Environment and Climate Change Canada Update

Matt Lebrun is the Director of the Plastics Regulatory Affairs Division at Environment and Climate Change Canada. There he leads the passionate teams responsible for regulating single use plastics, the Federal Plastics Registry, and other initiatives aimed at managing plastic pollution and waste. In his 17 years with the federal public service, Matt has worked on a variety of files in the health and environmental domains including Canada’s inspection regimes for health products, emergency importation regulations during the global COVID pandemic, and the regulation of products under Canada’s Chemical’s Management Plan.

Judy Meltzer is the Associate Assistant Deputy Minister of the Environmental Protection Branch at ECCC. Previously, she was Director General of the Carbon Markets Bureau at ECCC. Prior to joining the federal government in 2009 she worked in various policy and research institutions, including the Canadian Foundation for the Americas and the International Development Research Centre. Judy holds a PhD in Political Science and a Master of Arts in International Affairs.