Proposed Amendments to Bill S-5, An Act to Amend the Canadian Environmental Protection Act

CELA urges the Government of Canada to adopt amendments to strengthen Bill S-5, the first major bill in Parliament in over two decades that addresses the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, Canada’s cornerstone legislation on human health and the environment. 

Blog: Social Justice Priorities Require Federal Funding and Attention

Canada’s federal budget for 2022 will be released this spring and has major implications for environmental social justice issues. This blog outlines environmental social justice issues that urgently need federal funding and attention.

Media Release: 23 leading Canadian environmental organizations release detailed proposals for federal environmental action in Budget 2022

As Parliament prepares to reconvene next week, the Green Budget Coalition today issued a comprehensive set of recommendations on how the next federal Budget can meet the challenge of fighting the dual crises of climate change and biodiversity loss.

Bill C-230 the National Strategy Respecting Environmental Racism and Environmental Justice Act

CELA and other NGOs have signed on to a letter written by the Canadian Coalition for Environmental & Climate Justice asking for the Prime Minister to prioritize the re-introduction of Bill C-230, the National Strategy Respecting Environmental Racism and Environmental…