Tag: Jonathan Wilkinson
New Composting Facility for Tla’amin Nation in B.C.
A new organics processing facility will produce Class A compost, support agriculture and food security for the Tla’amin Nation in British Columbia, providing new...
Climate Action Incentive Payments for 2021
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, Chrystia Freeland, has announced the 2021 Climate Action Incentive payment amounts for Canadians who live in provinces...
Government of Canada Launches Hydrogen Strategy
Canada's Minister of Natural Resources, Seamus O'Regan, has launched a new framework that seeks to position Canada as a global hydrogen leader, cementing this...
Green Investments for Four New Brunswick Projects
The New Brunswick municipalities of Dieppe, Edmundston, Woodstock and Fredericton are receiving support from the Green Municipal Fund for energy efficiency and infrastructure projects...
Advisory Council on Impact Assessment Established
Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Environment and Climate Change, has established the Minister's Advisory Council on Impact Assessment.
"Our Government implemented the new Impact Assessment Act to...
New Strengthened Climate Plan for Canada: $15B for Resilient Recovery
The government of Canada has released a strengthened climate plan - "A Healthy Environment and a Healthy Economy" - to help achieve federal economic...
Amendments to the Federal Sustainable Development Act Now in Force
Amendments to strengthen transparency have come into force through the Federal Sustainable Development Act.
“Canadians want cleaner air, healthier communities, and a strong economy for...
New National Legislation for Net-Zero Emissions by 2050
With the aim to deliver on the federal government's commitment to legislate Canada’s goal of net zero by 2050, the Minister of Environment and...
53 Environmental Groups Receive Support from EcoAction Program
New federal funding of $4 million will go towards supporting 53 new projects under the EcoAction Community Funding Program.
EcoAction is a cost-shared program that...
New National Air Regulations to Reduce Petrochemical Pollution
The Government of Canada has finalized national regulations that will reduce pollution from petroleum and petrochemical facilities across the country, including in Sarnia, Mississauga,...