Applicant
Respondent
- Parties: The applicants were Georgia Strait Alliance, David Suzuki Foundation, Raincoast Conservation Foundation, Western Canada Wilderness Committee, and Lummi Nation. The respondents were Minister of Environment and Climate Change, the Attorney General of Canada, and Vancouver Fraser Port Authority.
- Subject Matter: This judicial review application challenged the governor in council's decision under s. 52(4) of the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act, 2012. The decision found that the likely significant adverse environmental effects of the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority's Roberts Bank Terminal 2 project on the Southern resident killer whales, an endangered species under the Species at Risk Act, 2002, and on their critical habitat were justified in the circumstances. This case is ongoing.
- Date: The hearing was set on June 24, 2024.
- Venue: This was a federal case before the Federal Court.
- Amount: No financial award was specified.
Court
Federal CourtCase Number
T-1065-23Practice Area
Environmental lawAmount
Winner
Trial Start Date
19 May 2023Download documents