Pollution Prevention(P2)

Pollution prevention is defined as the use of processes, practices, materials, products, substances or energy that avoids or minimizes the creation of pollutants and waste, and reduces the overall risk to the environment and human health.

In 1993, the Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment (CCME) published its commitment to pollution prevention.

P2 Branch Activities

The Pollution Prevention Branch promotes and regulates pollution prevention initiatives, and supports these initiatives through grant funding programs. Activities include planning and developing programs, policy, strategies and regulations to protect the environment and developing and distributing educational and informational materials.

Program Areas

• Air Quality
• Manitoba Ozone Depleting Substances Management
• Waste Reduction and Prevention
• Pollution Prevention
• Funding Programs

Other Responsibilities

The Branch administers The Waste Reduction and Prevention (WRAP) Act and The Ozone Depleting Substances (ODS) Act. The Branch manages the Sustainable Development Innovations Fund (SDIF) established under Part 7 of The Sustainable Development Act and three of its broad allocation funding programs, including the SDIF Open Category, Waste Reduction and Pollution Prevention (WRAPP) Fund and the Environmental Youth Corps (EYC).