Policy Recommendations

We make informed policy recommendations to regulators and other institutions at the provincial and federal levels. Here is a list of our submissions to policymakers.

May 8th, 2024

Submission on Strengthening the Climate Resilience and Sustainability of the Ontario Financial Services Sector

The Financial Services Regulatory Authority of Ontario (FSRAO) has an important role in supervising the integrity of the financial system. The Canada Climate Law Initiative makes this submission to request that FSRAO develop specific guidelines on the management of climate-related risks for entities in the sectors it supervises. We share seven recommendations to enhance Ontario’s […]

Read more
Feb 5th, 2024

Submission to the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) on proposed National Instrument 51-107 Disclosure of Climate-related Matters (NI 51-107)

It has been well over two years since the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) proposed National Instrument 51-107 Disclosure of Climate-related Matters (NI 51-107) and its companion policy. The Canada Climate Law Initiative (CCLI) made a submission strongly supporting a national instrument aligned with the recommendations of the Taskforce on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD), offering recommendations […]

Read more
Jan 24th, 2024

Submission on Proposed Climate Risk Management Guideline by the Autorité des marchés financiers’ (AMF)

The Autorité des marchés financiers’ Climate Risk Management Guideline is an important acknowledgement that climate-related risks can significantly affect the safety and soundness of Québec-regulated financial institutions, in turn affecting the integrity of the Canadian financial system. The Canada Climate Law Initiative has three recommendations that will amplify Autorité des marchés financiers’ (AMF) protection of […]

Read more
Nov 30th, 2023

Submission to the Premier and the BC Government on Strengthening Climate Resilience in the Financial Services and Corporate Sectors

The Canada Climate Law Initiative submits that four key policy recommendations have the potential to considerably enhance the British Columbia government’s oversight of financial services and support the corporate sector in the transition to a net-zero greenhouse gas emissions economy.

Read more
Nov 30th, 2023

Submission to BC Financial Services Authority (BCFSA)

The Canada Climate Law Initiative submits that three key policy recommendations have the potential to considerably enhance the British Columbia government’s oversight of financial services.

Read more
Nov 22nd, 2023

Submission to Alberta Government on Strengthening Climate Resilience in the Financial Services Sector

The Canada Climate Law Initiative submits that three key policy recommendations have the potential to considerably enhance the Alberta government’s oversight of financial services.

Read more