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October 13, 2023

OTTAWA – The Supreme Court of Canada has delivered its judgment in the following appeal. The Court invites you to read the reasons for judgment and the plain language summary called a Case in Brief.

40195                    Attorney General of Canada v. Attorney General of Alberta – and – Attorney General of Ontario, Attorney General of Quebec, Attorney General of New Brunswick, Attorney General of Manitoba, Attorney General of British Columbia, Attorney General of Saskatchewan, Attorney General of Newfoundland and Labrador, Indian Resource Council, File Hills Qu’Appelle Tribal Council, Pasqua First Nation, World Wildlife Fund Canada, Nature Canada, West Coast Environmental Law Association, Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers, Canadian Taxpayers Federation, Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation, Business Council of Alberta, Ecojustice Canada Society, Woodland Cree First Nation, Mikisew Cree First Nation, Hydro-Québec, Canadian Constitution Foundation, Independent Contractors and Businesses Association, Alberta Enterprise Group, Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment, Advocates for the Rule of Law, Oceans North Conservation Society, Canadian Environmental Law Association, Environmental Defence Canada Inc., MiningWatch Canada Inc., Explorers and Producers Association of Canada, First Nations Major Projects Coalition Society, Centre québécois du droit de l’environnement and Lummi Nation (Alta.)

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Coram:                  Wagner C.J. and Karakatsanis, Côté, Rowe, Martin, Kasirer and Jamal JJ.

The motion by the Attorney General of Ontario to adduce fresh evidence is dismissed.

The appeal from the judgment of the Court of Appeal of Alberta (Calgary), Number 1901-0276AC, 2022 ABCA 165, dated May 10, 2022, heard on March 21 and 22, 2023, is allowed in part. Sections 81 to 91 of the Impact Assessment Act, S.C. 2019, c. 28, s. 1, are intra vires Parliament. The balance of the scheme, made up of the Act’s remaining provisions and the Physical Activities Regulations, SOR/2019-285, is

JUGEMENT SUR APPEL

Le 13 octobre 2023

OTTAWA – La Cour suprême du Canada a rendu jugement dans l’appel suivant. La Cour vous invite à lire les motifs de jugement et le résumé en langage simple appelé La cause en bref.

40195                 Procureur général du Canada c. Procureur général de l’Alberta – et – Procureur général de l’Ontario, procureur général du Québec, procureur général du Nouveau-Brunswick, procureur général du Manitoba, procureur général de la Colombie-Britannique, procureur général de la Saskatchewan, procureur général de Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador, Indian Resource Council, File Hills Qu’Appelle Tribal Council, Pasqua First Nation, Fonds mondial pour la nature Canada, Nature Canada, West Coast Environmental Law Association, Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers, Fédération canadienne des contribuables, Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation, Business Council of Alberta, Ecojustice Canada Society, Woodland Cree First Nation, Mikisew Cree First Nation, Hydro-Québec, Canadian Constitution Foundation, Independent Contractors and Businesses Association, Alberta Enterprise Group, Association canadienne des médecins pour l’environnement, Advocates for the Rule of Law, Océans Nord, Association canadienne du droit de l’environnement, Environmental Defence Canada Inc., Mines Alerte Canada, Explorers and Producers Association of Canada, First Nations Major Projects Coalition Society, Centre québécois du droit de l’environnement et Lummi Nation (Alb.)

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Coram:                  Le juge en chef Wagner et les juges Karakatsanis, Côté, Rowe, Martin, Kasirer et Jamal

La requête du procureur général de l’Ontario en vue de la production de nouveaux éléments de preuve est rejetée.

L’appel interjeté contre l’arrêt de la Cour d’appel de l’Alberta (Calgary), numéro 1901-0276AC, 2022 ABCA 165, daté du 10 mai 2022, entendu les 21 et 22 mars 2023, est accueilli en partie. Les articles 81 à 91 de la Loi sur l’évaluation d’impact, L.C. 2019, c. 28, art. 1, sont intra vires du Parlement. Le reste du régime, composé des dispositions restantes de la Loi et du Règlement sur les activités concrètes, DORS/2019‑285, est ultra vires du Parlement. Les juges Karakatsanis et Jamal sont dissidents en partie.

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