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Federal Environmental Racism Legislation Update For First Nations

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A great many First Nations, Métis and Inuit are the victims of environmental racism.

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A great many First Nations, Métis and Inuit are the victims of environmental racism. There is a legacy of industrial contamination that has been permitted to impact Indigenous communities and other marginalized communities in more severe ways than most settler Canadians. Many such communities are in need of support to remediate lands and waters and compensation is needed. Many others are still experiencing the effects of discriminatory government and industrial decisions that create ongoing contamination issues.

There have been recent legislative changes that are intended to provide progress on these issues. The National Strategy Respecting Environmental Racism and Environmental Justice Act (Environmental Racism Act) became federal law in June of 2024. Along with these legal changes, there were similar changes to the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 (The National Strategy Respecting Environmental Racism and Environmental Justice Act (CEPA) to recognize

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Federal Environmental Racism Legislation Update For First Nations

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