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Environmental Law in Canada: From West to East (Western Session)

November 22, 2022 - 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM

Join a panel of our national Environmental group for a two-part conversation on environmental law developments, with specific updates relevant to Eastern and Western Canada. Both webinars will include a brief overview of the opposite jurisdiction.

Topics:

  • Standing before regulatory tribunals – how to obtain and challenge standing

  • B.C. and Alberta contaminated sites update

  • Federal, B.C. and Alberta enforcement update – recent investigative and penalty trends

  • Unfunded liabilities and security requirements for large projects

  • A brief overview of eastern Canadian developments

A brief Q&A session will follow each presentation.

For more information on the eastern Canada session, please click here.

Speakers:

When:
Tuesday, November 22, 2022
1 - 2:30 p.m. ET
Webinar

Mandatory Continuing Education:

Ontario
This program is eligible for up to 1 hour and 15 minutes of Substantive content.

British Columbia
This program has been accredited for up to 1.25 CPD Credit Hours The Law Society of British Columbia.

Quebec
Please note that pursuant to the amendments to the Règlement sur la formation continue obligatoire des avocats (Regulation respecting mandatory continuing education for lawyers – available in French only) of the Barreau du Québec, which came into force on April 1, 2019, the status of “recognized provider” and the mandatory “recognition” of activities have been abolished.

Blakes will continue to provide you with a confirmation of participation for your records. As stipulated in the above-mentioned regulation, members must preserve supporting documents attesting their completion of training activities for a period of seven years beginning on April 30 following the end of the reference period during which such activities were completed.