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Project 692-2026 – Guidance for Monitoring and Data on Plastics in the Environment

February 28, 2025 in RFPs

Contract Opportunity Project Description: The Contractor will prepare a report that identifies the plastic pollution monitoring and data needs for federal, provincial and territorial governments for macr...

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Canadian Ambient Air Quality Standards Handbook

February 26, 2025 in New Documents

CCME has posted the Canadian Ambient Air Quality Standards Handbook. Canadian Ambient Air Quality Standards (CAAQS) are health and environment-based air quality objectives fo...

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Document for public review and comment: Protocol for the Derivation of Environmental Quality Guidelines for the Protection of Apex Marine Mammals from Bioaccumulative Substances

January 24, 2025 in Public Review

Draft Protocol for the Derivation of Environmental Quality Guidelines for the Protection of Apex Marine Mammals from Bioaccumulative Substances is available for public review and comment until March 25, 20...

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Current Activities...

Air

Air pollutants have the potential to impact environment and human health both locally and across political and geographic boundaries.

Governments across Canada pursue active programs on air issues both individually and collectively. In 2012 ministers ...

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Climate Change

Federal, provincial and territorial ministers recognise that addressing climate change is a shared responsibility and are working collaboratively and within their jurisdictions to take action.

In December 2016 First Ministers released the Pan-Canadian Framework on Clean Growth and Climate Change (PCF).

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Guidelines

Canadian Environmental Quality Guidelines (CEQGs) provide science-based goals for the quality of aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems.

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Waste

Environment ministers are committed to taking action within their jurisdictions and through CCME to improve Canada’s record on reducing and recycling waste.

In September 2014 environment ministers adopted a vision for waste: Canada is a world le...

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Water

Water is an essential natural resource that shapes regional landscapes and is vital for human well-being and ecosystem functioning.

Management of water in Canada has evolved in response to the changing demands placed on water, as well as to growing aw...

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