[7], A cap and trade program was implemented on January 1, 2017, which projected to cost the average Ontario household about $13 more per month to fuel a car and heat a home in 2017. Through the modernization of the Fisheries Act, we restored lost protections to fish and fish habitat, and enshrined new safeguards and protections into law. As someone who entered politics largely as a result of the climate issue, I am honoured to be asked to take on these important challenges as Canada’s Minister of Environment and Climate Change.

As well, the minister is also responsible for overseeing Parks Canada and the Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency. I very much look forward to building on the great work done at ECCC by my colleague and friend Catherine McKenna. I wish you all the best as you deliver on these important commitments. John, P.C., B.A.(Hons. We banned oil and gas activities, mining, dumping and bottom trawling in Canadian Marine Protected Areas. We also coordinate Ontario’s actions on climate change in the name of healthier communities, ecological protection and economic prosperity. It has been a great honour to serve as Canada’s Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard. My thanks to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau for entrusting me with this important role. Minister of Environment and Climate Change. During the past four years our government has worked tirelessly to protect our oceans, grow the economy and create good middle class jobs in our coastal communities. It also indicated that current trends and policies would result in 170 megatonnes of emissions, or 69% of its 2020 target. ", "BAIRD, The Hon. The RSC is required when a property owner is choosing to change the property use from a less-sensitive to more-sensitive use (Example: Industrial Use to Residential Use) and is often required by the municipality's Chief Building Official before approval of a building permit.

... Minister of Environment and Climate Change. [6], Under Ontario Regulation 452/09, any facility in Ontario that emits more than 25,000 tonnes of greenhouse gases annually is required to report their emissions. The ministry was merged with the Ministry of Energy to form the Ministry of Environment and Energy from 1993 to 1997, and briefly again in 2002, before being split back up again. Pierre H., P.C., LL.B., M.Fisc", "COPPS, The Hon. ", "BOUCHARD, The Hon. Leonard Stephen, P.C., C.M., B.S.A., M.S.F. I congratulate and welcome the incoming Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard Bernadette Jordan. Authorized by the official agent for Jonathan WilkinsonPrivacy Policy, A sobering reality with reasons for optimism, Minister of Environment and Climate Change. This includes using a network of air quality stations that provide real-time air pollution data. )", "MARCHI, The Hon. The ministry headquarters are located inside the Ontario Government Buildings.[1]. The report acknowledges that Ontario has experienced a 1.4°C increase in average temperatures, and that the province is suffering from more frequent extreme weather events including prolonged heat waves, torrential rain and wind storms, and drought. We made significant investments in the fish and seafood sector by establishing the BC Salmon Restoration and Innovation Fund, and the Quebec Fisheries Fund. Further, In BC and elsewhere we have been working with Coastal First Nations to develop rights and reconciliation agreements for the sustainable management of area fisheries and marine resources. My thanks to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau for entrusting me with this important role. But what's next? As Minister of Environment and Climate Change I certainly intend to reach out broadly to seek to find pathways that will enable success on the fight against climate change but in a manner that will also ensure future prosperity for all regions of this country. Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Economic Development and Official Languages (Western Economic Diversification Canada) and to the Minister of Environment and Climate Change (Canada Water Agency) E - Parliamentary Secretaries whose family names begin with the letter E Ali Ehsassi Lucien, P.C., G.O.Q., B.Sc., LL.B. Roméo, P.C., C.C., C.M.M., C.D., B.A., B.Ed", "MARCHAND, The Hon. As someone who entered politics largely as a result of the climate issue, I am honoured to be asked to take on these important challenges as Canada’s Minister of Environment and Climate Change. [3], The MECP works to improve air quality through legislation, targeted programs, and partnership agreements with other neighbouring airsheds. As I reflect on my new portfolio, I recognize there are some very difficult and very significant issues we must address.

The reality is that we – as Canadians and as citizens of a global community – are at a pivotal juncture.

Seamus is from St. John’s, Newfoundland, and was raised in Goose Bay, Labrador. ", "FRASER, The Hon. The Minister of Environment and Climate Change (French: Ministre de l'Environnement et du Changement climatique) is the minister of the Crown in the Canadian Cabinet who is responsible for overseeing Environment and Climate Change Canada, the environmental department of the Government of Canada. Following the 2014 Ontario election, the addition of climate change to the ministry's portfolio was announced on June 24, 2014, and its name changed from the Ministry of the Environment to the Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change.