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  1. Our recent 2030 Nature Strategy, released ahead of COP16, charts our path to achieving our objectives. To hold this and any future government accountable to fulfill those goals, we introduced the Nature Accountability Bill that requires the Government to transparently report on their progress.
  2. Jaime Battiste, Member of Parliament for Sydney–Victoria, Nova Scotia, on behalf of the Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, along with the Atlantic Coastal Action Program (ACAP) Cape Breton announced a joint investment of more than $1.2 million to plant over 208,000 trees in eastern Cape Breton through the 2 Billion Trees (2BT) program.
  3. Speech for the Honourable Steven Guilbeault, Minister of Environment and Climate Change, at the Canadian Climate Institute and Net-Zero Advisory Body's Fourth Annual Climate Conference
  4. Today, the Honourable Steven Guilbeault, Minister of Environment and Climate Change, officially announced the establishment of the Canada Water Agency as a standalone federal entity headquartered in Winnipeg, Manitoba.
  5. The Canada Water Agency is a Government of Canada agency under the Minister of Environment and Climate Change portfolio.
  6. Today, the Honourable Steven Guilbeault, Canada’s Minister of Environment and Climate Change, visited community members at a local coffee shop in Gananoque, Ontario, to announce the latest quarterly Canada Carbon Rebate payments are being delivered to their bank accounts and mailboxes, with a one-time “double double” rural top-up
  7. Canada’s approach to pollution pricing is also designed to put money back into people’s pockets.
  8. On October 11, 2024, at the Alberta Court of Justice, Mercer Peace River Pulp Ltd. (Mercer Peace River) was ordered to pay a $1 million fine after pleading guilty on September 4, 2024, to one count of violating the Fisheries Act.
  9. Media representatives and others are advised that the Honourable Steven Guilbeault, Minister of Environment and Climate Change, will hold a community-level event and media availability on the Canada Carbon Rebate.
  10. Media representatives are advised that the Honourable Steven Guilbeault, Minister of Environment and Climate Change, and Terry Duguid, Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister and Special Advisor for Water, will announce the official launch of the Canada Water Agency
  11. On the margins of the G7 Ministerial Meeting on Industry and Technological Innovation, chaired by Minister Urso and attended virtually by Minister Champagne, Canada and Italy released the following Statement of Intent for Canada and Italy to deepen collaboration on critical minerals and critical raw materials:
  12. The Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, the Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, will be participating in a fireside chat with the Toronto Regional Board of Trade.
  13. Today, Environment and Climate Change Canada and Birds Canada released The State of Canada’s Birds 2024 report. Findings indicate that while many of Canada’s bird populations continue to decline, others have increased due to deliberate and informed conservation efforts.
  14. Developed by Environment and Climate Change Canada and Birds Canada, The State of Canada’s Birds 2024 report provides accessible, scientific insight into the population status of 463 bird species that occur regularly in Canada.
  15. The Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, the Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, and the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Energy and Natural Resources and Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Official Languages, Marc Serré, will speak at the 2024 Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Conference of Mining Regions and Cities.
  16. The Government of Canada is pleased to announce Phase 2 of the Indigenous Off-Diesel Initiative (IODI) Cohort 2. During this phase, the following 10 Energy Champion teams from remote Indigenous communities and Nations will receive up to $500,000 to conduct community engagement, complete training and develop their Community Energy Plan.
  17. The offshore renewable energy sector presents a generational economic opportunity for Canada, with the global offshore wind market alone forecast to attract one trillion dollars in investment by 2040. Canada, in partnership with Nova Scotia and Newfoundland and Labrador, is working to seize this unprecedented economic opportunity and create jobs for Atlantic Canadians.
  18. Julie Dabrusin, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Environment and Climate Change and to the Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, on behalf of the Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, announced funding of $13.6 million from National Resources Canada’s Enabling Small Modular Reactors (SMR) Program for nine research projects to promote the safe, commercial development of SMRs to contribute to our low-carbon economy and help fight climate change.
  19. On October 1, 2024, Avjet Holding inc., a company specializing in aviation fuel distribution, was fined $200,000 by the Court of Québec.
  20. Today, the Honourable Steven Guilbeault, Minister of Environment and Climate Change, and the Honourable Mark Holland, Minister of Health, announced a framework to protect the right to a healthy environment through the modernization and administration of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 (CEPA)
  21. The Government of Canada is taking steps to implement the modernized Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 (CEPA), which recognizes in its preamble that every individual in Canada has a right to a healthy environment as provided under CEPA.
  22. Media representatives are advised that the Honourable Steven Guilbeault, Minister of Environment and Climate Change, will make an announcement on the Right to a Healthy Environment under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act and chemicals management in Canada
  23. Today, Jaimee Gaunce, Executive Director of the First Nations National Guardians Network (NGN), joined the Honourable Steven Guilbeault, Minister of Environment and Climate Change; the Honourable Patty Hajdu, Minister of Indigenous Services and Minister responsible for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario; and Marcus Powlowski, Member of Parliament for Thunder Bay—Rainy River, to announce the investment of up to $27.6 million to support 80 First Nations Guardians initiatives.
  24. Today, Jaimee Gaunce, Executive Director of the First Nations National Guardians Network (NGN), joined the Honourable Steven Guilbeault, Minister of Environment and Climate Change; the Honourable Patty Hajdu, Minister of Indigenous Services and Minister responsible for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario; and Marcus Powlowski, Member of Parliament for Thunder Bay—Rainy River, to announce the investment of up to $27.6 million to support 80 First Nations Guardians initiatives.
  25. The Honourable Steven Guilbeault, Minister of Environment and Climate Change, issued the following statement as Canada and Norway conclude the ministerial consultation on the plastic pollution treaty on the margins of the 79th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) and ahead of the fifth and final negotiations of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-5) in the Republic of Korea later this year.
  26. Media representatives are advised that the Honourable Steven Guilbeault, Minister of Environment and Climate Change, will make an announcement on Indigenous-led stewardship initiatives.
  27. Analysis from Environment and Climate Change Canada’s Rapid Extreme Weather Event Attribution has shown that, in all cases, human-caused climate change made heat waves in August 2024 more likely to have occurred. In some instances, it was at least 10 times more likely.
  28. Dr. Brendan Hanley, Member of Parliament for the Yukon, on behalf of the Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, highlighted an important announcement of up to $40 million in funding, pending final due diligence from Natural Resources Canada, for critical minerals infrastructure developments in the Yukon. This funding would be provided through the Critical Minerals Infrastructure Fund (CMIF)
  29. The Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, with the Honourable Josie Osborne, British Columbia’s Minister of Energy, Mines and Low Carbon Innovation, and the Honourable Ranj Pillai, Premier of the Yukon, announced up to $60 million in conditionally approved investments for two critical minerals infrastructure developments in B.C.’s Golden Triangle and the Yukon. This funding would be provided through the Critical Minerals Infrastructure Fund (CMIF).
  30. Today, Irek Kusmierczyk, Member of Parliament for Windsor—Tecumseh, and Terry Duguid, Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister and Special Advisor for Water, announced one of the largest single investments in freshwater restoration in Canadian history: $76 million to support 50 partner-led projects as part of the Great Lakes Freshwater Ecosystem Initiative.
  31. Through the Canada-Ontario Agreement on Great Lakes Water Quality and Ecosystem Health (2021–2026), the governments of Canada and Ontario support delivery of the commitments in the Canada–US Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement.
  32. WHITEHORSE — Dr. Brendan Hanley, Member of Parliament for Yukon, on behalf of the Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, will make a funding announcement in support of critical minerals infrastructure. He will be joined by Yukon’s Minister of Energy, Mines and Resources, the Honourable John Streicker. A media availability will follow.
  33. Media representatives are advised that Terry Duguid, Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister and Special Advisor for Water, and Irek Kusmierczyk, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Official Languages, will make a funding announcement through the Great Lakes Freshwater Ecosystem Initiative.
  34. On September 17, 2024, 11204572 Canada Corporation pleaded guilty in the Provincial Court of Ontario, in Toronto, to one charge of depositing a deleterious substance into water frequented by fish, in contravention of the Fisheries Act
  35. Ensuring Access to Affordable, Reliable, Secure and Non-Emitting Electricity in Nova Scotia
  36. Enforcement officers carried out a series of patrols in collaboration with partner agencies, resulting in charges and $35,000 in total court-ordered fines for seven hunters provincewide for offences under the Migratory Birds Convention Act, 1994 and the Migratory Birds Regulations, 2022. In addition to the fines, the convicted hunters are prohibited from holding a migratory game-bird hunting permit, and from hunting migratory birds for a period of one year
  37. The Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, announced a federal investment of $14.9 million for 20 projects to advance zero-emission vehicle (ZEV) infrastructure, codes and standards, and education across Canada.
  38. Today, the Honourable Steven Guilbeault, Minister of Environment and Climate Change, has announced the awarding of $2.9 million to eight Canadian organizations for projects dedicated to environmental education and climate literacy
  39. Funded projects list
  40. Government of Canada to Make an Announcement on Keeping Power Rates Down
  41. Today, the Goose Moon Table (previously the Métis Nation–Canada Joint Table on Clean Growth and Climate Change) released its first annual progress report detailing the fruits of that partnership.
  42. Today, Adam van Koeverden, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Environment and Climate Change, on behalf of the Honourable Steven Guilbeault, Minister of Environment and Climate Change, announced up to $6.2 million in funding through the Habitat Stewardship Program for Species at Risk
  43. Habitat Stewardship Program for Species at Risk projects 2024–2025
  44. Media representatives are advised that Adam van Koeverden, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Environment and Climate Change, will make a funding announcement on behalf of the Honourable Steven Guilbeault, Minister of Environment and Climate Change, through the Habitat Stewardship Program for Species at Risk to support conservation projects across Canada.
  45. The Minister of Environment and Climate Change, the Honourable Steven Guilbeault, today announced that more than 560 hectares in Mauricie will now be protected by Nature-Action Québec (NAQ).
  46. Federal and provincial investments support hurricane recovery and preparedness
  47. Media representatives and others are advised that the Honourable Steven Guilbeault, Minister of Environment and Climate Change, will make a funding announcement to protect habitat of importance in the Mauricie region. He will be joined by the Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, as well as Pascal Bigras, Executive Director, Nature-Action Québec.
  48. The Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, along with the Honourable Harjit S. Sajjan, President of the King’s Privy Council for Canada, Minister of Emergency Preparedness and Minister responsible for the Pacific Economic Development Agency of Canada, and the Honourable Bowinn Ma, B.C.’s Minister of Emergency Management and Climate Readiness, will make an important announcement regarding emergency preparedness in B.C. They will be joined by Wilson Miao, Member of Parliament for Richmond Centre, B.C.
  49. Governments to announce support for Pointe-du-Chêne wharf
  50. Today, the Honourable Steven Guilbeault, Minister of Environment and Climate Change, announced that, from 2023 to 2026, the Government of Canada will invest over $11.7 million in funding for the Canadian Biosphere Regions Association and the 19 UNESCO biosphere regions of Canada