Enbridge’s response to Competition Act amendments

The Canadian federal government has passed amendments to its Competition Act that include new environmental communication requirements for Canadian businesses.

This new legislation was introduced and passed without meaningful consultation. It creates significant uncertainty for businesses in communicating their environmental performance and aspirations.

While protections against false or misleading claims from businesses and organizations are important, this new federal legislation is overly broad and subjective—confusing the marketplace and inviting frivolous claims.

The uncertainties, vague requirements and significant penalties of the new legislation unreasonably restrict businesses from sharing information on environmental matters with the public—and effectively silence the informed dialogue we need to have in Canada about our energy and economic future.

At Enbridge, we believe in being open and transparent with our stakeholders. Our sustainability-related goals and pathways for reducing emissions from our operations continue to evolve as available data emerges and public policy matures.

We also remain committed to accuracy and transparency—and we stand behind the information we share in our reports, communications and marketing.

Legal Notice

This website includes information and data related to Enbridge’s ESG goals and sustainability-related activities, commitments, and plans, or statements about the environmental benefits of our business activities and any effects of our business on climate change.

We follow best practices in sustainability reporting, including alignment with internationally recognized methodologies, standards, frameworks and recommendations.

Enbridge’s ESG goals and sustainability-related activities, commitments, and plans, and associated information and data, involve forward-looking information and are based on a variety of assumptions, estimates, judgments, risks, and uncertainties.

The achievement of our ESG goals and sustainability-related commitments will depend on the collective efforts and actions across a wide range of stakeholders, and the development of technologies, all of which are largely outside of our control, and there can be no assurance that they will be achieved.

Our ESG goals and pathways for reducing our operational emissions over time continue to evolve and may need to be restated, modified, or recalibrated as available data improves, as standards, methodologies, metrics and measurements mature, and as legislation, regulations, policies, and stakeholder sentiment evolve.