Canada: Waste Management

On June 5, 2025, the Competition Bureau (the "Bureau") released final enforcement guidelines, ("Guidelines"), that set out the Bureau's approach to the interpretation and enforcement of environment and climate change...

Given the sweeping changes in global trade conditions and the evolving domestic landscape concerning environmental, social and governance issues, directors of corporations in Canada...

On June 6, 2025, the federal government tabled the much anticipated Bill C-5 - An Act to enact the Free Trade and Labour Mobility in Canada Act and the Building Canada Act ("Bill C-5").

Recently, the Ministry of Northern Development and Mines (the "Ministry") posted proposed regulations pursuant to section 176 of the Mining Act on Ontario’s Environmental Registry (the "EBR").

Notice was given on June 4, 2011 that a Climate Change Plan had been prepared by the Minister of Environment pursuant to Section 5(1) of the "Kyoto Protocol Implementation Act". This was the fifth iteration of the Plan required under the "Act".

In January, much of the European Union carbon trading system was shut down in response to the theft of carbon credits from a Czech carbon registry.

On June 5, 2025, the Competition Bureau (the "Bureau") released final enforcement guidelines, ("Guidelines"), that set out the Bureau's approach to the interpretation and enforcement of environment and climate change...

On June 6, 2025, the federal government tabled the much anticipated Bill C-5 - An Act to enact the Free Trade and Labour Mobility in Canada Act and the Building Canada Act ("Bill C-5").

On June 6, 2024, the federal government tabled Bill C-5: An Act to enact the Free Trade and Labour Mobility Act and the Building Canada Act...

On December 31, 2024, the Government of Canada released the Guide for Reporting to the Federal Plastics Registry – Phase 1 (the Guide).

The United Nations' efforts towards establishing a legally binding global plastics treaty have encountered an obstacle resulting in recent negotiations coming to an end on December 1, 2024 without reaching an agreement.

In 2024, there were four major international efforts to secure agreement to address biodiversity loss, climate change, desertification and plastic pollution.