Natural Resources
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September 04, 2024
IBC: Jasper wildfire, severe weather events causing most challenging summer on record for insurers
The Jasper wildfire, Calgary hailstorm and flooding in regions of Southern Ontario and Quebec have already resulted in 228,000 home, auto and business insurance claims, around 68 per cent more than all insurance claims in all of 2023, according to the Insurance Bureau of Canada (IBC).
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September 04, 2024
New measures to control Temporary Foreign Worker Program insufficient
The recent announcement regarding the Temporary Foreign Workers Program (TFWP) is a small step towards addressing a pressing problem.
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August 30, 2024
B.C. Court of Appeal upholds $16M penalty against CN Rail for starting 2015 wildfire
The British Columbia Court of Appeal has upheld previous decisions ordering the Canadian National Railway Company (CN) to pay British Columbia $16 million for the province’s efforts in putting out a wildfire that the company started.
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August 29, 2024
B.C. auditor general finds no conflict of interest in administration of ZEV grant program
Accounting and consulting firm MNP did not favour its own clients or attempt to find new ones through its administration of British Columbia’s zero-emission vehicle (ZEV) grant program, the province’s auditor general has concluded.
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August 28, 2024
Ontario announces major electricity procurement, promises protections for farmland, municipalities
New electric power projects in Ontario will require agricultural impact assessments and approval from municipal councils as part of an electricity procurement program aimed at adding 5,000 megawatts to Ontario’s grid.
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August 28, 2024
Cabinet blocks cryptocurrency mining projects from access to electricity | Sara Blake
Some regulatory statutes authorize Cabinet or a minister to issue binding directives to the regulator. What is the scope of this authority?
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August 27, 2024
Alberta Court of Appeal grants leave in marshalling case involving $20M promissory note
In what it described as a significant appeal for the "development of the equitable doctrine of marshaling," the Alberta Court of Appeal has granted leave in a bankruptcy case involving a lender's bid to partially recover a $20 million promissory note.
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August 26, 2024
Canada to implement 100% surtax on Chinese EVs to address ‘extraordinary threat’
Canada is bringing measures to implement a 100 per cent surtax on all Chinese-made electric vehicles (EVs) as Chinese producers “benefit from unfair, non-market policies and practices,” making the Canadian auto sector and workers face “unfair competition.”
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August 26, 2024
Feds release draft of Canada’s Ocean Noise Strategy for public feedback
Canada has released a draft version of Canada’s Ocean Noise Strategy said to help understand and better mitigate ocean noise as it will help protect and further preserve important marine ecosystems.
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August 20, 2024
B.C. film company fined $30K for unlawful drone use to capture killer whale footage
The federal Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) has issued a $30,000 fine to B.C. film company River Road Films Ltd. for capturing drone footage of northern resident killer whales (NRKWs) illegally. This is the first time the DFO has issued such a fine.