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Environmental Law Updates From Across Canada

November 12, 2025 - 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Join us for an in-depth session on the latest developments in Canadian environmental law.

A panel of leading lawyers from our national Environmental group will unpack recent legal changes, explore compliance challenges and share practical strategies to help businesses and organizations navigate this evolving landscape. Blakes associates will also contribute brief, focused insights on emerging issues and key decisions shaping environmental law nationwide. From federal and provincial initiatives to streamline major project approvals, to PFAS and extended producer responsibility, we look forward to discussing how these developments impact businesses across Canada.

Event Details 
Wednesday, November 12, 2025
12 - 1 p.m. (ET)
Online

Topics
  • Streamlining major project approvals
  • Update on PFAS developments
  • Extended producer responsibility and Federal Plastics Registry update
  • New Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 Implementation Framework
  • Hot topics and recent notable case law
Mandatory Continuing Education
Ontario

This program contains up to 1 hour of Substantive content. 

British Columbia
This program has been accredited for up to 1.0 CPD Credit Hour with 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. More insights