| Environment and Climate Change Canada
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Today, Julie Dabrusin, Member of Parliament for Toronto—Danforth, and Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Environment and Climate Change Canada and to the Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Canada along with Tony Van Bynen, Member of Parliament for Newmarket—Aurora, on behalf of the Honourable Steven Guilbeault, Minister of Environment and Climate Change, announced that the Government of Canada has invested over $12.5 million in Canada Nature Fund and Enhanced Nature Legacy funding (through the Target 1 Challenge program) with Conservation Ontario to support the acquisition of land primarily in southern Ontario.
| Environment and Climate Change Canada
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The Minister of Environment and Climate Change, the Honourable Steven Guilbeault, visited Fort Chipewyan, Alberta and met with community leaders and members to better understand their concerns about the environmental and human health risks associated with living near the Athabasca oil sands region.
| Environment and Climate Change Canada
| media advisories
Media representatives are advised that Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) will hold a media availability on the upcoming potential for heavy rainfall associated with the moisture from remnants of Tropical Storm Debby in parts of Ontario, Quebec and the Atlantic provinces starting Friday and continuing into the weekend.
| Environment and Climate Change Canada
| statements
The Minister of Environment and Climate Change, the Honourable Steven Guilbeault, makes the following statement to announce the extension of the consultation period that began on June 19, 2024, for an emergency order to protect the caribou
| Environment and Climate Change Canada
| media advisories
Media representatives and others are advised that Julie Dabrusin, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Environment and Climate Change and to the Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, will make a funding announcement to increase conserved areas in southern Ontario. She will be joined by Virginia Hackson, Mayor, Town of East Gwillimbury; Rick Wilson, Manager of Data and Analytics, Conservation Ontario; Quentin Hanchard, Chief Administrative Officer, Credit Valley Conservation Authority; and Tony Van Bynen, Member of Parliament for Newmarket–Aurora. Following the announcement, the Parliamentary Secretary, Julie Dabrusin, will hold a media availability.
| Environment and Climate Change Canada
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On August 2, 2024, Bos Smoked Fish Inc. was fined $25,000 by the Ontario Court of Justice, in Brampton. The company pleaded guilty, on August 1, 2024, to one charge for violating the Wild Animal and Plant Protection and Regulation of International and Interprovincial Trade Act. This offence relates to illegally importing European Eel parts, including smoked eel and eel fillets. The $25,000 fine will be directed to the Government of Canada’s Environmental Damages Fund.
| Environment and Climate Change Canada
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Today, Terry Duguid, Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister and Special Advisor for Water, announced on behalf of the Honourable Steven Guilbeault, Minister of Environment and Climate Change, more than $2.3 million in funding over two years to support 17 partner-led projects under the Lake Winnipeg Basin Program.
| Environment and Climate Change Canada
| media advisories
Media representatives are advised that Terry Duguid, Member of Parliament for Winnipeg South and Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister and Special Advisor for Water, will make an announcement for the Lake Winnipeg Basin Program as part of Canada’s commitment to protecting fresh water.
| Environment and Climate Change Canada
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On July 22, 2024, Canadian National Railway Company was ordered to pay $8 million by the Ontario Court of Justice, after pleading guilty to two charges under the Fisheries Act.
| Environment and Climate Change Canada
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Today the Honourable Steven Guilbeault, Minister of Environment and Climate Change and Member of Parliament for Laurier—Sainte-Marie, alongside Brenda Shanahan, Member of Parliament for Châteauguay–Lacolle, announced the maximum annual Canada Child Benefit will increase again to help parents in Quebec and across Canada keep up with the cost of living.
