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The Department of the Environment Act establishes the Department of the Environment in the Canadian government as well as the position Minister of the Environment. Their duties include “the preservation and enhancement of the quality of the natural environment, including water, air and soil quality; renewable resources, including migratory birds and other nondomestic flora and fauna; water; meteorology” (Department of the Environment Act 1985/2009). The Environmental Protection Act is the main piece of Canadian environmental legislation that was put into place on 31 March 2000. The Act focuses on “respecting pollution prevention and the protection of the environment and human health in order to contribute to sustainable development.” Other principle federal statutes include the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act and the Species at Risk Act. When provincial and federal legislation are in conflict, federal legislation takes precedence, that being said individual provinces can have their own legislation such as Ontario's Environmental Bill of Rights and Clean Water Act (1985).