Friday, June 12, 2026
Canada funds 67 new projects to protect species at risk and their habitats
Charlottetown, PEI – Canada’s wildlife and its habitat are in crisis. The future of all living things depends on actions taken now. Efforts to protect…
Climate Change
Canada’s National Adaptation Strategy will protect communities and build a strong economy
St. Peters Bay, PEI – As Canadians feel the impacts of climate change—from extreme heat and wildfires to floods and storms—this is the moment to…
Canada’s National Adaptation Strategy—building resilient communities and a strong economy
It is unequivocal that Canada’s climate has changed and will continue to change. People in Canada are experiencing record-breaking climate events—from wildfires to extreme heat…
The Government of Canada and FCM support strengthened asset management in Newfoundland and Labrador communities
Glenwood, NL – The Honourable Gudie Hutchings, Minister of Rural Economic Development, and Taneen Rudyk, President of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) have announced…
Ducks Unlimited Canada contributes to innovative climate research
Oak Hammock Marsh, MB – Ducks Unlimited Canada is contributing to innovative climate research focused on bringing Canada closer to achieving net-zero greenhouse gas emissions…
Ducks Unlimited Canada partners with Irving Oil, University of Toronto Scarborough, and other top Canadian academics to advance climate research and reduce greenhouse gas emissions
Saint John, NB – A new partnership between industry, academia, and conservation organizations is quantifying the role of wetlands as nature-based climate solutions and will…
The Government of Canada invests in projects to tackle biodiversity loss and climate change
Peterborough, ON – With the world coming to Montréal in less than three weeks for the preeminent global biodiversity and nature conference, the Government of…
FCM at COP27: Canada’s municipalities lead the way on climate adaptation and emissions reduction efforts
The President of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM), Taneen Rudyk, issued the following statement at the close of the United Nations climate change conference…
The Honourable Steven Guilbeault laying groundwork at COP27 ahead of COP15
Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt – As the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27) winds up, Canada is urging the international community to continue collaborating to address…
Using innovation to solve climate change
Devastating floods, heatwaves, droughts, and storms are among the new norm of extreme weather events impacting the planet and billions of people around the globe.…
Canada will contribute to NASA’s international Atmosphere Observing System
Ottawa – The Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, has announced that Canada will contribute to the Atmosphere Observing System (AOS) mission…
West Coast leaders double down on bold actions to fight climate crisis
San Francisco – In the latest of several climate partnerships among Pacific Coast governments, California, Oregon, Washington and British Columbia signed a new Statement of…
Research: Multi-pronged approach needed to adapt to urban overheating
Amid record-breaking heat waves and growing migration into cities, a University of Guelph atmospheric scientist has helped assemble a comprehensive overview of the problem of…
Government of Yukon shares progress on Our Clean Future goals and releases territory-wide climate risk and resilience assessment
The Government of Yukon has released the second annual report on the progress made to implement Our Clean Future: A Yukon strategy for climate change,…
National Adaptation Strategy must protect Canada’s Communities
Ottawa – Municipalities are on the front lines of new climate extremes. Municipal leaders know what their communities need, and they know what works on…
Canada invests in Georgian Bay Biosphere Reserve
Parry Sound, ON – Canadians depend on nature for clean water to drink and air to breathe, food to eat, and quality spaces to enjoy…
Canada and Nova Scotia commit to protecting nature and halting biodiversity loss
Halifax, NS – Conserving and restoring nature is vital in the fight against climate change; protecting biodiversity and species at risk; and maintaining a strong,…
New report shows the impacts of climate change in Quebec
Quebec – Communities across Quebec have already felt the impact of our changing climate. Throughout the province, and particularly in the north, climate change is…
Research: Water resources to become less predictable with climate change
Water resources will fluctuate increasingly and become more and more difficult to predict in snow-dominated regions across the Northern Hemisphere by later this century, according…
Research: Lakes in hot water, climate change creating a cauldron of issues
As intense heatwaves grip the United Kingdom, Spain, France and Portugal, at times exceeding temperatures 40C, as well as parts of North America and Asia,…
Ministers Guilbeault and Wilkinson advance climate action, energy security and environmental protection at G7 Ministerial
When it comes to keeping our air clean and protecting our planet, the world can’t afford to take a step back. As the G7 Climate,…
The Tsleil-Waututh Nation and Environment and Climate Change Canada begin next step to make decisions together for Disposal at Sea
Vancouver, B.C. – The Tsleil-Waututh Nation and Environment and Climate Change Canada have reached a landmark, first-of-its-kind agreement to co-manage the Burrard Inlet under ECCC’s…
For wetland plants, sea level rise stamps out benefits of higher CO2
Wetlands across the globe are in danger of drowning from rising seas. But for decades, scientists held out hope that another aspect of climate change…
Report from ONEIA: Building climate-resilient infrastructure
Ontario’s rapidly changing climate will increase the likelihood of flooding, extreme heat and weather events, and power outages in coming decades and the province needs…