Minister of Environment and Climate Change Departmental Overview

Minister of Environment

and Climate Change

Departmental Overview

For internal use only

Proactive Disclosure

The Access to Information Act

The Access to Information Act lays out proactive disclosure and publication requirements for Ministers¡¯ offices to follow.

The relevant provisions of the Act are that:

? Ministers proactively disclose briefing materials upon assuming office (within 120 calendar days of appointment).

? Ministers proactively disclose the titles and tracking numbers of memoranda (briefing notes) prepared for the Minister

within 30 days of their receipt by a Minister¡¯s office.

? Question Period notes, as prepared by a government institution for the Minister are proactively disclosed within 30

calendar days following last sitting day in June and December.

? Briefing materials for parliamentary appearances by the Minister be proactively disclosed within 120 calendar days

after their appearance.

Proactive publication does not require the release of information that would normally be withheld in response to an

access to information request.

Proactive Disclosure

The proactive disclosure and publication requirements will affect all the contents of this transition document. In the past,

the Department has published transition material on the Environment and Climate Change Canada website to make it

available to the public.

Departmental

Overview

Welcome to ECCC

Legislative Mandate

and Authority

Corporate Functions

Overview

Federal, Provincial and

Territorial Engagement

Indigenous

Engagement

International

Engagement

Non-Governmental and

National Industry

Organizations

Acronyms

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Welcome to ECCC

Introduction..................................................................................................5

Finances..................................................................................................... 27

Organizational Chart.................................................................................6

Partnerships.............................................................................................. 28

Senior Leadership......................................................................................7

Mandate and Authority..........................................................................29

Workforce...................................................................................................26

Core Responsibilities.............................................................................. 30

Environment and Climate Change Canada

Welcome to ECCC

Home

Introduction

Portfolio Overview

The Minister of Environment and Climate Change¡¯s Environment Portfolio consists of the Department of Environment and

Climate Change Canada (ECCC) and two agencies:

? Parks Canada Agency, responsible for national parks, historic sites, and national marine conservation areas; and

? Impact Assessment Agency of Canada, responsible for impact assessments and coordinating Crown Indigenous

consultation for potential major projects.

Raison D¡¯?tre

ECCC is the lead federal department for strategic action on a wide range of environmental matters including:

? Taking action on clean growth and climate change

? Preventing and managing pollution

? Conserving nature

? Predicting weather and environmental conditions

The Department¡¯s program focus reflects the interdependence of environmental sustainability and economic well-being.

The Department¡¯s mandate is carried out through engagements with its strategic partners including provinces, territories,

and Indigenous peoples, monitoring, science-based research, policy and through regulatory development and the

enforcement of environmental laws and regulations.

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