Le droit de la personne à un environnement sain est aussi parfois appelé « droit environnemental ». Les droits environnementaux protègent le droit d’une personne de vivre dans un environnement sain. Cela peut comprendre le droit de boire de l’eau potable, de respirer un air pur et de vivre dans un milieu où la biodiversité est en santé

Les droits environnementaux peuvent contribuer à faire évoluer la prise de décisions, en passant de la gestion de la pollution à la protection de la santé humaine et de celle des écosystèmes. Le Nouveau-Brunswick ne protège pas encore, dans ses lois provinciales, le droit des Néo-Brunswickois à un environnement sain, mais de nombreuses personnes militent pour que notre gouvernement franchisse cette étape.

The human right to a healthy environment is also sometimes called an “environmental right”. Environmental rights protect a person’s right to live within a healthy environment. This can include the right to drink clean water, breathe clean air, and live among healthy biodiversity.

Environmental rights can help shift the focus of decision-making from managing pollution to protecting human and ecosystem health. New Brunswick does not yet protect New Brunswickers’ rights to a healthy environment in provincial law, but many people have been advocating for our government to take this step.

This guide to offshore wind law and policy in Newfoundland and Labrador provides an overview of the law and policy regimes that govern offshore wind regulation under the CAN-NL Accord Acts. It is intended to be an accessible introduction to offshore wind regulation in Newfoundland and Labrador, and it does not cover every detail of the applicable laws and policies.

This Guide to Offshore Wind Law and Policy in Nova Scotia provides an overview of the law and policy regimes that govern offshore wind regulation under the CAN-NS Accord Acts. It is intended to be an accessible introduction to offshore wind regulation in Nova Scotia, and it does not cover every detail of the applicable laws and policies.

IAA 101: A Guide to Public Participation in Impact Assessment Act Processes has been prepared by the Environmental Planning and Assessment Caucus of the Canadian Environmental Network. It is designed to help the public navigate assessment and determination processes carried out under Canada’s Impact Assessment Act (“the Act”).

Le présent Guide du droit de l’environnement au Nouveau-Brunswick est basé sur une publication similaire publiée par le Conservation Council of New Brunswick en 2000, intitulée Handbook on Environmental Law for New Brunswick.

Cette version révisée et mise à jour a été préparée par le personnel de East Coast Environmental Law, et sa première édition a été publiée en juin 2023. Cette deuxième édition a été publiée en mars 2025. Un examen et des commentaires sur la première édition (2023) ont été fournis par de nombreux étudiants, académiques et professionnels du droit, à qui nous sommes reconnaissants.

This Guide to Environmental Law in New Brunswick is based on a similar publication: Handbook on Environmental Law for New Brunswick that was published by the Conservation Council of New Brunswick in 2000.

This revised and updated version was prepared by the staff lawyers of East Coast Environmental Law, and its first edition was published in June 2023. This second edition was published March 2025. Input and content review on the first edition (2023) were provided by a number of students, scholars, and legal professionals, to whom we are very grateful.

Municipalities have important powers and responsibilities to enact policies and by-laws on matters like land-use, zoning, and development that can play a major role in protecting and stewarding wetlands. This introductory Guide explores what policy and legal tools are available to municipalities in Nova Scotia that may be used to steward wetlands, and it provides examples of how these tools are being used now.

An environmental rights advocacy toolkit prepared by East Coast Environmental Law to support public engagement in a campaign to win a right to a healthy environment in Nova Scotia.

Understanding Legal Limits on Constitutional Rights and Freedoms

Quick Reference Guide for Reducing Impacts from Shipping in Marine Protected Areas: A Toolkit for Canada.