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Ministry of Environment and Protected Areas (AB)
Alberta developed a draft plan for the Upper Smoky area that sets rules for forestry, coal mining, and other activities in caribou habitat. The plan tries to balance economic activity with wildlife protection and Indigenous traditional uses...
Why This Matters: Live in northwestern Alberta? This plan affects what happens on the land around you. It sets rules for forestry, mining, and recreation in caribou country. If you hunt, fish, or work in resource industries, these decisions shape your future.
Community Planning
Environment & Climate
Indigenous & Northern
Natural Resources
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Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation (AB)
Alberta gathered input on whether to require recycling of farm plastics like baler twine, grain bags, and silage wrap. Right now, recycling these materials is voluntary and limited. A regulatory approach would make producers responsible for managing...
Why This Matters: If you're a farmer or rancher, you know the headache of dealing with used grain bags and baler twine. There's nowhere good to put them. This could mean proper recycling options finally come to rural Alberta—but it might also add costs that get passed along.
Regulations & Permits
Agriculture & Food
Environment & Climate
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Ministry of Natural Resources (ON)
Ontario wants to create a new penalty system for people who break wildland fire safety rules. Right now, violations go through the courts. This proposal would let the ministry issue fines directly. It also sets rates for when the government needs to...
Why This Matters: Live in cottage country or near forests? These rules affect you. The new fines could hit anyone who ignores fire bans or burns without permits. Indigenous communities would get clearer rules for ceremonial fires. If you own heavy equipment, the government could summon it during emergencies—and now...
Regulations & Permits
Environment & Climate
Justice & Rights
Natural Resources
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Ministry of Natural Resources (ON)
Ontario wants to streamline how renewable energy projects assess their impact on wetlands, woodlands, birds, and bats. Right now, wind and solar developers must follow detailed natural heritage assessment guides. The province is proposing to...
Why This Matters: Care about wildlife near wind turbines? This affects how Ontario protects birds and bats from renewable energy projects. If you live near a proposed wind or solar farm, these rules determine what environmental studies get done. Simpler rules could mean faster approvals—but also less scrutiny of...
Regulations & Permits
Environment & Climate
Natural Resources
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Impact Assessment Agency of Canada (Federal)
When a major project like a mine or pipeline needs approval from both New Brunswick and Ottawa, both governments currently run separate environmental reviews. That's slow and expensive. This draft agreement would let them share the work—one review...
Why This Matters: Live in New Brunswick? Major projects like mines, pipelines, or energy facilities could get approved faster. That might mean more jobs sooner. But some worry faster reviews could mean less scrutiny. If you care about how big projects affect your community or environment, this is your chance to...
Environmental Assessment
Environment & Climate
Natural Resources
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Fisheries and Oceans Canada (Federal)
Canada is building a network of marine protected areas along Nova Scotia's coast and the Bay of Fundy. The goal? Protect 30% of our oceans by 2030. These areas would ban oil drilling, mining, and bottom trawling—but many fishing and recreational...
Why This Matters: Fish off Nova Scotia or New Brunswick? These protected areas could change where and how you fish. Live in a coastal community? Your local economy depends on healthy oceans. Even if you're just someone who eats Atlantic seafood, protecting these waters helps keep fish stocks sustainable for the long...
Community Planning
Environment & Climate
Indigenous & Northern
Natural Resources
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Environment and Climate Change Canada (Federal)
The federal government wants to step back from regulating methane emissions in Alberta's oil and gas sector. Why? Alberta already has its own rules. If the two governments agree they're equivalent, federal regulations would no longer apply in the...
Why This Matters: Care about climate change? This affects how methane—a potent greenhouse gas—gets regulated in Canada's biggest oil-producing province. If you think federal oversight matters, or if you believe provinces should handle their own environmental rules, this decision shapes that balance.
Regulations & Permits
Environment & Climate
Natural Resources
Closed
Environment and Climate Change Canada (Federal)
A company wants to bring gene-edited pigs to Canada that can't catch PRRS, a devastating virus that kills piglets and costs farmers millions. The pigs had a tiny piece of their DNA removed—no foreign genes added—so the virus can't latch on. The...
Why This Matters: Eat pork? This could affect what ends up on your plate. PRRS costs the global pork industry billions annually and there's no effective treatment. If approved, these disease-resistant pigs could mean healthier herds, fewer antibiotics, and potentially more stable pork prices. But some Canadians have...
Regulations & Permits
Agriculture & Food
Environment & Climate
Health & Safety
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Environment and Climate Change Canada (Federal)
Oil sands mines in Alberta store billions of litres of contaminated water in tailings ponds. These ponds keep growing, and there's no approved plan for what to do with them. The government is asking how to regulate this water—should it be treated...
Why This Matters: Tailings ponds already cover an area larger than Vancouver. They sit near the Athabasca River, which flows north to communities that depend on it for drinking water and fishing. Indigenous communities downstream have raised health concerns for years. If these ponds leak or overflow, the...
Policy & Studies
Environment & Climate
Indigenous & Northern
Natural Resources
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Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (Federal)
The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission and Environment Canada want feedback on a new information-sharing network. RIMNet would centralize environmental data about nuclear facilities along the Ottawa River. The goal? Make it easier for the public to...
Why This Matters: Live near the Ottawa River? There are nuclear facilities in your watershed. This network would make it easier to find out what's being monitored and what the results show. Indigenous communities, environmental groups, and residents could all access the same data in one place.
Policy & Studies
Environment & Climate
Natural Resources
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Ministry of Environment and Protected Areas (AB)
Alberta developed a framework to monitor and manage how human activities affect water quality in the Upper Athabasca River. The government gathered public input through surveys and webinars in 2021. The final framework sets water quality objectives...
Why This Matters: Live near the Athabasca River or get your water from it? This framework determines how clean that water stays. It sets the rules for how much pollution from oil sands, forestry, and other industries is acceptable. Indigenous communities and local residents who depend on the river have a stake in...
Policy & Studies
Environment & Climate
Natural Resources
Closed
Impact Assessment Agency of Canada (Federal)
A company wants to build a major natural gas power plant about 10 km east of Gibbons, Alberta. The facility would include four gas and steam turbine units capable of generating up to 1,864 megawatts of electricity. The Impact Assessment Agency of...
Why This Matters: Live near Gibbons or in Alberta's industrial heartland? This plant would operate for at least 40 years. Natural gas plants produce greenhouse gas emissions and can affect local air quality. The project also includes new transmission lines and a gas pipeline that could cross nearby properties.
Environmental Assessment
Environment & Climate
Natural Resources
Closed
Impact Assessment Agency of Canada (Federal)
Taseko Mines wants to build a new open-pit copper mine about 150 km northeast of Kamloops, BC. Both federal and provincial environmental agencies are reviewing the project together. They're asking for public input on the initial project description...
Why This Matters: Live in the Clearwater or Kamloops area? This mine could bring jobs but also affect local water and land. Indigenous communities have a stake in how this land is used. Even if you're far away, copper mining decisions shape Canada's resource economy.
Environmental Assessment
Environment & Climate
Indigenous & Northern
Natural Resources
Closed
Impact Assessment Agency of Canada (Federal)
A company wants to build a new open-pit and underground lithium mine east of Radisson in northern Quebec. The federal government is assessing the project's potential impacts. Funding is available to help Indigenous communities and the public...
Why This Matters: Live in northern Quebec? This mine could bring jobs—or change the landscape you know. Lithium powers electric vehicles and phones, so this project connects to Canada's clean energy future. Indigenous communities in the region have a direct stake in how this land is used.
Environmental Assessment
Environment & Climate
Indigenous & Northern
Natural Resources
Closed
Environment and Climate Change Canada (Federal)
The government wants to end the controlled goose hunt at Cap Tourmente National Wildlife Area near Quebec City. Why? The hunt was meant to protect marshland from overgrazing, but monitoring shows the marsh is now healthy without it. They also want...
Why This Matters: Visit Cap Tourmente to see wildlife? You'd no longer pay to get in. Hunt geese there? That program would end. Live in the Quebec City or Charlevoix region? This affects a local natural area and tourism draw.
Regulations & Permits
Environment & Climate
Natural Resources
Closed
Environment and Climate Change Canada (Federal)
Canada asked for input on its position at an international wildlife trade conference. The main proposal? Downgrading protections for Peregrine Falcons because their populations have recovered. The consultation also covered other endangered species...
Why This Matters: Care about wildlife conservation? This affects how Canada votes on international protections for endangered species. The Peregrine Falcon decision could set a precedent for other recovered species. If you've ever spotted a falcon diving at 300 km/h, you might have an opinion on this.
Policy & Studies
Environment & Climate
Natural Resources