Minister of Environment and Climate Change

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The Minister of Environment and Climate Change is the Canadian federal cabinet member responsible for national environmental policy, climate change strategy, and oversight of environmental protection and conservation efforts.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Canadian federal cabinet position ⓘ
advises Government of Canada on climate change policy ⓘ
Prime Minister of Canada on environmental issues ⓘ
appointedBy Prime Minister of Canada ⓘ
canPropose federal climate change legislation ⓘ
federal environmental legislation ⓘ
collaboratesWith Indigenous governments and organizations on environmental issues ⓘ
Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard ⓘ
Minister of Natural Resources (Canada) ⓘ
provincial and territorial environment ministers in Canada ⓘ
country Canada ⓘ
createdFor coordination of Canada’s climate change response ⓘ
management of federal environmental responsibilities ⓘ
hasJurisdictionOver federal climate change regulations ⓘ
federal environmental enforcement activities ⓘ
federal environmental regulations ⓘ
heads Environment portfolio in the Government of Canada ⓘ
language English ⓘ
French ⓘ
memberOf Queen’s Privy Council for Canada ⓘ
oversees Environment and Climate Change Canada ⓘ
Impact Assessment Agency of Canada (policy direction, shared responsibility) ⓘ
Parks Canada Agency (policy direction, shared responsibility) ⓘ
linked to: Parks Canada
partOf Cabinet of Canada ⓘ
predecessorOffice Minister of the Environment (Canada) ⓘ
reportsTo Parliament of Canada ⓘ
represents Canada in United Nations climate change conferences ⓘ
Canada in international environmental forums ⓘ
responsibleFor Canada’s international climate change negotiations ⓘ
conservation efforts at the federal level in Canada ⓘ
environmental protection at the federal level in Canada ⓘ
federal climate change strategy in Canada ⓘ
federal policies on adaptation to climate change ⓘ
federal policies on air quality ⓘ
federal policies on biodiversity conservation ⓘ
federal policies on environmental assessments ⓘ
federal policies on greenhouse gas emissions reduction ⓘ
federal policies on protected areas and national wildlife areas ⓘ
federal policies on toxic substances management ⓘ
federal policies on water quality ⓘ
federal policies on wildlife protection ⓘ
implementation of federal climate change legislation ⓘ
implementation of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act ⓘ
national environmental policy in Canada ⓘ
seat House of Commons of Canada (normally held by a Member of Parliament) ⓘ
titleIncludes Climate Change ⓘ
Environment ⓘ

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Environment and Climate Change Canada → headedBy → Minister of Environment and Climate Change ⓘ
Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada → reportsTo → Minister of Environment and Climate Change (Canada) ⓘ
linked to: Minister of Environment and Climate Change
Lucien Bouchard → positionHeld → Minister of the Environment (Canada) ⓘ
linked to: Minister of Environment and Climate Change
Stéphane Dion → positionHeld → Minister of the Environment (Canada) ⓘ
linked to: Minister of Environment and Climate Change
Minister of Environment and Climate Change → predecessorOffice → Minister of the Environment (Canada) ⓘ
linked to: Minister of Environment and Climate Change