Everyone should have a healthy, clean, and sustainable environment. For the first time ever, the Government of Canada recognizes that every individual in Canada has a right to a healthy environment under the modernized Canadian Environmental Protection Act (CEPA).
Today, the Government of Canada begins its public consultation on the development of a right to a healthy environment implementation framework under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act. The Government is also engaging Canadians on environmental justice and racism to address the fact that certain communities have been disproportionately affected by environmental hazards, like pollution, toxic waste, landfills, and dumps.
These initiatives will explore various aspects of environmental equity, including:
- A study to examine the links between race, socio-economic status, and environmental risks
- Identifying measures that can be taken to advance environmental justice and assess, prevent, and address environmental racism
- The importance of meeting the needs of the present generation without compromising those of future ones
The public is invited to visit the Advancing Environmental Equity online platform
