Federal and Provincial Action on Single-Use Items

Both the Federal and Provincial Governments have announced plans to manage plastic waste that include many plastic single-use items. In June 2020, the Federal Government publicized its intent to reduce plastic pollution in Canada, which includes banning some harmful single-use plastics as early as the end of 2021. The Province of British Columbia has supported municipal efforts to regulate single-use items by amending the Community Charter to enable local governments to adopt single-use item bylaws without Provincial approval.

Both the Single-Use Item Reduction Strategy and Single-Use Item Reduction Bylaw are aligned with the legislation and proposals made by higher levels of government. The City will amend its strategy and bylaw to comply with and build on the efforts of the Federal and Provincial governments.