Proposed Canada-Ontario Agreement Respecting the Great Lakes Basin Ecosystem

The governments of Canada and Ontario have renewed their commitment to restore and protect the Great Lakes Ecosystem by releasing the proposed Canada-Ontario Agreement Respecting the Great Lakes Basin Ecosystem (COA) for 2007-2010 for public comment. Written submissions may be made until May 16, 2007, citing the Canada Gazette Part I notice and the date of publication of this notice (March 17, 2007), and be sent to Jennifer McKay, COA Renewal Team Lead, Strategic Integration Division, Environment Canada, Toronto, Ontario M3H 5T4 (Canada.Ontario.Agreement@ec.gc.ca).

• Canada Gazette
• News Release
• Great Lakes information

• Framework Agreement
• Annex 1 - Areas of Concern
• Annex 2 - Harmful Pollutants
• Annex 3 - Lake and Basin Sustainability
• Annex 4 - Coordination of Monitoring, Research and Information

Download Archived Agreement in PDF format (209 KB)