ENVIRONMENTAL LAW: GENERAL - Environmental Disclosure and Transparency in Public Company Disclosure Documents - January 17, 2007

by Anne-Marie Sheahan of McCarthy Tétrault

"Although it has still not been convincingly demonstrated that good environmental and social practices create value for shareholders, it is clear that bad ones can destroy it."

George Dallas, Standard & Poor’s

Over the past 15 years, public companies have disclosed environmental liabilities in their financial statements. These companies have disseminated information about their environmental performance and risk factors in their annual reports and MD&A reports. As well, non-financial reports relating to their social and environmental performance are no longer exceptional.

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CLIMATE CHANGE - Special Report on Canada's Clean Air Act 2006 - November 2006

by Willms & Shier Environmental Lawyers LLP

This summary of the Clean Air Act (Bill C-30) summarizes the framework proposed by the government and provides a clause-by-clause analysis of the proposed changes to the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999. More Info...

ENVIRONMENTAL LAW: GENERAL - Alberta Environmental Protection Commission Issues Report on Emergency Response - Winter 2006

by Dean Watt (Calgary Office) of Borden Ladner Gervais

On August 3, 2005, 43 rail cars went of the tracks beside Lake Wabamun in Alberta, spilling oil into the lake and resulting in a major environmental, social and economic disaster. The response of various levels of government to the incident was characterized by delay, confusion, inadequacy of equipment and inability to coordinate efforts. The Alberta government established the Environmental Protection Commission as a measure to use the experience of the Lake Wabamun incident to review Alberta’s emergency response model and recommend changes for the future. More Info...

ENVIRONMENTAL LAW: GENERAL - Québec's Sustainable Development Act Adopted - May 15,2006

by Paul R. Granda and Anne-Frédérique Bourret at Gowlings

Québec’s Bill 118 entitled the Sustainable Development Act ("Bill 118") initially tabled on June 13, 2005 was unanimously adopted by the members of the National Assembly on April 13, 2006, assented to on April 19, 2006 and came into force on the same date. It represents the legislative centerpiece towards implementing Québec's Sustainable Development Plan (the "Plan") originally tabled in November 2004. The Plan as well as Bill 118 in its initial draft form were the object of a series of regional public consultations between February 17 and May 17, 2005 and a parliamentary commission between October and December, 2005 which resulted in the submission of more than 570 briefs which, after review by the Ministère du développement durable, de l'environnement et des Parcs (the Ministry of Sustainable Development, Environment and Parks (the "MSDEP")) led to the tabling of Bill 118. More Info...

ENVIRONMENTAL LAW: GENERAL - Blakes Overview of Environmental Law and Regulation in British Columbia - 2006

by Blake, Cassels, Graydon

This publication provides a general overview of the provincial and federal environ‐mental regimes affecting businesses and individuals in Alberta. This overview is not intended to provide legal or other professional advice and readers should seek specific legal advice on any particular issue or matter of concern. More Info...

ENVIRONMENTAL LAW: GENERAL - Blakes Overview of Environmental Law and Regulation in Alberta - 2005

by Blake, Cassels, Graydon

This publication provides a general overview of the provincial and federal environ‐mental regimes affecting businesses and individuals in Alberta. This overview is not intended to provide legal or other professional advice and readers should seek specific legal advice on any particular issue or matter of concern. More Info...

ENVIRONMENTAL LAW: GENERAL - Environmental Law in Ontario and Canada - 2006

by Blake, Cassels, and Graydon

* Federal Law
* Ontario Law
* Personal and Corporate Liability
* Waste Management
* Emergency Response and Government Investigations

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ENVIRONMENTAL LAW: GENERAL - Environmental Law in Canada - June 2006

by Osler

Canada’s environmental regulatory framework is complicated by the overlapping jurisdiction of three levels of government – federal, provincial and municipal. While deciding on the correct course of action to avoid liability can sometimes feel like being lost in a maze, all levels of government are attempting to develop more harmonized legislation. More Info...

ENVIRONMENTAL LAW: GENERAL - Environmental Law Summary - May 2006

by Fasken Martineau DuMoulin

This publication has been prepared by Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP to provide an overview of Canadian environmental law and regulations across Canada, but particularly in the province of British Columbia. As an overview, it is not intended to be applied as legal advice in any particular situation. Readers are invited to contact any of the lawyers whose names appear on the next page in connection with specific topics for which more detailed information or advice is desired. More Info...