World Wildlife Fund Canada / Le fonds mondial pour la nature
Registration:
58
of
81
(2020-02-16
to
2020-04-15)
Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
- Communicated with respect to modernization of the Fisheries Act to restore key protections for species and habitat in freshwater and ocean environments
- In respect of measures that should be taken to protect the Southern Resident Killer Whales after government's finding of imminent threat to the population
- In support of the addition of the 25 wild and free-flowing rivers, and Canadian Heritage Rivers, to the Schedule of the new Canadian Navigable Waters Act, to better protect important species habitat
- Offshore Pacific Advisory Committee meeting in respect of the Area of Interest announced for consideration under the Oceans Act as a Marine Protected Area
- The federal budget, in respect of the Green Budget Coalition's recommendations for prioritized government actions that would promote environmental sustainability
Policies or Program
- Communicated in respect of Canadian Atlantic Herring allowable catch and rebuilding healthy stocks
- Communicated in respect of priorities for conservation in the marine regions of the Canadian Arctic
- Communicated in respect of tools that could be used to better consider freshwater health when making decisions around the future of energy in Canada
- Communicated with respect to marine protected areas network planning and candidate sites in the Maritimes, Gulf and Newfoundland and Labrador regions
- Creation of a policy and national action plan to reduce greenhouse gas and black carbon emissions from ships
- Development of a national speed reduction policy for maritime shipping to reduce marine mammals strikes, pollution and underwater noise.
- Encouraged political parties to collaborate in the development of programs that will protect species populations, address climate change in a manner that helps workers and their families transition to a low-carbon economy, address environmental problems associated with single use plastics; and to ensure the protection of Indigenous and treaty rights.
- In respect of Canada's ambition for an international legally binding agreement on the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity in areas beyond national jurisdiction.
- In respect of plastic litter and microplastics in our oceans which directly affect marine life and ecosystems
- In respect of prioritizing plans for rebuilding and managing Atlantic mackerel stocks, and ensuring decisions take scientific advice into account and address undeclared catch
- In respect of recommendations to improve Canada's monitoring and analysis of freshwater health
- In respect of the Canada-Ontario Agreement on Water Quality and Ecosystem Health of the Great Lakes, and the protection and good management of Great Lakes ecosystems.
- In respect of winter best management practices that aid in the reduction of chlorides and other land-based pollutants entering freshwater ecosystems of the Great Lakes – St Lawrence Basin
- Marine Refuges, in relation to making improvements to existing marine refuges in the Gulf Region in order to align management with guidance set out by the Convention on Biological Diversity.
- Oceans Protection Plan, in respect of federal initiatives to study and protect coastal marine ecosystems from the cumulative effects of marine shipping; gather baseline data for priority ocean areas; and improve prevention and response to marine pollution incidents
- Offshore oil and gas leases, with regards to allowing Calls for Nominations to occur within marine refuges
- Species at Risk, in regard to the Action Plan to support the recovery of Leatherback Turtles.
Regulation
- Communicated in respect of the Canada Wildlife Act and regulation of fisheries within the proposed Scott Islands marine National Wildlife Area
- Communicated with respect to prohibiting oil and gas operations in marine protected areas
- Communicated with respect to the Arctic Water Pollution Prevention Act and the Arctic Shipping Pollution Prevention Regulations in respect of an amendment to Section 4 that will regulate discharge of grey water waste in arctic waters.
- Creation of a regulation at the International Maritime Organization that would ban the use of Heavy Fuel Oil due to potential detrimental impact on the marine environment
- Species at Risk Act, in respect of classifying the porbeagle shark as Endangered on the List of Wildlife Species at Risk