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Environmental Compliance Tips and Insights

Environmental Compliance Tips and Insights

Posted by on Oct 19, 2026 in Blog, Environmental Compliance |

  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 Also see our fall 2026 update on Ontario Excess Soil Regulations: Ontario Construction News: “What have we Learned Since Ontario’s Excess Soil Regulation Came into...

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

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

Posted by 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...

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Environmental Liability in Canada: Company Directors and Officers

Environmental Liability in Canada: Company Directors and Officers

Posted by 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...

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