by Carleigh Whitman, Joe Pagé (Articled Student) Vancouver Office) of Borden Ladner Gervais
LEGISLATION
Two updates to federal regulations intended to address climate change have taken place since the publication of our Fall 2005 edition of the Environmental Law News. On November 21, 2005, six greenhouse gases were added to Schedule 1 of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 (“CEPA”). Their inclusion in the Schedule means that these gases are now considered “toxic” substances for the purposes of CEPA and can be regulated as such under the Act. More Info...
