Cases mentioned

• Pembina Institute for Appropriate Development, et al v. Attorney General of Canada and Imperial Oil, 2008 FC 302
• Ecology Action, et al. v. Minister of Environment and Climate Change, 2020 FC 663
• Centre Québécois du droit de l’environnement c. Oléoduc Énergie Est Itée, 2014 QCCS 4398
• Strateco Resources Inc. v. Attorney General of Quebec, 2017 QCCS 2679
• Voters Taking Action on Climate Change v. British Columbia (Energy and Mines), 2015 BCSC 471

For more country specific context and relevant national climate change law see: https://climate-laws.org/geographies/canada

This country report has been produced by Mara Wendebourg, C2LI Research Assistant, Catherine Hall, C2LI Senior Research Assistant and Amelia Burnette, C2LI Legal Analyst. This summary is based on Catherine Choquette, Dustin Klaudt and Laura Shay, “Canadian Legal Options Available for Individuals to Seeking Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation: Full of Promise or Just Hot Air?” in F. Sindico and M. Moise Mbengue, Comparative Climate Change Litigation: Beyond the Usual Suspects, Springer, 2021.