Environmental Studies: Government Information

Key Departments

• Environment and Climate Change Canada
• Natural Resources Canada
• Fisheries and Oceans Canada

Parliamentary Committees

• House of Commons Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development (ENVI)
• House of Commons Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans (FOPO)
• House of Commons Standing Committee on Natural Resources (RNNR)
• Senate Standing Committee on Energy, the Environment and Natural Resources (ENEV)
• Senate Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans (POFO)

Laws and Regulations

• Justice Laws Website
• Environment and Climate Change Canada Acts and Regulations 
• Natural Resources Canada Acts and Regulations
• Fisheries and Oceans Canada Mandate and Role

Publications and Sources of Information

• Government of Canada Publications Portal
• Government of Canada News Portal

Key Ministries

• Energy, Northern Development and Mines
• Environment, Conservation and Parks
• Natural Resources and Forestry

Agencies, Boards, Commissions and Tribunals

• Advisory Council On Drinking Water Quality And Testing Standards
• Committee On The Status Of Species At Risk In Ontario (Cossaro)
• Conservation Review Board (Ontario Land Tribunals)
• Environmental Review Tribunal (Ontario Land Tribunals)
• Mining and Lands Tribunal (Ontario Land Tribunals)
• Ontario Clean Water Agency
• Ontario Power Generation Inc.
• Resource Productivity and Recovery Authority

Legislative Assembly Committees

• Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs
• Standing Committee on General Government
• Standing Committee on Government Agencies

Laws and Regulations

• e-Laws

Publications and Sources of Information

• Publications Ontario
• GALLOP Portal
• Government of Ontario Newsroom

Directorates General

• Climate Action
• Energy
• Environment

Laws and Regulations

• Environment and Climate Change (Summary of Legislation)
• EUR-LEX including Consleg (Consolidated Legislation)
• Environmental and Climate Change Policy Portal
• A European Green Deal (Action Plan)

Publications and Sources of Information

• Publications
• EU News

Conferences, Meetings and Summits

• UN Conferences on the Environment and Sustainable Development (1972-2015)
• Sustainable Development Summit (2019)
• Cimate Action Summit (2019)

Goals, Agendas, Targets, Treaty Regimes

• Millennium Development Goals (2015)
• 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development  
• UN Framework Convention on Climate Change
• The Paris Agreement
• Multilateral Treaties Deposited with the Secretary-General (ch XXVII:The Environment)

Funds, Programmes and Subsidiary Bodies 

• Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
• United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
• United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
• United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)
• UN-HABITAT
• World Food Programme (WFP)

Publications and Sources of Information

• UN Digital Library (best for documents, speeches, resolutions, etc.)
• UN iLibrary (best for publications)
• UN News

• Government Information Guides
• Data & Statistics
• Omni Guide
• Citing Government Information
• Academic Integrity
• Ask & Services