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Frequently Asked Questions
Questions
About the Department
- How can I contact Minister Kent?
- How do I find the email address, phone or fax number, or mailing address of an Environment Canada employee?
- How can I find out about job opportunities at Environment Canada?
- Whom do I contact for publications or general information?
- How do I contact the departmental library?
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- Where can I find educational, children-friendly information?
- Where can I find information on making my home more energy-efficient?
- Where can I find information on recycling?
- Where can I find information on historic weather data?
- How can I find out about my local forecast?
- Where can I find information on wind chill?
- Where can I find information on sunrise and sunset times?
- Where can I find out about Environment Canada's funding programs?
- Where can I find out about Environment Canada's volunteer programs?
Questions and Answers
About the Department
How can I contact Minister Kent?
Follow the instructions on the Contact the Minister page.
How do I find the email address, phone or fax number, or mailing address of an Environment Canada employee?
Search the Government of Canada Employee directory.
How can I find out about job opportunities at Environment Canada?
The Public Service Commission posts all jobs open to the public on their website at http://jobs.gc.ca. For information on what we offer see the Careers at Environment Canada section.
Whom do I contact for publications or general information?
Contact our Inquiry Centre for information about our programs, services, and publications.
How do I contact the departmental library?
Our library can be reached at:
Environment Canada Library
351 St-Joseph Boulevard
2nd floor, Place Vincent Massey
Gatineau, QuebecCanada K1A 0H3
Telephone: 819-997-1767 | Fax: 819-997-5349
Email: librarybiblio.gatineau@ec.gc.caFor more information, visit our Departmental Library page.
About Content
Where can I find educational, children-friendly information?
Environment Canada has lots of information just for kids, including homework-helpers, games and puzzles, contests, clubs, and more.
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Where can I find information on making my home more energy-efficient?
Environment Canada's What You Can Doo page has plenty of information on making your home more efficient and on making all of your everyday activities more environmentally friendly.
Where can I find information on recycling?
Municipalities are responsible for recycling. What can or cannot be recycled differs from community to community. For an accurate list for your area, contact your local municipality.
Are you looking to find out what the recycling symbol (three arrows forming a triangle) stands for and what the numbers inside the triangle represent? The answer can be found in EnviroZine, Environment Canada's online newsmagazine.
Where can I find information on historic weather data?
This type of climatological data does not constitute one of Environment Canada's basic services. This information is therefore only made available to users who request it if we can recover the costs of doing so.
Some detailed information is made available online through the National Climate Data and Information Archive. Visit either "Climate Data Online" or "Climate Normals and Averages" to look for the data you require.
For more information, contact the regional office serving your area. Where available, the user-pay Climate Source service, accessible at 1-900-565-1111, gives you quick, direct access to this office.
How can I find out about my local forecast?
At the top-right hand side of the Home page, click on the Weather link and then choose the closest city to you in your province.
Where can I find information on wind chill?
At the top-right hand side of the Home page, click on the Weather link, and then click on Meteorological Service of Canada. Click on Wind Chill under the heading "Weather".
Where can I find information on sunrise and sunset times?
At the top-right hand side of the Home page, click on the Weather link. Select the province and city for which you want information. Under the "Currently" section, you will find sunrise, sunset, moonrise, and moonset times for today.
For other astronomical information, visit Frequently Asked Questions on Environment Canada's Weather page.
Where can I find out about Environment Canada's funding programs?
From the Home page, click on Programs and Services, and click on Funding and Incentives.
Where can I find out about Environment Canada's volunteer programs?
Please visit Environment Canada's Volunteers Home page.
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