Environmental

Brad Gilmour joins Osler’s Regulatory, Indigenous and Environmental group as a partner

Brad specializes in complex regulatory and environmental approvals for some of Canada’s largest and most important projects, advising clients...

Climate change-related litigation grew in volume and diversity in 2023: Osler’s Jennifer Fairfax – Canadian Lawyer

Osler’s Jennifer Fairfax told Canadian Lawyer magazine that even though climate-change litigation is “in its infancy” in Canada it is a growing...

Deirdre Sheehan joins Osler’s Regulatory, Indigenous and Environmental practice in Calgary as a partner

Deirdre Sheehan has joined Osler’s Regulatory team in Calgary with extensive experience in the regulatory and environmental aspects of electricity,...

Ban on foreign homebuyers hits commercial real estate deals – The Globe and Mail

Canada’s foreign homebuyer ban is inadvertently impacting commercial property deals, says Osler's Paul Morassutti.

Canadian miners facing big tax hikes as mineral-rich countries look to cash in on commodities boom – The Globe and Mail

Mining companies in the future are likely to engage earlier with host countries in the hopes of finding a fair solution for both parties.

Sander Duncanson named Regulatory, Environmental, Indigenous and Land Co-Chair

Osler announces that Sander Duncanson is the new Co-Chair of the firm’s Regulatory, Environmental, Indigenous and Land practice.

How a tiny First Nation forced an overhaul of land use – The Globe and Mail

Sander Duncanson, a partner in Osler’s Regulatory, Environmental, Indigenous and Land group, spoke to The Globe and Mail about the implications of...

Alberta seeks new carbon capture approaches – Engineering-News Record

Carbon capture projects are a popular topic of conversation in some provinces with Canada’s carbon tax set to more than quadruple by 2030.

B.C. court ruling could mean First Nations consent needed for any new project on historic treaty lands – Financial Post

The Financial Post's Julius Melnitzer spoke with Osler partner Sander Duncanson for insight into a recent decision from the Supreme Court of B.C. in...

Energy company files $400-million lawsuit against Alberta over stalled oil sands project – The Lawyer’s Daily

Osler partner Sander Duncanson tells The Lawyer’s Daily that the longer the Rigel Oil Sands project “drags on the worse it gets.”