Closed
Statistics Canada (Federal)
Statistics Canada wants to make its data and surveys more accessible to people with disabilities. They're asking what barriers exist and how to remove them. The feedback will shape their 2026-2028 Accessibility Plan and improve how they hire...
Why This Matters: Do you use a screen reader? Have trouble with complex data tables? This affects how you access government statistics. About 27% of Canadians have a disability. If you're one of them—or work with people who are—your input shapes whether StatCan's data actually works for everyone.
Policy & Studies
Health & Safety
Technology & Digital
Closed
Statistics Canada (Federal)
Statistics Canada wants to improve how police collect information about missing and murdered people—especially Indigenous women, girls, and 2SLGBTQQIA+ individuals. Right now, data collection varies across police services, making it hard to spot...
Why This Matters: When someone goes missing, inconsistent police data can slow down searches and hide patterns. Indigenous women and 2SLGBTQQIA+ people are disproportionately affected. Better data standards could help find missing people faster and prevent future tragedies.
Policy & Studies
Indigenous & Northern
Justice & Rights
Closed
Consumer and Hazardous Products Safety Directorate (Federal)
Health Canada asked whether free-standing dressers, wardrobes, and similar furniture should meet safety standards to prevent tip-overs. These accidents can injure or kill children who climb on unstable furniture. Many products already meet the...
Why This Matters: Got a dresser in your kid's room? Furniture tip-overs kill children every year—often when they climb on drawers. This decision affects what furniture stores can sell in Canada. Parents shopping for bedroom furniture should care about whether safety standards are enforced.
Regulations & Permits
Health & Safety
Closed
Health Canada and Public Health Agency of Canada (Federal)
Health Canada and the Public Health Agency of Canada asked Canadians with disabilities about barriers they've faced when dealing with these agencies. The feedback will shape their 2026-2028 accessibility plans. This consultation is now closed.
Why This Matters: Do you use a wheelchair, have a visual impairment, or care for someone with a disability? If you've ever struggled to access government health services or information, this was your chance to flag those problems. The goal is a barrier-free Canada by 2040.
Policy & Studies
Health & Safety
Justice & Rights
Closed
Environment and Climate Change Canada (Federal)
Got old phones, laptops, or tablets sitting in a drawer? The government wants to know how Canada should keep electronics in use longer instead of sending them to landfills. This roadmap would push for more repair options and reuse of plastic parts...
Why This Matters: Your broken phone or laptop could be fixed instead of trashed. Right now, most electronics end up in landfills when they could be repaired. This could mean cheaper repairs, more repair shops, and less e-waste piling up.
Policy & Studies
Environment & Climate
Technology & Digital
Closed
Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (Federal)
The CRTC asked Canadians whether phone, internet, and TV providers should be required to give refunds or bill credits when service goes down. They also wanted to know what information companies should provide during outages and how quickly they...
Why This Matters: Ever lost internet for a day and still paid full price? This consultation looked at whether that should change. If you've been stuck without phone service during an emergency, or missed work because your internet went down, the CRTC wanted to hear about it.
Regulations & Permits
Finance & Consumer
Technology & Digital
Closed
Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (Federal)
The CRTC asked Canadians whether fees charged by phone and internet companies make it too hard to switch providers or cancel plans. They wanted to know which fees discourage you from leaving—like early cancellation penalties or charges when signing...
Why This Matters: Ever felt stuck with a bad phone or internet plan because switching would cost too much? You're not alone. These fees can trap people in contracts even when better deals exist. This consultation could lead to rules that make it easier to vote with your wallet.
Regulations & Permits
Finance & Consumer
Technology & Digital
Closed
Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks (ON)
Stanton Bros. wants to expand their biogas plant near Middlesex Centre to process more organic waste. They're asking to increase their annual intake from 60,000 to 80,000 cubic metres of off-farm waste. The facility turns food scraps and...
Why This Matters: Live near Twelve Mile Road in Middlesex Centre? This expansion could mean more truck traffic and potential odours. The facility processes organic waste into renewable energy—good for the environment, but neighbours may have concerns about the increased activity.
Regulations & Permits
Agriculture & Food
Environment & Climate
Closed
Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks (ON)
Greenfield Global wants to renew its permit to draw water from the St. Lawrence River for industrial cooling at its facility near Cardinal, Ontario. The company would take up to 4.8 million litres daily, year-round, for the next 10 years. This is...
Why This Matters: Live near the St. Lawrence River in eastern Ontario? This permit affects how much water an industrial facility can draw from the river you might fish, boat, or swim in. Category 2 means regulators see higher environmental risk. If you care about river health or local water levels, this is your...
Regulations & Permits
Environment & Climate
Natural Resources
Closed
Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (Federal)
The CRTC asked Canadians how to define 'Canadian content' for Netflix, Disney+, and traditional TV. Should streaming giants have to invest in Canadian shows? How should AI-generated content be handled? The goal was to update decades-old rules for...
Why This Matters: Watch Netflix or Disney+? This decision affects what Canadian shows get made. Streaming services may now have to fund Canadian productions—just like traditional broadcasters always have. That could mean more homegrown content, or higher subscription costs.
Regulations & Permits
Economy & Jobs
Technology & Digital
Closed
Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks (ON)
The Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Canada wants to renew its permit to draw water from four wells at their Georgetown facility. This is a Category 3 permit—the highest risk category—allowing up to 2.2 million litres per day for irrigation...
Why This Matters: Live near Georgetown or rely on groundwater in Halton Hills? This permit could affect local water levels. Category 3 means the province considers this a high-risk water taking. The 10-year renewal would lock in these extraction rates for a decade.
Regulations & Permits
Environment & Climate
Natural Resources
Closed
Impact Assessment Agency of Canada (Federal)
Marathon Gold wants to expand its open-pit gold mine near Millertown, Newfoundland. The changes include bigger fuel storage, expanded worker camps, and new water infrastructure. The federal agency says these changes won't cause significant new...
Why This Matters: Live near Valentine Lake or Millertown? This mine expansion could affect local water and land use. Even if you're not nearby, this decision sets a precedent for how gold mining projects can grow after initial approval.
Environmental Assessment
Environment & Climate
Natural Resources
Closed
Impact Assessment Agency of Canada (Federal)
A company wants to expand the port at Point Rousse on Newfoundland's Baie Verte Peninsula. The plan includes adding a second berth for ships up to 80,000 tonnes, building a new access road, and filling in part of the shoreline. This would boost...
Why This Matters: Live on the Baie Verte Peninsula? This expansion could bring jobs and economic activity to your community. But shoreline infilling and larger ships mean potential impacts on local fishing grounds and marine habitat. If you care about the balance between development and coastal ecosystems in rural...
Environmental Assessment
Environment & Climate
Natural Resources
Transportation
Closed
Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks (ON)
Ontario's environment ministry wants to order the owners of a former gas station in Gananoque to clean up contamination. The site at 745 King Street West has benzene, toluene, and petroleum in the soil and groundwater. The pollution has spread...
Why This Matters: Live near this site? Your well water could be affected. The contamination has already spread off the property, and the full extent is unknown. Neighbours deserve to know what's in their groundwater.
Regulations & Permits
Environment & Climate
Closed
Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks (ON)
Owens Corning wants to renew its air emissions permit for a fiberglass insulation factory in northeast Toronto. The company is actually reducing production—from 302 to 240 tonnes of molten glass daily—and adding new emission control equipment. The...
Why This Matters: Live or work near McNicoll Avenue in Scarborough? This factory releases substances like benzene, lead, and chromium into the air. The good news: they're cutting production and adding pollution controls. If you have concerns about air quality in the area, now's the time to speak up.
Regulations & Permits
Environment & Climate
Closed
Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks (ON)
Oxford County wants to install a combined heat and power system at the Woodstock Wastewater Treatment Plant. The system would use biogas already produced on-site to generate electricity and heat, reducing natural gas use. No new buildings or changes...
Why This Matters: Live near the Woodstock wastewater plant? This project could affect your neighbourhood. The good news: it's about using waste gas that's currently being burned off, not adding new pollution sources. It's a small-scale renewable energy project on existing infrastructure.
Regulations & Permits
Environment & Climate
Natural Resources