Media Release: Canada’s proposed asbestos ban – an important momentum builder for public health protection

Media Release FRANCAIS Advocates claim continued federal leadership necessary to move towards eliminating legacy asbestos Joint media release of CELA and the Canadian Association of University Teachers Jan 08 2018 Toronto, ON – Collective relief expressed by activists and public health adovcates across Canada,…

Blog: Committee report recommends major reform of Parliament’s control of toxic substances

Blog post  by Joseph Castrilli and Fe de Leon on June 22, 2017 If the recommendations of a Parliamentary committee are adopted by the House of Commons, Canada will move closer to enshrining environmental rights, substituting safer alternatives, and strengthening protection of…

Blog: CAREX Canada’s e-RISK tool for policymakers, cancer researchers, and NGOs

Blog post by Kathleen Cooper, Senior Researcher on June 7, 2017 CELA has a longstanding and valuable relationship with CAREX Canada, the Vancouver-based national surveillance project engaged in estimating occupational and environmental exposure to carcinogens. Among the on-line tools on the CAREX website…

Media Release: Government’s announcement to ban asbestos: Groups express support but asbestos work not yet complete

Media Release Joint media release from CELA and Canadian Association of University Teachers Toronto – The federal government’s announcement to ban asbestos has been highly anticipated over the past few days. Groups expressed their support for the announcement but noted their…

RE: Potential Changes to Ontario’s Building Code

Title: RE: Potential Changes to Ontario's Building Code Resource Type: Letter, Response to Consultation Content: OLA_CELA_Building_Code_Radon_0 # of Pages: 3 Date authored: December 14, 2016 Author/s: George Habib and Theresa McClenaghan Author Organization: Lung Association - Ontario and Canadian Environmental…