Loading …
-
A Look Back at CELA’s 50th Anniversary Year
CELA’s Executive Director Theresa McClenaghan reflects on CELA’s 50th anniversary year, and outlines CELA’s priorities for 2021.
-
Auditor general criticizes Ontario’s environmental record
CELA Counsel Richard Lindgren blogs about Ontario auditor general Bonnie Lysyk’s recent annual report on the provincial government’s environmental record in 2019-20.
-
Annual Report 2020
View/download CELA’s 2020 Annual Report.
-
Funding for new nuclear reactors is a serious mistake that blocks swift action on climate change
Open letter in December 7, 2020 Hill Times signed by over 100 women leaders including CELA Counsel Theresa McClenaghan and Kerrie Blaise.
Alert: In light of the current corona virus emergency, CELA staff are working remotely. Please do not visit our offices. You may contact our staff at their normal email addresses and telephone extensions. All services are continuing, but there are no in person meetings occurring; all of these are being adjusted to remote options such as teleconferences and videoconferencing. For deliveries, please contact the person expecting the package for specific arrangements. Mail can be sent to the normal address. We hope that all of you are well in these challenging times.
CELA is a non-profit specialty legal aid clinic funded by Legal Aid Ontario. We work to protect human health and our environment by seeking justice for those harmed by pollution and by working to change policies to prevent such problems in the first place.
CELA's Latest Activities
Discover staff blog posts, publications, reports, alerts, and media releases.
Les groupes citoyens sonnent l’alarme : Le Canada ne doit pas assouplir ses règles de sécurité pour les futurs réacteurs nucléaires
De nombreux groupes citoyens dénoncent la Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire (CCSN) qui veut affaiblir sa réglementation sur la sécurité nucléaire. Une présentation du personnel à la Commission révèle aujourd’hui qu’il travaille à réviser la réglementation depuis 2018, sans consultation publique
January 21, 2021
Groups object to nuclear regulator’s plan to weaken rules for experimental nuclear reactors
Civil society groups are objecting to plans by the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) to weaken its nuclear security regulations. A staff presentation to the Commission today reveals that they have been reviewing the regulations since 2018, with no public consultation.
January 21, 2021
Schedule 17 of Bill 197 (Amendments to the Planning Act)
In response to this consultation, CELA identifies procedural problems and substantive deficiencies in the Ontario government’s enhancement of the Minister’s power to issue zoning orders under section 47 of the Planning Act.
January 19, 2021
Take Action Against Small Modular Reactors
NOT a solution to climate change – sign-ons to joint Statement on Small Modular Reactors still being accepted.
January 18, 2021
CELA and Northwatch Comments on Ontario’s Hydrogen Strategy
Ontario’s role as a leader in this new green energy industry cannot be achieved if we rely upon non-renewable energy derived hydrogen, such as that from nuclear power.
January 18, 2021
Webinar: Ending the global security threats of nuclear power – Lessons from the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons
Register to attend this international panel session addressing the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW), scheduled to come into force on January 22. Panelists will address existing claims about the value of nuclear weapons, creating a new narrative centered on human security, building new alliances between civil society and governments, and using international law and institutions to drive change.
January 14, 2021
Protecting Ontario’s Environmental Future
Anastasia Lintner’s presentation for a webinar hosted by Environmental Defence and Ontario Nature
January 12, 2021
Ministry’s New Statement of Environmental Values Ignores Long-Standing Problems
CELA Counsel Joe Castrilli blogs about proposed amendments to the MECP Statement of Environmental Values that fail to address long-standing problems with a document envisioned as a key pillar in ensuring environmental protection and governmental accountability under Ontario’s Environmental Bill of Rights.
January 12, 2021
Lawyer Referral List – list of lawyers practicing environmental law in Ontario
Our January 2021 update of this list.
January 11, 2021
Ministry’s New Statement of Environmental Values Ignores Long-Standing Problems
CELA Counsel Joe Castrilli blogs about proposed amendments to the MECP Statement of Environmental Values that fail to address long-standing problems with a document envisioned as a key pillar in ensuring environmental protection and governmental accountability under Ontario’s Environmental Bill of Rights.