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Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Le principe de superpriorité établi dans l’arrêt Redwater s’applique au-delà du secteur pétrolier et gazier

Le 30 mai 2024, la Cour suprême du Canada (la « CSC ») a rejeté une demande d’autorisation de porter en appel une décision rendue dans l’affaire Travelers Capital Corp. c. Mantle Materials Group, Ltd. Dans cette affaire, les...more

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Extending the Redwater Super-Priority Principle Beyond the Oil and Gas Industry

On May 30, 2024, the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) denied leave to appeal in Travelers Capital Corp. v. Mantle Materials Group, Ltd. This case confirms that the regulatory super-priority established by Orphan Well Association...more

Stikeman Elliott LLP

Federal Government Tables Amendments to Cure Unconstitutional Impact Assessment Act

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The federal government’s amendments (“Amendments”) to the Impact Assessment Act, SC 2019, c 28 (“IAA”) are one step closer to becoming law. During the week of May 6, 2024, the Amendments, forming part of Bill C-69, An Act to...more

Bennett Jones LLP

Redwater Reigns: SKCA Affirms Redwater's Applicability After Failed CCAA

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The Saskatchewan Court of Appeal has confirmed that the Supreme Court of Canada’s decision in Orphan Well Association v. Grant Thornton Ltd., 2019 SCC 5 [Redwater], applies in Saskatchewan.  The Court of Appeal also affirmed...more

Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP

Supreme Court of Canada Finds Impact Assessment Act Unconstitutional

On October 13, 2023, in a 5-2 split decision, the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) found the federal Impact Assessment Act (IAA) to be, in part, unconstitutional in Reference re Impact Assessment Act. The SCC determined that the...more

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Court of Appeal Clarifies Treatment of Asset Retirement Obligations

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On March 25, 2022, the Alberta Court of Appeal issued its decision in PricewaterhouseCoopers Inc v Perpetual Energy Inc, 2022 ABCA 111. Briefly, the Court held that abandonment and reclamation obligations (ARO) of oil and gas...more

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The National Energy Board's Role in Crown Consultation

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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

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Supreme Court Clarifies Limits on Tribunal Participation in Reviews of Its Own Decisions

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In an increasingly regulated world, governments have established a litany of administrative tribunals to oversee and administer complex regulatory schemes. Often, applying their specialized expertise, such tribunals...more

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