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.