GATINEAU, QC, March 17, 2022/CNW Telbec/ – Canadians are committed to a clean and safe environment. The Environmental Damages Fund, (EDF), helps ensure that environmental good follows from harm. It uses fines for environmental infractions as a way to support projects that restore and conserve nature and wildlife habitats.
The Honourable StevenGuilbeault today announced that EDF funding applications are now being accepted by the department. More than $8The country has.3million available to help eligible beneficiaries carry out projects that improve the quality of life. Canada’s natural environment.
Distribution of funding is determined by the geographic area in which environmental convictions have resulted into fines and penalties being directed at the EDF.
- British Columbia:$1,181,079
- AlbertaBritish Columbia:$1,925,000.
- Alberta:$1,964,328
- Manitoba:$76,100
- Nunavut:$219,051
- Ontario: $785,436
- Quebec: $1,950,302
- NewfoundlandAnd Labrador: $165,159
- New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, or NewfoundlandAnd Labrador: $44,874
To be eligible to receive funding, projects must demonstrate measurable results that clearly align with one or more of the following four project categories: education, awareness, research and/or environmental quality improvement. Non-governmental organizations, universities, academic institutions, Indigenous organisations, and provincial, territory, and municipal governments are eligible to apply for funding. Applications will accepted through the Grants and Contributions Enterprise Management System until April 20, 2022.
Quotes
“With this fund we are taking funding away from the bad actors in the environment and supporting the good actors who help to restore the environment and preserve wildlife. These projects can be supported using court-ordered sanctions paid by those who have violated. Canada’sEnvironmental laws make intuitive sense. I look forward to seeing the great work that will come from the Environmental Damages Fund projects throughout the country.
Minister of Environment and Climate Change: The Honourable Steven Guilbeault
Quick facts
- The Environmental Damages Fund was created in 1995. It is a Government of CanadaEnvironment and Climate Change Canada will manage the account for a particular purpose. The EDF is an innovative and effective way to direct funds from fines, court orders and voluntary payments to prioritize projects that will benefit. Canada’s natural environment.
- The EDF is subject to fines and penalties under fourteen federal legislative provisions, including the Fisheries Act, subsection 4(6); Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999; and 1994 Migratory Birds Convention Act. Five federal statutes have discretionary clauses which can be used to direct fines or penalties to the EDF. Fisheries ActSee subsection 79.2 (f).
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Contact Kaitlin power, Press Secretary, Office for the Minister of Environment and Climate Change at 819-230-1557 for more information. [email protected]Media Relations, Environment and Climate Change Canada, 867-938-3338, or 1-844-836-799 (toll free), [email protected]