Some business leaders says uncertainty over the anti-greenwashing rules is holding back communications and investment in cleantech over fears of being targeted under the legislation for forward-looking statements.

Ottawa is clawing back some provisions in its contentious anti-greenwashing legislation in a move that has upset both business groups and environmental advocates.

In its 2025 budget , the government said it would propose legislative amendments to remove some aspects of the provisions within the Competition Act under Bill C-59, while maintaining protections against greenwashing – the practice of making false or misleading environmental claims.

Two provisions to be revoked require companies to prove their green assertions using internationally recognized – though unspecified

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