Tag: Canadian Environmental Protection Act
Proposed amendments to federal PCB regulations
Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) is seeking comments and feedback from the public on the proposed Regulations Amending the PCB Regulations and the...
Canada’s cornerstone environmental law delivers right to a healthy environment
After over two decades, years of study by Parliamentary Committees, and input from countless stakeholders across industry, civil society organizations, government, academia and First...
The significance of S-5, Canada’s new environmental legislation
Bill S-5 is federal legislation that amends the Canadian Environmental Protection Act (CEPA). While the amendments have received some criticism for various shortfalls, many...
Feds propose to strengthen protections from pollutants
Today the Government of Canada introduced in the Senate the bill Strengthening Environmental Protection for a Healthier Canada Act, which would modernize the Canadian Environmental...
Mandate letters contain more environmental initiatives than ever
By Colin Isaacs
Mandate letters from the Canadian Prime Minister to Ministers provide a useful and rarely used window into the policy and program plans...
Montreal Holding Company Fined for Environmental Violations
On September 1, holding company 4422236 Canada Inc. was fined $260,000 after pleading guilty to two counts of violating the PCB Regulations and the...
Department of National Defence Fined for Environmental Offence
The Department of National Defence pleaded guilty on June 22, 2020 to one charge of contravening the Storage Tank Systems for Petroleum Products and...