Mining and Natural Resources

Court finds British Columbia liable for misfeasance in public office for decisions denying regulatory permits

A recent B.C. Supreme Court decision regarding misfeasance in public office has important implications for future claims against government in the...

LIFE lessons: initial experience with the listed issuer financing exemption

Alan Hutchison, Minji Park and Peter Horemans review CSA Staff Notice 45-330 and provides commentary on their experience with financings under the...

PDAC 2023 – Optimism amid uncertainty and change

Critical minerals, geopolitical risk and the need for accelerated timelines stood out as major themes of this year’s Prospectors & Developers...

Ontario Superior Court denies leave and certification in proposed securities class action, provides guidance on plaintiffs’ evidentiary burden and mining issuers’ disclosure obligations

Facts literally “buried in the ground” cannot form the basis of a viable misrepresentation claim, said the Ontario Superior Court of Justice in a...

Update on legally-binding contracts with First Nations

Band council resolutions are not mandatory for contracts with a First Nation, according to an Alberta Court of Appeal decision.

New restrictions and divestiture orders send clear warning to foreign SOE investment in Canada’s critical minerals sector

Less than a week after issuing its new policy on foreign state-owned enterprise investment in Canada’s critical minerals sector, the federal...

Duncan’s First Nation v. Alberta: Infringement of treaty rights on the basis of cumulative effects of development on traditional territories September 2022 (webinar)

The infringement of treaty rights on the basis of cumulative effects of development was discussed during Osler’s monthly Indigenous Law Insights...

Treaty infringement claims for cumulative effects come to Alberta

This July, the Duncan’s First Nation (DFN) in northern Alberta filed a claim against the province alleging an unjustifiable infringement of their...