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Position Paper on the Conclusion of the Regional Assessment of Offshore Wind Development in Newfoundland and Labrador: Reflections on Key Findings and Next Steps
East Coast Environmental Law participated in the Regional Assessment as one of many public stakeholder groups. While participating in the assessment, we also contributed to federal and provincial law reform initiatives that were establishing new regulatory regimes for offshore wind development in Atlantic Canada.
Position Paper on the Conclusion of the Regional Assessment of Offshore Wind Development in Nova Scotia: Reflections on Key Findings and Next Steps
East Coast Environmental Law participated in the Regional Assessment as one of many public stakeholder groups. While participating in the assessment, we also contributed to federal and provincial law reform initiatives that were establishing new regulatory regimes for offshore wind development in Atlantic Canada.
Backgrounder: The Regional Assessment of Offshore Wind Development in Nova Scotia
In January 2025, the Regional Assessment of Offshore Wind Development in Nova Scotia (“Regional Assessment”) concluded. This backgrounder offers an overview of the Regional Assessment, explaining its origins and purpose as well as the role it is expected to play in the future regulation of offshore wind developments in Nova Scotia.
Submission on the Regional Assessment of Offshore Wind Development in Nova Scotia: Draft Report
Submission on the Regional Assessment of Offshore Wind Development in Nova Scotia: Draft Report
Submission on the Draft Report of the Regional Assessment of Offshore Wind Development in Newfoundland and Labrador
Submission on the Draft Report for the Regional Assessment of Offshore Wind Development in Newfoundland and Labrador
Brief to the Nova Scotia Law Amendments Committee on Bill No. 471: Advancing Nova Scotia Opportunities Act
Brief submitted to the Nova Scotia Law Amendments Committee on Bill No. 471, the proposed Advancing Nova Scotia Opportunities Act.
SeaBlue Brief to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Natural Resources: Bill C-49
East Coast Environmental Law is a regional charity that provides public-interest environmental law services throughout Atlantic Canada. We advocate for progressive environmental law and policy, provide public legal education, and share our legal skills to support others working to prevent or redress environmental harms.
Joint Federal-Provincial Regulation of Marine Wind Energy Development in Offshore Nova Scotia
Joint Federal-Provincial Regulation of Marine Wind Energy Development in Offshore Nova Scotia: Understanding Anticipated Amendments to the Accord Acts Regime
Provincial Regulation of Marine Wind Energy Development in “Nova Scotia Waters”
Provincial Regulation of Marine Wind Energy Development in “Nova Scotia Waters”: Understanding the “Regulatory Path” that the Government of Nova Scotia Might Establish under the Marine Renewable Energy Act and Other Provincial Statutes and Regulations
Comparative Jurisdictional Research Report on the Assessment and Regulation of Offshore Wind Development
Comparative Jurisdictional Research Report on the Assessment and Regulation of Offshore Wind Development
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