
Bill 97 – An Act to Amend Various Statutes with Respect to Housing and Development – Schedules 3 and 6
Canadian Environmental Law Association (CELA) writes to provide our submissions in relation to Bill 97, An Act to amend various




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Canadian Environmental Law Association (CELA) writes to provide our submissions in relation to Bill 97, An Act to amend various

CELA is hiring a Water Policy Coordinator for our Healthy Great Lakes program. Application deadline is September 20th, 2021.

Municipal Implications and Options Related to Ontario’s Wetland Protection System. A presentation given by CELA Counsel Jacqueline Wilson.

CELA is hiring a Water Policy Coordinator for our Healthy Great Lakes program. Application deadline is September 20th, 2021.

CELA, with other groups, have submitted an intervention in response to the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission’s Notice of Public Hearing
CELA, with other groups, has submitted an intervention in response to the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission’s Notice of Public Hearing
On behalf of several environmental organizations and individuals, CELA sought a judicial review in Divisional Court of the statutory decision by two Ontario Cabinet Ministers that denied our clients and other members of the public their legal right to be notified and consulted on environmentally significant legislative amendments contained in Bill 197 (COVID-19 Economic Recovery Act, 2020) before they were enacted by the Ontario Legislature on July 21, 2020. These amendments include changes to the Environmental Assessment Act (EAA), the Environmental Bill of Rights (EBR) and the Planning Act.
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