
Bill S-5 Which Updates the Canadian Environmental Protection Act Has Passed Into Law
The Scuba News Canada published an article from Ecojustice in June 2023 :: “The House…
The Scuba News Canada published an article from Ecojustice in June 2023 :: “The House…
Earth Month is here and with it a whole bunch of exciting stuff is happening…
This month, the 15th Conference of the Parties (COP15) to the United Nations Convention on…
Ecojustice is supporting six members of the public in a complaint to the competition bureau…
Traditional territories of several First Nations including the Williams Treaties First Nations, Huron-Wendat, the Anishnaabeg,…
Over the past year, we’ve become increasingly aware of the disastrous impacts of climate change…
One of the greatest mysteries of office water cooler chats nationwide has finally been solved…
CALGARY/TERRITORIES OF THE BLACKFOOT AND PEOPLES OF TREATY 7, HOME TO MÉTIS NATION OF ALBERTA,…
Great news! The Lower Duffins Creek wetland complex in Ontario is no longer at risk…
Ecojustice has just filed a lawsuit to ban the selling and use of the dangerous…
It should be evident that a national government has the authority to set policy regarding…
We won. Canada’s highest court has sided with us. Thursday March 25, 2021, in a…
The Supreme Court of Canada will hand down one of the most significant climate-related rulings…
After a historic legal victory last month, the young people leading a landmark climate lawsuit…
We’re going to court to protect important wetlands in Ontario, a crucial defence in the…
We have more climate momentum to celebrate: Last week November 12, 2020 the federal government introduced…
Ontario’s lakes and watersheds need your help. Ontario’s more than 250,000 lakes contain about one-fifth…
Bill 197 is bad news for the environment.On July 8, the Ontario government tabled Bill…
We’re (EcoJustice) teaming up with heavy hitters Ecology Action Centre, Sierra Club Canada Foundation and…
COVID-19 is taking a toll on almost every aspect of the lives of Canadians. The…
As I stood listening from the back of the media room today at Queen’s Park,…
UPDATE 09/12/2018: Hours after we filed the lawsuit, the Ministry of Environment, Conservation and Parks posted a notice on the Environmental Registry of Ontario providing for a 30-day public consultation period for Bill 4, Cap and Trade Cancellation Act, 2018.
UPDATE 09/12/2018: Hours after we filed the lawsuit, the Ministry of Environment, Conservation and Parks…
For close to a decade, the Ecojustice team has worked with Aamjiwnaang community members to convince the Ontario government to introduce a cumulative effects policy to address the air pollution crisis in Chemical Valley. After countless meetings, dozens of letters, and two lawsuits, the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change finally released a draft policy in November 2017.
For close to a decade, the Ecojustice team has worked with Aamjiwnaang community members to…
This week, on behalf of community groups and local residents, Ecojustice lawyers were in court to make the case for why the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority’s approval of the Fraser Surrey Docks coal export facility should be struck down.
This week, on behalf of community groups and local residents, Ecojustice lawyers were in court…
The Nova Scotia Supreme Court has confirmed that polluters must clean up a contaminated site in Harrietsfield, N.S., that has left many residents without access to clean, safe drinking water of an acceptable quality for nearly a decade.
Nova Scotia Supreme Court says polluters must clean up a site that left water contaminated.…
Thanks to you, in the past year we have celebrated numerous victories for people and the planet. We won the lengthy fight against Enbridge Northern Gateway pipeline, pressured the government to ban microbeads, and protected Canada’s national parks from commercial encroachment. As 2016 has come to a close, and 2017 is now here, our team is reflecting on the this year.
Looking back at 2016 Thanks to you, in the past year we have celebrated numerous…
The Canadian government has announced a ban on microbeads, and this progressive move will keep this harmful plastic pollutant out of Canada’s waterways. When products containing microbeads, such as cleansers, lotions and toothpastes, are used and rinsed down the drain, these bits of plastic — typically 1.0 millimetre or smaller in diameter — are too small to be caught by wastewater treatment facilities. Instead, they are flushed directly into lakes, rivers and streams, where they wreak havoc on wildlife. Scientists have found millions of microbeads in the Great Lakes, with the highest concentrations occurring near urban areas.
The Canadian government has announced a ban on microbeads, and this progressive move will keep…
Ecojustice issued the following statement about the federal government’s plans for reviewing Canada’s environmental laws to restore credibility to the environmental assessment process:
OTTAWA — Ecojustice issued the following statement about the federal government’s plans for reviewing Canada’s…
The Great Lakes Basin is one of the greatest freshwater ecosystems on Earth. Today, three…