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Federal Legislation Relating to the Environment and Climate Change

This inventory includes relevant Canadian legislation relating to the environment and climate that received Royal Assent between 2013 – 2023. It also includes relevant legislation passed prior to 2013 where that legislation continues to govern environment and climate change strategies or to impose ongoing reporting requirements relating to environmental and climate change measurement on the Federal Government, as well as the enabling legislation for key regulations adopted after 2013 dealing with the environment and climate change.

An Act to amend the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999, to make related amendments to the Food and Drugs Act and to repeal the Perfluorooctane Sulfonate Virtual Elimination Act
Royal Assent: June 13, 2023
An Act respecting the building of a green economy in the Prairies
Royal Assent: December 15, 2022
An Act respecting transparency and accountability in Canada's efforts to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by the year 2050
Royal Assent: June 29, 2021
An Act respecting the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
Royal Assent: June 21, 2021
An Act to enact the Impact Assessment Act and the Canadian Energy Regulator Act, to amend the Navigation Protection Act and to make consequential amendments to other Acts
Royal Assent: June 21, 2019
An Act to amend the Mackenzie Valley Resource Management Act and the Canada Petroleum Resources Act and to make consequential amendments to other Acts
Royal Assent: June 21, 2019
An Act respecting the regulation of vessels that transport crude oil or persistent oil to or from ports or marine installations located along British Columbia's north coast
Royal Assent: June 21, 2019
An Act to amend the Oceans Act and the Canada Petroleum Resources Act
Royal Assent: May 27, 2019
An Act to amend the Federal Sustainable Development Act
Royal Assent: February 28, 2019
An Act respecting wrecks, abandoned, dilapidated or hazardous vessels and salvage operations
Royal Assent: February 28, 2019
Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act
Royal Assent: June 21, 2018
An Act respecting the development of a national strategy for the safe and environmentally sound disposal of lamps containing mercury
Royal Assent: June 22, 2017
An Act to amend the Yukon Environmental and Socio-economic Assessment Act and the Nunavut Waters and Nunavut Surface Rights Tribunal Act
Royal Assent: June 18, 2015
An Act to amend the National Energy Board Act and the Canada Oil and Gas Operations Act
Royal Assent: June 18, 2015
An Act respecting Canada's offshore oil and gas operations, enacting the Nuclear Liability and Compensation Act, repealing the Nuclear Liability Act and making consequential amendments to other Acts
Royal Assent: February 26, 2015
An Act to amend certain Acts relating to agriculture and agri-food
Royal Assent: February 25, 2015
An Act to enact the Aviation Industry Indemnity Act, to amend the Aeronautics Act, the Canada Marine Act, the Marine Liability Act and the Canada Shipping Act, 2001 and to make consequential amendments to other Acts
Royal Assent: December 9, 2014
An Act to amend the Canada-Newfoundland Atlantic Accord Implementation Act, the Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Resources Accord Implementation Act and other Acts and to provide for certain other measures
Royal Assent: June 19, 2014
An Act to enact the Nunavut Planning and Project Assessment Act and the Northwest Territories Surface Rights Board Act and to make related and consequential amendments to other Acts
Royal Assent: June 19, 2013
An Act to amend the International Boundary Waters Treaty Act and the International River Improvements Act
Royal Assent: June 19, 2013
An Act to amend the Canada National Parks Act and the Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Resources Accord Implementation Act and to make consequential amendments to the Canada Shipping Act, 2001
Royal Assent: June 19, 2013
An Act to amend the Railway Safety Act and to make consequential amendments to the Canada Transportation Act
Royal Assent: May 17, 2012
An Act to amend the Federal Sustainable Development Act and the Auditor General Act (involvement of Parliament)
Royal Assent: December 15, 2010
Canada Consumer Product Safety Act
Royal Assent: December 15, 2010
Environmental Violations Administrative Monetary Penalties Act
Royal Assent: June 18, 2009
An Act to require the development and implementation of a Federal Sustainable Development Strategy and the development of goals and targets with respect to sustainable development in Canada, and to make consequential amendments to another Act
Royal Assent: June 26, 2008
Item descriptionAn Act to ensure Canada meets its global climate change obligations under the Kyoto Protocol
Royal Assent: June 22, 2007
An Act to establish a foundation to fund sustainable development technology
Royal Assent: June 14, 2001
An Act respecting pollution prevention and the protection of the environment and human health in order to contribute to sustainable development
Royal Assent: September 14, 1999

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Federal Legislation Relating to the Environment and Climate Change

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