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...
Read MoreExtended Producer Responsibility – Requirements and Recent Enforcement
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...
Read MoreEnvironmental Compliance Tips and Insights
If you have a question about an environmental compliance issue or would like us to address a specific environmental compliance concern in the future, please contact Christopher Paré, P.Geo., Q.P., at 519-948-7300, ext. 114. Are you managing excess soil? See our summary: Excess Soil Regulation by Province Environmental Compliance Tips and Insights 2026 September: Checklist for a Complete Environmental Compliance Approval Submission Does the Ontario Ministry of...
Read MoreEnvironmental Liability in Canada: Company Directors and Officers
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...
Read MoreAn Overview of Ontario’s Excess Soil Landfill Restrictions
In October 2024, the Ontario Ministry of Environment, Conservation and Parks (MECP) announced they were delaying the final phase of the Excess Soil Regulation, the prohibition on landfilling certain soils, until January 1, 2027. That deadline is now just months away. The final phase of the Excess Soil Regulations, O. Reg. 406/19, will restrict most “clean” soils from being disposed of in landfills. For some companies, this may mean some additional planning will be...
Read MoreThe Watch List
There has been a lot of attention focused on Canada’s Risk Management approach to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), as well as the rise of PFAS Class Action Lawsuits. While PFAS will continue to be the environmental issue du jour for the foreseeable future, what will be the next significant environmental issue? While we don’t know what the next emerging contaminant might be, it could come from the new “Watch List.” The Watch List As you may recall, Bill...
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