Canadian Soil Quality Guidelines for the Protection of Environmental and Human Health: Lead

June 16, 2025 in New Documents

CCME has posted the Canadian Soil Quality Guidelines for the Protection of Environmental and Human Health: Lead. The 2025 factshee...

Excess Soil Reuse Guidance

March 18, 2025 in New Documents

CCME has posted Excess Soil Reuse Guidance.  This document provides a reference tool for jurisdictions implementing an excess soil reuse framewo...

Project 692-2026 – Guidance for Monitoring and Data on Plastics in the Environment

February 28, 2025 in RFPs

Contract Opportunity Project Description: The Contractor will prepare a report that identifies the plastic pollution monitoring and data needs for federal, provincial and territorial governments for macr...

Air

Air pollutants have the potential to impact environment and human health both locally and across political and geographic boundaries.

Governments across Canada pursue active programs on air issues both individually and collectively. In 2012 ministers ...

Climate Change

Federal, provincial and territorial ministers recognise that addressing climate change is a shared responsibility and are working collaboratively and within their jurisdictions to take action.

In December 2016 First Ministers released the Pan-Canadian Framework on Clean Growth and Climate Change (PCF).

Guidelines

Canadian Environmental Quality Guidelines (CEQGs) provide science-based goals for the quality of aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems.

Waste

Environment ministers are committed to taking action within their jurisdictions and through CCME to improve Canada’s record on reducing and recycling waste.

In September 2014 environment ministers adopted a vision for waste: Canada is a world le...

Water

Water is an essential natural resource that shapes regional landscapes and is vital for human well-being and ecosystem functioning.

Management of water in Canada has evolved in response to the changing demands placed on water, as well as to growing aw...