Ontario. Environmental Innovations Branch

• Environmental Innovations Branch

• EIB

• Ontario. Ministry of the Environment. New Program Development Group

• Ontario. Environmental Innovations and Emerging Sciences Branch

The Environmental Innovations Branch (EIB) was created in April 2001 as the New Program Development Group. The branch changed its name to Environmental Innovations Branch and reported to the Environmental Sciences and Standards Division in early 2004. In 2005, it changed its name again to the Environmental Innovations and Emerging Sciences Branch. The Branch was dissolved upon the completion of its mandate in 2006.

The Environmental Innovations Branch (EIB) was created in April 2001 as the New Program Development Group, with a five-year mandate to play a key role in implementing the Government of Ontario report entitled "Managing the Environment: A Review of Best Practices". EIB's role was to lead the development of new innovative programs and to test new ideas through pilot projects. The branch developed new performance-based initiatives which provided incentives for those the ministry regulated to go beyond basic compliance with environmental rules and regulations. It also experimented with a new approach geared to those sectors with a history of non-compliance who may have benefitted from specialized assistance.

The branch also worked with academic institutions and think tanks as it conducted research into best practices in environmental management in jurisdictions outside of Ontario and looked for new ways for Ontario to address enviornmental issues. The branch also offered services to the Green Industry sector by undertaking activities which promoted Ontario's environment industry domestically and internationally.

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2026-11-16: migrated to AtoM

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