Natural Resources
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March 25, 2025
Missing tariff on the missing imports
High above René Lévesque Boulevard in Montreal looms the redoubt of Hydro-Québec — long one of the most secretive utilities in North America. While resource plans at other utilities in Canada and the U.S. can run to thousands of pages — including detailed studies of markets, technologies, loads and transmission — Hydro-Québec’s periodic Strategic Plans have slowly but surely shrunk to a minimalist report announcing their existence, their profound popularity and their contribution to the Quebec economy.
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March 24, 2025
Maple-washing: Regulatory and civil liability risks of calling a product Canadian
Canadian consumers are increasingly eager to support domestic products and are therefore scrutinizing product labels more than ever before. Meanwhile, Canadian businesses are working to meet the growing demand for Canadian-made products. While origin claims about products are generally voluntary, there can be significant legal risks from both regulators and civil claimants if those claims are false or misleading.
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March 21, 2025
Feds to crack down on fraudulent chicken imports to protect farmers, consumers
The federal government is taking steps to crack down on the fraudulent misclassification of broiler chicken imports as spent fowl, a practice aimed at avoiding duties and taxes.
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March 20, 2025
Shipping firm not liable for cargo that didn’t reach intended destination, Federal Court rules
A global shipping company should not be held liable for the loss of a container of lentils that never reached its destination, the Federal Court has ruled.
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March 20, 2025
New Alberta bill represents significant overhaul for professional regulators, lawyer says
Alberta’s government has introduced new legislation to streamline governance for many regulators in the province, which it says will bring in more self-governing authority while better reflecting contemporary technological advances.
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March 19, 2025
Ford announces new Ontario cabinet, most ministers remain in position
Ontario Premier Doug Ford has announced his new cabinet, emphasizing that they will deliver on the province’s mandate to “do whatever is necessary to protect Ontario in the face of tariffs from the United States.”
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March 19, 2025
Alberta backs industry call for overhaul of federal oil and gas regulations
The Alberta government is echoing calls from the energy sector for a policy reset to grow the energy sector as Canada faces the economic challenges resulting from the imposition of tariffs by the United States.
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March 19, 2025
Trade investigations announced targeting resin product from China and Pakistan
The Canadian Border Services Agency (CBSA) is initiating investigations to determine if polyethylene terephthalate (PET) resin originating in or exported from China and Pakistan is being sold at unfair prices in Canada and whether PET resin originating in or exported from China is being subsidized.
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March 17, 2025
Alberta’s top court to hear utilities’ challenge to performance-based regulation plan
Alberta’s top court is set to hear a challenge to a performance-based regulation (PBR) plan for electric utilities on the basis that it does not provide them with a reasonable opportunity to recover capital costs.
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March 17, 2025
Ontario Place ruling raises ‘some very grave concerns,’ lawyer says
Ontario’s highest court has ruled against an advocacy group that launched a constitutional challenge of the provincial government’s redevelopment of Ontario Place, and a lawyer involved in the litigation is saying that the decision leaves businesses across the province — and country — vulnerable.