Proposed Amendments To Canada's Greenwashing Rules

Bill C-15 - An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on November 4, 2025 (Bill) was introduced for first reading in the House of Commons on November 18, 2025. The Bill follows the federal government's 2025 Budget, which proposed significant amendments to Canada's greenwashing provisions under the Competition Act.

The Bill proposes two key changes to the Competition Act's greenwashing framework:

• Removal of the "internationally recognized methodology" requirement from the business-activity greenwashing provision (paragraph 74.01(1)(b.2)). Under the proposed amendment, environmental representations about a business or business activity would instead need to be "based on adequate and proper substantiation, the proof of which lies on the person making the representation."