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Environmental Law Updates From Across Canada

November 18, 2026 - 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Join us for our annual session on the latest developments in Canadian environmental law. 

A national panel of lawyers from our Environmental group will discuss significant legal and regulatory developments shaping the environmental landscape from across the country. This year, our team will provide in-depth insights on recent trends in environmental enforcement, regulatory developments affecting contaminated property, proposed changes to streamline federal major project approvals, data centre issues and more. 

As federal and provincial regulations continue to change, we look forward to this timely analysis of how these developments may impact your business.

Topics 

  • Enforcement trends for environmental offences in Canada   

  • Accelerating federal major projects with Bill C-39 

  • Resources and environmental issues related to data centres and how regulators are responding  

  • Contaminated property regulatory developments and allocating liability in transactions  

  • Update on federal toxics regulations 

Event Details
Wednesday, November 18, 2026
12 - 1p.m. (ET)
Online

Mandatory Continuing Education

Ontario
This program contains up to 1 hour of Substantive content. 

British Columbia
This program has been accredited for 1 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.