Common acronyms
Acronyms starting with: A
AEB – Audit and Evaluation Branch
AFN – Assembly of First Nations
AIP – Agreement in Principle
AQMS – Air Quality Management System
ATIP – Access to Information and Privacy
Acronyms starting with: B
BIA – Budget Implementation Act
Acronyms starting with: C
CAP – Congress of Aboriginal Peoples
CaPSA – Canada’s Plastic Science Agenda
CBD – Convention on Biological Diversity
CCAC – Climate and Clean Air Coalition to Reduce Short-Lived Climate Pollutants
CCG – Canadian Coast Guard
CCME – Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment
CEAA – Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency (now Impact Assessment Agency of Canada (IAAC)) – or – Canadian Environment Assessment Act (now the Impact Assessment Act (IAA))
CEC – Commission for Environmental Cooperation
CETA – Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement
CFC – Chlorofluorocarbons
CEPA – Canadian Environmental Protection Act
CERA – Canadian Energy Regulator Act
CERIAA – Canada Emission Reduction Incentives Agency Act
CITES – Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wildlife Flora and Fauna
CLRTAR – Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution
CNPA – Canadian National Parks Act
COP – Conference of the Parties
COSEWIC – Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada
CPTPP – Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership
CR – Committee Recommendation
CSFB – Corporate Services and Finance Branch
CUSMA – Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement
CWA – Canadia Wildlife Act
CWS – Canadian Wildlife Service
Acronyms starting with: D
DoJ – Department of Justice
DFO – Department of Fisheries and Oceans
DMO – Deputy Minister’s Office
DP – Departmental Plan
DRR – Departmental Results Report
Acronyms starting with: E
EAs – Environmental Assessments (now called Impact Assessments (IAs))
EB – Enforcement Branch
ECCC – Environment and Climate Change Canada
EEA – Environmental Enforcement Act
ENEV – Standing Senate Committee on Energy, the Environment and Natural Resources
ENGOs – Environmental Non-Governmental Organizations
ENVI – House of Commons Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development
EPA – Environmental Protection Agency
EPB – Environmental Protection Branch
EU – European Union
EVAMPA – Environmental Violations Administrative Monetary Penalties Act
Acronyms starting with: F
FA – Fisheries Act
FCM – Federation of Canadian Municipalities
FIN – Finance Canada
FNACSAR – First Nations Advisory Committee on Species at Risk
FSDA – Federal Sustainable Development Act
FTA – Free Trade Agreement
FTP – Federal, Provincial and Territorial
Acronyms starting with: G
G7 – Group of 7
G20 – Group of 20
G&Cs – Grants and Contributions
GAC – Global Affairs Canada
GCA – Global Commission on Adaptation
GCF – Green Climate Fund
GGPPA – Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act
GHG – Greenhouse Gas
GIC – Governor in Council
GLWQA – Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement
Acronyms starting with: H
HCFC – Hydro chlorofluorocarbons
HRB – Human Resources Branch
HSMA – Historic Sites and Monuments Act
Acronyms starting with: I
IAA – Impact Assessment Act
IAAC – Impact Assessment Agency of Canada
IAB – International Affairs Branch
ICC – Inuit Circumpolar Council
ICCT – International Council on Clean Transportation
IISD – International Institute for Sustainable Development
IJC – International Joint Commission
IPCA – Indigenous Protected and Conserved Area
IPCC – Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
IRIA – International River Improvements Act
ISO – International Standards Organization
ITK – Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami
Acronyms starting with: L
LSU – Legal Services Unit
Acronyms starting with: M
MBC – Migratory Birds Convention
MBCA – Migratory Birds Convention Act
MC – Memorandum to Cabinet
MIN – Minister or Ministerial
MINO – Minister’s Office
MNC – Métis National Council
MOU – Memorandum of Understanding
MSC – Meteorological Service of Canada
MtM – Memorandum to Minister
MWA – Marine Wildlife Areas
Acronyms starting with: N
NAAEC – North American Agreement on Environmental Cooperation
NACOSAR – National Aboriginal Council on Species at Risk
NAFTA – North American Free Trade Agreement
NERP – Nitrous Oxide Emission Reduction Protocol
NIO – National Indigenous Organizations
NIR – National Indigenous Representatives
NRCan – Natural Resources Canada
NSCA – Nuclear Safety and Control Act
NTI – Nunavut Tunngavik Inc.
NWA – National Wildlife Areas
NWAC – Native Women’s Association of Canada
NWWA – National Wildlife Week Act
Acronyms starting with: O
ODS – ozone-depleting substances
OECD – Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development
OiC – Order in Council
Acronyms starting with: P
PCA – Parks Canada Agency
PCAA – Parks Canada Agency Act
PCF – Pan-Canadian Framework
PCFIO – Pan-Canadian Framework Implementation Office
PCO – Privy Council Office
PIAMSB – Public and Indigenous Affairs and Ministerial Services Branch
PMB – Private Members Bill
POGG – Peace, Order and Good Government
POPs – Persistent Organic Pollutants
PT – Provincial and Territorial
Acronyms starting with: Q
QP Card – Question Period Card
Acronyms starting with: R
RD – Record of Decision
Acronyms starting with: S
SARA – Species at Risk Act
SARAC – Species at Risk Advisory Committee
SCC – Standards Council of Canada
SDGs – Sustainable Development Goals
SEA – Strategic Environmental Assessment
SJCSR – Standing Joint Committee for the Scrutiny of Regulations
SLCPs – Short-Lived Climate Pollutants
SPB – Strategic Policy Branch
STB – Science and Technology Branch
Acronyms starting with: T
TBS – Treasury Board Secretariat
TB Sub – Treasury Board Submission
Acronyms starting with: U
UNCBD – United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity
UNEA – United Nations Environment Assembly
UNEP – United Nations Environment Program
UNFCCC – United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
Acronyms starting with: V
VOCs – Volatile organic compounds
Acronyms starting with: W
WAPPRIITA – Wild Animal and Plant Protection and Regulation of International and Interprovincial Trade Act
WMIA – Weather Modification Information Act
WMO – World Meteorological Organization
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