Protect Nature
At the heart of our work is the knowledge that a healthy environment is essential to a green and peaceful world.
Our vision
We work to protect biodiversity in all its forms, from our majestic oceans, home to millions of awe-inspiring creatures to our mighty forests that help stabilize the climate, sustain life and are the source of culture for many Indigenous communities. Protecting nature means protecting the life, livelihood and shelter for both human and wildlife alike in the most vital and vibrant places on the planet. Our forests and oceans are precious, fragile sources of life and diversity, which we must actively seek to protect.
What you can do
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ClimateStop Bill C-2! Defend our Human Rights & Privacy
Tell Prime Minister Carney: We don’t want Trump-style borders and surveillance state!
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OceansThe ocean is not for sale: stop the deep sea mining code
Add your name to demand that Canada lock the seabed out of reach for extractive industries.
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ClimateFast-Track Climate Solutions, Not Fossil Fuels
Tell Carney that Canada’s “nation-building” projects should create green energy and affordable homes.
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NatureTell Ontario Premier Doug Ford to Withdraw Bill 5
Tell Premier Ford: stop trading nature for profit, and withdraw Bill 5!
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ClimateFight the billionaire takeover
It’s time to resist – starting today. So will you join the fight against the billionaire takeover?
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NatureRESPECT THE AMAZON – STOP ILLEGAL GOLD MINING
Demand that global leaders protect the Amazon from illegal gold mining.
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ClimateStop the removal of Ontario’s bike lanes
Add your voice today to protect safe, affordable transportation for all Ontarians.
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ClimateMake polluters pay into a Climate Recovery Fund
Make fossil fuel companies pay for the climate disasters they’re fuelling: it’s time for a Climate Recovery Fund.
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NatureTell Canada to support a strong Global Plastics Treaty
If world leaders get it right, a strong Global Plastics Treaty has the potential to end the age of plastic – for good. Join the campaign now!
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NatureCall on Canada to pass a strong nature protection law
The environment minister must pass legislation that respects Indigenous rights and safeguards biodiversity.
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NatureStop Deep Sea Mining
We need Canada to stop deep sea mining before it starts. Join the campaign now.
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NatureTell Canada to invest in heat pumps
Add your name and demand that our government provide affordable, modern heat pumps, starting with those hardest hit by the cost to heat and cool their homes.
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NatureCreate Global Ocean Sanctuaries Now
The Global Ocean Treaty needs 60 countries to sign it into Law by 2025. Sign the petition to ensure Canada is one of them!
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NatureProtect Our Forests.
Join us and take action: call out this shady corporate logging villain taking over our forests.
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ClimateCanadian Banks need to stop funding fossil fuels
Canada’s banks must be held accountable for their role in violating Indigenous rights and their contribution to climate change.
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NatureTell Canada to expand the ban on single-use plastics
Canada’s single-use plastic ban only covers 3% of plastic waste. We need a ban list that matches the scale of the waste and pollution crisis!
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NatureHold big polluters accountable for climate disasters
Add your voice to tell fossil fuel companies to pay up for the disasters they are fuelling.
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ClimateOur banks must stop funding fossil fuels!
Tell your MP to #TakeCashOutOfCarbon by adding your name.
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NatureProtect the Oceans
The seas provide half of our oxygen, food for a billion people, and a home for some of the most spectacular wildlife on Earth. But the impacts of climate change, pollution and destructive industries mean they’re in more danger than ever.
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Report: Claiming the Commons: The Legal Quagmire of The Metals Company (TMC)
A new report by Greenpeace Canada presents legal concerns regarding The Metals Company’s (TMC) pursuit of deep sea mining.
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Report: Paper Trail to Nowhere, Investigative Findings on Domtar
A two-part investigative report released today by Greenpeace Canada reveals that Domtar, the largest pulp and paper company to ever operate in Canada, has been receiving significant amounts of public funds from the government while expanding corporate control on the forestry industry with limited transparency and accountability.
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New Greenpeace Canada Report Calls for B.C. to Make Big Polluters Pay for Climate Disasters
Vancouver — With wildfires, floods, and climate disasters costing British Columbia billions every year, a new report makes the case for a bold solution: make the fossil fuel companies most…
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Report: Selling hot air
Shell’s flagship carbon capture project has made over $200 million (CAD) selling emissions credits for reductions that never happened, according to a new investigative report Selling Hot Air from Greenpeace Canada. [1] The…
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Greenpeace to join the Global Sumud Flotilla to Gaza
Greenpeace ship Arctic Sunrise joins the Global Sumud Flotilla sailing alongside more than 70 vessels to challenge Israel’s ongoing blockade of aid to Gaza.
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Greenpeace Canada Reacts to Carney’s New Nature Protection Plans
TORONTO – Following Mark Carney’s liberal government announcement today outlining Canada’s new Nature Plans, Greenpeace Canada is calling for greater ambition, alongside stronger accountability, transparency and investment to ensure ecosystem restoration…
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When a Canadian company is trying to claim the commons
Last month, talks at the International Seabed Authority (ISA) council meetings showed that the world is nowhere near ready to proceed with deep sea mining. A lack of regulatory frameworks,…