Urging Canada to address toxic chemicals in Plastics in advance of Plastic Treaty negotiations

In advance of INC 5, the Canadian environmental and health organization are advocating for Canada to commit its support to eliminate the use of toxic chemicals in the production of toxic and the circularity framework for plastics.

Submission: Status of ratification of BAN Amendment (electronic waste) under the Basel Convention

Letter to Environment and Climate Change Canada: Re: Status of ratification of BAN Amendment (electronic waste) under the Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal.

Supplementary Submissions to Testimony on Bill S-5, An Act to Amend the Canadian Environmental Protection Act

CELA has provided a supplementary letter in addition to Testimony on Bill S-5 (An Act to Amend CEPA) to the Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development dated December 2, 2022.

Testimony on Bill S-5, An Act to Amend the Canadian Environmental Protection Act (CEPA)

CELA has provided their testimony before the House of Commons Standing Committee on Environmenta and Sustainable Development on Bill S-5 Amendments to the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999.

Transparency requirements on chemicals in plastics will support the effectiveness of the Plastic Treaty

NGOs are calling on countries to ensure the Plastic Treaty includes ambitious, binding and harmonized requirements for transparency of information on chemicals in plastics.