Sander Duncanson

Risks surrounding post-report consultation: Indigenous Law Insights November 2022 (webinar)

In the November session of our Indigenous Law Insights webinar series, Sander Duncanson and Jesse Baker explored risks surrounding the post-report...

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.

Supreme Court of Canada clarifies law on de facto expropriation

On October 21, 2022, the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) released its decision in Annapolis Group Inc v. Halifax Regional Municipality which revisited...

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...

Alberta finalizes new geothermal regulatory regime with Directive 089

Geothermal energy is poised to play a key role in Canada’s energy transition. Alberta’s new Directive 089 adds clarity to the regulatory...

Canada’s new clean fuel standard – obligations for liquid fuel suppliers and opportunities for low-carbon energy producers

Canada’s new Clean Fuel Standard came into force on June 20, 2022, targeting carbon emission reductions in liquid fossil fuels and aiming to spur...

Alberta takes steps to encourage development of metals and critical minerals essential to energy transition

Osler lawyers discuss recent legislative and regulatory changes designed to advance a new regime for the development of metals and critical minerals...

British Columbia and Tahltan Nation enter into landmark consent-based decision-making agreement

On June 6, 2022, the Tahltan Nation and British Columbia entered into the first consent-based decision-making agreement negotiated under B.C.’s...