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In recent years, municipalities have been exploring and implementing efforts to require or encourage green planning and development. These efforts...
The recently tabled Bill 28 proposes amendments to the Municipal Government Act(MGA).[1] This Bill was introduced at the beginning of...
Bill 28: Gravel Pits, Community Design Codes and other Changes to the Municipal Government Act Join the ELC for an upcoming regulatory update webinar...
Questions about pesticide use often arise close to home—between neighbours, along public pathways, or near farmland and utility corridors. Who...
The All-Season Resorts Act and amendments proposed by Bill 10: Red Tape Reduction Statutes Amendment Act, 2025 (No. 2) The...
The Environmental Law Centre invites you for our Green Regs and Ham breakfast reboot. Our expert panel will be diving...
On July 11, 2025, the new Access to Information Act (ATIA) came into force in Alberta. ATIA replaces parts of...
On May 8, 2025, the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner (OIPC) of Alberta released its long-awaited investigation report...
On June 6th, the federal government tabled Bill C-5: An Act to enact the Free Trade and Labour Mobility in...
Highlights: Canary in the Coal Mine? The GOA announced its initiative to modernize coal mining (on Friday before Christmas) but...
In June 2023, the federal government finally amended the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, ostensibly, to reflect a modern interpretation of...
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