Category Archives: Environmental

Canadian Federal Budget 2025: Environment, Energy, and Natural Resources – What You Need to Know

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Introduction On November 4, 2025, the Government of Canada unveiled its first federal budget under Prime Minister Mark Carney. Framed as a “generational budget,” it aims to transform Canada’s economy for a low-carbon future while strengthening competitiveness and resource security. … Continue reading

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Paul Manning ranked by Lexpert as one of Canada’s Leading Environmental Law Practitioners in 2025

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I am delighted to be included by The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory in its 2025 ranking of Canada’s Leading Environmental Law Practitioners, and to have been “repeatedly recommended” by my peers in Lexpert’s survey. Thank you to all my colleagues … Continue reading

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Environmental Law Moot 2024

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I had the great pleasure once again this weekend to join with my environmental law colleagues in judging the biannual Willms & Shier environmental law moot. The pleasure was heightened by the moot being held in person for the first … Continue reading

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Paul Manning named as one of the world’s leading environmental lawyers: Who’s Who Legal 2022

Following hard on the heels of my inclusion in its Canadian listing, I am very pleased to have been named again by Who’s Who Legal: 2022 as one of the world’s leading environmental lawyers. Who’s Who Legal has identified the … Continue reading

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Paul Manning named as one of Canada’s leading environmental and climate change lawyers: Who’s Who Legal 2022

Manning Environmental Law is  delighted to announce that Paul  has been named again by Who’s Who Legal: 2022 as one of Canada’s leading environmental lawyers and as one of Canada’s leading climate change lawyers . Who’s Who Legal has identified the foremost legal … Continue reading

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Canada launches Greenhouse Gas Offset Credit System

Under most emissions trading systems, regulated industries, which fail to meet their greenhouse gas emission target must make up the shortfall either with a punitive payment or by purchasing emissions trading credits. Regulated parties whose emissions are less than their … Continue reading

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Paul Manning ranked by Lexpert as one of Canada’s Leading Environmental Law Practitioners in 2022

I am delighted to be included once again by The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory in its 2022 ranking of Canada’s Leading Environmental Law Practitioners, and to have been “repeatedly recommended” by my peers in Lexpert’s survey. Thank you to all … Continue reading

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Is Canada’s proposed Clean Electricity Standard constitutional?

Today, the Minister of Environment and Climate Change, the Honourable Steven Guilbeault, launched consultations to develop Canada’s Clean Electricity Standard (CES) intended to drive progress towards a net-zero electricity grid by 2035. Work on clean electricity, the Minister says, will also … Continue reading

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Canada moves to ban harmful single-use plastics

Today, the Government of Canada announced that draft regulations prohibiting certain single-use plastics have been published for public comment. It is estimated that the regulations will prevent more than 23,000 tonnes of plastic pollution from entering the environment over a … Continue reading

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Southwind v Canada – SCC increases $30mill compensation to First Nation for dam project.

The Supreme Court rules that $30 million award to Lac Seul First Nation was not enough compensation for flooded reserve land. Part of Lac Seul First Nation (LSFN)’s reserve land in northern Ontario was flooded for a hydroelectricity project that began in the 1920s. … Continue reading

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