
Saskatchewan Appoints New Deputy Minister of Environment
Effective March 1, 2020, Sarah Harrison will be the province of Saskatchewan’s Deputy Minister of Environment. Harrison currently serves as Deputy Minister of Conservation and…
Effective March 1, 2020, Sarah Harrison will be the province of Saskatchewan’s Deputy Minister of Environment. Harrison currently serves as Deputy Minister of Conservation and…
Environmental, social and governance (ESG) investing is a sustainable strategy, according to the recently released Barron’s fourth annual ranking of big-cap equity mutual funds. The…
On January 16, 2020, Minister of Indigenous Services Marc Miller provided a progress update on public drinking water systems at reserves. According to the update,…
From January 21 – 24, 2020, the World Economic Forum will engage the foremost political, business, cultural and other leaders of society to shape global,…
On January 16, 2020, Minister of Infrastructure and Communities Catherine McKenna, Member of Parliament for Guelph Lloyd Longfield and Mayor of the City of Guelph…
The Government of Ontario is taking the next steps to modernize its almost 50-year-old environmental assessment program by working with holders of Class Environmental Assessments…
Benoit Charette, Minister of the Environment and the Fight against Climate Change, recently announced an investment of $500,000 in a new program to support research…
Belgium-based Anheuser-Busch, the world’s largest brewer with several locations in Canada, has set a goal to source all of its purchased electricity from renewable sources…
The Ontario Environment Industry Association (ONEIA) has been serving as the advocacy and public policy voice of the province’s environment and cleantech sector since 1991.…
Fertilizer Canada recently announced that another two sites that have successfully become 4R Certified in Ontario: FS PARTNERS Ayr and Sylvite Blenheim. Since the program’s…
Paul Lefebvre, Parliamentary Secretary to the Honourable Seamus O’Regan, Canada’s Minister of Natural Resources, along with Shawn Tupper, Associate Deputy Minister of Natural Resources Canada,…
In conjunction with the British Columbia Environment Industry Association (BCEIA) upcoming Bettering Environmental Stewardship & Technology (BEST) 2020 Conference, BCEIA will be printing the 2020 edition…
Maple Leaf Foods Inc. recently announced a massive step forward on its sustainability journey, as it becomes the first major food company in the world…
A Canadian reforestation company is pledging to plant one billion trees by 2028 with the use of drones and nutrient-packed pods. The Toronto, Ontario-based Flash…
The Manitoba government is following through on its commitment to engage the next generation in the collective fight against climate change and has selected nine…
The Walkerton Clean Water Centre (WCWC) is hosting a small systems hands-on workshop geared especially to the owners and operators of small systems defined under…
New Brunswick’s environment will be better protected thanks to a new all-party climate change and environmental stewardship committee, the provincial government announced on December 19,…
What can we expect from the Canadian environmental industry in 2020? The scientists, policy experts and lawyers at Environmental Defence have compiled an excellent list…
Canada’s Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Jonathan Wilkinson, recently published the conclusions of Canada’s annual greenhouse gas emissions projections. The analysis shows that in…
The Citizens Against the ED-19 Dump (CAD) is relieved with the recent decision by Ontario Environment Minister Jeff Yurek to revoke an outdated environmental assessment…
In a survey of reporters and editors across the country, climate change was chosen as the 2019 Canadian Press’ News Story of the Year. For…
Ionomr Innovations announced on December 17, 2019 that it has raised additional funds to develop its breakthrough ion-exchange membranes and polymer products. The innovative products…
Minister of Finance Bill Morneau announced the 2020 Climate Action Incentive payment amounts for residents of provinces that have not adopted the federal system or…
The Energy Future Forum (EFF), a new pan-Canadian initiative to develop policy answers that reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and strengthen the economy, was officially…