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 Transport Canada's Environmental Policy is to make sustainable development a fundamental principle of policy development, transportation safety regulation and program delivery, and to ensuring that all of its operations are conducted in an environmentally responsible manner.
Transportation is an energy consumer, accounting for 25% of Canada's greenhouse gas emissions — three-quarters of it from road transportation. As the issue of climate change continues to grow, transportation
is becoming a focal point, because it is a major contributor of greenhouse gases.
In an effort to improve our environment and promote and encourage sustainable transportation, Transport Canada spends millions of dollars each
year on funding programs, including Moving on Sustainable Transportation
(MOST), the Urban Transportation Showcase Program
(UTSP) and the Freight
Sustainability Demonstration Program (FSDP). Another way Transport Canada is
helping is through its Advanced
Technology Vehicles Program cleaner cars will help make for a greener planet. What can you do? Check out our green
travel tips to help do your part.
Transport Canada is implementing a number of sustainable
development initiatives throughout the department, as part of its Sustainable Development Strategy. The strategy defines what the
department can do to better integrate environmental considerations into its
policy and practices while working in partnership with key stakeholders to
achieve a more sustainable transportation system. There is also a group of environmental experts who provide Environmental Services
for the department.
In the Pacific Region, a project team called the Victoria and Esquimalt Harbours
Environmental Program (VEEP), has been established to manage environmental
activities in Victoria and Esquimalt Harbours.
For more information about Environmental Services, please contact:
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Office:
Environmental Services,
Programs Branch
Transport Canada
600 - 800 Burrard Street
Vancouver, B.C. V6Z 2J8
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Mailing Address:
Environmental Services,
Programs Branch
Transport Canada
620 - 800 Burrard Street
Vancouver, B.C. V6Z 2J8
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Telephone Number: (604) 666-5370
Facsimile Number: (604) 666-2961
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For more information about the Victoria and Esquimalt Harbours
Environmental Program (VEEP), please contact:
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Office:
Victoria and Esquimalt Harbours Environmental
Program (VEEP)
Programs Branch
Transport Canada
600 - 800 Burrard Street
Vancouver, B.C. V6Z 2J8
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Mailing Address:
Victoria and Esquimalt Harbours Environmental
Program (VEEP)
Programs Branch
Transport Canada
620 - 800 Burrard Street
Vancouver, B.C. V6Z 2J8
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Telephone Number: (604) 666-5381
Facsimile Number: (604) 666-2961
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