| Environment and Climate Change Canada | statements
Statement on the opening of the second negotiation session to develop an international, legally binding instrument on plastic pollution (INC-2)
| Environment and Climate Change Canada | media advisories
Minister Guilbeault to join provincial and territorial environment ministers for meetings on conservation, wildlife, and biodiversity
| Environment and Climate Change Canada | news releases
Today, the Honourable Steven Guilbeault, Minister of Environment and Climate Change, announced that the Government of Canada will bring provincial and territorial governments and national Indigenous organizations together on May 25–26, to discuss halting and reversing biodiversity loss in Canada.
| Environment and Climate Change Canada | media advisories
Media representatives are advised that Bob Robichaud, Warning Preparedness Meteorologist with Environment and Climate Change Canada’s Canadian Hurricane Centre, will present the general outlook for the upcoming 2023 hurricane season.
| Environment and Climate Change Canada | news releases
The Government of Canada is committed to protecting the health and safety of Canadians and the environment from the effects of chemical substances. Today, the Honourable Steven Guilbeault, Minister of Environment and Climate Change, and the Honourable Jean-Yves Duclos, Minister of Health, announced the publication of the draft State of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) Report.
| Environment and Climate Change Canada | statements
International Day for Biological Diversity 2023
| Environment and Climate Change Canada | backgrounders
In 2021, the Government of Canada announced its intention to move forward with activities to address the broad class of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in recognition of scientific evidence that suggests that all PFAS may be associated with environmental and/or human health effects.
| Environment and Climate Change Canada | backgrounders
The Conservation Exchange Pilot is encouraging businesses to invest in biodiversity conservation. Through the three-year pilot (ending March 2024), businesses that fund conservation projects will receive a certificate from the Government of Canada which recognizes the value of the conservation work they are funding.
| Environment and Climate Change Canada | news releases
Today, the Honourable Steven Guilbeault, Minister of Environment and Climate Change, launched the Conservation Exchange Pilot, an innovative, science-based initiative designed to enable more conservation work in Canada.
| Environment and Climate Change Canada | media advisories
Media representatives are advised that senior officials from Environment and Climate Change Canada and Health Canada will jointly hold a bilingual technical briefing on the draft State of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) Report. The Report is a draft assessment of the potential risks of these substances to the environment and human health.
