Bill C-226 (Historical)

National Strategy Respecting Environmental Racism and Environmental Justice Act

An Act respecting the development of a national strategy to assess, prevent and address environmental racism and to advance environmental justice

This bill is from the 44th Parliament, 1st session, which ended in January 2025.

Sponsor

Elizabeth May Green

Introduced as a private member’s bill.

Status

This bill has received Royal Assent and is now law.

Summary

This is from the published bill.

This enactment requires the Minister of the Environment, in consultation or cooperation with any interested persons, bodies, organizations or communities, to develop a national strategy to promote efforts across Canada to address the harm caused by environmental racism. It also provides for reporting requirements in relation to the strategy.

Similar bills

C-230 (43rd Parliament, 2nd session) National Strategy to Redress Environmental Racism Act

C-230 (43rd Parliament, 1st session) National Strategy to Redress Environmental Racism Act

Elsewhere

All sorts of information on this bill is available at LEGISinfo, an excellent resource from Parliament. You can also read the full text of the bill.

Bill numbers are reused for different bills each new session. Perhaps you were looking for one of these other C-226s:

C-226 (2020) An Act to amend the Canadian Multiculturalism Act (non-application in Quebec)

C-226 (2016) Impaired Driving Act

C-226 (2013) An Act to change the name of the electoral district of New Westminster — Coquitlam

Votes

March 29, 2023 Passed 3rd reading and adoption of Bill C-226, An Act respecting the development of a national strategy to assess, prevent and address environmental racism and to advance environmental justice

Feb. 8, 2023 Passed Concurrence at report stage of Bill C-226, An Act respecting the development of a national strategy to assess, prevent and address environmental racism and to advance environmental justice

June 22, 2022 Passed 2nd reading of Bill C-226, An Act respecting the development of a national strategy to assess, prevent and address environmental racism and to advance environmental justice

Environment and Sustainable Development Committee, on Nov. 1, 2022

Jane E. McArthur, Director, Toxics Program, Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment
Lenore Zann, As an Individual
Ellis Ross, Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Skeena, As an Individual
Ellen Gabriel, Onkwehón:we Rights Activist, As an Individual

Environment and Sustainable Development Committee, on Nov. 4, 2022

Laura Farquharson, Director General, Legislative and Regulatory Affairs, Environmental Protection Branch, Department of the Environment