Environmental Sustainability Policy

Purpose of the Environmental Sustainability Policy

To ensure that the NCC incorporates considerations of environmental sustainability into all of its plans, programs, activities and projects.

Policy Statements

The NCC shall:

• ensure that all its plans, programs, activities, and projects address short- and long-term environmental sustainability issues and consider the links that exist between, and promote a harmonious relationship among, economic, social, and natural (biophysical) components of the environment;

• emulate federal policies, legislation and strategies that by their own terms do not expressly apply to the NCC; and take into account all relevant provincial or municipal policies, legislation and strategies pertaining to environmental sustainability;

• strive to adopt a best-management approach to sustainability;

• consult with and maintain partnerships with both the public and external agencies in order to address shared environmental sustainability challenges;

• develop and maintain specific operational policies and strategies pertaining to environmental sustainability issues and opportunities;

• maintain a corporate environmental management strategy for the natural (biophysical) environment, in recognition of its extensive landholdings and its contributions to the ecological health and symbolism of the National Capital Region;

• adopt and keep current measurable environmental targets, and regularly monitor, evaluate, and report on its corporate environmental performance; and

• continually improve its environmental performance, and strive to reduce overall risk to human health and environmental integrity, through pollution prevention and the management of natural resources.

Other policies:

Contaminated Site Policy
Stormwater Policy
Environmental Assessment Policy