Environment Canada (EC) (French: Environnement Canada)

Environment Canada (EC) (French: Environnement Canada)

Environment Canada (EC) (in French: Environment Canada), legally constituted as the Ministry of Environment, Ministry of the Environment Act (RSC 1985, c. E-10) is the government department in Canada responsibility for coordinating environmental policies and programs and the preservation and improvement of the environment and renewable natural resources. (A) the preservation and improvement of the quality of the natural environment, including water quality, air and soil, (b) of renewable resources, including migratory birds and other flora and fauna, (c) water (d) meteorology, (e) the application of the rules or regulations adopted by the International Joint Commission, and (f) coordination of government policies and programs in Canada on preserving and improving the quality of the natural environment . Its headquarters are located in the Department Les Terrasses de la Chaudière, Gatineau, Quebec.

Under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act (RS, 1999, C. 33), Environment Canada has become the lead department to ensure the cleanliness of the Federal hazardous waste and oil spills for which the government is responsible, and provide technical assistance to other jurisdictions in the private sector, if necessary. Department is also responsible for international environmental issues (eg, Canada and the U.S. air problems).