domaines...more

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Canada's Climate Crusade: Navigating the New Era of GHG Legislation

Staying ahead in the ever-evolving landscape of climate change legislation can be challenging. Canada is engaged in 123 international agreements and both federal and provincial bodies have jurisdiction on the matter....more

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Canada's Clean Tech Push & Alberta's Carbon Incentive

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On Tuesday, November 28, the Federal Government released a Notice of Ways and Means Motion for the implementation of certain provisions of the November 2023 Fall Economic Statement and March 2023 Budget. On the same day, the...more

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