We frequently provide advice regarding pulp and paper operations, oil and gas development, mining rights, hydro-electric development, exploration, mine operations and closures, forest management licenses, First Nations and related treaty land entitlement issues, the purchase, sale and leasing of natural resource assets and related financings, environmental issues related to the use of natural resources, joint ventures related to the exploration for, extraction and processing of minerals, tolling arrangements, title opinions in acquisitions and leasing, labour, technology transfers, natural resource taxation, and government relations.
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TDS assisted Norway House Cree Nation in the purchase of the Minago Mine from Flying Nickel Corp. The purchase of the Minago Mine, located on Norway House’s traditional territory, makes… Learn More
Antoine Hacault acts for Manitoba Power Industrial Power Users Group in rate hearings before the Public Utilities Board.
AMPs are upon us. Following a reported 135 million–liter sewage spill into the Red River from a broken City of Winnipeg sewer pipe, Manitoba Environment Minister Tracy Schmidt made it… Learn More
In 1850 the Anishinaabe of Lake Huron and Lake Superior made treaties with the Crown. In exchange for ceding their land, the Anishinaabe received, among other things, the promise of… Learn More
On January 18, 2023, the Province of British Columbia (BC) and the Blueberry River First Nation (“BFN”) signed a ground-breaking implementation agreement that provides a framework for collaboration and joint… Learn More
On November 16, 2022, by ministerial letter, the Honourable Dan Vandal, in his role as Minister of Northern Affairs, and on behalf of the Ministers of Environment and Climate Change,… Learn More
The Fraser Institute publishes an annual survey of mining companies that sets out world rankings of jurisdictions based on attractiveness for mining investment. In 2017, Manitoba was ranked the number… Learn More
The “Numbered Treaties” in Canada are a series of eleven post-Confederation Treaties that were concluded between Canada and the signatory First Nations from 1871 to 1921. Together, they cover a… Learn More
Stakeholder perception can play a larger role than reality, especially when it comes to government approvals of natural resource development projects. Developers in the extractive resource sector need to be… Learn More
Maintaining a safe workplace must be a priority for all employers, including those in the natural resources sector. The obligations start with the board of directors and management and continue… Learn More
One hundred fifty years after Confederation, there is a flurry of activity in the Canadian court system in relation to Canada’s Constitution and its impacts on natural resource development and… Learn More
The Supreme Court of Canada released its much anticipated decision in Orphan Well Association v. Grant Thornton Limited (a case more commonly known as Redwater) on January 31, 2019. You… Learn More
In 2012 the then Government of Canada’s Omnibus budget legislation included significant amendments to the environmental assessments and approval provisions of both the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act and the Fisheries… Learn More
On October 3, 2018, Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister announced that Manitoba would no longer include a “carbon tax” in the Made-in-Manitoba Climate and Green Plan. Federal Environment Minister Catherine McKenna… Learn More
A number of years ago I attended an event at which Irwin Cotler, then Federal Minister of Justice, was the featured speaker. Being a former professor, his speech was as… Learn More
On November 20, 2017 Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould announced at a public event that the federal government will support Bill C-262, an NDP Private Member’s Bill requiring the Government of… Learn More
The 17th Century poet, Robert Herrick, wrote, “A spark neglected makes a mighty fire.” With recent changes to Alberta’s Forest and Prairie Protection Act (“FPPA”) and related regulations, and comparable… Learn More
“’Greenpeace’ is a global fraud.” So begin the allegations in the colourful preliminary statement of the Complaint filed in 2016 in the U.S. District Court in Georgia on behalf of… Learn More
Laws intersect. Laws run parallel. Sometimes they collide. What happens then? On May 19, 2016 the Alberta Court of Queen’s Bench released its decision in Re: Redwater Energy Corporation. Redwater was an… Learn More
Section 91 of the Canadian Constitution (the Constitution Act, 1867) gives the Parliament of Canada (i.e., the federal government) exclusive jurisdiction over “Indians and Lands reserved for the Indians”. Sounds… Learn More
Does your company own a site that has been used for manufacturing for a long time? Has there ever been an environmental site assessment? Was the assessment report filed with… Learn More
On February 29, 2016 a judge of the British Columbia Provincial Court ordered Teck Metals Ltd. to pay a $3 Million penalty. Teck had pleaded guilty to three offences under… Learn More
With a one-two punch delivered by the Supreme Court of Canada on October 15, 2015 two Rio Tinto subsidiaries, Rio Tinto Alcan and Iron Ore Company of Canada, have failed… Learn More
Sapotaweyak Cree Nation v. Manitoba Who must consult with First Nations in connection with a development project? According to the Manitoba Courts, not a Crown Corporation. On March 2, 2015,… Learn More
Surface rights have been a topic of increasing importance in Manitoba over the last several years. While much of this can be attributed to increased oil and gas activity, this… Learn More
The newsletters, conferences and webcasts are all still abuzz with the Supreme Court of Canada’s 2014 decisions in Tsilhqot’in Nation v. British Columbia (June 26) and Grassy Narrows First Nation… Learn More
Are Crown consultations with First Nations required in all circumstances where the Crown issues a resource-related permit? There is some guidance to be found in the March, 2014 decision of… Learn More
Daishowa-Marubeni International Ltd. v. The Queen Price is important. What a purchaser pays can mean a lot. How much HST/GST/PST is payable? What is the land transfer tax? Has there… Learn More
The Keewatin Appeal On March 18, 2013 the Ontario Court of Appeal gave its decision in the case of Keewatin v. Minister of Natural Resources. In doing so, the Court… Learn More
What’s Reasonable? Catalyst Paper operated a large paper mill in the District of North Cowichan on the south-eastern shore of Vancouver Island. The Catalyst mill was one of the only… Learn More
This Client Alert is being sent to TDS contacts in the mining industry regarding the updated Operations of Mines Regulation (the “Regulation”) announced by the Province of Manitoba on December… Learn More
Natural resource businesses exist in a world of government regulation. Whether under occupational health and safety, resource management, environmental stewardship or taxation, laws permit government to carry out inspections and… Learn More
New Legislation for the Mining Sector Government legislation in Ontario and a federal Private Member’s Bill may bring significant changes for the Canadian mining industry, both domestically and internationally. Ontario’s… Learn More
Building Relationships Introduction Over the last three decades, consultation with stakeholders has become one of the key aspects of planning natural resource development in Canada. Forestry, mining, water power and… Learn More