Economic & Environmental Regulation

We advise and advocate for individuals, businesses, industry stakeholders and organizations navigating economic and environmental regulation. We help clients comply with complex regulatory frameworks, and we challenge the decisions of regulators before tribunals and all levels of court.

Economic Regulation

Strategic advice and representation on complex economic regulatory matters, before the bodies that decide them.

Representation before federal and provincial economic regulators, agencies and government departments
Legal opinions on economic regulatory matters
Appeals and judicial review of regulatory decisions, before tribunals and all levels of court
Telecommunications and broadcasting, including CRTC proceedings under the Broadcasting Act and Telecommunications Act
Regulatory compliance for providers, resellers, new media companies, consumers and content creators
Consumer rights under Ontario’s Consumer Protection Act and Energy Consumer Protection Act
Complaints, compliance and enforcement under the Competition Act and Canada Transportation Act
Access to information and privacy, including PIPEDA, FIPPA and MFIPPA

Environmental Regulation

Helping clients comply with a changing environmental framework, and mitigate the legal risk that comes with it.

Federal and provincial environmental assessments and project approvals
Appeals and judicial review of environmental assessment decisions
Carbon pricing compliance, including reporting, measurement and enforcement obligations
The Crown’s duty to consult and accommodate Indigenous communities