Jul 02 2019 The webinar will examine the evolution of federal and Ontario environmental assessment processes. Joseph Castrilli will outline the 2012 review of CEAA and subsequent Expert Panel which considered a number of challenges including changes to scoping and…
Category: Media Release
National Housing Strategy Act receives Royal Assent
Jun 21 2019 Today CELA salutes our specialty clinic colleagues at the Advocacy Centre for Tenants Ontario (ACTO) and the Right To Housing (R2H) Coalition for more than a decade of hard work in achieving a National Housing Strategy. Bill C-97, Division 19 of…
CELA reacts to Legal Aid Funding Decision
Jun 12 2019 While we are disappointed in Legal Aid Ontario’s decision to reduce CELA’s allocated operating funding by almost 17% this year and by 35% next year, we remain focused on, and committed to, our priority mission –seeking justice…
CELA Welcomes New Canadian IJC Commissioners
May 21 2019 Canadian Environmental Law Association (CELA) welcomes Chair of the Canadian Section, Pierre Béland and Canadian Commissioners, Merrell-Ann Phare and Henry Lickers to the International Joint Commission (IJC). The three Commissioners were appointed for four years at an IJC…
Civil society groups condemn plan to exempt nuclear reactors from Bill C-69 impact assessment
May 07 2019 Ottawa, ON — The Government of Canada is proposing that the "project list" for Bill C-69, the Impact Assessment Act, exempt many nuclear reactors from any environmental assessment. Civil society groups are condemning the exemption from environmental…
Canada challenged to stop violating UN environmental Convention
View associated letter and legal opinion sent April 15/19 to Prime Minister Trudeau. Apr 16 2019 The UN Basel Convention constitutes binding international law and forbids the dumping of illegal wastes in developing countries. Canada has ratified the Convention and is therefore legally and…