Who we are

Ban Asbestos Canada is a non-profit, volunteer-run, civil society organization. It is a coalition of labour, public health, environmental and human rights groups, academic and scientific experts, and above all concerned citizens, victims, and their families. As an organization it seeks to provide just compensation to those affected by asbestos , establish a national registry of asbestos diseases, and provide a just transition to those still working in the asbestos industry. It is dedicated to banning all types of asbestos world-wide and to promoting support for the Rotterdam Convention and other UN Conventions and Programs aimed at controlling the international trade in hazardous substances, such as asbestos. Further, it is the organization's strong desire that the Canadian government take responsibility for the impact their long-standing promotion of this deadly substance has had on Canadians and abroad.

Letters to Prime Minister Harper. Read the important document from University of Laval's Faculty of Medicine here.

Rotterdam Convention Alliance releases important joint position on asbestos. Please read their document here.

A printable petition calling for a ban on asbestos is available here for download. Simply print out, complete and send to:

Ban Asbestos Canada

c/o CUPE Health, Safety and Environment Branch

1375 St. Laurent Boulevard

Ottawa, Ontario K1G 0Z7

Righton Canada launches asbestos ban campaign. Click icon to send a letter to Stephen Harper, telling him to say 'NO' to exporting death.

A moving slideshow has been produced by the ADAO. Please take the time to view it and pass it along to others. www.adao.corefusion.net

Our members:

Association des victimes de L'amiante du Quebec

British Columbia Government and Service Employees Union

British Columbia & Yukon Territory Building and Construction Trades Council

Canadian Union of Public Employees

Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment

Canadian Association of University Teachers

Canadian Auto Workers

Canadian Environmental Law Association

David Suzuki Foundation

International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers

Labour Environmental Alliance Society

International Longshore and Warehouse Union Canada

National Union of Public and General Employees

Mining Watch Canada

Prevent Cancer Now

Provincial Building Trades Council of Canada

Public Service Alliance of Canada

RightOn Canada

Saskatchewan Federation of Labour

Sierra Club of Canada

United Food & Commercial Workers 1518