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
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
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
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
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