McInnes Cooper knows oceans. With our experience, knowledge and connections in established and new ocean industries, we can help you take advantage of the dynamic opportunities across Canada and around the globe.
The ocean economy is immersed in a complex and evolving body of law. We’ve been navigating these waters with our clients since before Confederation, helping them steer the business, policy and legal course to their goals. We continue to be at the helm, helping shape the laws and policies necessary to realize new oceans opportunities.
Our clients are as diverse as the ocean. They’re technology start-ups, SMEs, international industry leaders and regulatory bodies, active in ocean technology, aquaculture, wild capture fisheries and offshore energy, located from coast-to-coast-to-Arctic coast across Canada and around the world. McInnes Cooper has the depth to help our clients and you succeed in the ocean economy.
November 1, 2023
On October 13, 2023, the Supreme Court of Canada issued its judicial reference opinion: a significant portion of Canada’s federal environmental…
June 24, 2022
The New Brunswick Court of Queen’s Bench has issued a court order to stop Indigenous fishers (all apparently members of the Wolastoqey Nation)…
June 6, 2022
The Federal Court’s April 22, 2022 decision in Mowi Canada West Inc. v. Canada (Fisheries, Oceans and Coast Guard) has implications for the…
July 27, 2021
Canadian entities regularly contract with foreign companies to provide services in Canada. To complete its obligations under the contract, the…
January 20, 2021
We updated this publication on July 8, 2022. 2020 was a year filled with challenges, including in the relationship between Indigenous…
December 22, 2020
The long-awaited amendments to federal fisheries regulations codifying key aspects of the Department of Fisheries & Oceans (DFO) PIIFCAF…
November 9, 2016
The balance between the public’s interest in accessing offshore petroleum resources data and operators’ commercial interests is at the heart of…
December 21, 2015
A practical and current guide created to help you navigate the increasingly important issues surrounding offshore decommissioning and…
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