In June 2017, the federal government tabled Bill C-55, proposing changes to Canada’s Oceans Act. Unfortunately, Bill C-55 does not go far enough in providing effective protection for marine protected areas (MPAs) under the Act.
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Publication Date: October 2017
Pages: 2
Canada’s Oceans Act is 20 years old, yet its full implementation has yet to be realized. To meet the increasing challenges facing our oceans, leaders and practitioners came together in June 2017 at the Oceans20 workshop in Ottawa to chart a path to:
Publication Date: October 2017
Pages: 2
The UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) was adopted in 2007, and was endorsed by the Government of Canada in 2016. More recently, the federal government released its Principles res
Publication Date: September 2017
Pages: 54
In June 2017, the federal government released its Environmental and Regulatory
Publication Date: August 2017
Pages: 4
This submission to the federal review of the Fisheries Act sets out West Coast Environmental Law Association’s top ten recommendations to strengthen and modernize this important law.
Publication Date: August 2017
Pages: 12
This submission outlines key recommendations from West Coast Environmental Law Association in response to the federal government's
Publication Date: August 2017
Pages: 19
In June 2017, environmental assessment (EA) experts from across Canada gathered in Ottawa to discuss how to implement next-generation EA principles in Canadian legislation.
Publication Date: August 2017
Pages: 40
This submission outlines key recommendations from West Coast Environmental Law Association in response to the federal government's
Publication Date: August 2017
Pages: 4
Following the release of the federal government’s discussion paper outlining proposals to strengthen environmental laws and p
Publication Date: July 2017
Pages: 8
The combined effect of hundreds of thousands of different approvals, licences and unpermitted activities have combined over time to degrade our natural life support systems – the web of life that we are part of, and depend upon, to sustain our cultures and economies.
Publication Date: June 2017
Pages: 120