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Any Canadian resident can submit a petition on environmental matters related to sustainable development that fall within the scope of the federal government’s responsibilities.
Federal organizations
Federal responsibilities
Your petition must raise a question or concern about environmental issues related to sustainable development that fall within the scope of the federal government’s responsibilities.
The following federal organizations are required to respond to environmental petitions:
- The organizations listed in Schedule I, sections 2 and 11 of the Financial Administration Act,
- The organizations listed in Schedule I.1, sections 2 and 3 of the Financial Administration Act,
- The organizations listed in Schedule II, section 2 of the Financial Administration Act,
- The National Capital Commission, and
- Jacques-Cartier and Champlain Bridges IncorporatedInc.
Federal organizations not listed above have the option of responding to petitions.
- A - Government of Canada departments and agencies starting with the letter A
- C - Government of Canada departments and agencies starting with the letter C
- E - Government of Canada departments and agencies starting with the letter E
- F - Government of Canada departments and agencies starting with the letter F
- G - Government of Canada departments and agencies starting with the letter G
- H - Government of Canada departments and agencies starting with the letter H
- I - Government of Canada departments and agencies starting with the letter I
- J - Government of Canada departments and agencies starting with the letter J
- L - Government of Canada departments and agencies starting with the letter L
- N - Government of Canada departments and agencies starting with the letter N
- P - Government of Canada departments and agencies starting with the letter P
- R - Government of Canada departments and agencies starting with the letter R
- S - Government of Canada departments and agencies starting with the letter S
- T - Government of Canada departments and agencies starting with the letter T
- V - Government of Canada departments and agencies starting with the letter V
- W - Government of Canada departments and agencies starting with the letter W
A
Accessibility Standards Canada
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency
C
Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions
Canada Emission Reduction Incentives Agency
Canada School of Public Service
Canadian Food Inspection Agency
Canadian Human Rights Commission
Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency
Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission
Correctional Investigator Canada
Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada
E
Employment and Social Development Canada
Environment and Climate Change Canada
F
Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario
Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario
G
H
I
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada
Impact Assessment Agency of Canada
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada
J
Jacques-Cartier and Champlain Bridges IncorporatedInc.
L
N
National Research Council Canada
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada
P
Pacific Economic Development Canada
Prairies Economic Development Canada
Public Health Agency of Canada
Public Prosecution Service of Canada
Public Service Commission of Canada
Public Services and Procurement Canada
R
Registrar of the Supreme Court of Canada
S
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada
T
Transportation Safety Board of Canada
Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat
V
W
Women and Gender Equality Canada
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