Piikani Nation v. The Minister of Environment and Climate Change et Aa.
Piikani Nation
Law Firm / Organization
Gowling WLG (Canada) LLP
Lawyer(s)

Caireen E. Hanert

Benga Mining Ltd
Law Firm / Organization
Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP
Lawyer(s)

Sean Sutherland

Law Firm / Organization
Bennett Jones LLP
Lawyer(s)

Laura M. Gill

Stoney Nakoda Nations
Law Firm / Organization
Rae and Company
Lawyer(s)

Brooke Barrett

Attorney General of Canada
Law Firm / Organization
Department of Justice Canada
Minister of Environment and Climate Change
Law Firm / Organization
Department of Justice Canada

- Parties: The applicants were Piikani Nation, Benga Mining Ltd, and Stoney Nakoda Nations. The respondents were the Attorney General of Canada and the Minister of Environment and Climate Change.

- Subject Matter: This judicial review application sought to quash or set aside two decisions regarding the Grassy Mountain Coal Project by the Minister of Environment and Climate Change under the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act, 2012. The decisions found the project likely to cause significant and unjustified adverse environmental effects and referred the project to the Governor in Council. This case is ongoing.

- Date: The hearing was set on Jan. 23, 2024.

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

- Amount: No financial award was specified.

Federal Court
T-1367-21
Environmental law
$ 0
03 September 2021