Le Canada a besoin d’une approche pangouvernementale en matière de changements climatiques, mais comment y arriver

The Canadian Climate Institute asserts that climate policy can no longer be the sole responsibility of Environment and Climate Change Canada, as it now impacts multiple ministries including agriculture, transport, and natural resources. The author argues that current ministerial silos lead to inefficient policies and recommends the creation of a dedicated Cabinet committee on climate issues, increased resources for the Privy Council Office's climate secretariat, and strong executive leadership from the Prime Minister. The text highlights that successful whole-of-government models have been used historically in Canada during WWII and more recently in British Columbia, the UK, and the US.

• Climate policy in Canada has expanded beyond Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) to include ministries such as agriculture, transport, natural resources, innovation, infrastructure, and Crown-Indigenous Relations, yet these departments often continue to work in isolation.
• The lack of a coordinated whole-of-government approach results in policies that are ineffective and sometimes contradictory, either between different ministries or within a single ministry.
• To improve integration, the author recommends that the Prime Minister's Office establish a Cabinet committee dedicated entirely to climate issues, create inter-ministerial working groups on specific sectors like clean growth, and grant more power and resources to the Privy Council Office's climate secretariat.
• Successful implementation of a whole-of-government approach requires four critical elements: continuous executive leadership from the Prime Minister, buy-in from all levels of the public service and political staff, sufficient funding and mandates, and transparency/accountability facilitated by external advisory bodies.

APA

Canadian Climate Institute (2021). Le Canada a besoin d’une approche pangouvernementale en matière de changements climatiques, mais comment y arriver. https://institutclimatique.ca/le-canada-a-besoin-dune-approche-pangouvernementale-en-matiere-de-changements-climatiques-mais-comment-y-arriver/

Chicago

Canadian Climate Institute. Le Canada a besoin d’une approche pangouvernementale en matière de changements climatiques, mais comment y arriver. 2021. https://institutclimatique.ca/le-canada-a-besoin-dune-approche-pangouvernementale-en-matiere-de-changements-climatiques-mais-comment-y-arriver/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{canadianclimateinstitute2021canada, author = {{Canadian Climate Institute}}, title = {{Le Canada a besoin d’une approche pangouvernementale en matière de changements climatiques, mais comment y arriver}}, publisher = {Canadian Climate Institute}, year = {2021}, month = nov, url = {https://institutclimatique.ca/le-canada-a-besoin-dune-approche-pangouvernementale-en-matiere-de-changements-climatiques-mais-comment-y-arriver/}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }