Tag: government of canada
Cabinet shuffle leads to new environment minister: Steven Guilbeault
Today Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has unveiled a new cabinet, after a substantial shuffle. Only seven ministers are retaining the same portfolios they had...
Climate commitments ahead of COP26 fall short, net-zero pledges provide hope
New and updated global climate commitments fall far short of what is needed to meet the goals of the Paris Agreement, leaving the world...
CIB invests in world’s largest wastewater energy transfer project
The Canada Infrastructure Bank (CIB) has reached financial close on the world's largest raw wastewater energy transfer project, located at Toronto Western Hospital, part...
Federal election confirms existing environmental policy for Canada
A snap election during the fourth wave of the COVID pandemic has resulted in the Liberal Party of Canada, led by Prime Minister Justin...
Climate solutions presented at the World Circular Economy Forum
Yesterday the fifth World Circular Economy Forum (WCEF) opened in Toronto, Ontario, following the release of the ominous new Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change...
Hot Topic: How do the Campaign Climate Action Strategies Stack Up?
This summer, Canada has experienced some of the hottest temperatures in its recorded history, with wildfires in British Columbia and Ontario and devastating drought...
Renewable energy transfer project to supply power to hospital
Noventa Energy Partners announced the delivery of the world’s largest raw wastewater energy transfer project at Toronto Western Hospital. The $38 million project, funded...
Network to boost natural products and tech in Canada
Canada's natural products sector has the potential to offer vast environmental, health and economic benefits to Canadians. This includes everything from agriculture to wastewater...
Inaugural green and inclusive building funds awarded
Minister of Infrastructure and Communities Catherine McKenna has announced the first recipients of the Green and Inclusive Community Buildings (GICB) program, which supports green...
$796 million to protect biodiversity and combat climate change
The federal Minister of Environment and Climate Change and Minister responsible for Parks Canada, Jonathan Wilkinson, announced up to $796 million in funding to...
