Tag: Catherine McKenna
Great Lakes Advocates Make Case for 10-year, $100M/year Plan
A group of five Great Lakes organisations are calling on Canada’s federal government to invest $100 million per year over ten years to implement...
Canada and U.S. Release Progress Report on GLWQA Commitments
A new report that documents the progress made by Canada and United States between 2017 and 2019 in meeting commitments under the Great Lakes...
Government of Canada Protects 2400 Hectares in Georgian Bay Watershed
The Government of Canada has invested $967,000 to protect 2400 hectares of nature in the Georgian Bay watershed.
The announcement was made by Carolyn Bennett, the...
Canada’s Climate is Warming Twice as Fast as Global Average
The newly released Canada’s Changing Climate Report provides the first in-depth, stand-alone assessment of how and why Canada’s climate has changed, and what changes...
Government of Canada Announces New Collaboration with Ouranos
The Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Catherine McKenna, announced a new collaboration between the Canadian Centre for Climate Services and Ouranos, in Quebec.
Through...
Fisheries and Oceans Canada Implements Strategy to Curb Use of Plastics
A new policy to curb the purchase and use of single-use plastics was announced at an employee town hall by the Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson,...
Government of Canada Completes Plan to Protect Wood Buffalo National Park
The Minister of Environment and Climate Change and Minister responsible for Parks Canada, Catherine McKenna, announced that the Action Plan to protect Wood Buffalo National...
Government of Canada Announces Funding for Clean Tech Companies
To advance Canada's climate change goals and help Canada's innovative clean technology firms grow, the Government of Canada is investing $50 million in venture...
Agreement in Principle Reached on Tallurutiup Imanga National Marine Conservation Area
Since early 2018, the Qikiqtani Inuit Association (QIA) and the Government of Canada have been negotiating an Inuit Impact and Benefit Agreement (IIBA) for...
Government Seeks Proposals for Canada Target 1
Canada has launched the Target 1 Challenge, which will provide up to $175 million for projects that help meet the goal of protecting 17...
