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Canadian Provinces Advance Critical Minerals Plans: December 2021 Update
An update to “Canadian Provinces Advance Critical Minerals Plans,” which was published in the July 2, 2021, edition of the Natural Resources Law Network and described critical mineral plans and activities in Saskatchewan, Ontario and Québec. This update published in December 2021 covers recent critical mineral legal and policy developments for Alberta, Saskatchewan and Ontario. Published by the Foundation for Natural Resources and Energy Law or FNREL (formerly the Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation or RMMLF)'s online Natural Resources Law Network newsletter.
Canadian Provinces Advance Critical Minerals Plans
A short article published July 2, 2021, on approaches to critical minerals by Ontario, Quebec and Saskatchewan published in the Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation's online Natural Resources Law Network (the Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation or RMMLF is now the Foundation for Natural Resources and Energy Law or FNREL).
How Not to Do an Option Agreement
Takeover of Canadian Mining Company Raises National Security Concerns
Some general tips on pitfalls to avoid with an option agreement in the minerals sector gleaned in part from a review of a British Columbia Court of Appeal decision, published on LinkedIn by Manitoba mining lawyer Andrew H. MacSkimming
Takeover of Canadian Mining Company Raises National Security Concerns
Ontario Court of Appeal Limits Impacts of Vesting Orders on Royalty Holders
Takeover of Canadian Mining Company Raises National Security Concerns
An exploration of the link between federal investment review law and the mining sector published on LinkedIn (update: acquisition was vetoed)
Ontario Court of Appeal Limits Impacts of Vesting Orders on Royalty Holders
Ontario Court of Appeal Limits Impacts of Vesting Orders on Royalty Holders
Ontario Court of Appeal Limits Impacts of Vesting Orders on Royalty Holders
Ontario Court of Appeal case brief published on LinkedIn by Ontario mining lawyer Andrew H. MacSkimming.
Environmental Securities Disclosure
Ontario Court of Appeal Limits Impacts of Vesting Orders on Royalty Holders
Ontario Court of Appeal Limits Impacts of Vesting Orders on Royalty Holders
This co-authored 2002 paper for the former NAFTA side-agreement secretariat on environmental securities disclosure, the North American Commission for Environmental Cooperation, is still widely cited
Expert Advisory Council Transportation Subcommittee Recommendations
Expert Advisory Council Transportation Subcommittee Recommendations
Expert Advisory Council Transportation Subcommittee Recommendations
Andrew contributed to the recommendations of the Transportation Subcommittee of the Manitoba Expert Advisory Council on the Province's climate and green plan, which included a 100% mandate for new vehicle sales to be zero emission vehicles (ZEVs) by 2035, a shift that highlights the importance of critical minerals supply chains