Industrie pétrolière et gazière

The BC provincial government recently implemented a new regulation to require oil and gas producers to publicly disclose the composition of fluids used in hydraulic fracing of oil and natural gas wells. Hydraulic fracing is a process...

Introduction A “wake-up call” was delivered to Canadian companies last summer when Niko Resources pleaded guilty to offences under the Corruption of Foreign Public Officials Act and was forced to pay a $9.5 million fine. If...

Overview On September 7, 2011 the Alberta Court of Appeal ("ABCA") upheld the Energy Resources Conservation Board ("ERCB") interpretation of the decisive phrase "capable of producing the leased substances" in the context of the...

When the canary stopped singing, early coal miners knew it was time to get out of the mine. It meant methane and carbon dioxide was seeping out of the black rock and they were at risk of suffocation or an explosion. In protecting...

Part III of III – Listing, Recovery and Action Planning The Species at Risk Act (“SARA” or the “Act”) came fully into force on June 1, 2004.  The goal of the Act is to prevent wildlife species from becoming extinct and to...

Part II of III – Incidental Harm Agreements and Permits The Species at Risk Act (“SARA” or the “Act”) came fully into force on June 1, 2004.  The goal of the Act is to prevent wildlife species from becoming extinct and to...

Part I of III - Introduction The Species at Risk Act (Canada) (“SARA” or the “Act”) came fully into force on June 1, 2004.  SARA is directed towards preventing wildlife species from becoming extinct or lost from the wild,...