Law Reform and Initiatives

Law reform ensures that environmental laws and legal systems are actually working. It may involve identifying gaps, responding to emerging issues, or advocating for more effective enforcement and implementation.

For example, CELA helped establish Ontario’s Environmental Bill of Rights.

Activities:

Researching, writing, and publishing reports and submissions
Participating in expert networks
Convening meetings, discussions, or working groups

Action Alerts

A selection of CELA’s action alerts are displayed below. Click here to see a fuller list.

Action Alert – Bill C-5 Poses Risks to Environment, Health, and Indigenous Rights

Bill C-5 threatens environment, health and Indigenous rights; demand that...

Action Alert – Bill 5 Would Harm Environmental Safeguards and Create “Law-Free” Zones

ACTION ALERT: Bill 5 Would Harm Environmental Safeguards and Create...

Action Alert – Protecting Public Consultation Rights under Ontario’s Environmental Bill of Rights

The Ontario government proposes to remove public consultation rights for...

Law Reform Campaigns

A selection of CELA’s law reform campaigns are displayed below. CELA is proud that we stay the course with law reform for the long haul; to learn about more of our law reform campaigns, click here.

Air pollution is a significant source of harm to human health and the environment.

The climate crisis is also a public health and equity crisis.

Although the health impacts of lead are well documented, not enough is being done to address it.