Liability of Owners and Tenants for Historical Contamination in Ontario following the Hamilton Beach Decision
Paul McCulloch
Crown Counsel, Legal Services Branch
Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change, ON
Joanna Rosengarten
Counsel, Environmental Group
McCarthy Tétrault, Ontario
A look at Ontario’s Divisional Court ruling on Hamilton Beach Brands Canada Inc. v. Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change, (2018 ONSC) which decided the current occupants of a property can be found responsible for historical contamination that spreads to neighbouring sites.
- Identifying the responsibilities of a tenant or site owner to address historic onsite contamination, or adjacent contamination
- What protection do you have as a brownfield developer?