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The document details how climate change affects Canadian health through extreme heat, air pollution, UV radiation, and the spread of vector-borne and water-borne diseases. It emphasizes that marginalized populations, including Indigenous peoples and low-income individuals, face disproportionate risks. Regional analyses highlight specific threats such as melting permafrost in the North, hurricanes in Atlantic Canada, and increased drought in the Prairies.

The report argues that transitioning away from fossil fuels through carbon pricing, energy efficiency, active transportation, and plant-based diets can simultaneously reduce greenhouse gas emissions and improve public health outcomes. It highlights that in Canada, air pollution from fossil fuels causes 14,400 premature deaths annually, and that shifting to low-carbon energy and urban design can significantly reduce chronic diseases and healthcare costs.

The document outlines adaptation strategies for various climate-related health risks in Canada, including extreme temperature events, flooding, wildfires, food insecurity, vector-borne diseases, and water quality issues. It provides specific examples of municipal actions—such as Toronto's green roof bylaws and Vancouver's warming centres—and offers actionable tips for health professionals to support vulnerable patients and advocate for resilient community policies.

The document outlines how health professionals can leverage their status as trusted messengers to drive climate action. It suggests clinical approaches like motivational interviewing to encourage plant-based diets and active transport, and professional strategies such as integrating climate change into medical curricula. It also details advocacy methods, including using media to build public support and collaborating with other organizations to influence policy-makers, citing specific Canadian examples like the coal phase-out in Alberta and the promotion of plant-based proteins in Canada's Food Guide.

The document is a comprehensive guide for healthcare professionals to address climate change. It covers the science of climate change, its global and Canadian health impacts, greenhouse gas (GHG) emission trends in Canada, and practical solutions. It emphasizes 'co-benefits'—where climate actions like promoting plant-based diets or active transport immediately improve public health. The guide provides specific strategies for making healthcare facilities more resilient and sustainable, such as reducing the carbon footprint of anesthesia and supply chains, and offers a framework for community-level adaptation and professional advocacy.

The Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment and other partners urge the Canadian government to tighten electricity standards within the Output-Based Pricing System (OBPS). They argue that the proposed standards for coal and natural gas are too lenient, effectively subsidizing the coal industry and undermining Canada's commitment to the Powering Past Coal Alliance. The authors propose a standard of 370 t of CO2e/GWh for existing facilities and 0 for new ones, suggesting that the Climate Action Incentive be increased to protect consumers from potential price increases resulting from more stringent standards.

The Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment (CAPE) submitted a brief to the City of Edmonton arguing that the current Integrated Pest Management (IPM) policy fails to adequately address human health risks. CAPE highlights that children are particularly vulnerable to pesticide exposure, which is linked to developmental deficits and childhood cancers, while adults face risks of Parkinson's disease and various cancers. The document criticizes Health Canada's Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) for relying on industry-supplied data and failing to conduct timely re-evaluations of registered pesticides. CAPE recommends that Edmonton formalize a policy to eliminate routine toxic pesticide use in city-managed parks and for mosquito control, and implement a bylaw restricting non-essential pesticide use on residential and private lawns.

The document argues that climate change is the greatest health threat of the 21st century, citing specific impacts on Canadians such as respiratory issues from wildfires, heat-related deaths in Quebec, and food insecurity in the Canadian Arctic. It calls for federal action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, phase out coal and fossil fuel subsidies, and invest in public health resilience and a just transition for workers.

The Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment and other health professionals argue that climate change is the greatest health threat of the 21st century, citing immediate impacts in Canada such as wildfires, heat-related deaths, and food insecurity in the Arctic. They urge federal parties to adopt targets to keep warming below 1.5°C, phase out coal by 2030, and reduce emissions from the oil, gas, and transport sectors, noting that such policies would yield significant health co-benefits and reduce healthcare costs.

The Grand River Environmental Network, the Ontario Headwaters Institute, and 24 other organizations are calling for the withdrawal of Schedule 10 of Bill 66. They argue that the legislation violates campaign promises to protect the Greenbelt and creates unnecessary municipal powers to identify employment lands despite a lack of shortage. The signatories claim the bill is "corrosive to environmental and public health" by exempting land from the Provincial Policy Statement and the Clean Water Act, potentially risking water safety and biodiversity. Furthermore, they assert that the bill "subverts democracy" by allowing municipalities to bypass official plans and deny public consultation and appeal rights.

CAPE submits that Calgary's current Integrated Pest Management (IPM) plan is insufficient to protect residents from the health risks of toxic pesticides. The organization highlights specific vulnerabilities of children and adults, criticizes the federal PMRA regulatory process, and recommends a corporate ban on routine toxic pesticide use alongside a municipal bylaw for private properties.

The letter calls for the swift approval of the Healthy Eating Strategy and a national food policy to address food insecurity and environmental degradation.

The Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment argues that Canada's history of missing greenhouse gas reduction targets necessitates a legislated accountability framework. While acknowledging the Pan-Canadian Framework on Clean Growth and Climate Change (PCF) as a first step, the authors contend that a proposed $20 million 'Institute' for expert advice is insufficient because it lacks legal permanence and a mandate for government response. They propose five specific requirements: enshrining accountability in law, creating a public expert committee, implementing 5-year carbon budgets, focusing the committee's mandate on assessing government progress, and requiring the government to formally respond to committee reports. The document cites the United Kingdom's 2008 Climate Change Act as a successful model of such transparency and accountability.

The Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment states that hydraulic fracturing is linked to severe health issues, including birth defects, childhood leukemia, and respiratory problems, while also causing groundwater contamination and increased seismic activity. The organization highlights that methane emissions from the industry negate its benefits and exacerbate global warming. Consequently, it recommends a complete ban on new hydraulic fracturing projects and a halt to all fossil fuel exploration and extraction in Quebec.

The 2018 Lancet Countdown identifies extreme heat as the primary health concern globally, noting that 157 million more vulnerable people were exposed to heat waves in 2017 compared to 2000. In Canada, the report links air pollution from human activity to 7,142 premature deaths in 2015, with health impacts valued at $53.5 billion. The document advocates for carbon pricing, the phase-out of coal-fired power plants by 2030, and the integration of climate health into medical curricula.

The Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment (CAPE) submitted a petition with 361 signatures to Minister Rochelle Squires requesting that Manitoba retain its current regulation restricting non-essential pesticide use. CAPE argues that the ban is a science-based policy that reduces health risks—including reproductive, neurological, developmental, and respiratory issues—for vulnerable populations such as children and pregnant women. The organization also notes that municipal weed programs in six Canadian cities demonstrate that effective weed control is possible without riskier herbicides.

A coalition of environmental and health organizations expresses grave concern over the reported plan to eliminate the Environmental Commissioner of Ontario (ECO) via Bill 57, arguing that the office's independent, evidence-based analysis is essential for environmental accountability and public health.

The Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment and other organizations are calling for an independent review of the PMRA's glyphosate re-evaluation decision (RVD2017-01). They argue that internal Monsanto documents, revealed during California litigation, show the company ghostwrote scientific studies and suppressed evidence of cancer risks—studies that the PMRA relied upon for its determination that glyphosate is unlikely to pose a human cancer risk. The authors also claim the PMRA failed to consider evidence regarding monarch decline, microbiomes, and the inefficiency of buffer zones as risk management strategies.

The Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment (CAPE) calls on the Ontario government to implement a comprehensive climate plan to address increasing health risks from extreme weather. The organization identifies transportation (33%), buildings (22%), and industry (18%) as the primary sources of emissions in Ontario and proposes specific interventions for each sector, including transit electrification, building code updates, and clean energy grants. CAPE advocates for a long-term hard emission target aligned with the 1.5°C global warming limit, benchmark targets, annual progress reports, and five-year plan reviews.

The document details allegations that Monsanto engaged in ghostwriting scientific papers and coordinating with regulatory bodies to counter the International Agency for Research on Cancer's (IARC) 2015 designation of glyphosate as 'probably carcinogenic to humans'. It highlights specific instances where Canada's Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) relied on studies that were allegedly edited or co-written by Monsanto scientists without proper credit. Consequently, several environmental and health organizations have requested an independent review of the PMRA's 2017 decision to authorize the continued use of glyphosate in Canada.