Dragun Corporation Staff, Author at Dragun Corporation

Quebec Increases Fines Tenfold and Some Enforcement News

Posted by Dragun Corporation Staff on Sep 14, 2026 in Blog | 0 comments

We provide information on changes in the Quebec Environmental Quality Act that could be important for some industries operating in Quebec. We also provide a look at recent environmental enforcement activity, including enforcement at a goat farm in Ontario. Quebec Increases Environmental Fines for Industrial Sector Specific industrial sectors in Quebec face significantly higher fines for violations under the Environmental Quality Act. In a blog post by Fasken, they write,...

What Are the Proposed Changes to Ontario’s Air Emissions EASR?

Posted by Dragun Corporation Staff on Sep 9, 2026 in Blog, Environmental Compliance | 0 comments

On August 6, 2026, the Ontario Ministry of Environment, Conservation and Parks (MECP) announced changes affecting some companies that hold an Environmental Compliance Approval (ECA). Specifically, those companies that hold an ECA facing the deadline to transition to an Air Emissions Environmental Activity and Sector Registry (EASR). EASR Background The EASR is an online self-registration registry established by the Ontario Environmental Protection Act (EPA) and...

Developing Canadian Natural Resources

Posted by Dragun Corporation Staff on Aug 21, 2026 in Blog | 0 comments

In our October 31, 2025, blog post, we discussed the $61.8 million investment in the Ring of Fire region. On June 25, 2026, Premier Doug Ford and Webequie First Nation Chief Lorraine Whitehead et al. announced the “start of construction on the Webequie Supply Road, a historic milestone in the government’s plan to protect Ontario by building the roads to the Ring of Fire, five years ahead of schedule.” The announcement by Premier Ford continues the momentum across Canada...

Extended Producer Responsibility – Requirements and Recent Enforcement

Posted by Dragun Corporation Staff on Aug 7, 2026 in Blog | 0 comments

With much of the focus on per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), management of Excess Soils, and day-to-day traditional environmental compliance issues, it’s easy for the Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) regulations to fly under the radar. A recent enforcement action against three battery companies for failing to meet their 2023 minimum management requirements for single-use batteries might put the EPR requirements back on the radar. The Resource Productivity...

Environmental Liability in Canada: Company Directors and Officers

Posted by Dragun Corporation Staff on Jul 22, 2026 in Blog, Environmental Compliance | 0 comments

In our April 7, 2026, blog, we included a report about a company and its directors that were fined $1 million for environmental violations. We have covered this trend of holding officers and directors personally responsible for environmental violations in previous blogs as well. Just over a dozen years ago, corporate officers at Northstar were held liable for the TCE (Trichloroethylene) plume in Cambridge, Ontario. In a 2013 blog, the law firm Suskinds wrote, “Ten...