Impact Assessment Act

• Alberta to argue in court that feds’ Impact Assessment Act is unconstitutional

  The Alberta government is in court fighting against the federal government's law on environmental assessment. Arguments in Alberta's Court of Appeal are expected to last all week.

  Politics

  Feb 22
• Future pipelines have to be carbon neutral by 2050, new rules say

  The federal government today is finalizing the rules for how climate change will be considered in environmental reviews of major national projects.

  Canada

  Jul 16, 2020
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• First Nation interveners will weigh in on both sides in Alberta challenge to Bill C-69

  Alberta's top court is allowing a dozen submissions to be heard from advocacy groups and First Nations in the province's constitutional challenge to Ottawa's revamped environmental assessment rules.

  Mar 4, 2020
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• Alberta government asks Court of Appeal whether Bill C-69 is constitutional

  The United Conservative government has asked the Appeal Court of Alberta whether Ottawa's new environmental assessment process for major construction projects like pipelines is constitutional.

  Canada

  Sep 10, 2019
• Bill C-69 enters into law, and Alberta’s UCP government says it plans constitutional challenge

  The federal government's contentious bill to set up a new authority to assess industrial projects like pipelines, mines and inter-provincial highways, was proclaimed into law on Wednesday and Alberta's UCP government responded swiftly.

  Economy

  Aug 29, 2019
• Senate hearing on Bill C-69 makes stop in Saskatoon

  A Senate committee made a stop in Saskatoon to hold a public hearing on Bill C-69, which would change how resource developments are reviewed.

  Canada

  Apr 11, 2019
• Trudeau set to overhaul energy assessment law to avoid another Trans Mountain fiasco

  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he is overhauling how Canada assesses big energy projects in a bid to ensure new projects can get built without the government having to buy them to make that happen.

  Canada

  Dec 17, 2018
• Selected oilsands projects may avoid new environmental assessment rules

  Oilsands projects that use steam to release bitumen from deep underground will likely get a pass from new federal environmental assessment rules — but Ottawa is still considering how to deal with those that use solvents instead of water.

  Canada

  Apr 27, 2018
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• Environmental group says new federal water protections are a big deal

  "Water is so important across all the provinces," said an environmental campaigner.

  Environment

  Feb 8, 2018