Cases mentioned
- Friends of the Earth v. Canada (FOE), 2008 FC 1183, affirmed by Friends of the Earth v. Canada (Environment), 2009 FCA 297, and the Supreme Court of Canada 2010
- Turp v. Canada, 2012 FC 893
- Greenpeace Canada v. Minister of the Environment, Conservation, and Parks; Lieutenant Governor in Council 2019 ONSC 5629
- La Rose v. Her Majesty the Queen, 2015 NBCA 26
- Lho’imggin et al. v. Her Majesty the Queen, 020 FC 1059
- Mathur, et al. v. Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Ontario, 2020 ONSC 6918
- ENVironnement JEUnesse v. Canada
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.