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B.C. positions itself to lead hydrogen development with new policy framework

British Columbia recently unveiled its B.C. Hydrogen Strategy. Osler’s Sander Duncanson and Scott Carrière detail how the province aims to...

Federal government launches first call for proposals under the Clean Fuels Fund

The federal government recently invited proposals to build new domestic production capacity under the $1.5-billion Clean Fuels Fund. In their blog,...

Federal UNDRIP Bill becomes law

On June 16, Canada’s Senate voted to pass Bill C-15, the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act into law.

Alberta government launches procurement process for new CCUS hub

On May 12, 2021, Alberta Energy issued an information letter in which it announced that the government of Alberta will issue carbon sequestration...

Alberta Energy Regulator’s New Directive 067 increases scrutiny on licence eligibility

In July 2020, the Alberta government issued its new Liability Management Framework , aimed at reducing the province’s inventory of orphan and...

Federal budget injects fiscal stimulus into energy transition

The long-awaited federal budget released on April 19, 2021 (the Budget) took aim at supporting the transition of Canada’s energy industry to a low...

Blue hydrogen development

Increasingly, hydrogen is being considered as a means of converting carbon-free energy into a chemical fuel, which may be able to leverage existing...

Lithium development

Over the last decade, lithium has grown from having primary uses in glass and ceramic manufacturing to its now almost ubiquitous association with...