Natural Resources
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September 10, 2025
New OBA president hopes to bring ‘more conversational experience’ to position
The Ontario Bar Association (OBA) has a new leader at its helm. Katy Commisso took over the top job from former president Kathryn Manning at the beginning of September after serving a term as the first vice-president of the OBA, which is the professional association for Ontario's lawyers, judges and law students. She will serve for the 2025-26 term. Commisso, a native of Burlington, Ont., said she did not grow up wanting to be a lawyer.
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September 10, 2025
Canadian International Trade Tribunal initiates review of steel sheet from Türkiye, Vietnam
The Canadian International Trade Tribunal has initiated an expiry review of corrosion-resistant steel sheet II from Türkiye and Vietnam.
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September 10, 2025
Ministers of agriculture at conference recognize ‘significant uncertainty caused by tariffs’
At the annual conference of federal, provincial and territorial (FPT) ministers of agriculture, ministers across the country “recognized the impacts of dry conditions and wildfire activity affecting regions across Canada, and the significant uncertainty caused by tariffs.”
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September 08, 2025
Atlantic Canada to receive $80 million from tariff response program
Prime Minister Mark Carney has announced that $80 million from the Regional Tariff Response Initiative (RTRI) will be dedicated to businesses in Atlantic Canada, including the seafood, manufacturing and steel sectors.
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September 08, 2025
OIL AND GAS - Lease or license for production - Working interest - Overriding royalties
Appeal by Yangarra Resources Ltd. from trial judge’s decision. Yangarra was the successor in interest to a Crown petroleum and natural gas lease encumbered by an eight per cent overriding royalty held by PrairieSky Royalty Ltd. Yangarra was unaware of the encumbrance when it purchased the leasehold interest.
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September 05, 2025
Adina Georgescu joins BLG as partner in EMER group
Borden Ladner Gervais LLP (BLG) has announced that Adina Georgescu has joined the firm at its Montreal office as partner in its environmental, municipal, expropriation and regulatory (EMER) group.
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September 05, 2025
‘Denial of Green’ in arbitration: Missed opportunity in Vento Motorcycles v. Mexico
The appellate decision in Vento Motorcycles, Inc. v. United Mexican States, 2025 ONCA 82 (Vento) raises important questions about environmental sustainability in international arbitration.
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September 04, 2025
Canada cuts its Russian oil price cap to reduce funds for Russia’s war on Ukraine
Ottawa’s reduction of the price cap it imposes on seaborne Russian-origin crude oil recently came into force, as part of coordinated efforts by Canada, the European Union and the United Kingdom to impede the financing of Russia’s illegal all-out war against Ukraine.
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September 03, 2025
Ottawa concludes budget consultations covering tariffs, AI, affordable housing
The Department of Finance Canada announced on Sept. 3 that it has concluded nationwide consultations ahead of Budget 2025.
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September 03, 2025
Legal experts & advocates push PM Carney for urgent action to secure Canada’s ‘digital sovereignty’
Legal experts, advocacy organizations and prominent Canadians are asking Ottawa to urgently legislate and implement measures to counter the digital risks to Canada’s autonomy and democracy posed by artificial intelligence (AI), foreign interference and U.S. tech giants’ dominance of domestic digital infrastructure.