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Simon Foxcroft

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T: 780.945.4756


Email

Edmonton

  • Education
  • Bar Admissions
  • Recent Experience
  • Recent Recognition
  • Insights, News & Events
  • Related Services
  • Recent Experience
  • Recent Recognition
  • Insights, News & Events
  • Related Services

Simon Foxcroft has a commercial practice focused primarily on occupational health and safety law, construction law and mining law.

Simon provides advice with respect to occupational health and safety related matters throughout Western Canada. In particular, he is involved in the auditing, reviewing and drafting of construction and project contracts to ensure conformity with both provincial and federal health and safety obligations, and with providing advice in relation to large energy construction projects. He also advises clients on all aspects of incident response and management. He acts for various safety organizations and for both owners and contractors.

Simon is intimately familiar with all aspects of a mining business including: the negotiation and preparation of international and domestic purchase and sale agreements; the loading, storage, railing and shipping of commodities; the day to day operations of a working mine; and the negotiation and preparation of equipment supply and purchase agreements. Simon has extensive involvement in mine expansions and reserve development including the negotiated resolution of competing mineral and resource stake holders. He acts for clients in relation to the leasing of rail cars and has been extensively involved in the legal and regulatory issues arising from the railing of crude oil and coal.

Simon regularly advises clients on construction related matters and has been involved in a wide variety of construction projects including: gas plants; pipelines; power generation facilities; underground gas storage facilities; tank farms; food production plants; transloading facilities; light rail lines; coal mine infrastructure; an activated carbon plant; and the extensive construction and upgrading of various electrical distribution and transmission facilities.

Education

University of British Columbia, BSc (Animal Biology), 1995 University of Alberta, LLB with distinction, 1999 

Bar Admissions

Alberta, 2000 British Columbia, 2015 

Recent Experience

Magna Gold Corp., in its approximately $19.5-million acquisition of Molimentales del Noroeste, S.A. de C.V., which owns 100% of the San Francisco Mine located in Sonora, Mexico, from Alio Gold Inc.
Trans Mountain Pipeline L.P., in preparation and negotiation of construction contracts required for the completion of the Trans Mountain Expansion Project (safety).
Encana Corp., with its development of multi-billion-dollar natural gas processing plants program in the Montney region of BC (EPCM) (safety).
CST Canada Coal Limited, in its acquisition of coal assets of Grande Cache Coal LP and Grande Cache Coal Corporation for aggregate consideration of approximately US$433.9 million.
Di-Corp Sand Transloading LP, in the divestiture of Grande Prairie Transload facility to BMC Northern Resources Inc.

Recent Recognition

The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory
Consistently Repeatedly Recommended, Corporate Commercial Law
Lexpert Report on Business Special Edition - Canada's Leading Energy Lawyers
Recognized as a leading Energy lawyer
Lexpert Report on Business Special Edition - Canada's Leading Infrastructure Lawyers
Recognized as a leading Infrastructure lawyer
Lexpert Report on Business Special Edition - Canada's Leading Global Mining Lawyers
Recognized as a leading Mining lawyer
Best Lawyers in Canada
Recognized as one of Canada's leading Construction lawyers

Insights, News & Events

Blog

Recent Amendments to the British Columbia Health, Safety and Reclamation Code

April 14, 2021
       

Blog

Reinstatement of the 1976 Coal Policy

February 12, 2021
       

In the News

Simon Foxcroft and Keely Cameron in Canadian Mining Journal

December 04, 2020
       

Blog

Proposed Sweeping Changes to Alberta's Occupational Health and Safety Act

November 09, 2020
       

Announcements

Bennett Jones Leads Canada in Energy Law

October 27, 2020
       

Announcements

Bennett Jones Advises on $3.2-Billion Agreement to Acquire K+S Americas Salt Business, Including Morton Salt and Windsor Salt

October 05, 2020
       

Speaking Engagements

Simon Foxcroft and Keely Cameron on the Mining Sector and Environmental Liability

September 16, 2020
       

Blog

COVID-19 Relief for Saskatchewan Mining Companies

June 30, 2020
       

Blog

Alberta to Rescind Coal Development Policy

May 21, 2020
       

Blog

Maximizing Your Safety Compliance and Efficiency In a Trying Economic Environment

May 12, 2020
       

Announcements

Lexpert Ranks 28 Bennett Jones Lawyers as Infrastructure Leaders

September 27, 2019
       

Announcements

Bennett Jones Leads Canada in Energy Law

September 03, 2019
       

Blog

Bad for Business: How Employers Deal with Problem Employees

February 28, 2019
       

Speaking Engagements

“Bad For Business”: How Employers Deal with Problem Employees

February 13, 2019
       

Speaking Engagements

Simon Foxcroft on Tech Innovation at ConvergX 2019

February 07, 2019
       

Speaking Engagements

ICN Luncheon 2019

January 17, 2019
       

Speaking Engagements

2018 Bennett Jones Employment Symposium - Cannabis - Second Session

November 21, 2018
       

Blog

Crude by Rail and Negotiating Tank Car Leases: Best Practices

November 05, 2018
       

Speaking Engagements

2018 Bennett Jones Employment Symposium - Cannabis in the Workplace

October 31, 2018
       

In the News

Bennett Jones on Canadian Minerals and Metals Plan

August 27, 2018
       
2018
Mar
22
       

Event

Contractual Interpretation in the Post Sattva World: What You Need to Know in 2018

Edmonton

Speaking Engagements

2018 Alberta Construction Safety Association Conference

March 8-9, 2018
       

Updates

Dramatic Revision of the Alberta Occupational Health and Safety Act

December 06, 2017
       

Blog

Precedent Setting Alberta OHS Case: Excavation Company Director Sentenced to Jail

November 02, 2017
       

In the News

Simon Foxcroft in Canadian Mining Journal

April 03, 2017
       

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