Evan J. Barz

Apr 18, 2024 | mondaq.com | Chris Barnett |Evan J. Barz

The government introduced Bill 185, the "Cutting Red Tape to Build More Homes Act, 2023" on April 10, 2024. The Bill proposes to repeal a number of the government's previous legislative changes, including the five-year phase in of new development charge increases introduced in Bill 23, as well as the Planning Act application fee refund provisions introduced in Bill 109.

Feb 20, 2024 | mondaq.com | Richard King |Jacob A. Sadikman |Jennifer Fairfax |Evan J. Barz

On January 1, 2024, new regulations came into effect under Ontario's Oil, Gas and Salt Resources Act (the Act) that pave the way for carbon storage demonstration projects in Ontario using private wells (the Special Projects Regulation). This blog post discusses the key aspects of the Special Projects Regulation, how a demonstration project gets authorized and the implications for industry and for Ontario's emission reduction plans.

Mar 14, 2023 | lexology.com | Rocco Sebastiano |Richard King |Jacob A. Sadikman |Evan J. Barz |Sneha Ajai |Deirdre A. Sheehan

On February 24, 2023, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) launched the Enabling Small Modular Reactors Program (the SMRs Program) to fund the commercial development of (SMRs), which are scalable nuclear reactors typically smaller than traditional nuclear power plants.