Provides comprehensive coverage of Canadian environmental law. It focuses on laws enacted to protect the natural environment, particularly legislation dealing with environmental impact assessment, environmental remediation and enhancement, waste management and pollution control.

Volume 1: Commentary and Case Digests - Includes chapters on international environmental law, constitutional powers, federal and provincial regulatory controls, environmental considerations in business transactions, civil liability for environmental damage and the role of the public. The case digest portion includes concise summaries of selected federal and provincial decisions covering subjects ranging from administrative law and air pollution to environmental assessment and waste management.

Volume 2: Statutes and Regulations - Federal: This volume contains federal legislation that pertains to the environment.

Volume 3: Statutes and Regulations - Provincial: Environmental legislation from each province and territory is reproduced in this volume. Informal documents such as guidelines and standards issued by individual regulatory tribunals are also included.