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CEC delivers final factual record for the Ex Hacienda El Hospital submissions

Montreal, 18 February 2014—On 12 February, the Secretariat of the Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC) submitted to the CEC Council a final factual record on consolidated submissions SEM-06-003 (Ex Hacienda El Hospital II) and SEM-06-004 (Ex Hacienda El Hospital III), filed respectively with the Secretariat on 17 July 2006 and on 22 September 2006. The Secretariat included as appropriate in...

February 18, 2014

North American public calls on governments to reaffirm their commitment to the environment after 20 years of NAFTA

Joint Public Advisory Committee (JPAC) of the Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC) sends 20th anniversary advice to Canada, Mexico and the US Montreal, 20 December 2013—Calling for a revival of political will, a new mission and better public participation, today JPAC is requesting that North America’s three environment ministers, the CEC Council, reexamine the role and importance of the CEC,...

December 20, 2013

Why isn’t every new or renovated building in North America green?

CEC releases series of in-depth analyses of three pillars of green building construction Montreal, 17 December 2013—North America's energy and climate goals will not be met without private financial backing, supportive policies from governments and qualified professionals. A series of reports released today by experts at the Commission for Environmental Cooperation seek to unravel challenges and best practices in these...

December 17, 2013

CEC Secretariat requests a response from Canada to the Alberta Tailings Ponds submission

Montreal, 17 August 2017—Yesterday, the Secretariat of the Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC) issued a determination requesting a response from Canada to SEM-17-001 (Alberta Tailings Ponds II), a submission from two nongovernmental organizations and one individual (the Submitters). The Submitters assert that Canada is failing to effectively enforce subsection 36(3) of its Fisheries Act by allowing leakage from tailings ponds associated with northern Alberta...

December 12, 2013

CEC Secretariat terminates Iona Wastewater Treatment submission

Montreal, 11 December 2013—The Secretariat of the Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC) has terminated the process for the SEM-10-003 (Iona Wastewater Treatment) submission, which alleged a failure to effectively enforce subsection 36(3) of the federal Fisheries Act, in respect of sewage discharges from the Iona Island Wastewater Treatment Plant in British Columbia. Articles 14 and 15 of the North American Agreement...

December 11, 2013

CEC recommends investigation of Sumidero Canyon II submission and delivers factual record for Environmental Pollution in Hermosillo II submission

Montreal, 27 November 2013—The Secretariat of the Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC) has concluded—following a thorough review of the documentation received—that there are central issues warranting a factual investigation relating to the effective enforcement of the environmental law in connection with the alleged irregular operation of a quarry and the protection of the Sumidero Canyon National Park in Chiapas, Mexico....

November 27, 2013