Sunday, July 27, 2025
A new report from the United Nations Global E-Waste Statistics Partnership (GESP) calls for decision-makers to adopt an internationally recognized framework to measure and monitor…
Vancouver City Council recently received progress updates on two of the city’s core environmental plans: the Greenest City Action Plan (GCAP) and the Climate Emergency…
Canada, which is an ocean nation with the longest coastline in the world, is joining other countries to advocate for international action to increase conservation…
Farmers on Vancouver Island and the Southern Gulf Islands will have more support to adapt to climate change following the development of the Vancouver Island…
The Government of Ontario is seeking feedback on proposed regulatory and implementation changes that will modernize the Hazardous Waste program through a new digital reporting…
The Manitoba government has changed land-use categories in Duck Mountain Provincial Park and Turtle Mountain Provincial Park to ensure the protection and sustainability of 6,065…
Burnaby City Council has approved a Climate Action Framework, a roadmap for the city as it takes meaningful actions to address climate change. “Transitioning to…
In recent years, plastic production has accelerated, with global plastic set production to reach 600 million tonnes by 2030 if production continues at its current…
The Government of Canada and the Federation of Canadian Municipalities launched the Municipal Energy Roadmap. This decision-support tool provides specific guidance to identify the most…
Effective July 1, 2020, the Canadian Renewable Energy Association is the new multi-technology industry association that provides a unified voice for solar energy, wind energy,…
The Government of Canada awarded a contract to complete the second phase of the ḰEL¸SET (formerly Reay Creek) Remediation Project that will remove sediments with elevated levels of…
The Canadian Association of Recycling Industries (CARI) recently held its annual general meeting (AGM) and elected the 2020-21 Board of Directors, including Kevin Santoro as the…
Niblett Environmental Associates (NEA), a biological consultancy based in Lindsay, Ontario, has become part of GHD, an international consulting engineering firm with offices across Canada.…
As the world looks for a sustainable recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, Sitra, the Finnish innovation fund, has joined forces with Canada and the Netherlands…
The team at Environment Journal is tracking industry events across Canada that are being cancelled, postponed, or moved online as a result of the coronavirus…
Amazon.com Inc. recently announced the launch a $2 billion venture capital fund that will focus on clean technology investments to reduce the impact of climate…
The Government of Canada and the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) launched the next phase in their shared mission to support local programs that help…
GeoVerra Inc., a new geomatics firm with offices in Western Canada and Ontario, opened its doors on June 29, 2020 after a transaction was finalized…
A new Environmental Cooperation Agreement (ECA) has been announced to support the new free trade agreement between Canada, Mexico and the United States. The ECA…
Seamus O’Regan, Canada’s Minister of Natural Resources, recently announced an investment of over $2,445,000 toward the construction of energy-efficient residential buildings across Canada. The funding will support a project led by…
With the COVID-19 crisis reinvigorating the spirit of teamwork and stewardship across the country, the team at Environment Journal and parent company Actual Media is…
The Government of Alberta announced that environmental reporting temporarily paused by government during the provincial public health emergency will resume on July 15, 2020 –…
The Department of National Defence pleaded guilty on June 22, 2020 to one charge of contravening the Storage Tank Systems for Petroleum Products and Allied…
Today Seamus O’Regan, Canada’s Minister of Natural Resources, announced an investment of $5 million towards the development of a Wildland Fire Research Network in Canada in collaboration with the Natural Sciences…