The atmosphere is the most mobile medium for the transport of pollutants across physical and political boundaries. Air is also fundamental to most life processes on earth, including those of humans. Moreover, the atmosphere is the thin skin that maintains this planet in a habitable state for the life upon it. For all these reasons, governments across Canada pursue active programs – individually and collectively – on air and atmospheric issues. Under CCME, governments have engaged in a variety of activities directed at specific air issues, such as acid rain, ozone-depleting substances, and standards for toxic substances that are transported through this medium.

CCME’s Air Management Committee (AMC) manages intergovernmental approaches to air quality issues in Canada, excluding climate change. AMC provides coherence through one working committee that:

• recommends priorities for cooperative action on existing and new air quality issues;
• manages air-related Canada-wide standards(CWSs);
• manages the work of air-related working groups; and,
• serves as the forum for federal-provincial-territorial dialogue on significant air issues.

AMC is responsible for strategic planning and provides direction to working groups, such as the Mercury Canada-wide Standards Development Committee and the Acid Rain Task Group. AMC recommendations contribute to CCME decisions on business planning and priority setting.

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