Alberta is
fundamentally shifting the way in which environmental impacts on land, water and air are
being managed, using
cumulative effects management to achieve environmental objectives. Regional plans are currently being developed under the
Land Use Framework, as are regulations under the
Land Stewardship Act. Other significant regulatory developments are having immediate impacts on a variety of industries within Alberta from
oil and gas to
food processing operations. Meanwhile, recent cases and decisions attest to the
public s increasing influence in the outcome of project approvals having environmental consequences, and sensitivities around
Aboriginal consultation processes are becoming acute.
Don t miss this key opportunity to learn the
latest environmental legal and regulatory developments in Alberta and learn how to
optimize operational and regulatory compliance. Our outstanding faculty of
leading federal and provincial governmental representatives, lawyers, aboriginal representatives and industry experts will help you:
- OBTAIN practical examples of the impacts on industry of the cumulative effects management approach
- DETERMINE how a water allocation market will affect current water licences
- MANAGE residual liability uncertainty resulting from the new remediation certificates
- OVERCOME implementation challenges relating to Tailings Directive 74
- GAIN INSIGHT into new directions in environmental enforcement and creative sentencing
- INTEGRATE new requirements relating to public and aboriginal environmental consultation
- And much more!
