| Environment and Climate Change Canada | media advisories
Media representatives are advised that Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) will hold a technical briefing related to a weather system approaching parts of Ontario, Quebec and Atlantic Canada early Wednesday, March 11, 2026
| Environment and Climate Change Canada | news releases
Today, the Honourable Nathalie Provost, Secretary of State (Nature), on behalf of the Honourable Julie Dabrusin, Minister of the Environment, Climate Change and Nature, marked the 25th anniversary of the Government of Canada’s longest-running species at risk program by announcing up to $5.2 million in funding through the Habitat Stewardship Program (HSP) for Species at Risk.
| Environment and Climate Change Canada | backgrounders
On March 6, 2026, the Honourable Nathalie Provost, Secretary of State (Nature), on behalf of the Honourable Julie Dabrusin, Minister of the Environment, Climate Change and Nature, announced an investment of more than $5.2 million for 31 habitat stewardship initiatives through the Habitat Stewardship Program for Species at Risk
| Environment and Climate Change Canada | media advisories
Media representatives are advised that the Honourable Nathalie Provost, Secretary of State (Nature), on behalf of the Honourable Julie Dabrusin, Minister of the Environment, Climate Change and Nature, will be announcing funding for conservation projects across Canada that help protect and recover species at risk.
| Environment and Climate Change Canada | news releases
During the fall of 2025, Canada intercepted more than one million kilograms of hazardous waste before it was exported, as part of Operation Demeter XI. Operation Demeter is an annual global enforcement operation led by the World Customs Organization which brings together international partners to help combat the illegal trade of transboundary waste that is subject to the Basel Convention. Canada’s participation in this operation demonstrates our continued support for global action to increase environmentally sound waste management and address illegal waste exports.
| Environment and Climate Change Canada | news releases
On January 13, 2026, at the Ontario Court of Justice, Estee Lauder Cosmetics Ltd. was fined $750,000 after pleading guilty to two counts of violating the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 (the Act)
| Environment and Climate Change Canada | statements
Today, the Court of Appeal overruled the Federal Court decision declaring the 2021 Order adding ‘plastic manufactured items’ to Schedule 1 of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 invalid and unlawful. This means that Canada’s Single-use Plastics Prohibition Regulations remain in force.
| Environment and Climate Change Canada | news releases
The Government of Canada has released its annual global mean temperature forecast, providing early insight into expected global temperature conditions for 2026.
| Environment and Climate Change Canada | news releases
Today, the Honourable Julie Dabrusin, Minister of the Environment, Climate Change and Nature, and Mayor Danny Breen, Board Member of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities, announced about $7.1 million in investments through the Green Municipal Fund’s Local Leadership for Climate Adaptation initiative.
| Environment and Climate Change Canada | backgrounders
On January 15, 2026, Environment and Climate Change Canada and the Federation of Canadian Municipalities announced about $7.1 million through the Green Municipal Fund’s Local Leadership for Climate Adaptation initiative to fund 80 projects that will support climate adaptation plans, climate-focused asset management strategies, community-wide climate risk assessments, and more in several municipalities across Canada.
