Environmental Law
We support you in managing your environmental risks and ensuring your compliance in this rapidly evolving and complex field.
Navigating an evolving legal framework
The environmental regulatory framework is constantly evolving, and businesses must adapt quickly and with agility.
Our seasoned team is equipped to advise you on a wide range of legal considerations related to environment law in Quebec, regardless of your industry. We deploy a practical approach focused on your objectives.
Our lawyers can assist you in the following contexts:
- Purchase or sale of businesses, assets, or real estate properties, from due diligence to post-closing follow-ups
- Leasing of real estate properties
- Procedures with competent authorities to obtain certain environmental permits or authorizations, at municipal, provincial, and federal levels
- Environmental management of sites, particularly following cessation or prior to a change in the use of certain activities
- Issues related to environmental disclosure requirements, including greenwashing
- Issues related to the application of extended producer responsibility (EPR) regimes and the right to repair
- Environmental litigation and other law enforcement measures (investigation, inspection, notice of non-compliance, administrative monetary penalty, etc.)
- Other issues related to environmental compliance concerning, for example, wetlands, noise management, hazardous materials management, water supply, or wastewater management
- Establishment of a governance framework for adequate environmental risk management
- Development and monitoring of legislative and regulatory watch
Tailored support for clients from all backgrounds
The diverse and comprehensive expertise our lawyers have developed allows them to support a wide variety of clients across industries and activities.
Our clients come from various sectors: industrial, manufacturing, real estate, public, mining, waste management, and much more.
