Reference Compendium of Recyclability Guidelines for Plastic Products and Packaging

November 10, 2025 in New Documents

Project 694-2026 – Review of the Canada-wide Strategy for the Management of Municipal Wastewater Effluent

October 28, 2025 in RFPs

Contract Opportunity Project Description:  The Contractor will prepare a report that summarizes the progress that has been made towards meeting the commitments in the Canada-wide Strategy for the Ma...

Environment ministers discussed the relationship among contaminated sites, climate change and reconciliation, air quality, and other environmental priorities

July 4, 2025 in News

Yellowknife, NT – July 4, 2025 – At today’s meeting of the Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment (CCME), federal, provincial, and territorial environment ministers discussed the r...

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 ...

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).

Guidelines

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

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...

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...