Online Consultations:
To view current online consultations from the federal government, please visit the Consulting with Canadians website.

Consultations Resources:

Guide to the Federal Regulatory Development Process

Guidelines for Effective Regulatory Consultations

Challenges of Public Consultation

Public Consultations

RCEN supports and strengthens the participation of environmental non-government organizations (ENGO) in public consultations with Environment Canada and other federal departments and agencies.

We are favoured for our delegate selection process because it is transparent, bilingual, and supported by the environmental community for its unparalleled and effective voice for reaching policy makers.

RCEN members are encouraged to apply to participate in the public consultations, working groups, committees, workshops and national and international conferences listed below.

• Open Calls for Delegates
• Consultations in Progress
• Calls for Comments/Nomination/Participation
• Closed Consultations

Open Calls for Delegates

• ENGO International Year of Biodiversity Champions
  Deadline: March 17, 2010
• Researcher-Writer and Editor for an ENGO Paper on the CBD Strategic Plan
  Deadline: March 12, 2010
• Parks Canada’s National Assessment of Mountain Biking
  Deadline: March 8, 2010
• ENGO Reviewers for Mine Environment Neutral Drainage (MEND) Steering Committee Reports and Research Papers
  Deadline: December 23, 2009
• ENGO participation in Consultations on Proposed Amendments to the Metal Mining Effluent Regulations
  Date: May 2008 - ongoing

Consultations In Progress

Agriculture | Atmosphere/Energy | Biodiversity | Environmental Assessment | Forest | Health | International | Mining | RCEN | SSTs
Toxics | Water | Youth

Agriculture

• No Agriculture consultations currently in progress.

Atmosphere/Energy

• Renewal of the Federal Agenda for the Reduction of VOCs from Consumer and Commercial Products
  Date: March 3-4, 2010
• Industrial Emissions Requirements Sectoral Sub-Group Consultations
  Date: Fall 2009
• Multi-Stakeholder Discussion Group on Greenhouse Gases (GHGs) and Air Pollution
  Date: Fall 2007

Biodiversity

• ENGO Participation in International Day of Biodiversity Activities
  Date: March-June 2010
• ENGO Contributor to International Year of Biodiversity Information Kit
  Date: February-March 2010

Environmental Planning and Assessment

• No EPA consultations currently in progress.

Forest

• No Forest consultations currently in progress.
  

Health

• ENGO Participation in the Food Regulatory Advisory Committee
  Date: May 2010

International

• ENGO and Youth Delegates to the UN Commission on Sustainable Development
  Date: May 3-14, 2010
• Researcher-Writer and Editor for a Commission on Sustainable Development ENGO Priorities Paper
  Date: February 2010

Mining

• Mining Sector Performance Review Advisory Committee
  Date: September 2009 - March 2010
• ENGO participation in Consultations on Proposed Amendments to the Metal Mining Effluent Regulations
  Date: May 2008 - ongoing
• Mine Environment Neutral Drainage Steering Committee – ENGO Member
  Date: April 2009 - April 2011
• National Orphaned/Abandoned Mines Advisory Committee – ENGO Member
  Date: April 2009 - April 2011
• ENGO participation in the Information Session on Proposed Amendments to the Metal Mining Effluent Regulations
  Date: January 2008
• Environmental Code of Practice for Metal Mining Consultation
  Date: Ongoing 2008
• Mine environment neutral drainage (MEND) steering committee
  Date: Ongoing (2005-2006)

RCEN

• No RCEN consultations currently in progress.

SSTs

• ENGO Participation to the Energy Sector Sustainability Table (ESST)
  Date: Ongoing (2007)
• Forest Sector Sustainability Table (FSST) Water Working Group
  Date: Ongoing
• ENGO participation at the Forest Sector Sustainability Tables (FSSTs)
  Date: March 23, 2007
• Mining Sector Sustainability Tables (SSTs) - ENGO participation
  Date: Ongoing (2005-2007)

Toxics

• Consultation on Pollution Prevention Planning Notice in respect to Toluene Diisocyanates (TDI)
  Date: March 22, 2010
• Environment Canada Workshop on Canada’s Engagement in the UNEP Global Mercury Partnership
  Date: February 8, 2010
• Methyl Bromide Critical Use Advisory Committee
  Date: October 14, 2009
• Stockholm Convention COP4 – ENGO position on Canadian Delegation
  Date: May 4-8, 2009
• Chemicals Management Plan Stakeholder Advisory Council
  Date: Ongoing 2007-2010
• NGO Advisory Committee to the RCEN-ED Chemicals Management Plan NGO Capacity Building project
  Date: Ongoing 2007-2010
• Technical Expert Group for the Screening Assessment of Living Organisms listed on the Domestic Substances List
  Date: Ongoing 2007-2009
• Pest Management Advisory Council (PMAC)
  Date: Ongoing 2007-2009
• EAWG on Substances in Products Regulated under Health Canada’s Foods and Drugs Act
  Date: Ongoing 2006-2009
• National Pollutant Release Inventory (NPRI) Consultations
  Date: Ongoing 2006-2009
• CEPA Review Public Workshops
  Date: Ongoing (2005)

Water

• ENGO-DFO National Fish Habitat Coordinating Committee
  Date: 2006 - Ongoing

Youth

• No Youth consultations currently in progress.