| Environment and Climate Change Canada | media advisories
Media representatives are advised that David Phillips, Senior Climatologist, and Chantal McCartin, Physical Science Specialist, will present Canada’s top 10 weather stories of 2023.
| Environment and Climate Change Canada | news releases
On December 15, 2023, Canadian Kraft Paper Industries Limited was ordered to pay a $1 million fine after pleading guilty at the Provincial Court of Manitoba to one charge under the federal Fisheries Act, one of the largest environmental fines in Manitoba history.
| Environment and Climate Change Canada | backgrounders
Canada’s Regulatory Framework for an Oil and Gas Sector Greenhouse Gas Emissions Cap
| Environment and Climate Change Canada | news releases
Today, the Honourable Steven Guilbeault, Minister of Environment and Climate Change, announced almost $1.1 million to support local conservation action. This investment recognizes the vital contribution that local green spaces make, not only to the health and well-being of Canadians and the natural environment, but to national and international conservation targets as well.
| Environment and Climate Change Canada | news releases
Today, the Honourable Steven Guilbeault, Minister of Environment and Climate Change, announced the launch of a call for proposals for projects aimed at protecting and restoring water quality and ecosystem health in the Great Lakes, the Lake Winnipeg Basin, and Lake of the Woods. This call for proposals follows the historic investments announced for fresh water in Budget 2023. Led by the Canada Water Agency, these Freshwater Ecosystem Initiatives advance priorities under Canada’s strengthened Freshwater Action Plan by investing in partner-led projects that will have a positive and measurable impact on fresh water and Canadians.
| Environment and Climate Change Canada | media advisories
Minister Guilbeault to hold a media availability as he concludes his participation at COP28
| Environment and Climate Change Canada | statements
Canada contributes to historic outcomes on climate ambition and clean energy at COP28
| Environment and Climate Change Canada | backgrounders
At COP28, Canada announces funding and advocates for better access to resources for vulnerable countries
| Environment and Climate Change Canada | news releases
Over the past two weeks at COP28, the Honourable Steven Guilbeault, Minister of Environment and Climate Change, alongside Catherine Stewart, Canada’s Ambassador for Climate Change, Michael Bonser, Canada’s Chief Climate Negotiator, and Jean-François Tremblay, Deputy Minister of Environment and Climate Change, with the support of a strong and diverse Canadian delegation, have worked to advance cooperation and positive solutions at all levels, with the objective of responding to the consequences of a changing global climate.
| Environment and Climate Change Canada | news releases
In October 2023, Environment and Climate Change Canada enforcement officers participated in Operation Thunder 2023, a month-long global operation involving 133 countries. Led by INTERPOL and the World Customs Organization, the operation aimed to identify, disrupt, and dismantle criminal and organized crime networks involved in trafficking wild plant and animal species.
