Birch Hill Equity Partners
Acted for Birch Hill Equity Partners in its joint acquisition (and related financing) with Investissement Québec of Québec-based Polycor Inc., the largest quarrier of natural stone in the world.
Partner
Partner
“Sarah Powell is a wizard on environmental matters.”
Client – Chambers Global 2016
Sarah uses her thorough understanding of evolving issues in environmental and energy law to provide clients with practical, concise advice. She works with clients – both directly and as a member of Davies’ transaction teams – to evaluate environmental and social risks in Canadian and international deals.
Mining, renewable energy and Indigenous issues are significant areas of focus. Sarah is also very successful at advocating before administrative tribunals regarding permitting for infrastructure, resource development and manufacturing projects.
Sarah is a member of our Management Committee. She is deeply involved in the development and reform of Canadian environmental law and has held many leadership roles in prominent legal and business organizations.
Partner
“Sarah Powell is a wizard on environmental matters.”
Client – Chambers Global 2016
Sarah uses her thorough understanding of evolving issues in environmental and energy law to provide clients with practical, concise advice. She works with clients – both directly and as a member of Davies’ transaction teams – to evaluate environmental and social risks in Canadian and international deals.
Mining, renewable energy and Indigenous issues are significant areas of focus. Sarah is also very successful at advocating before administrative tribunals regarding permitting for infrastructure, resource development and manufacturing projects.
Sarah is a member of our Management Committee. She is deeply involved in the development and reform of Canadian environmental law and has held many leadership roles in prominent legal and business organizations.
Birch Hill Equity Partners
Acted for Birch Hill Equity Partners in its joint acquisition (and related financing) with Investissement Québec of Québec-based Polycor Inc., the largest quarrier of natural stone in the world.
Interfor Corporation
Acted for Interfor Corporation in its $490-million acquisition of 100% of the equity interests of Kelso & Company-backed EACOM Timber Corporation.
PSP Investments
Acted for PSP Investments in its acquisition of 49% of the Class B interests held by an affiliate of Pattern Energy Group LP in the 271.4 MW Gulf wind project located in Kenedy County, Texas.
TPG Real Estate Partners
Acted for TPG Real Estate Partners, the dedicated real estate equity investment platform of alternative asset firm TPG, in its acquisition (and related financing) of Cinespace Film Studios, North America's second-largest independent sound stage platform with best-in-class studio campuses in Toronto and Chicago.
Roxgold Inc.
Acted for Roxgold Inc. in its C$1.1-billion business combination with Fortuna Silver Mines Inc. to create a premier growth-oriented global intermediate gold and silver producer.
The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company
Acted for The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company in the establishment of credit facilities to finance a portfolio of solar projects in Alberta.
DIF Capital Partners and Valley Fiber Limited
Acted as lead transaction counsel to DIF Capital Partners and Valley Fiber Ltd. in their investment together with Canada Infrastructure Bank in the $328-million Southern Manitoba Fibre project, which involves the construction of 2,657 kilometres of mainline fibreoptic cabling, targeting 48,500 underserved households with dedicated fibre-to-the-home.
Axium Infrastructure Inc.
Acted for Axium Infrastructure Inc. in its acquisition from the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board of a 49% interest in an approximately 396 MW portfolio of four wind generation facilities (Summerhaven, Conestogo, Varna and Jericho) and two solar generation facilities (Sombra and Moore), all located in Ontario.
Premium Brands Holdings Corporation
Acted for Premium Brands Holdings Corporation in its groundbreaking partnership with a coalition of Mi'kmaq First Nations to jointly acquire Clearwater Seafoods Incorporated, Atlantic Canada's largest wild seafood company, for approximately $1 billion.
Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc.
Acting for Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. in the strategic disposition of its operating gas station sites operating under the banners Circle K and Couche-Tard in prime locations in Ontario and Québec.
The Pallinghurst Group
Acted for The Pallinghurst Group, a private investor in the global natural resources sector, in its joint 50-50 acquisition with Investissement Québec of Québec-based Nemaska Lithium Inc. pursuant to a sales process under the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act. The acquisition was structured as a credit bid with Nemaska's largest secured creditor, Orion Mine Finance, and achieved through a reverse vesting order granted by the Superior Court of Québec and upheld by the Québec Court of Appeal.
PSP Investments
Acted for PSP Investments in its acquisition of 49% of the Class B interests held by an affiliate of Pattern Energy Group LP in the 324.3 MW Broadview wind project located in Curry County, New Mexico, and Deaf Smith County, Texas.
PSP Investments
Acted for PSP Investments in its acquisition of a 49% interest from an affiliate of Pattern Energy Group LP in the 138 MW St. Joseph wind project located in Manitoba.
Axium Infrastructure Inc.
Acted for Axium Infrastructure Inc. in connection with its equity investment in a 900 MW combined cycle natural gas power plant to be built near Edson, Alberta, known as the Cascade Power Project. This project won Project Finance International's Canadian Power Deal of the Year award for 2020.
The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company
Acted for The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company in the C$92.8 million non-recourse construction and term project financing for the Innavik Hydro Project, a 7.5 MW run-of-river hydroelectric facility being developed on the Innuksuac River in northern Québec by the first ever partnership between an Inuit corporation, which was formed under the James Bay and Northern Québec Agreement, and a leading independent power producer.
Axium Infrastructure Inc.
Acted for Axium Infrastructure Inc. in its acquisition from Osaka Gas Co., Ltd. of a 50% interest in a portfolio of nine solar farms located in Ontario.
Syndicate of Underwriters
Acted for a syndicate of underwriters led by J.P. Morgan, BMO Capital Markets, Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, RBC Capital Markets and Scotiabank on the US$2.2-billion cross-border initial public offering of subordinate voting shares and tangible equity units of GFL Environmental Inc., the fourth largest diversified environmental services company in North America. The offering is one of the largest IPOs in Canadian history.
The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company
Acted for The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company in its acquisition of a 50% interest in the York Energy Centre, a 400 MW natural gas fired power plant near Newmarket, Ontario.
Axium Infrastructure Inc.
Acted for Axium Infrastructure Inc. in its acquisition from Mitsubishi Corporation of a 50% interest in a portfolio of nine solar farms located in Ontario.
Birch Hill Equity Partners
Acted for Birch Hill Equity Partners in the $101.6-million acquisition and related financing of non-core midstream and power assets in Canada from AltaGas Ltd. and in the $63.4-million acquisition of a 13.3% interest in Tidewater Midstream and Infrastructure Ltd., a public company, from AltaGas.
FortisOntario Inc.
Acted for Fortis Inc. and its subsidiary FortisOntario Inc. in connection with Ontario's largest First-Nations-led transmission project being undertaken by Wataynikaneyap Power LP, a partnership between 24 First Nations and private investors led by Fortis. This project was one of Lexpert's Top 10 deals of 2019.
Axium Infrastructure Inc. and The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company
Acted for Axium Infrastructure Inc. and The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company in their joint $1.4-billion acquisition of AltaGas Ltd.'s remaining 55% interest in three hydroelectric projects in northwest British Columbia: the 195 MW Forrest Kerr Hydroelectric Facility, the 66 MW McLymont Creek Hydroelectric Facility and the 16 MW Volcano Creek Hydroelectric Facility.
Fengate Capital Management
Acted for Fengate Capital Management in its acquisition of the Heartland Petrochemical Complex's Central Utility Block (CUB) cogeneration facility from Inter Pipeline Ltd. and the project financing for the development, construction and operation of the CUB.
Michelin Group
Acted for the Michelin Group in its acquisition of Camso Inc., one of the global leaders in the design, manufacturing and distribution of off-road tires, wheels, tracks and conveyer belts, for a purchase price of US$1.7 billion. Camso has facilities in more than 25 jurisdictions world-wide.
Axium Infrastructure Inc. and The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company
Acted for (i) Axium Infrastructure Inc. and The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company in their joint $922-million acquisition from AltaGas Ltd. of a 35% interest in three hydroelectric projects in northwest British Columbia: the 195 MW Forrest Kerr Hydroelectric Facility, the 66 MW McLymont Creek Hydroelectric Facility and the 16 MW Volcano Creek Hydroelectric Facility; and (ii) Northwestern Hydro Acquisition Inc. (NWHA), the special purpose acquisition vehicle formed to complete the acquisition, in a subsequent $650 million senior secured bond financing and related letter of credit facility.
Hydroméga Services Inc.
Acted for Hydroméga Services Inc. in the acquisition of Cochrane Power Corporation's Cochrane Power Generating Station, a cogeneration facility equipped with a 30MW natural gas turbine and a 15MW biomass fuelled boiler and steam turbine.
Nomura Securities International, Inc.
Acted for Nomura Securities International, Inc. in the refinancing of credit facilities in an aggregate amount of approximately $230 million made available for the long-term operation of seven 10-MW ground-mount solar photovoltaic projects in Ontario, each of which had been awarded a 20-year power purchase contract with the IESO.
Axium Infrastructure Inc.
Acted for Axium Infrastructure Inc. in its $540-million acquisition of TransCanada's Ontario solar portfolio, consisting of eight facilities totalling approximately 105 MW of installed capacity.
Kinepolis Group NV
Acted for Kinepolis Group NV in its $123-million acquisition of Landmark Cinemas Canada LP, Canada's second-largest movie theatre exhibition company.
PSP Investments
Acted for PSP Investments in its strategic initiatives with Pattern Energy Group Inc., including (i) the acquisition of a 9.9% interest in Pattern Energy; (ii) the joint venture between PSP and Pattern Energy to co-invest in various renewable projects; (iii) the joint acquisition with Pattern Energy of a 51% and 49% interest, respectively, in the 179 MW Meikle wind project in British Columbia and the 143 MW Mont Sainte-Marguerite wind project in Québec; and (iv) the acquisition of 49% of the Class B interests held by Pattern in the Panhandle 2 wind project in Texas.
United Steelworkers Union
Acted as co-counsel on behalf of the United Steelworkers Union in connection with the restructuring of Stelco Inc. under the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act and the establishment of Legacy Lands L.P.
RBC Capital Markets and Scotiabank
Acted for the syndicate of underwriters, led by RBC Capital Markets and Scotiabank, in connection with a US$173-million bought deal public offering of common shares of New Gold Inc. The net proceeds from the offering were used to finance the completion of the construction of the Rainy River gold project in Ontario, Canada.
Amcor Rigid Plastics USA, Inc.
Acted for Amcor Rigid Plastics USA, Inc. in connection with its US$280-million acquisition of the North American rigid plastics blow molding operations of Sonoco Products Company, a global packaging company based in the United States.
Manulife Financial Corporation
Acted for the Manufacturers Life Insurance Company in the establishment of credit facilities to finance the long-term operation of 10 ground-mount solar projects located near Temiskaming, West Nipissing and Kingston, Ontario, each of which had been awarded a 20-year power purchase contract under Ontario's Feed-in Tariff Program.
Windstream Energy LLC
Acted as an expert for Windstream Energy LLC in an arbitration under the North American Free Trade Agreement regarding Ontario's regulatory framework for the approval of a 300 MW offshore wind power project.
Independent Electricity System Operator
Acted for the Independent Electricity System Operator in connection with its amended agreement with Bruce Power for the refurbishment of six nuclear units at the Tiverton-based nuclear generation station, the world's largest operating nuclear facility. The amended agreement secures 6,300 megawatts of baseload generating capacity for the province of Ontario and will result in an investment by Bruce Power of approximately $13 billion.
Fortis Inc.
Acted for Fortis Inc. in connection with its sale to Energy Ottawa Inc. of 10 run-of-river hydroelectric facilities located in Ontario and New York State representing 31 megawatts of installed operating capacity.
Manulife Financial Corporation
Acted for the Manufacturers Life Insurance Company in connection with the establishment of a $50-million multi-tranche term credit facility to finance the construction and long-term operations of the Rural Energy Solar Portfolio, which consists of 10 photovoltaic ground-mount solar projects located in Temiskaming, New Liskeard and Kingston, Ontario, and is owned by Rural Energy Limited Partnership.
Barrick Gold Corporation
Acted for Barrick Gold Corporation in connection with its $1.005-billion sale of a 50% interest in the Zaldívar copper mine in Chile to Chile-based Antofagasta Plc and related joint venture arrangements.
Fortis Inc.
Acted for Fortis Inc. (Fortis) and Fortis Properties Corporation (FPC) in connection with the sale by FPC of its commercial real estate portfolio to Slate Office REIT for $430 million.
Fortis Inc.
Acted for Fortis Inc. and Fortis Properties Corporation (FPC) in connection with the sale by FPC of its hotel portfolio to a private investor group for $365 million. The hotel portfolio is comprised of 22 hotels located in seven Canadian provinces.
Stonebridge Financial Corporation
Acted for Stonebridge Financial Corporation in connection with the establishment of a credit facility for Affinity Wind LP to finance the construction and long-term operation of a 13.2-MW wind farm to be located near Truro, Nova Scotia.
Manulife Financial Corporation
Acted for a group of lenders, comprising the Manufacturers Life Insurance Company, the Caisse de Dépôt et placement du Québec and the Canada Life Assurance Company, in connection with the $491.6-million non-recourse construction and term project financing for the Upper Lillooet River and Boulder Creek run-of-river hydroelectric projects owned by Innergex Renewable Energy Inc. and Ledcor Power Group Ltd.
BHP Billiton
Acted for BHP Billiton in connection with the sale of its diamond business, comprising its controlling interests in the EKATI Diamond Mine and its Diamonds Marketing operations in Belgium, to Dominion Diamond Mines Ltd. for an aggregate cash consideration of US$500 million.
Teachers' Private Capital
Acted for Teachers' Private Capital on its acquisition of CFM Corp. in a transaction valued at US$230 million.
Barrick Gold Corporation
Acted for Barrick Gold Corporation in the US$250-million structured trade/project financing of its Veladero greenfield gold mine project in Argentina. This deal was selected as Trade Finance Deal of the Year for 2004 in Argentina by Trade Finance magazine and as Americas Mining Deal of the Year for 2004 by Project Finance magazine.
Moderator, Canadian Bar Association, CBA Neerls Online Symposium, “State of Play in Renewable and Distributed Energy Across Canada”; Webcast
May 06, 2021
Davies Governance Insights 2020, contributor
Oct. 05, 2020 - Davies Governance Insights 2020 provides a comprehensive analysis of the trends and developments that have shaped the corporate governance landscape and those that are expected to define the next decade. Against the backdrop of the COVID-19 crisis, this year’s report explores key issues...
IESO Releases Contract Review Directive Report
Sept. 03, 2020 - Last fall Ontario’s Ministry of Energy, Northern Development and Mines directed the Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO) to retain an independent third party to undertake a targeted review of existing generation contracts in the province (see our November 8, 2019 bulletin). The stated...
Ontario to Review Existing Generation Contracts
Nov. 08, 2019 - The Ontario government recently issued an Order in Council approving the issuance of a directive to the Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO) with a view to “identifying viable opportunities to lower electricity prices for Ontario consumers while maintaining system reliability. ” The...
Canadian Securities Regulators Provide Guidance on Climate Disclosure
Aug. 08, 2019 - In recent years, awareness of the potential impacts of climate change on issuers has heightened both in Canada and internationally. As the risks of, and potential opportunities associated with, climate change become better understood, investors and other stakeholders continue to press for greater...
Moderator, Canadian Bar Association, Environmental, Energy & Resources Law Summit, “Canada’s Green Energy Development Shifts West”; Vancouver, BC
May 03, 2019
Green Energy Act Repealed and Municipal Powers to Oppose Renewable Energy Reinstated
Sept. 21, 2018 - The Ontario government has introduced Bill 34, which would repeal the Green Energy Act, 2009. The new legislation, introduced on September 20, 2018, maintains the right of the government to enact regulations to promote renewable energy in the future. However, the current intention to...
Sarah Powell Discusses Ottawa’s New Environmental Regime in Canadian Lawyer
May 01, 2018 - In the April edition of Canadian Lawyer (available to subscribers), Davies partner Sarah Powell gives her perspective on the federal government’s proposed environmental overhaul introduced in February. Sarah believes there needs to be more clarity about what companies behind major energy...
Canadian Securities Regulators Report on Climate Disclosure
Apr. 06, 2018 - Following on the heels of the recommendations of the Financial Stability Board’s Task Force on Climate-Related Disclosures (Task Force), the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) has published its Report on Climate change-related Disclosure Project. The CSA reviewed mandatory and voluntary...
Canada Resets Federal Environmental Assessment for Major Project Reviews
Feb. 09, 2018 - In 2016, the Canadian government launched a formal review of key federal environmental assessment and regulatory processes. Expert panels were established and parliamentary committees engaged to conduct consultations and provide recommendations with respect to the Canadian Environmental...
Pan-Canadian Carbon Pricing Update: Federal Backstop Legislation Proposed
Jan. 18, 2018 - This week, the federal government released, for public comment, draft legislation relating to the proposed federal carbon pricing system. The Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act provides a complex framework for the implementation of a federal carbon pricing “backstop” to be applied to...
Sept. 22, 2017 - Ontario, Québec and California signed an agreement on September 22, 2017, to integrate and harmonize greenhouse gas emissions cap programs. As a result, Ontario will join the Western Climate Initiative carbon market, with California and Québec, on January 1, 2018. 1 In Québec, this announcement...
Financial Stability Board Task Force on Climate-Related Disclosures Releases Final Report
June 29, 2017 - On June 29, 2017, the Financial Stability Board’s Task Force on Climate-Related Disclosures (TFCD) released the report containing its final recommendations. The report provides guidance to assist public companies in more effectively satisfying existing climate-related disclosure requirements. ...
Details Released on Federal Proposal for Pan-Canadian Price on Carbon
May 19, 2017 - On May 18, 2017, following months of speculation on how the federal government will implement its pan-Canadian price on carbon, the government released its technical paper on the federal carbon pricing backstop (Technical Paper). As we previously reported in our October 2016 publication...
Oct. 04, 2016 - On October 3, Prime Minister Trudeau pre-empted climate negotiations with Canada’s premiers by announcing the federal government’s plan to impose a pan-Canadian price on carbon. The plan requires all Canadian jurisdictions to have a system for carbon pricing in place by 2018, with a view to...
United States Joins Canada and European Union in Adopting Transparency Rules
June 29, 2016 - In line with a global trend for greater transparency of payments made by companies in extractive industries to governments of resource-rich countries, the United States has joined Canada and the European Union in adopting “publish what you pay” rules for such companies. These rules are aimed at...
June 13, 2016 - An article in the Canadian Bar Association’s National magazine quotes Davies partner Sarah Powell on the challenges Canada will have meeting the targets set out in the Paris climate change agreement. “The impact [on meeting the targets] is going to be uneven as you go across provinces and...
Ontario’s Cap-and-Trade Regime
May 20, 2016 - Ontario’s Climate Change Mitigation and Low-carbon Economy Act, 2016, which provides for the initial distribution of free allowances at levels comparable to current emissions, passed on May 18, 2016, and its companion regulation (O. Reg. 144/16) was adopted on May 19, 2016. The...
Opportunity knocks in energy industry crisis, say lawyers – Lexpert
Mar. 28, 2016 - In a Lexpert article exploring opportunities that may emerge from the uncertain state of the energy sector, Davies partner Sarah Powell discusses how Alberta’s climate-related regulation changes may prompt a significant increase in renewable energy investments within the province.
“Publish What You Pay” Guidance Finalized
Mar. 21, 2016 - Natural Resources Canada has finalized its implementation tools for the Extractive Sector Transparency Measures Act (ESTMA), which was proclaimed into force in June 2015. Commonly known as the “ publish what you pay ” standards, ESTMA establishes mandatory reporting standards for payments...
Ontario’s Carbon Market Revealed
Feb. 26, 2016 - After years of consideration, Ontario has introduced Bill 172, Climate Change Mitigation and Low-Carbon Economy Act, 2016, and released a draft regulation for Ontario ’ s carbon cap-and-trade program. This is the first step toward Ontario joining the Québec-California carbon market. The...
Ontario Bar Association, Hot Topics in Climate Change: Ontario in the National and International Contexts 2016 Program, “The Regulatory & Policy Framework: Learning From Other Jurisdictions' Experiences with Climate Change Regulation”; Toronto, ON; Feb. 02 to 06, 2016
Feb. 02, 2016
Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Important Provincial Initiatives
July 06, 2015 - Québec’s Minister of Sustainable Development, Environment and the Fight Against Climate Change and Alberta’s Minister of Environment and Parks have both recently announced amendments to provincial regulations on greenhouse gas emissions. Québec Changes to the Québec regulation the...
“Publish What You Pay” Standards Now in Force for Canada’s Extractive Industries
June 02, 2015 - On June 1, 2015, the federal government declared into force the Extractive Sector Transparency Measures Act. This Act is the long-promised legislation to establish mandatory reporting standards for payments that Canadian extractive companies make to governments worldwide (commonly known...
Apr. 29, 2015 - On April 8, 2015, the Québec government released its Plan Nord toward 2035, 2015-2020 Action Plan (Plan Nord), a 20-year plan designed to provide main policy directions and priorities for the development of northern Québec. Plan Nord revamps the previous plan announced in 2011 by...
Ontario and Québec Collaborate to Reduce Carbon Emissions
Apr. 14, 2015 - Yesterday, Ontario announced that it will impose a cap-and-trade system under the Western Climate Initiative, which it joined in 2008. The “ cap ” will set a maximum limit on the amount of greenhouse gas emissions that industry can produce in Ontario. Over time, this emissions cap will be...
Co-chair, Canadian Bar Association, 2015 Annual National Environmental, Energy and Resources Law Summit, “Environment in the Courtroom: Evidentiary Issues in Environmental Prosecutions and Hearings”; Calgary, AB; Mar. 06 & 07, 2015
Mar. 06, 2015
New Nuclear Liability Regime Passed
Mar. 03, 2015 - On February 26, 2015, the federal Nuclear Liability and Compensation Act under Bill C-22 received royal assent. Once in force, it will replace Canada’s outdated liability regime for damage from nuclear incidents. The substance of the new legislation generally mirrors four previous bills...
Canadian Bar Association, 2014 National Aboriginal Law Conference, “Climate Change ‘A Rapidly Changing Arctic’”; Iqaluit, NU; Jun. 19 & 20, 2014
June 19, 2014 - Download the presentation.
Canadian Centre for Environmental Arbitration and Mediation, webinar, “The Value of Mediation in Environmental Disputes ‒ Environmental Law Cross Country Checkup”
June 04, 2014 - Download the presentation.
Chair, Canadian Bar Association, 2014 Annual National Environmental, Energy and Resources Law Summit, “State of Play on Air Regulation in Canada”; Ottawa, ON; May 29 & 30, 2014
May 29, 2014
Canadian Clean Energy Conference, 5th Ontario FIT and Renewable Energy Forum, “REA Applications and Appeals”; Toronto, ON; Mar. 17 to 19, 2014
Mar. 17, 2014
Ontario Bar Association, Annual Institute 2014, “Confluence of Aboriginal and Environmental Law in Energy and Natural Resource Projects”; Toronto, ON; Feb. 06 to 08, 2014
Feb. 06, 2014
Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation, 59th Annual Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Institute, “Free, Prior and Informed Consent ‒ The Canadian Context”; Spokane, WA; July 18 to 20, 2013
July 18, 2013
Canadian Bar Association, 2013 Annual National Environmental, Energy and Resources Law Summit, “Current Extraction Issues South of 60 and Abroad”; Yellowknife, NT; June 20 & 21, 2013
June 20, 2013
Chambers Global: The World’s Leading Lawyers for Business—Environment (Band 1)
Chambers Canada: Canada’s Leading Lawyers for Business—Environment (Band 1)
The Legal 500 Canada—Environment (Leading Individual)
The Lexpert/American Lawyer Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada—Environmental Law
Lexpert Special Edition: Energy
Lexpert Special Edition: Infrastructure
Lexpert Special Edition: Mining
Lexpert Zenith Award—Environmental Law (2014)
Lexpert Guide to US/Canada Cross-Border Lawyers in Canada—Environmental Law
The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory—Environmental Law (Most Frequently Recommended); Aboriginal Law; Energy: Electricity
The Best Lawyers in Canada—Aboriginal Law; Energy Law (Lawyer of the Year 2017, Toronto); Energy Regulatory Law (Lawyer of the Year 2019, Toronto); Environmental Law (Lawyer of the Year 2018, Toronto); Natural Resources Law
Who’s Who Legal: Canada—Environment; Who’s Who Legal: Environment (Global Elite Thought Leader); Who's Who Legal: Thought Leaders Global Elite—Environment
Expert Guides’ Women in Business Law; Expert Guides—Environment
Ontario, 1993
Queen’s University, LLB, 1991
McGill University, BA (Honours), 1988
American Bar Association
Canadian Bar Association
Ontario Bar Association
ERCO Worldwide
The Stop Community Food Centre
Soulpepper Theatre Company, Chair’s Advisory Council
Canadian Centre for Environmental Arbitration and Mediation, Mediator/Arbitrator
Ontario Bar Association, Environmental Law Section, former Public Affairs Liaison
“Sarah Powell is a wizard on environmental matters.”
Client – Chambers Global 2016
Sarah uses her thorough understanding of evolving issues in environmental and energy law to provide clients with practical, concise advice. She works with clients – both directly and as a member of Davies’ transaction teams – to evaluate environmental and social risks in Canadian and international deals.
Mining, renewable energy and Indigenous issues are significant areas of focus. Sarah is also very successful at advocating before administrative tribunals regarding permitting for infrastructure, resource development and manufacturing projects.
Sarah is a member of our Management Committee. She is deeply involved in the development and reform of Canadian environmental law and has held many leadership roles in prominent legal and business organizations.
Birch Hill Equity Partners
Acted for Birch Hill Equity Partners in its joint acquisition (and related financing) with Investissement Québec of Québec-based Polycor Inc., the largest quarrier of natural stone in the world.
Interfor Corporation
Acted for Interfor Corporation in its $490-million acquisition of 100% of the equity interests of Kelso & Company-backed EACOM Timber Corporation.
PSP Investments
Acted for PSP Investments in its acquisition of 49% of the Class B interests held by an affiliate of Pattern Energy Group LP in the 271.4 MW Gulf wind project located in Kenedy County, Texas.
TPG Real Estate Partners
Acted for TPG Real Estate Partners, the dedicated real estate equity investment platform of alternative asset firm TPG, in its acquisition (and related financing) of Cinespace Film Studios, North America's second-largest independent sound stage platform with best-in-class studio campuses in Toronto and Chicago.
Roxgold Inc.
Acted for Roxgold Inc. in its C$1.1-billion business combination with Fortuna Silver Mines Inc. to create a premier growth-oriented global intermediate gold and silver producer.
The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company
Acted for The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company in the establishment of credit facilities to finance a portfolio of solar projects in Alberta.
DIF Capital Partners and Valley Fiber Limited
Acted as lead transaction counsel to DIF Capital Partners and Valley Fiber Ltd. in their investment together with Canada Infrastructure Bank in the $328-million Southern Manitoba Fibre project, which involves the construction of 2,657 kilometres of mainline fibreoptic cabling, targeting 48,500 underserved households with dedicated fibre-to-the-home.
Axium Infrastructure Inc.
Acted for Axium Infrastructure Inc. in its acquisition from the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board of a 49% interest in an approximately 396 MW portfolio of four wind generation facilities (Summerhaven, Conestogo, Varna and Jericho) and two solar generation facilities (Sombra and Moore), all located in Ontario.
Premium Brands Holdings Corporation
Acted for Premium Brands Holdings Corporation in its groundbreaking partnership with a coalition of Mi'kmaq First Nations to jointly acquire Clearwater Seafoods Incorporated, Atlantic Canada's largest wild seafood company, for approximately $1 billion.
Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc.
Acting for Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. in the strategic disposition of its operating gas station sites operating under the banners Circle K and Couche-Tard in prime locations in Ontario and Québec.
The Pallinghurst Group
Acted for The Pallinghurst Group, a private investor in the global natural resources sector, in its joint 50-50 acquisition with Investissement Québec of Québec-based Nemaska Lithium Inc. pursuant to a sales process under the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act. The acquisition was structured as a credit bid with Nemaska's largest secured creditor, Orion Mine Finance, and achieved through a reverse vesting order granted by the Superior Court of Québec and upheld by the Québec Court of Appeal.
PSP Investments
Acted for PSP Investments in its acquisition of 49% of the Class B interests held by an affiliate of Pattern Energy Group LP in the 324.3 MW Broadview wind project located in Curry County, New Mexico, and Deaf Smith County, Texas.
PSP Investments
Acted for PSP Investments in its acquisition of a 49% interest from an affiliate of Pattern Energy Group LP in the 138 MW St. Joseph wind project located in Manitoba.
Axium Infrastructure Inc.
Acted for Axium Infrastructure Inc. in connection with its equity investment in a 900 MW combined cycle natural gas power plant to be built near Edson, Alberta, known as the Cascade Power Project. This project won Project Finance International's Canadian Power Deal of the Year award for 2020.
The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company
Acted for The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company in the C$92.8 million non-recourse construction and term project financing for the Innavik Hydro Project, a 7.5 MW run-of-river hydroelectric facility being developed on the Innuksuac River in northern Québec by the first ever partnership between an Inuit corporation, which was formed under the James Bay and Northern Québec Agreement, and a leading independent power producer.
Axium Infrastructure Inc.
Acted for Axium Infrastructure Inc. in its acquisition from Osaka Gas Co., Ltd. of a 50% interest in a portfolio of nine solar farms located in Ontario.
Syndicate of Underwriters
Acted for a syndicate of underwriters led by J.P. Morgan, BMO Capital Markets, Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, RBC Capital Markets and Scotiabank on the US$2.2-billion cross-border initial public offering of subordinate voting shares and tangible equity units of GFL Environmental Inc., the fourth largest diversified environmental services company in North America. The offering is one of the largest IPOs in Canadian history.
The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company
Acted for The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company in its acquisition of a 50% interest in the York Energy Centre, a 400 MW natural gas fired power plant near Newmarket, Ontario.
Axium Infrastructure Inc.
Acted for Axium Infrastructure Inc. in its acquisition from Mitsubishi Corporation of a 50% interest in a portfolio of nine solar farms located in Ontario.
Birch Hill Equity Partners
Acted for Birch Hill Equity Partners in the $101.6-million acquisition and related financing of non-core midstream and power assets in Canada from AltaGas Ltd. and in the $63.4-million acquisition of a 13.3% interest in Tidewater Midstream and Infrastructure Ltd., a public company, from AltaGas.
FortisOntario Inc.
Acted for Fortis Inc. and its subsidiary FortisOntario Inc. in connection with Ontario's largest First-Nations-led transmission project being undertaken by Wataynikaneyap Power LP, a partnership between 24 First Nations and private investors led by Fortis. This project was one of Lexpert's Top 10 deals of 2019.
Axium Infrastructure Inc. and The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company
Acted for Axium Infrastructure Inc. and The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company in their joint $1.4-billion acquisition of AltaGas Ltd.'s remaining 55% interest in three hydroelectric projects in northwest British Columbia: the 195 MW Forrest Kerr Hydroelectric Facility, the 66 MW McLymont Creek Hydroelectric Facility and the 16 MW Volcano Creek Hydroelectric Facility.
Fengate Capital Management
Acted for Fengate Capital Management in its acquisition of the Heartland Petrochemical Complex's Central Utility Block (CUB) cogeneration facility from Inter Pipeline Ltd. and the project financing for the development, construction and operation of the CUB.
Michelin Group
Acted for the Michelin Group in its acquisition of Camso Inc., one of the global leaders in the design, manufacturing and distribution of off-road tires, wheels, tracks and conveyer belts, for a purchase price of US$1.7 billion. Camso has facilities in more than 25 jurisdictions world-wide.
Axium Infrastructure Inc. and The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company
Acted for (i) Axium Infrastructure Inc. and The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company in their joint $922-million acquisition from AltaGas Ltd. of a 35% interest in three hydroelectric projects in northwest British Columbia: the 195 MW Forrest Kerr Hydroelectric Facility, the 66 MW McLymont Creek Hydroelectric Facility and the 16 MW Volcano Creek Hydroelectric Facility; and (ii) Northwestern Hydro Acquisition Inc. (NWHA), the special purpose acquisition vehicle formed to complete the acquisition, in a subsequent $650 million senior secured bond financing and related letter of credit facility.
Hydroméga Services Inc.
Acted for Hydroméga Services Inc. in the acquisition of Cochrane Power Corporation's Cochrane Power Generating Station, a cogeneration facility equipped with a 30MW natural gas turbine and a 15MW biomass fuelled boiler and steam turbine.
Nomura Securities International, Inc.
Acted for Nomura Securities International, Inc. in the refinancing of credit facilities in an aggregate amount of approximately $230 million made available for the long-term operation of seven 10-MW ground-mount solar photovoltaic projects in Ontario, each of which had been awarded a 20-year power purchase contract with the IESO.
Axium Infrastructure Inc.
Acted for Axium Infrastructure Inc. in its $540-million acquisition of TransCanada's Ontario solar portfolio, consisting of eight facilities totalling approximately 105 MW of installed capacity.
Kinepolis Group NV
Acted for Kinepolis Group NV in its $123-million acquisition of Landmark Cinemas Canada LP, Canada's second-largest movie theatre exhibition company.
PSP Investments
Acted for PSP Investments in its strategic initiatives with Pattern Energy Group Inc., including (i) the acquisition of a 9.9% interest in Pattern Energy; (ii) the joint venture between PSP and Pattern Energy to co-invest in various renewable projects; (iii) the joint acquisition with Pattern Energy of a 51% and 49% interest, respectively, in the 179 MW Meikle wind project in British Columbia and the 143 MW Mont Sainte-Marguerite wind project in Québec; and (iv) the acquisition of 49% of the Class B interests held by Pattern in the Panhandle 2 wind project in Texas.
United Steelworkers Union
Acted as co-counsel on behalf of the United Steelworkers Union in connection with the restructuring of Stelco Inc. under the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act and the establishment of Legacy Lands L.P.
RBC Capital Markets and Scotiabank
Acted for the syndicate of underwriters, led by RBC Capital Markets and Scotiabank, in connection with a US$173-million bought deal public offering of common shares of New Gold Inc. The net proceeds from the offering were used to finance the completion of the construction of the Rainy River gold project in Ontario, Canada.
Amcor Rigid Plastics USA, Inc.
Acted for Amcor Rigid Plastics USA, Inc. in connection with its US$280-million acquisition of the North American rigid plastics blow molding operations of Sonoco Products Company, a global packaging company based in the United States.
Manulife Financial Corporation
Acted for the Manufacturers Life Insurance Company in the establishment of credit facilities to finance the long-term operation of 10 ground-mount solar projects located near Temiskaming, West Nipissing and Kingston, Ontario, each of which had been awarded a 20-year power purchase contract under Ontario's Feed-in Tariff Program.
Windstream Energy LLC
Acted as an expert for Windstream Energy LLC in an arbitration under the North American Free Trade Agreement regarding Ontario's regulatory framework for the approval of a 300 MW offshore wind power project.
Independent Electricity System Operator
Acted for the Independent Electricity System Operator in connection with its amended agreement with Bruce Power for the refurbishment of six nuclear units at the Tiverton-based nuclear generation station, the world's largest operating nuclear facility. The amended agreement secures 6,300 megawatts of baseload generating capacity for the province of Ontario and will result in an investment by Bruce Power of approximately $13 billion.
Fortis Inc.
Acted for Fortis Inc. in connection with its sale to Energy Ottawa Inc. of 10 run-of-river hydroelectric facilities located in Ontario and New York State representing 31 megawatts of installed operating capacity.
Manulife Financial Corporation
Acted for the Manufacturers Life Insurance Company in connection with the establishment of a $50-million multi-tranche term credit facility to finance the construction and long-term operations of the Rural Energy Solar Portfolio, which consists of 10 photovoltaic ground-mount solar projects located in Temiskaming, New Liskeard and Kingston, Ontario, and is owned by Rural Energy Limited Partnership.
Barrick Gold Corporation
Acted for Barrick Gold Corporation in connection with its $1.005-billion sale of a 50% interest in the Zaldívar copper mine in Chile to Chile-based Antofagasta Plc and related joint venture arrangements.
Fortis Inc.
Acted for Fortis Inc. (Fortis) and Fortis Properties Corporation (FPC) in connection with the sale by FPC of its commercial real estate portfolio to Slate Office REIT for $430 million.
Fortis Inc.
Acted for Fortis Inc. and Fortis Properties Corporation (FPC) in connection with the sale by FPC of its hotel portfolio to a private investor group for $365 million. The hotel portfolio is comprised of 22 hotels located in seven Canadian provinces.
Stonebridge Financial Corporation
Acted for Stonebridge Financial Corporation in connection with the establishment of a credit facility for Affinity Wind LP to finance the construction and long-term operation of a 13.2-MW wind farm to be located near Truro, Nova Scotia.
Manulife Financial Corporation
Acted for a group of lenders, comprising the Manufacturers Life Insurance Company, the Caisse de Dépôt et placement du Québec and the Canada Life Assurance Company, in connection with the $491.6-million non-recourse construction and term project financing for the Upper Lillooet River and Boulder Creek run-of-river hydroelectric projects owned by Innergex Renewable Energy Inc. and Ledcor Power Group Ltd.
BHP Billiton
Acted for BHP Billiton in connection with the sale of its diamond business, comprising its controlling interests in the EKATI Diamond Mine and its Diamonds Marketing operations in Belgium, to Dominion Diamond Mines Ltd. for an aggregate cash consideration of US$500 million.
Teachers' Private Capital
Acted for Teachers' Private Capital on its acquisition of CFM Corp. in a transaction valued at US$230 million.
Barrick Gold Corporation
Acted for Barrick Gold Corporation in the US$250-million structured trade/project financing of its Veladero greenfield gold mine project in Argentina. This deal was selected as Trade Finance Deal of the Year for 2004 in Argentina by Trade Finance magazine and as Americas Mining Deal of the Year for 2004 by Project Finance magazine.
Moderator, Canadian Bar Association, CBA Neerls Online Symposium, “State of Play in Renewable and Distributed Energy Across Canada”; Webcast
May 06, 2021
Davies Governance Insights 2020, contributor
Oct. 05, 2020 - Davies Governance Insights 2020 provides a comprehensive analysis of the trends and developments that have shaped the corporate governance landscape and those that are expected to define the next decade. Against the backdrop of the COVID-19 crisis, this year’s report explores key issues...
IESO Releases Contract Review Directive Report
Sept. 03, 2020 - Last fall Ontario’s Ministry of Energy, Northern Development and Mines directed the Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO) to retain an independent third party to undertake a targeted review of existing generation contracts in the province (see our November 8, 2019 bulletin). The stated...
Ontario to Review Existing Generation Contracts
Nov. 08, 2019 - The Ontario government recently issued an Order in Council approving the issuance of a directive to the Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO) with a view to “identifying viable opportunities to lower electricity prices for Ontario consumers while maintaining system reliability. ” The...
Canadian Securities Regulators Provide Guidance on Climate Disclosure
Aug. 08, 2019 - In recent years, awareness of the potential impacts of climate change on issuers has heightened both in Canada and internationally. As the risks of, and potential opportunities associated with, climate change become better understood, investors and other stakeholders continue to press for greater...
Moderator, Canadian Bar Association, Environmental, Energy & Resources Law Summit, “Canada’s Green Energy Development Shifts West”; Vancouver, BC
May 03, 2019
Green Energy Act Repealed and Municipal Powers to Oppose Renewable Energy Reinstated
Sept. 21, 2018 - The Ontario government has introduced Bill 34, which would repeal the Green Energy Act, 2009. The new legislation, introduced on September 20, 2018, maintains the right of the government to enact regulations to promote renewable energy in the future. However, the current intention to...
Sarah Powell Discusses Ottawa’s New Environmental Regime in Canadian Lawyer
May 01, 2018 - In the April edition of Canadian Lawyer (available to subscribers), Davies partner Sarah Powell gives her perspective on the federal government’s proposed environmental overhaul introduced in February. Sarah believes there needs to be more clarity about what companies behind major energy...
Canadian Securities Regulators Report on Climate Disclosure
Apr. 06, 2018 - Following on the heels of the recommendations of the Financial Stability Board’s Task Force on Climate-Related Disclosures (Task Force), the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) has published its Report on Climate change-related Disclosure Project. The CSA reviewed mandatory and voluntary...
Canada Resets Federal Environmental Assessment for Major Project Reviews
Feb. 09, 2018 - In 2016, the Canadian government launched a formal review of key federal environmental assessment and regulatory processes. Expert panels were established and parliamentary committees engaged to conduct consultations and provide recommendations with respect to the Canadian Environmental...
Pan-Canadian Carbon Pricing Update: Federal Backstop Legislation Proposed
Jan. 18, 2018 - This week, the federal government released, for public comment, draft legislation relating to the proposed federal carbon pricing system. The Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act provides a complex framework for the implementation of a federal carbon pricing “backstop” to be applied to...
Sept. 22, 2017 - Ontario, Québec and California signed an agreement on September 22, 2017, to integrate and harmonize greenhouse gas emissions cap programs. As a result, Ontario will join the Western Climate Initiative carbon market, with California and Québec, on January 1, 2018. 1 In Québec, this announcement...
Financial Stability Board Task Force on Climate-Related Disclosures Releases Final Report
June 29, 2017 - On June 29, 2017, the Financial Stability Board’s Task Force on Climate-Related Disclosures (TFCD) released the report containing its final recommendations. The report provides guidance to assist public companies in more effectively satisfying existing climate-related disclosure requirements. ...
Details Released on Federal Proposal for Pan-Canadian Price on Carbon
May 19, 2017 - On May 18, 2017, following months of speculation on how the federal government will implement its pan-Canadian price on carbon, the government released its technical paper on the federal carbon pricing backstop (Technical Paper). As we previously reported in our October 2016 publication...
Oct. 04, 2016 - On October 3, Prime Minister Trudeau pre-empted climate negotiations with Canada’s premiers by announcing the federal government’s plan to impose a pan-Canadian price on carbon. The plan requires all Canadian jurisdictions to have a system for carbon pricing in place by 2018, with a view to...
United States Joins Canada and European Union in Adopting Transparency Rules
June 29, 2016 - In line with a global trend for greater transparency of payments made by companies in extractive industries to governments of resource-rich countries, the United States has joined Canada and the European Union in adopting “publish what you pay” rules for such companies. These rules are aimed at...
June 13, 2016 - An article in the Canadian Bar Association’s National magazine quotes Davies partner Sarah Powell on the challenges Canada will have meeting the targets set out in the Paris climate change agreement. “The impact [on meeting the targets] is going to be uneven as you go across provinces and...
Ontario’s Cap-and-Trade Regime
May 20, 2016 - Ontario’s Climate Change Mitigation and Low-carbon Economy Act, 2016, which provides for the initial distribution of free allowances at levels comparable to current emissions, passed on May 18, 2016, and its companion regulation (O. Reg. 144/16) was adopted on May 19, 2016. The...
Opportunity knocks in energy industry crisis, say lawyers – Lexpert
Mar. 28, 2016 - In a Lexpert article exploring opportunities that may emerge from the uncertain state of the energy sector, Davies partner Sarah Powell discusses how Alberta’s climate-related regulation changes may prompt a significant increase in renewable energy investments within the province.
“Publish What You Pay” Guidance Finalized
Mar. 21, 2016 - Natural Resources Canada has finalized its implementation tools for the Extractive Sector Transparency Measures Act (ESTMA), which was proclaimed into force in June 2015. Commonly known as the “ publish what you pay ” standards, ESTMA establishes mandatory reporting standards for payments...
Ontario’s Carbon Market Revealed
Feb. 26, 2016 - After years of consideration, Ontario has introduced Bill 172, Climate Change Mitigation and Low-Carbon Economy Act, 2016, and released a draft regulation for Ontario ’ s carbon cap-and-trade program. This is the first step toward Ontario joining the Québec-California carbon market. The...
Ontario Bar Association, Hot Topics in Climate Change: Ontario in the National and International Contexts 2016 Program, “The Regulatory & Policy Framework: Learning From Other Jurisdictions' Experiences with Climate Change Regulation”; Toronto, ON; Feb. 02 to 06, 2016
Feb. 02, 2016
Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Important Provincial Initiatives
July 06, 2015 - Québec’s Minister of Sustainable Development, Environment and the Fight Against Climate Change and Alberta’s Minister of Environment and Parks have both recently announced amendments to provincial regulations on greenhouse gas emissions. Québec Changes to the Québec regulation the...
“Publish What You Pay” Standards Now in Force for Canada’s Extractive Industries
June 02, 2015 - On June 1, 2015, the federal government declared into force the Extractive Sector Transparency Measures Act. This Act is the long-promised legislation to establish mandatory reporting standards for payments that Canadian extractive companies make to governments worldwide (commonly known...
Apr. 29, 2015 - On April 8, 2015, the Québec government released its Plan Nord toward 2035, 2015-2020 Action Plan (Plan Nord), a 20-year plan designed to provide main policy directions and priorities for the development of northern Québec. Plan Nord revamps the previous plan announced in 2011 by...
Ontario and Québec Collaborate to Reduce Carbon Emissions
Apr. 14, 2015 - Yesterday, Ontario announced that it will impose a cap-and-trade system under the Western Climate Initiative, which it joined in 2008. The “ cap ” will set a maximum limit on the amount of greenhouse gas emissions that industry can produce in Ontario. Over time, this emissions cap will be...
Co-chair, Canadian Bar Association, 2015 Annual National Environmental, Energy and Resources Law Summit, “Environment in the Courtroom: Evidentiary Issues in Environmental Prosecutions and Hearings”; Calgary, AB; Mar. 06 & 07, 2015
Mar. 06, 2015
New Nuclear Liability Regime Passed
Mar. 03, 2015 - On February 26, 2015, the federal Nuclear Liability and Compensation Act under Bill C-22 received royal assent. Once in force, it will replace Canada’s outdated liability regime for damage from nuclear incidents. The substance of the new legislation generally mirrors four previous bills...
Canadian Bar Association, 2014 National Aboriginal Law Conference, “Climate Change ‘A Rapidly Changing Arctic’”; Iqaluit, NU; Jun. 19 & 20, 2014
June 19, 2014 - Download the presentation.
Canadian Centre for Environmental Arbitration and Mediation, webinar, “The Value of Mediation in Environmental Disputes ‒ Environmental Law Cross Country Checkup”
June 04, 2014 - Download the presentation.
Chair, Canadian Bar Association, 2014 Annual National Environmental, Energy and Resources Law Summit, “State of Play on Air Regulation in Canada”; Ottawa, ON; May 29 & 30, 2014
May 29, 2014
Canadian Clean Energy Conference, 5th Ontario FIT and Renewable Energy Forum, “REA Applications and Appeals”; Toronto, ON; Mar. 17 to 19, 2014
Mar. 17, 2014
Ontario Bar Association, Annual Institute 2014, “Confluence of Aboriginal and Environmental Law in Energy and Natural Resource Projects”; Toronto, ON; Feb. 06 to 08, 2014
Feb. 06, 2014
Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation, 59th Annual Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Institute, “Free, Prior and Informed Consent ‒ The Canadian Context”; Spokane, WA; July 18 to 20, 2013
July 18, 2013
Canadian Bar Association, 2013 Annual National Environmental, Energy and Resources Law Summit, “Current Extraction Issues South of 60 and Abroad”; Yellowknife, NT; June 20 & 21, 2013
June 20, 2013
Chambers Global: The World’s Leading Lawyers for Business—Environment (Band 1)
Chambers Canada: Canada’s Leading Lawyers for Business—Environment (Band 1)
The Legal 500 Canada—Environment (Leading Individual)
The Lexpert/American Lawyer Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada—Environmental Law
Lexpert Special Edition: Energy
Lexpert Special Edition: Infrastructure
Lexpert Special Edition: Mining
Lexpert Zenith Award—Environmental Law (2014)
Lexpert Guide to US/Canada Cross-Border Lawyers in Canada—Environmental Law
The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory—Environmental Law (Most Frequently Recommended); Aboriginal Law; Energy: Electricity
The Best Lawyers in Canada—Aboriginal Law; Energy Law (Lawyer of the Year 2017, Toronto); Energy Regulatory Law (Lawyer of the Year 2019, Toronto); Environmental Law (Lawyer of the Year 2018, Toronto); Natural Resources Law
Who’s Who Legal: Canada—Environment; Who’s Who Legal: Environment (Global Elite Thought Leader); Who's Who Legal: Thought Leaders Global Elite—Environment
Expert Guides’ Women in Business Law; Expert Guides—Environment
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Queen’s University, LLB, 1991
McGill University, BA (Honours), 1988
American Bar Association
Canadian Bar Association
Ontario Bar Association
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The Stop Community Food Centre
Soulpepper Theatre Company, Chair’s Advisory Council
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