Our policy and advocacy priorities:
Air quality
June 2025
Heatwaves and Hazy Skies webinar
How heat and wildfire smoke can harm your lungs and what can be done about it
June 2025
Cross-border collaboration with American Lung Association
Joining forces again to reduce the health impacts of wildfire smoke
April 2025
Healthy Environments for Learning Day
CLA joins call to action to protect children from extreme heat
November 2024
Air quality included in strategic plan
"Championing clean air" is one of CLA's priorities for the next three years
July 2024
CLA helps fund research on lungs and wildfires
A Canadian Institutes of Health Research Team Grant in Lung Health has been awarded for research on asthma and wildfires
June 2024
Wildfires know no borders
Working with the American Lung Association to reduce health impacts of wildfires
March 2024
Joint Op-Ed
The true cost of gas-powered vehicles, in partnership with the Pembina Institute
December 2023
CLA helps announce new EV targets
Sarah Butson spoke at the Federal Government's announcement of new EV sales targets in Canada.
November 2023
Lung on the Hill
Bringing our message to Canada's leaders to raise awareness of the effects of traffic-related air pollution (TRAP) on lung health
April 2023
Protecting children from diesel exhaust
A call to accelerate the shift to all-electric school bus fleets on Healthy Environments for Learning Day (HELD)
February 2021
"My radon story"
New campaign to raise awareness of the importance of radon testing on World Cancer Day