On June 8, 2022, Canada launched “Canada’s Greenhouse Gas Offset Credit System.” According to a News Release, “The offset system will give municipalities, foresters, farmers, Indigenous communities, and others a market-based incentive to undertake innovative projects that reduce greenhouse gases (GHGs) by preventing emissions and removing GHGs from the atmosphere.” Canada’s GHG Offset Credit System Canada’s GHG Offset Credit System consists of the following: Regulations...
Read MorePlastics Ban, Environmental Enforcement, and Algae Blooms
Below, we look at a few recent environmental developments (federal and provincial). In our blogs, we often refer back to previous blogs we have written on a similar topic. If you would like to look for a specific topic that we may have covered in a past blog, you can use the search function, which is on the right-hand side of our blog page. Certain Plastics Banned in Canada As mentioned in our January 12, 2022, blog (The Complexity of Canada’s Plastics Ban), the...
Read MoreNew Offshore Oil Project Approved and a $15 Million Fine
The “tension” of energy needs and climate concerns was recently on display. A June 10, 2022, press release from the Office of the Minister of Environment and Climate Change regarding Canadian Environment Week read, “As the celebrations for Canadian Environment Week end, we are reminded that we have only one Earth. From the Torngat Mountains on the Labrador Peninsula to Haida Gwaii on the Pacific Ocean, from Point Pelee in Lake Erie to Grasslands National Park in...
Read MoreExpenditures on Environmental Protection in Canada
Environmental protection has come a long way in a relatively short period of time. Likewise, Canadian citizens seem more attuned to environmental protection. Brief History of Canadian Environmental Protection Awareness and concern about the environment dates back to the 1800s and the work of ecologist, John Muir. The Water Survey of Canada was established in 1908 and the Canadian Wildlife Service was founded in 1947. However, the modern environmental protection efforts...
Read MoreImpact Assessment Act Headed for the Supreme Court of Canada?
Is the Supreme Court the next stop for Bill C-69 (Impact Assessment Act – IAA)? That seems to be the consensus following the Alberta Court of Appeal ruling that the federal government’s environmental impact law is unconstitutional. The IAA deals with how energy projects are reviewed (mines, dams, electrical lines, pipelines, etc…). It considers the impact of energy projects on the climate and social factors and increases public participation. It was introduced in 2019 to...
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