CANADA AND the United States have a long history of environmental cooperation dating back at least to the Boundary Waters Treaty of 1909.[1] As integration of our economies intensifies under the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), transactions involving companies with facilities and operations on both sides of the 49th Parallel are taking place with greater frequency and on a larger scale. Our environmental regulatory systems share many similarities, but they are different in important respects. This article discusses key aspects of Canadian environmental law that every U.S. company should take into account when it does business with or in Canada.

Emissions Trading

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