Terrapure BR Ltd. et al. v. AGC et al.
Terrapure BR Ltd. et al.
Attorney General of Canada
Minister of Environment and Climate Change

- Parties: The applicants were Terrapure BR Ltd., Terrapure BR LP, Andre Chauvette, and Ryan Reid. The respondents were the Attorney General of Canada and Minister of Environment and Climate Change.

- Subject Matter: This judicial review application sought to quash or to set aside Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)'s Nov. 24, 2022 direction purportedly issued under s. 38(7.1) of the federal Fisheries Act. The direction compelled the applicants to immediately take measures with regards to allegedly unlawful discharges of wastewater. The applicant alleged that the direction was ultra vires the jurisdiction conferred upon ECCC by the Fisheries Act since it failed to comply with the Fisheries Act's governing statutory scheme. This case is ongoing.

- Date: The hearing was set on Oct. 3, 2024.

- Venue: This was a federal case before the Federal Court.

- Amount: No financial award was specified.

Federal Court
T-2696-22
Environmental law
$ 0
23 December 2022