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3 weeks ago | 
jdsupra.com | Lana Finney |Mallory J. Gallant |Ryan McNamara
Over the past two decades, federal and provincial lawmakers have implemented extended producer responsibility (EPR) programs covering a growing range of products such as plastic and paper packaging, batteries, electronic equipment, paints, pesticide containers, pharmaceuticals, used oil and used tires. This trend does not appear to be slowing down. If anything, it is accelerating as governments incentivize sustainable product design with the goal of creating a circular economy.
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1 month ago | 
mondaq.com | Ryan McNamara |Jonathan Kahn |Lana Finney
Ontario has announced a planned overhaul of the province'sendangered species legislation. The approach was announced on April17, 2025, as part of Bill 5, Protect Ontario by Unleashing ourEconomy Act, 2025. If passed, this bill will make significantinterim amendments to the Endangered Species Act, 2007(ESA) and later repeal the ESA and replace it with a newSpecies Conservation Act, 2025 (SCA) on a date to be namedby the provincial government.
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1 month ago | 
jdsupra.com | Lana Finney |Jonathan Kahn |Ryan McNamara
[co-author: Zoe Harrison, Articling Student]IntroductionOntario has announced a planned overhaul of the province’s endangered species legislation. The approach was announced on April 17, 2025, as part of Bill 5, Protect Ontario by Unleashing our Economy Act, 2025.
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2 months ago | 
blakes.com | Ryan McNamara |Jonathan Kahn |Lana Finney
IntroductionOntario has announced a planned overhaul of the province’s endangered species legislation. The approach was announced on April 17, 2025, as part of Bill 5, Protect Ontario by Unleashing our Economy Act, 2025. If passed, this bill will make significant interim amendments to the Endangered Species Act, 2007 (ESA) and later repeal the ESA and replace it with a new Species Conservation Act, 2025 (SCA) on a date to be named by the provincial government.
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Mar 12, 2025 | 
jdsupra.com | Lana Finney |Ryan McNamara |Humna Wasim
IntroductionThe Government of Canada has announced its intention to designate PFAS, a family of thousands of human-made chemicals known for their oil- and water-resistant properties, as “toxic” under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 (CEPA) and to progressively phase out their use. This designation will apply to all PFAS other than fluoropolymers, a subgroup of fluorocarbon-based plastics that the government intends to assess separately.
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Mar 11, 2025 | 
lexology.com | Humna Wasim |Ryan McNamara |Lana Finney
IntroductionThe Government of Canada has announced its intention to designate PFAS, a family of thousands of human-made chemicals known for their oil- and water-resistant properties, as “toxic” under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 (CEPA) and to progressively phase out their use. This designation will apply to all PFAS other than fluoropolymers, a subgroup of fluorocarbon-based plastics that the government intends to assess separately.
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Feb 4, 2025 | 
mondaq.com | Ryan McNamara |Lana Finney
On December 31, 2024, the Government of Canada published a guidefor reporting to the Federal Plastics Registry (Registry). Asdiscussed in our previous bulletin, the Government of Canadaestablished the Registry in 2024 pursuant to a Notice. This Notice requires companies toreport annually on the quantity and types of plastic manufactured,imported and placed on the Canadian market.
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Jan 28, 2025 | 
jdsupra.com | Lana Finney |Ryan McNamara |Humna Wasim
Introduction On December 31, 2024, the Government of Canada published a guide for reporting to the Federal Plastics Registry (Registry). As discussed in our previous bulletin, the Government of Canada established the Registry in 2024 pursuant to a Notice. This Notice requires companies to report annually on the quantity and types of plastic manufactured, imported and placed on the Canadian market.
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Oct 22, 2024 | 
mondaq.com | Jonathan Kahn |Lana Finney |Christopher DiMatteo
On October 17, 2024, the Court of Appeal for Ontario (Court)
issued an important decision in Mathur et al. v. His
Majesty the King in Right of Ontario (Mathur),
ordering a new hearing for the youth-led constitutional challenge
of the Ontario government's emissions reduction target. Mathur challenged the provincial government's
greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction target on the grounds that it
violated the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
(Charter).
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Oct 22, 2024 | 
jdsupra.com | Christopher DiMatteo |Lana Finney |Jonathan Kahn
IntroductionOn October 17, 2024, the Court of Appeal for Ontario (Court) issued an important decision in Mathur et al. v. His Majesty the King in Right of Ontario (Mathur), ordering a new hearing for the youth-led constitutional challenge of the Ontario government’s emissions reduction target. Mathur challenged the provincial government’s greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction target on the grounds that it violated the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms (Charter).
