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Tomorrow, the Honourable Steven Guilbeault, Minister of Environment and Climate Change, will be convening the Ministerial on Nature, a high-level political platform where governments can take stock of the successes, challenges, and opportunities to implement the Kunming-Montréal Global Biodiversity Framework.
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Inuit have been caretakers of the land, water, and ice of their traditional territories since time immemorial. The Government of Canada is committed to working in partnership with Inuit communities to protect and restore both natural and cultural heritage while adapting to climate change.
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Today, the Honourable Steven Guilbeault, Minister of Environment and Climate Change, in collaboration with the Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, announced draft Clean Electricity Regulations. The draft regulations are designed to help Canada achieve a net-zero electricity grid by 2035, in close collaboration with provinces, territories, Indigenous partners, industry, and others.
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Canada is committed to the conservation and protection of natural biodiversity in fresh water, land, and oceans. Through the Environmental Damages Fund, the Government of Canada is actively contributing to environmental restoration and wildlife conservation. This fund utilizes fines collected from environmental infractions to support projects that aim to heal and protect nature, restore habitats, and preserve wildlife populations.
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Today, Terry Duguid, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Environment and Climate Change, the Honourable Steven Guilbeault, announced an investment of up to $8.4 million from the Low Carbon Economy Fund to support climate action, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and build a strong economy for Yukoners. Joining the Parliamentary Secretary to make this announcement were the Honourable Richard Mostyn, Minister of Community Services and Minister responsible for the Workers’ Safety and Compensation Board, and Brendan Hanley, Member of Parliament for Yukon.
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Canadians value clean water and a sustainable environment. Environment and Climate Change Canada enforcement officers strive to ensure that businesses and individuals comply with the laws and regulations that protect Canada’s natural environment.
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The world is facing an unprecedented biodiversity crisis. The fight against biodiversity loss and climate change starts with protecting nature. Investing in nature means helping to create a cleaner, healthier, and more resilient and sustainable environment. Protecting species and their habitats is critical. To halt the loss of biodiversity and restore Canada’s natural environments, collaboration between the provinces, territories, Indigenous peoples, and other partners is essential.
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As part of its commitment to move toward zero plastic waste, the Government of Canada is proposing to develop a Pollution Prevention Planning Notice (P2 Notice) for plastic packaging that comes into direct contact with food, also referred to as primary food plastic packaging. The P2 Notice would require Canada’s largest grocery retailers to prepare and implement a pollution prevention plan to meet targets to reduce, reuse, and redesign primary food plastic packaging, including recycled content targets. This builds on efforts and commitments by grocers and food brands to reduce plastic waste and shift away from single-use and difficult-to-recycle plastics toward a circular economy.
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On July 31, 2023, Peace River Hydro Partners pleaded guilty in the Provincial Court of British Columbia in Fort St. John to one charge of depositing a deleterious substance into water frequented by fish, in contravention of the federal Fisheries Act. It was fined $1.1 million, which will be directed to the Government of Canada’s Environmental Damages Fund to support projects that have a positive impact on Canada’s natural environment.
