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Environment Canada promotes environmental effects monitoring as an assessment and decision making tool to protect aquatic ecosystems. This involves:

Coordinating delivery of regulated EEM programs for the pulp and paper and metal mining sectors;
Working with research scientists to ensure that the EEM program evolves in step with advances in research on monitoring and assessment techniques;
Leading development of EEM portions of Fisheries Act regulations;
Analyzing and interprets EEM data at a national level and communicates results to stakeholders;
Developing, updates and maintains EEM databases, electronic reporting systems and website;
Providing opportunities for stakeholder discussions on EEM;
Addressing stakeholder concerns in a national context;
Developing tools to implement the program in a cost-effective, nationally consistent manner;
Developing guidance documents for EEM practitioners.