Friday, September 5, 2025
Policy POV: Plastic pollution hotspots and circular solutions
When Ontario’s Blue Box household recycling initiative was launched in the 1980s it was lauded as being at least one of the major answers to…
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Code Council launches initiative to improve building resiliency
In response to the continued demand for new solutions, the International Code Council has introduced the Building Capacity for Resilient and Sustainable Buildings initiative. This initiative…
Stantec selects Tereza Dan as regional business leader for ES practice
Stantec, a global leader in sustainable design and engineering, recently announced the appointment of Tereza Dan to regional business leader for the firm’s Environmental Services (ES) practice…
Lafarge Canada pilots cleantech project to support sustainable cement production
In Canada, an estimated 10 million tonnes of construction and demolition waste is generated each year, with four million tonnes being concrete. Designing a process…
Occidental enters into agreement to acquire B.C.-based Carbon Engineering
International energy company Occidental has entered into a definitive purchase agreement to acquire British Columbia-based Carbon Engineering Ltd. for approximately US$1.1 billion. This transaction is…
Call for applications to support environmental entrepreneurship
British Columbia-based investment group Regenerative Capital Group (RCG) has recently launched their “CEO in Residence” cohort call for applications. Their goal is to show that people, planet,…
Envisioning an exciting new option for recovering electronics waste
A recent study from researchers at the University of Waterloo reveals that the amount of electronic waste (e-waste) in Canada has more than tripled in…
Environment Minister announces new Nature Champions Network
This week, from August 22 to 26, 2023, Canada is hosting the Seventh Assembly of the Global Environment Facility (GEF) in Vancouver, British Columbia. The…
Insurance industry urges investments in climate adaptation
An atmospheric river event that led to significant flooding in parts of Nova Scotia on July 23, 2023, is estimated to have caused over $170 million in insured damage, according…
JV to build a $1.2B cathode manufacturing facility in Quebec
Ford Motor Company’s joint venture with South Korean battery companies SK On and EcoProBM is announcing an investment of $1.2 billion to build a cathode…
Ontario partnering with ALUS Canada to protect species at risk
The Ontario government is providing $561,000 to ALUS Canada, a charitable organization that produces, enhances and maintains ecosystem services on agricultural lands, for a three-year…
Green Freight program now accepting project applications
Greenhouse gas emissions from the transportation sector account for one-quarter of Canada’s overall emissions. With this in mind, the Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources…
Closing the Loop: Foundations for a circular economy in Canada
The statistics on waste in Canada are startling. According to a recent study, only nine per cent of plastic waste is recycled; 86 per cent…
New report on how Canadian communities can overcome barriers to decarbonization
Today, QUEST Canada published its newest report, Enabling Low Carbon Energy Projects For Investment. The report is part of a broader research project that aims…
Scientific findings on nuclear waste management and metals provide sustainable solutions
No more nuclear waste and metals healing themselves? These are the findings of two studies published in July. Sounds unbelievable? These two scientific breakthroughs might…
Milestone clean electricity regulations drafted for Canada
As outlined in the recently published Powering Canada Forward: Building a Clean, Affordable, and Reliable Electricity System for Every Region of Canada, the Government of…
Market Watch: Home grown green hydrogen production
General Market Commentary The Bank of Canada has maintained the rate of borrowing at 5.00% as high inflation persists. At the same time the accelerating…
Ontario Auditor General releases scathing report on Greenbelt development
Actions of the Ontario government to open parts of the Greenbelt for development failed to consider environmental, agricultural and financial risks and impacts, proceeded with…
EMM Consulting appoints executive advisor to support growth globally
EMM Consulting Limited (EMM) is pleased to announce the appointment of experienced environmental business leader Harry Kim to the company’s Canadian team as Executive Advisor.…
Manitoba government signs MOU for air-carbon manufacturing facility
To expand Manitoba’s manufacturing sectors, generate economic growth and advance environmental sustainability, the Manitoba government has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Newlight Technologies…
Stantec selected for Duparquet Gold project in Quebec
Stantec, a global leader in sustainable design and engineering, has been selected by First Mining Gold (FMG) to lead the environmental baseline program for FMG’s…
Policy POV: How to validate your environmental claims and avoid greenwashing
The terms “greenwash” and “greenwashing” were reportedly first used by American ecologist Jay Westerveld in the mid-1980s to describe the practice of making invalid or…
New funding announced for hydrogen innovation in Alberta
The Alberta government is providing $45 million to power new hydrogen technologies that will reduce emissions and create jobs. Hydrogen is expected to be a…
First-ever StatsCan snapshot of federal support for growing cleantech activities
Statistics Canada recently released a first-ever snapshot of the businesses performing clean technology (cleantech) activities that have been funded by the federal government through Business…