RRI Green Planning Archives: Canada

Environmental Policy Review (current to 1995)
A discussion of Canada's environmental history up to 1995, guiding principles, policy development, policy implementation, and special areas of concern.

• Environmental History is a brief chronology of important environmental developments in a country.
• Guiding Principles summarizes key legal, economic, and philosophical principles influencing environmental policies.
• Policy Development summarizes the development process and the roles played by government, industry, and citizens.
• Policy Implementation summarizes legislative, regulatory, fiscal, and other measures used to achieve policy goals.
• Special Areas of Concern profiles a country's major environmental problems and policy emphases regarding pollution control and natural resource management.
• International Context looks at the global conditions affecting a country's environment and its cooperation on environmental issues with neighboring states and the world community.

Canada's Commitment to Global Stewardship (1993)
A speech detailing the background and history of Canada's Green Plan by Dr. Robert Slater, Assistant Deputy Minister of Environmental Conservation at the Department of the Environment in Canada.

Canada's Green Plan Year Two Summary (1993)
A 12-page progress report on Canada's Green Plan prepared by Environment Canada.