Canada: Climate Change

On December 19, 2025, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) announced planned changes to reporting requirements for the Federal Plastics Registry (FPR).

Greenwashing has dominated corporate and regulatory conversations in recent years. From the introduction of new Competition Act provisions targeting misleading environmental claims to subsequent government efforts...

On December 3, 2025, the Alberta Government made amendments to the Technology Innovation and Emissions Reduction Regulation (TIER) through Order in Council 369/2025 (the TIER Amendment).

Bill C-5, the One Canadian Economy Act, received royal assent on June 26, 2025. The act enacts two new pieces of legislation: (1) the Free Trade and Labour Mobility in Canada Act...

On September 26, 2025, the Government of Canada launched the first part of its risk management plan for regulating PFAS: consultation on the regulation of PFAS used in firefighting foams...

A particular area of interest is carbon-capture agri-tech, technologies that help farming not just reduce emissions but actively capture carbon (for instance, special crops or soil treatments that lock away carbon dioxide or farm machinery that traps greenhouse gases)

On May 28, 2025, the Québec government officially adopted Bill 81, An Act to amend various provisions relating to the environment (the Act, previously referred to as Bill 81)...

In recent decades, the growing emphasis on climate change and environmental stewardship has led to a marked rise in 'green' marketing.

The past year included significant milestones for Canada's clean economy tax credits before a period of turbulence and uncertainty caused by the prorogation of Parliament and the recent federal election.