Report 10—Environmental Petitions Annual Report
2023–24 Results
Petitions received
The OAG received 26 environmental petitions during the reporting period. For the titles of petitions and provinces of origin, please refer to the list of 2023–24 petitions received.
In total, 20 federal organizations received petitions requesting a response. In many cases, a petition was sent to more than 1 organization. The 5 organizations that received the most petitions were
- Environment and Climate Change Canada (12 petitions)
- Fisheries and Oceans Canada (8 petitions)
- Health Canada (7 petitions)
- Transport Canada (7 petitions)
- Natural Resources Canada (5 petitions)
Key issues raised
Petitions submitted during the reporting period addressed a wide variety of environmental concerns and issues including toxic substances, monitoring greenhouse gas emissions, protecting green spaces, and protecting human and aquatic life.
Organization performance and responses
During the reporting period, 20 organizations responded to 23 petitions. Three responses were not sent within the 120‑day statutory deadline.
2023–24 Petitions Received
From 1 July 2023 to 30 June 2024, petitions originated from the following 4 provinces:
Alberta
- 496—Update on the status of the Governor in Council’s Undertaking to Implement the Canada Energy Regulator’s 16 Recommendations to the Governor in Council for the Trans Mountain Expansion Project
- 498—Oil spill response plans for the southern resident killer whales
- 499—Environmental effects of the closure, remediation, and reclamation of oil sands mines
- 500—Government of Canada’s plan to achieve net‑zero procurement by 2050
- 501—Abandonment and reclamation liability of inactive oil wells on First Nations reserves
British Columbia
- 494—Questions on mobile-source emissions-control technologies and wood‑burning appliances
- 504—Request for regulations under the Fisheries Act for managing riparian areas
- 505—The protection of fish habitat in rivers and streams
- 506—Call for a national pollinator strategy
- 508—Protection of fish habitat in the Englishman River, Vancouver Island
- 514—Baynes Sound ship‑breaking industry proximity to residences
- 515—Leaded aviation fuel safety concerns for the community
Ontario
- 473D—Follow‑up to petition 473C on permethrin fogging of weeds and drift to weeds where bees are actively foraging
- 477B—Follow‑up to petition 477 regarding federal environmental responsibilities for the Ottawa Hospital
- 493—Canadians have the right to breathe clean air—A call for federal action on heavy truck pollution
- 495—Government of Canada funding through the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, for research into the link between radiofrequency fields and potential health effects
- 497—Environmental impacts of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization’s (NATO’s) Camp Adazi military base in Latvia
- 502—Federal government obligation to disclose information on presence of radioactive waste contamination
- 509—The climate and environmental impacts of Canada’s NORAD modernization and NATO operations in the North
- 510—Federal policies on airport development, community engagement, accountability, and environmental policies regarding the Hunt Club Forest, Ottawa
- 511—Remediation of 8 National Capital Commission properties on Bayview Station Road
- 513—Effects of proposed investment relating to the Elk Valley, British Columbia
Quebec
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