Environment

  • Agriculture
    Canada Wastewater Systems Effluent Regulations
    March 20, 2010

    OTTAWA, Ont. — March 19, 2010 — Environment Minister Jim Prentice today announced that the proposed Wastewater Systems Effluent Regulations have been published in Canada Gazette, Part I beginning the ...

  • Energy
    Quebec Legislative Committee Hearings on Mining Act
    March 19, 2010

    General consultation on Bill 79 – An Act to amend the Mining Act The Committee on Agriculture, Fisheries, Energy and Natural Resources will be holding public hearings beginning May 12, ...

  • Economy
    Ontario Proposes New Environmental Approvals
    March 2, 2010

    March 2, 2010 4:05 PM McGuinty Government Seeks Public Input On Proposed Direction Ontario wants to make it easier for businesses to apply for and obtain environmental approvals while increasing ...

  • Climate Change
    Renewable Energy Initiative
    February 26, 2010

    Toronto, Ontario – The Renewable Energy Initiative was introduced today as a first step in a program application process, through funding of $70 million for energy efficiency upgrades of existing ...

  • Environment
    Pacific Policy Agreements
    February 14, 2010

    PACIFIC LEADERS TAKE ACTION ON CLEAN ENERGY, TRANSPORTATION, OCEAN CONSERVATION VANCOUVER, B.C. – Leaders from British Columbia, California, Oregon, and Washington have signed onto a series of joint actions that ...

  • Climate Change
    Nova Scotia Signs Climate Change Agreement with Ottawa
    February 1, 2010

    Nova Scotia now has an agreement-in-principle with the government of Canada to work together to reduce greenhouse gases and air pollutants that contribute to climate change. Environment Minister Sterling Belliveau ...

  • Environment
    Regulations for Managing End-of-Life Ozone-Depleting Substances
    January 28, 2010

    Proposed Extended Producer Responsibility Regulations for Managing End-of-Life Ozone-Depleting Substances (ODSs) and their Halocarbon Alternatives Environment Canada will be drafting proposed regulations to manage the end-of-life of ozone-d ...