Statement by the Honourable Julie Dabrusin, Minister of the Environment, Climate Change and Nature, on the Federal Court of Appeal’s decision regarding the listing of plastic manufactured items under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999

Today, the Court of Appeal overruled the Federal Court decision declaring the 2021 Order adding ‘plastic manufactured items’ to Schedule 1 of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 invalid and unlawful. This means that Canada’s Single-use Plastics Prohibition Regulations remain in force.