Resource Library

Welcome to the East Coast Environmental Law Resource Library. Here, you can find a wide range of resources on environmental law issues throughout Atlantic Canada.

Explore our FAQs to learn more about our Resource Library and what it contains.

If you want accessible learning materials on general topics, try searching our Summary Series first to see if we have a guide or toolkit that meets your needs.

Have a question that isn’t answered by our existing guides and toolkits? Submit an Environmental Law Inquiry by using our Inquiry Intake Form.

Our Summary Series

Welcome to our signature Summary Series—your first step to becoming more informed about environmental laws in Atlantic Canada.

Summary Series
Volume 22 - Autumn 2024
Volume 22 - Autumn 2024

Environmental Law for the Coast: Prince Edward Island

Volume 21 - Summer 2024
Volume 21 - Summer 2024

Coastal Access in Nova Scotia

Volume 20 - Summer 2024
Volume 20 - Summer 2024

Injunctions in Nova Scotia

Volume 19 - Summer 2023
Volume 19 - Summer 2023

Droit de l’environnement relatif à la zone côtière : Nouveau-Brunswick

Volume 18 - Spring 2023
Volume 18 - Spring 2023

East Coast Environmental Law Summary Series Nova Scotia Coastal Law May 2023

Volume 17 - Autumn 2022
Volume 17 - Autumn 2022

Environmental Law for the Coast: New Brunswick

Volume 16 - Autumn 2022
Volume 16 - Autumn 2022

Environmental Law for the Coast: Newfoundland and Labrador

Volume 15 - Winter 2021
Volume 15 - Winter 2021

Aquaculture and Public Engagement in Nova Scotia

Volume 14, Autumn 2020
Volume 14, Autumn 2020

Environmental Impact Assessment: A Legal Toolkit for Prince Edward Island

Volume 13, Autumn 2020
Volume 13, Autumn 2020

Environmental Impact Assessment: A Legal Toolkit for New Brunswick

Volume 12 - Autumn 2020
Volume 12 - Autumn 2020

Environmental Impact Assessment: A Legal Toolkit for Nova Scotia

Volume 11 - Autumn 2020
Volume 11 - Autumn 2020

Environmental Impact Assessment: A Legal Toolkit for Newfoundland & Labrador

Volume 10 - Summer 2018
Volume 10 - Summer 2018

Who Owns the Coast?

Volume 9 - Fall 2018
Volume 9 - Fall 2018

The PEI Water Act

Volume 8 - Summer 2011
Volume 8 - Summer 2011

Environmental Assessment: A Legal Toolkit for Nova Scotians

Volume 7 - Summer 2011
Volume 7 - Summer 2011

Environmental Assessment: Legal Toolkit for Prince Edward Island

Volume 6 - Autumn 2010
Volume 6 - Autumn 2010

Environmental Law for Land and Sea: New Brunswick

Volume 5 - Autumn 2010
Volume 5 - Autumn 2010

Environmental Law for Land and Sea: PEI

Volume 4 - Summer 2010
Volume 4 - Summer 2010

Who Owns the Coast?

Volume 3 - Summer 2009
Volume 3 - Summer 2009

Bringing a Private Prosecution

Volume 2 - Summer 2008
Volume 2 - Summer 2008

Enforcing Environmental Laws

Volume 1 - Summer 2007
Volume 1 - Summer 2007

Environmental Law Summary Series

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