Join the McGill Bieler School of Environment (BSE) and the Joint Public Advisory Committee (JPAC) of the Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC), for an online Open Session, organized in collaboration with the Traditional Ecological Knowledge Expert Group (TEKEG), on supporting Indigenous-owned businesses and sustainable trade across North America! Hosted as part of the private Roundtable on Sustainable Trade in North America: Indigenous Perspectives, this session—open to...
March 17, 2025
This initiative is a collaboration between the CEC and the Governments of Canada, Mexico and the United States, along with their respective mapping agencies, to monitor land cover, the physical surface of the Earth, and its changes over time. Open Data Day is a global celebration that promotes awareness and use of open and publicly accessible data for everyone. Join...
March 4, 2025
This meeting will bring together representatives of the national PRTR programs—and from other government agencies, nongovernmental organizations, industry, academia, and the public—to exchange information and ideas about pollution reporting, sustainable industry, and access to environmental information across North America. Participants will have the opportunity to learn from and exchange with PRTR program representatives about activities and progress relative to reporting...
February 13, 2025
Effective public participation is a cornerstone of the CEC’s mission. This new position reflects the institutional importance the CEC places on ensuring that the voices of the public, communities and our partners are meaningfully integrated into our programs and initiatives. It also acknowledges the importance of community engagement as well as the vital role of Indigenous Knowledge and perspectives in advancing...
February 6, 2025
Tiohtià:ke (Montreal), 22 January 2025—The members of the Council of the Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC), in Council Resolution 25-01 unanimously decided to instruct the CEC Secretariat to develop a factual record regarding submission SEM-21-003 (North Atlantic right whale). The submission asserts that the United States is failing to effectively enforce the Endangered Species Act, Marine Mammal Protection Act, and National Environmental Policy Act...
January 22, 2025
Tiohtià:ke (Montreal), 15 January 2025 — The Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC) is pleased to announce that Anne-Raphaëlle Audouin, Chief Executive Officer of the Inuit-owned Nukik Corporation in Nunavut, Canada, has been named the new Chair of the CEC’s Joint Public Advisory Committee (JPAC) for 2025. Anne-Raphaëlle Audouin is a seasoned executive with over 15 years of proven leadership in the natural resources...
January 15, 2025
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Georgina O’Farrill
Head, Communications, Outreach and Engagement
