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CEC Council votes for the development of a factual record concerning the Alberta Tailing Ponds II submission

Montreal, 22 August 2018—The Council of the Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC) unanimously voted, in Council Resolution 18-01, to instruct the Secretariat of the CEC to develop a factual record with regard to Submission SEM-17-001 (Alberta Tailings Ponds II). The Submission asserted that Canada is failing to effectively enforce subsection 36(3) of the federal Fisheries Act in relation to alleged...

August 22, 2018

Join thousands of citizen scientists on the 2018 International Monarch Monitoring Blitz to save the monarch butterfly

Montreal, 24 July 2018—From July 28 to August 5, 2018, citizens from Canada, Mexico and the United States are invited to join the second International Monarch Monitoring Blitz (the Blitz) to help identify the monarch butterfly's breeding sites that are essential to its survival. The majestic monarch butterfly, a flagship North American pollinator and symbol of international cooperation, is on...

July 24, 2018

CEC Council Statement – 2018

Twenty-Fifth Regular Session of the CEC Council Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States, 27 June 2018— For the past twenty-four years, the governments of Canada, Mexico and the United States, in collaboration with civil society across North America, have worked together through the Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC) to address key environmental issues linked to trade among our three countries. We...

June 27, 2018

INVITATION: Join our live webcasts on 26-27 June from the CEC Council Session

Montreal, 21 June 2018—Join the live webcasts from the 25th Regular Session of the Council of the Commission for Environmental Cooperation and the public forum of our Joint Public Advisory Committee (JPAC). Where: www.cec.org/webcast When: Tuesday, 26 June, beginning at 10 a.m. CDT Wednesday, 27 June, beginning at 2:30 pm CDT On the afternoon of June 27, the public session...

June 22, 2018

Collage banner for the CEC Council Session 2018

Winners of the 2018 CEC Youth Innovation Challenge Announced

Selected from over 200 participants, the winners will present their groundbreaking ideas to CEC Council and receive C$5,000 in seed funding Montreal, 31 May 2018—The Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC) is pleased to announce the winners of the second Youth Innovation Challenge: Lauren Smith and Nicole Balliston, Canada: Stop eating your dirty laundry - Our solution to microplastic pollution César...

May 31, 2018

REGISTER NOW: Join our public forum on advancing environmental cooperation in North America

Participate in high-level trilateral discussions with JPAC members and experts Montreal, 24 May 2018—On 26 June, the Commission for Environmental Cooperation’s (CEC) Joint Public Advisory Committee (JPAC) will host a public meeting in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States, to discuss opportunities for expanding private sector engagement in CEC work and future areas of environmental cooperation across North America. Register to...

May 24, 2018