CELA

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. We provide free legal services to people and groups across Ontario.

CELA Foundation

CELA Foundation

The CELA Foundation supports CELA’s research and educational work on environmental law and justice issues through extensive resources available to the public and in support of the environmental law and policy community. The Foundation also helps CELA mentor and train the next generation of environmental lawyers.

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CELA counsel represent Ontario residents and community groups who qualify for legal aid

Representation occurs in the courts and before tribunals on matters of environmental law. CELA’s lawyers have achieved some of the most important environmental law victories and precedent-setting cases in Canada.

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2022 Annual Report

2022 Annual Report

This year, we’re excited to showcase CELA’s accomplishments in a new way. In our 2022 Annual Report, you’ll see a series of stories highlighting the critical litigation, law reform, and legal education work CELA does to protect human health and the environment on behalf of vulnerable and low-income communities.

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Action Alert – Have you spoken up on Canada’s Radioactive Policy?

Civil society calls on Canada to ban reprocessing nuclear fuel waste. Learn more and join the campaign at reprocessing.ca

March 3, 2023

Media Release: Ontario Energy Board Must Reverse Harmful Decision to Reduce Funding for Emergency Assistance

The Low-Income Energy Network is calling on the Ontario Energy Board (OEB) to reverse its alarming decision to reduce the

March 2, 2023

Groups Ask Federal Government to Withdraw and Reconsider the Draft Policy Framework for Regional Assessments

CELA co-signed a joint letter to the federal government to identify numerous shortcomings in the proposed framework for regional assessments under the Impact Assessment Act. Authored by: Kerrie Blaise, Blaise Law Jill Blakley, University of Saskatchewan Cheryl Chetkiewicz, Wildlife Conservation Society

March 1, 2023

February 2023 Bulletin

This month’s Bulletin highlights CELA’s intervention in the Supreme Cour Appeal on the Impact Assessment Act, updates on the Canadian

February 28, 2023

Webinar – Making the Links in Southeastern Ontario: Presenting CELA’s Toolkit for Environmental Action

On March 31, join CELA for their “Making the Links in Southeast Ontario” webinar, which presents the latest “Making the

February 28, 2023

Blog: The Curious Position of the Federal Government on Bill S-5

Pollution Prevention but Not Pollution Prevention Planning: The Curious Position of the Federal Government on Bill S-5

Blog by Joseph F.

February 27, 2023

Casework: Judicial Review of Bill 197 - COVID-19 Economic Recovery Act, 2020

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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Canadian Environmental Law Association
1500-55 University Avenue,
Toronto, Ontario
M5J 2H7

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