Lawyer Profile
Emily Chan
Vancouver, British Columbia
Overview
Emily Chan is Of Counsel with Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP in Vancouver and co-chairs the firm's Indigenous law practice. She advises industry, governments and Indigenous groups on energy, industrial and infrastructure projects, Indigenous rights and title, consultation and accommodation, environmental assessments, permitting, ESG issues and federal and provincial regulatory proceedings. Her work includes the Canada Energy Regulator, Impact Assessment Agency, BC Utilities Commission, Alberta Utilities Commission, BC Environmental Assessment Office and BC Energy Regulator. She holds a B.A. and J.D. from the University of British Columbia and was called to the British Columbia Bar in 2012.
Practice Areas
Bar Information
Called to the bar: 2012 (BC)
Professional Details
Education
B.A., University of British Columbia, 2008
J.D., University of British Columbia, 2011
Associations
Co-chair, Norton Rose Fulbright Indigenous Law practice
Awards & Recognition
Legal 500 Canada 2026, individual recognition
The Best Lawyers in Canada 2026, Environmental Law
Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in Canada 2022, Aboriginal Law / Indigenous Practice
Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory 2024, Aboriginal Law and Energy (Oil & Gas)
Chambers Canada, Energy - Provincial Regulatory (British Columbia)
Articles & Speeches
Indigenous Law Year in Review: 2023, Norton Rose Fulbright, February 2024
BC Supreme Court upholds temporary freeze on cryptocurrency interconnections, Norton Rose Fulbright, February 7, 2024
Who Pays for the Energy Transition?, Alberta Law Review
Failure To Report Spills May Attract Penalties Up To $75,000: New Administrative Penalties In Effect For BC Land-Based Spills, Norton Rose Fulbright, March 29, 2021
Metro Vancouver Proposes Major Increases To Air Emissions Fees And Permit Fees, Norton Rose Fulbright, March 26, 2021
Constitutional Chutzpah? Alberta Court Of Appeal Finds Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act Unconstitutional, Norton Rose Fulbright, February 11, 2020
Trans Mountain Approval: Clarifying The Role Of Courts In Challenges To Major Project Approvals, Norton Rose Fulbright, December 9, 2019
New BC Legislation Now In Force to Implement Declaration On The Rights Of Indigenous Peoples Act, Norton Rose Fulbright, May 31, 2019
Water Sustainability Act - Groundwater Use Licensing In Effect, Norton Rose Fulbright, February 2019
Indigenous Law Update: Review of Recent Cases, Norton Rose Fulbright, July 2020
Selected Decisions
Conifex Timber Inc. v British Columbia (Lieutenant Governor in Council), 2024 BCSC 177