Canada Internet Links

Government

Canadian Government
http://canada.gc.ca
The gateway to access departmental sites of the federal and provincial government departments.

Environment Canada
http://www.ec.gc.ca/envhome.html
A science-based government department whose business is helping Canadians live and prosper in an environment that is properly protected and conserved. The Agency's goal is to help make sustainable development a reality in Canada and, by doing so, make Canada an example to the world.

Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development
http://www.oag-bvg.gc.ca/domino/oag-bvg.nsf/html/environment.html
The role of the Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development is to assist parliamentarians in their oversight of the federal government's efforts to protect the environment and foster sustainable development, by providing them with objective, independent analysis and recommendations.

Canadian Council of Ministers for the Environment
http://www.ccme.ca/
CCME is the major inter-governmental forum in Canada for discussion and joint action on environmental issues of national and international concern. The council is made up of environment ministers from the federal, provincial and territorial governments. Its work is supported by a permanent secretariat.

National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy (NRTEE)
http://www.nrtee-trnee.ca/
The National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy (NRTEE) is an independent agency of the Canadian government that seeks to provide objective views and information regarding the state of the debate on the relationship between the environment and the economy.

Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA)
http://www.acdi-cida.gc.ca/index.htm
This site offers information about CIDA's services and programs to support sustainable development.

Environmental Monitoring and Reporting
http://www.ec.gc.ca/envmon_e.html
Includes links to indicator sets, monitoring reports and the State of the Environment Infobase.

Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency
http://www.ceaa-acee.gc.ca/index_e.htm
CEEA promotes environmental assessment as a planning tool to protect and sustain a healthy environment and to meet the expectations of Canadians who want a growing economy in harmony with a healthy environment.

Canadian Government Sustainable Development Website
http://www.ec.gc.ca/susdev_e.html
Provides links to sustainability strategies, policies and tools.

Natural Resources Canada
http://www.nrcan-rncan.gc.ca/inter/index.html
As a department of the Government of Canada, it deals with policies and programs to foster sustainable development involving energy, mineral, metal and forestry resources of Canada.

Biodiversity Convention Office
http://www.canadianbiodiversity.mcgill.ca/english/legislation/canadian.htm
Reports and publications concerning Canada's implementation of its obligations under the U.N. Biodiversity Convention

Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade
http://www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca/english/foreignp/environ/menu.htm
International environmental policy.

Model Forest Program
http://mf.ncr.forestry.ca/
Canada's Model Forest Program represents an initiative in building partnerships locally, nationally, and internationally to generate new ideas and on-the-ground solutions to sustainable forest management issues.

2002 Report of the Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development
http://www.oag-bvg.gc.ca/domino/cesd_cedd.nsf/html/menu3_e.html

Environment Canada (Sustainable Development)
http://www.ec.gc.ca/susdev_e.html

Government of Canada, Environment and Resources
http://www.environmentandresources.ca/default.asp?lang=En&nav=B3BE4E55-00

Canadian International Development Agency
http://www.acdi-cida.gc.ca/index-e.htm

Government of Canada, Sustainable Development Information System
http://www.sdinfo.gc.ca/main_e.cfm

Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency
http://www.ceaa.gc.ca/0012/0004/development2001_e.htm

Provincial Government

Links to provincial government websites: http://canada.gc.ca/othergov/prov_e.html

Alberta: http://www.gov.ab.ca/

British Columbia: http://www.gov.bc.ca/

Manitoba: http://www.gov.mb.ca/

New Brunswick: http://www.gov.nb.ca/

Newfoundland and Labrador: http://www.gov.nf.ca/

Northwest Territories: http://www.gov.nt.ca/

Nova Scotia: http://www.gov.ns.ca/

Nunavut: http://www.gov.nu.ca/Nunavut/

Ontario: http://www.gov.on.ca/

Prince Edward Island: http://www.gov.pe.ca/

Quebec: http://www.gouv.qc.ca/

Saskatchewan: http://www.gov.sk.ca/

Yukon: http://www.gov.yk.ca/

British Columbia Ministry of Sustainable Resource Management
http://www.gov.bc.ca/srm/
The B.C. government re-organized in 2001, creating the Ministry of Sustainable Resource Management.

Non-Government Organizations

Sierra Club of Canada
http://www.sierraclub.ca/
The Sierra Club of Canada works on environmental issues ranging from climate change and energy to toxic chemical contamination and loss of biological diversity.

Center for Environmental Cooperation
http://www.cec.org/home/index.cfm?varlan=english
The CEC facilitates cooperation and public participation to foster conservation, protection and enhancement of the North American environment for the benefit of present and future generations, in the context of increasing economic, trade and social links between Canada, Mexico and the United States.

International Institute for Sustainable Development
http://www.iisd.org/default.asp
IISD's mission is to promote sustainable development in decision making internationally and within Canada. They contribute new knowledge and concepts, analyze policies, identify and disseminate information about best practices, demonstrate how to measure progress, and build partnerships to amplify these messages.

Business

Canadian Chemical Producers' Association
http://www.ccpa.ca/english/
The Canadian Chemical Producers' Association (CCPA) represents over 73 chemical manufacturing industries with over 200 plants across Canada—which collectively produce more than 90 per cent of all chemicals in Canada. CCPA is also the driving force behind the Responsible Care® initiative, a global effort aimed at addressing public concerns about the manufacture, distribution, use and disposal of chemicals.

International Development Research Centre
http://www.idrc.ca/
The International Development Research Centre is a public corporation created by the Canadian government to help communities in the developing world find solutions to social, economic, and environmental problems through research.