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The Department of the Environment, also referred to as Environment Canada, is the department of the government of Canada with responsibility for coordinating environmental policies and programs as well as preserving and enhancing the natural environment and conservation of wildlife. Environment Canada is the lead department within the federal government when it comes to cleaning up hazardous waste and oil spills. The department is also responsible for meteorology. The word department has a number of meanings: It can mean an administrative sector of the government. ... Volunteers cleaning up the aftermath of the Prestige oil spill An oil spill is the leaking of oil (generally, petroleum) into the natural environment, usually the ocean. ... Satellite image of Hurricane Hugo Meteorology is the scientific study of the atmosphere that focuses on weather processes and forecasting. ...
Division
The DofE is divided into geographic regions:
National
Ontario
Quebec
BC and Yukon
Nunavut, NWT and Prairies
Altantic
The department has several organizations which carry out specific tasks:
The Meteorological Service of Canada (MSC) is a Canadian government agency which provides meteorological information. ... Weatherman redirects here. ... The Canadian Wildlife Service or CWS (French: Service canadien de la faune, SCF) is an agency of the Government of Canada, administered by the Department of the Environment, also known as Environment Canada. ... Parks Canada is a Canadian government agency whose purpose is to protect and present nationally significant examples of Canadas natural and cultural heritage and foster public understanding, appreciation and enjoyment in ways that ensure their ecological and commemorative integrity for present and future generations. ... The Canadian National Parks system encompasses over forty protected areas, including National Parks, National Park Reserves and National Marine Conservation Areas. ...
Related Legislation
Canada Water Act
Canada Wildlife Act
Canadian Environmental Protection Act (1999)
Department of the Environment Act
Environment Week Act, Canadian
International River Improvements Act
Lac Seul Conservation Act
Lake of the Woods Control Board Act
Manganese-Based Fuel Additives Act
Migratory Birds Convention Act
National Wildlife Week Act
Species at Risk Act (2002)
Weather Modification Information Act
Wild Animal and Plant Protection and Regulation of International and Inter-provincial Trade Act
The Department has stated that its primary goal is to "identify specific areas where the tax system may be acting as an impediment to the attainment of sustainable development" (Exhibit 3.2).
The Department's ability to report in greater detail about analysis planned or conducted with respect to specific tax changes is restricted by the confidentiality concerns referenced in the Department's response to recommendation 3.60.
For example, five of the six departments and agencies we audited cannot demonstrate that they are meeting their commitments to divert office waste, and the government cannot demonstrate that it met its target to reduce waste generated by 50 percent by 2000.
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