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1868 Fisheries Act
The Fishers Act was given royal assent and was focused primarily on protecting fish stocks, fishing practices, and ensure the sustainability of fishing. The act introduced a variety of measures that attempted to create closed seasons, size limits, and restrictions on certain fishing gear to prevent overfishing and fish population decreases. -
1885 Banff National Park
Banff National Park is considered the oldest Canadian national park, located in Alberta, its purpose for creation was to preserve the area's natural ecosystems and hot springs while also promoting the conservation with tourism. -
1893 Algonquin Provincial Park
Algonquin Provincial Park is the first official provincial park in Canada and is quite infamous for the wilderness surrounding it. This park was developed to preserve the natural environment, provide spaces for public recreation, education about nature, and sustain logging practices. -
1909 Boundary Waters Treaty Signed
The Bounty Waters Treaty was primarily focused on establishing principals to manage and resolve the disputes over the quality of boundary waters between the United States and Canada. This developed further into the International Joint Commission (IJC) to enforce and regulate these laws for proper resource management. -
1911 National Parks Service
The Canadian National Park Service was considered the first national park service in the world and began as a cluster of Rocky Mountains. The significance of this system was developed to foster a large amount of tourism while also protecting the park conservation ideas. -
1916 Migratory Bird Convention Signed
The Migratory Bird Convention was developed between Canada and the United States and was signed in 1916 to protect migrating birds that were considered useful or harmless to humans. This convection protects the migrating birds, their eggs, and the nests they have developed. -
1930 Canada National Parks Act
The Canada National Parks Act was developed as legal framework for the creation and management of national parks across Canada. This act protects the natural landscapes and wildlife, and also providing the public with enjoyment to explore the natural areas without causing disruptions. -
1961 Canadian Wildlife Federation
The Canadian Wildlife Federation is a non-profit organization dedicated to conserving Canadian wildlife and natural habitats. This federation is trained to promote environmental education, research, and advocacy to protect and maintain the ecosystem they protect. -
1971 Greenpeace
Developed in Vancouver, Canada, Greenpeace is an international environmental organization that advocates environmental campaigns for climate change, deforestation, overfishing, and pollution. The mission of Greenpeace is to promote the sustainability of our ecosystems and protect the natural developments established. -
1985 Artic Waters Pollution Prevention Act
The Arctic Waters Pollution Prevention act aims to prevent any pollution in Arctic waters by extending Canadas jurisdiction 200 nautical miles from the coasts. This aims to prevent other countries including Canada itself from placing any pollution near the Artic coast to sustain the damaged ecosystem existing currently. -
1991 Canada-US Air Quality Agreement
The Canadian-US Air Quality Agreement is a bilateral agreement established with the intention to prevent transboundary air pollution that was causing problems between both countries. This agreement acts to reduce the overall pollutant emissions from sulfur dioxide and nitrogen dioxide, by cooperatively preventing air pollution from plaguing the countries. -
1993 Clayoquot Sound Blockade
Th Clayoquot Sound Blockade was an environmental protest in British Columbia that became one of the largest civil acts of disobedience in Canada where Indigenous Groups, environmentalists, and citizens combined to prevent logging practices in the Clayoquot Sound area. -
1993 Ontario Environmental Bill of Rights
The Ontario Environmental Bill of Rights was developed with the intention to provide citizens with the right to participate in the environmental decision process. This also provided all Canadian citizens with government files documenting environmental information, and legal remedies for environmental disputes. -
1997 Kyoto Protocol
The Kyoto Protocol is an international treaty developed with the intention to fight climate change by reducing the overall greenhouse gas emissions for industrialized countries, with the goal to migrate the impacts of climate change to and change atmospheric concentrations. -
1999 Canadian Environmental Protection Act
The Canadian Environmental Protection Act was developed as a precaution to meet the sustainability developments that the present generation requires, without compromising opportunities for the future generations to meet their required needs. This allows the future generations to have equal opportunities with the environment without compromising the opportunities of our current generation. -
2002 Species at Risk Act
The Species at Risk act was developed in Canada to use federal legislation for protecting the species currently under risk of extinction and their individual habitats. This provides assessment, protection, and recovery for a list of species classified as at risk. -
2006 Ontario Clean Water Act
The Ontario Clean Water Act provincial legislation protects drinkable water sources and ensures their long-term sustainability. This act protects the water protection planning, risk management, and the public participation to safeguard Ontario's water resources from contamination and overuse. -
2012 Canadian Environmental Assessment Act
The Canadian Environmental Assessment Act was developed to establish Canadian Environmental Assessment Agencies and revise environmental assessments for major development projects. This streamlined assessments, ensured environmental factors were considered, and enhanced transparency with public participation. -
2015 Paris Climate Change Agreement
Signed into by Canada, the United Nations Paris limited exchange Agreement attempts to reduce the overall pollutant emissions by limiting global warming to below 2 degrees Celsius. The overall goal is to limit the temperature increase per year to 1.5 degrees Celsius, but the countries involved must follow the framework this agreement establishes. -
2016 Great Bear Rainforest Agreement
Established in British Columbia, Canada, the Great Bear Rainforest Agreement takes a collaboration between indigenous groups, governments, and industry projects to protect the temperatures of the rainforest ecosystem. Some impositions include reduced logging with heavier restrictions, conservational financing, and consideration of indigenous land uses to protect the vast biodiversity and ecosystem present.