Reading Time: 4 minutes Disponible en français. To be profitable, energy resources must be transported economically under favourable market conditions. Factors like the war in Ukraine, general political tensions in Eastern Europe and recent shifts in the trade dynamics of Canada’s oil sector all… Read More ›
Environment and Natural Resources
The Arctic Council: The Involvement of Indigenous Peoples
Reading Time: 5 minutes Disponible en français. In 2022, the Arctic Council was once again nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize. The nomination may reflect international recognition of the Arctic Council’s goals of working cooperatively and within a framework of consensus-based decision making. The… Read More ›
Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage
Reading Time: 6 minutes Disponible en français. As the main greenhouse gas emitted due to human activities, carbon dioxide (CO2) is one of the primary contributors to climate change. Capturing some of this gas and keeping it out of the atmosphere is one approach… Read More ›
Executive Summary – Canada’s Aquaculture Industry
Reading Time: < 1 minute Disponible en français. Aquaculture production has seen important increases over the past 35 years, both in Canada and worldwide. British Columbia leads Canada’s finfish production (principally salmon), while Prince Edward Island leads the country’s shellfish production. In 2019, 187,026 tonnes… Read More ›
Executive Summary – The Arctic: Environmental Issues
Reading Time: < 1 minute Disponible en français. Climate change, changes in biological diversity, and the accumulation of toxic substances are three main interrelated issues affecting the rapidly shifting Arctic environment. While these issues, with climate change as a dominant driver, are largely the result of human activities in distant southern regions, they have serious cultural, socio‑economic and health impacts on residents… Read More ›
Statistics For Canada’s 2018 Commercial Fisheries
Reading Time: 5 minutes (Disponible en français : Statistiques de 2018 sur les pêches commerciales au Canada) In 2018, commercial fisheries, including sea and freshwater fisheries, contributed more than $3.7 billion to Canada’s economy and employed 45,907 people. Fish and seafood processors, which include… Read More ›
Executive Summary – Nuclear Energy and Radioactive Waste Management in Canada
Reading Time: 2 minutes (Disponible en français : Résumé – L’énergie nucléaire et la gestion des déchets radioactifs au Canada) Nuclear energy is used by about 30 countries around the world, including Canada, and provides just over 10% of the world’s electricity. However, producing… Read More ›
Executive Summary – Global Marine Plastic Pollution: Sources, Solutions and Canada’s Role
Reading Time: 2 minutes (Disponible en français : Résumé – La pollution plastique des océans dans le monde : les sources, les solutions et le rôle du Canada) Plastics have become ubiquitous throughout the global economy and in our daily lives as a result… Read More ›
Ghost Fishing Gear: A Major Source of Marine Plastic Pollution
Reading Time: 5 minutes (Disponible en français : Engins de pêche fantômes : une source majeure de pollution marine par le plastique) Plastic pollution in marine environments is a global problem of increasing concern. Commercial fishing activities represent one of the main sources of ocean-based… Read More ›
Supreme Court of Canada: Environmental Obligations First, Creditors Second
Reading Time: 5 minutes (Disponible en français : Les obligations environnementales avant les créanciers, dit la Cour suprême du Canada) In a decision handed down on 31 January 2019 in Orphan Well Association v. Grant Thornton Ltd., the Supreme Court of Canada (the Court)… Read More ›