In December 2019, the Supreme Court of Canada in Vavilov significantly reshaped the law of judicial review of administrative actions[…]

In recent years the timeline to complete Canadian regulatory reviews of proposed major projects – and particularly environmental assessments which are the key part of the project review process – has become a major political issue. Over the last decade or so, project proponents have consistently raised concerns about the speed and unpredictability of project review processes –principally at the federal level[…]