21.1 List any environmental problems or actions taken.
21.2 Do any patterns emerge in terms of these events?
21.3 List any environmental organizations that have been monitoring or taking action against the company. Find out more about them.
Publicly traded firms must disclose any significant environmental issues on their Annual Information Form (AIF) at SEDAR, and in their corporate annual report.
While Environmental Canada does not maintain a comprehensive searchable database of environmental violations, they do report out substantial fines on their Enforcement Notifications website.
Remember to conduct a Canadian News Search, as serious environmental issues are newsworthy.
A number of civil society groups such as Mining Watch Canada, Polaris Institute and the Council of Canadians are working on environmental issues and may have information on your target firm.