CELA's response to this consultation posted to the Environmental Registry (ERO No. 019-1804)
Petri Bailey's blog post about Indigenous-led conservation in Northern Ontario.
Toronto – In an enormous piece of legislation, tabled this week as Bill 197, the Ontario government proposes changes to over eleven laws, many of them directly affecting the health of our communities and environment.
Background to July 13, 2020 Media Release. Omnibus bill 197 proposes numerous changes to multiple Ontario laws often weakening environmental protection and removing public participation rights.
Ontario has exempted forestry activities from the requirements of the Environmental Assessment Act, a move that will negatively impact Ontario’s forests, Indigenous people who depend on the health of those forests to protect their own health, and all the rest of us.
This briefing note reviews the legal mechanisms which may support the establishment of Indigenous Protected and Conserved Areas (IPCAs) in Ontario.
