Sierra Club Canada Foundation et al. v. Minister of Environment and Climate
Sierra Club Canada Foundation
Mi'gmawe'l Tplu'taqnn Inc.
Minister of Environment and Climate
Attorney General of Canada
Equinor Canada Ltd

- Parties: The appellants were Sierra Club Canada Foundation and Mi'gmawe'l Tplu'taqnn Inc. The respondents were the Minister of Environment and Climate, Attorney General of Canada, and Equinor Canada Ltd.

- Subject Matter: This appeal sought to set aside the Federal Court's judgment dismissing the appellants’ judicial review application challenging the Minister of Environment and Climate Change's decision under ss. 27(1), 52(1), 53, and 54 of the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act, 2012. The decision approved the Bay du Nord Development Project environmental assessment conducted by the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada and determined that the project was unlikely to cause significant adverse environmental effects. This case is ongoing.

- Date: The hearing was set on Nov. 18, 2024.

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

- Amount: No financial award was specified.

Federal Court of Appeal
A-238-23
Environmental law
$ 0
15 September 2023