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Project 694-2026 – Review of the Canada-wide Strategy for the Management of Municipal Wastewater Effluent

October 28, 2025 in RFPs

Contract Opportunity Project Description: The Contractor will prepare a report that summarizes the progress that has been made towards meeting the commitments in the Canada-wide Strategy for the Ma...

Environment ministers discussed the relationship among contaminated sites, climate change and reconciliation, air quality, and other environmental priorities

July 4, 2025 in News

Yellowknife, NT – July 4, 2025 – At today’s meeting of the Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment (CCME), federal, provincial, and territorial environment ministers discussed the r...

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...

Canadian Ambient Air Quality Standards Handbook

February 26, 2025 in New Documents

CCME has posted the Canadian Ambient Air Quality Standards Handbook. Canadian Ambient Air Quality Standards (CAAQS) are health and environment-based air quality objectives fo...