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GREENPEACE CANADA

IMPACT REPORT 2017

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Message from the Board

Co-Chairs 3

Transforming Energy 4

Protecting Nature 9

Living Sustainably 12

Global Impact 15

Funding our Mission 17

Our Board Members 19

Contents Our ships

In 2017, our ships, the

Esperanza, the Arctic

Sunrise and the Rainbow

Warrior, sailed more than

70,000 nautical miles around

the world, nearly 3.5 times

the circumference of Earth.

About 85,000 people visited

Greenpeace ships in close

to 100 ports, from Greenland

to India to the Amazon to

East Asia. From exploring

the recently discovered reef

at the mouth of the Amazon

River to protesting Arctic oil

drilling in Norway, our three

ships provide invaluable

support to Greenpeace

campaigns around the world. Greenpeace ship routes in 2017

Arctic Sunrise

Rainbow Warrior

Esperanza

Cover photo: Orca whale in Great Bear Rainforest.

© Greg King / Greenpeace

We (Anna and Brigid) are pleased to be writing to you as Co-Chairs of the Board of Directors of Greenpeace Canada. We are confident that you will agree with us: during these often distressing times when the world is facing truly significant challenges, Greenpeace is an indispensable force for positive change.

The work accomplished by Greenpeace Canada in 2017 was made possible by tens of thousands of individual donors across the country. This support and the ongoing achievements of our organization bolster the hope and optimism of our Board.

In 2017, Greenpeace Canada, together with our many allies and supporters, helped defeat the Energy East Pipeline. This victory protected the drinking water of six provinces that would have been put at risk by the project. Another major victory, the Supreme Court of Canada ruling in favour of the Hamlet of Clyde River, Nunavut, safeguarded the community from destructive offshore seismic testing.

Greenpeace Canada has also spent considerable time defending itself from attacks from large corporations in the courts and media, and working tirelessly to halt the Trans Mountain Pipeline Expansion Project on our country’s west coast. Our organization’s work on these files continues with the full support of the international Greenpeace community.

As a scientist (Anna) and an economist (Brigid), we highly value the collaborative work conducted by the board and staff that ensures the credibility of our organization’s campaigning. I (Anna) also have a history as a volunteer campaigner and local group leader, and I have great appreciation for the role our volunteers play. This has been especially apparent with the success of our plastics campaign, launched in 2017. The campaign empowers volunteers to take the lead in pushing corporations and governments to stop the production and flow of plastics into our oceans and natural environments.

As you know, Greenpeace is an independent organization that accepts no money from governments or corporations – a position that is of utmost importance in the current, highly politicized environment. This independence is only possible with the support of our donors. For this, we are incredibly grateful and wish to extend our deepest thanks to you.

We find optimism and strength in the work of Greenpeace Canada and the encouragement that comes with your ongoing support. We look forward to continuing to work together to achieve positive change in the year ahead.

With hope and gratitude,

Anna Crawford and Brigid RowanBoard Co-Chairs, Greenpeace Canada

Hope and GratitudeOur Vision

We believe optimism is a form of courage. We believe that a billion acts of courage can spark a brighter tomorrow. To that end we model courage, we champion courage, we share stories of courageous acts by our supporters and allies, we invite people out of their comfort zones to take courageous action with us, individually in their daily lives, and in community with others who share our commitment to a better world.

A green and peaceful future is our quest. The heroes of our story are all of us who believe that a better world is not only within reach, but being built today.

Greenpeace exists because this fragile earth deserves a voice. It needs solutions. It needs change. It needs action. It needs you.

Greenpeace is a people-powered, science-based, and action-oriented organization that does not take money from corporations or governments. This means we rely on individual donations from generous people like you to carry out our work to protect the planet and promote peace.

Greenpeace is present in more than 55 countries across the Americas, Europe, Asia, Africa and the Pacific. Globally, we seek to:

n Protect biodiversity in all its formsn Prevent pollution and abuse of the earth’s

ocean, land, air and fresh watern End all nuclear threatsn Promote peace, global disarmament,

and non-violence3

2017 saw the culmination of several energy-related campaigns, as years of hard and diligent campaigning work resulted in major wins for our environment and communities across the country. Our first big victory was a decision by the federal government in January to block any new oil and gas projects in the Arctic Ocean, as it considered the impact of the Arctic drilling moratorium that was adopted in late 2016 and which will be reviewed every five years. As one of the few organizations openly calling for a total ban on offshore drilling, Greenpeace will continue to support the moratorium and participate in the government’s consultation process.

We have also been working to curtail the financing of destructive pipeline projects. This paid off in 2017 when TransCanada abandoned its Energy East pipeline proposal after the National Energy Board (NEB) indicated it would include a climate test as part of its assessment process. Greenpeace and allies had presented over 100,000 signatures on a petition to the NEB in support of such a climate test, and we had worked hard to expose the shortcomings of the existing review process.

Transforming EnergyIn 2017, Greenpeace continued to defend nature, communities and the climate against the expansion of the oil frontier in Canada

Kayaktivists from Greenpeace and the Sea Wolves protest against the expansion of Kinder Morgan’s Trans Mountain pipeline in Westridge

Marine Terminal in British Columbia. © Zack Embree / Greenpeace4

In 2017, the Supreme Court ruled in favour of the Inuit community of Clyde River, putting a stop to seismic blasting off Baffin Island

Another big victory of 2017 was the unanimous decision of the Supreme Court of Canada in favour of the hamlet of Clyde River, Nunavut, that annulled an oil company’s permits for seismic blasting. In 2014, then-mayor of Clyde River Jerry Natanine reached out to Greenpeace and asked if we would support his community’s fight to stop this dangerous project, one that was approved by Canada’s National Energy Board without Inuit consent. Seismic blasting in these waters would have had a devastating effect on wildlife and the Inuit along the coast of Baffin Island, threatening the ability of communities to access local and sustainable food to feed their families and their right to maintain their cultural identity. Now, thanks to the efforts and determination of members of the Clyde River community, that food source has been protected. It was a great honour and learning experience for Greenpeace Canada to support this community’s lawsuit and related campaign.

Jerry Natanine, former Clyde River mayor, and Greenpeace staffreact to the news of the Supreme Court ruling. © David Kawai / Greenpeace

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A holographic projection outside TD Bank headquarters brought key voices from the Indigenous-led resistance to Toronto’s financial district. © Ian Willms / Greenpeace

Greenpeace has been working to curtail the financing of destructive pipeline projects.

We prepared and distributed the report entitled Problematic Pipelines: Investor risk from bank financing of tar sands pipelines, highlighted the risks these projects pose to human and Indigenous rights, our climate and clean water. We gathered petitions, organized public protests and met with banks to talk about this issue. In the last year, three major banks (including the two largest banks in Europe, HSBC and BNP Paribas, as well as ING) announced new policies that will prohibit financing for new tar sands projects or pipelines.

Also last year, Greenpeace Canada filed a complaint with securities regulators arguing that the pipeline company Kinder Morgan had not properly disclosed the risk that action on climate change posed to their business. The Alberta Securities Commission agreed to review our complaint and Kinder Morgan subsequently added climate-related risks in the information that it distributes to shareholders and would-be investors about its proposed Trans Mountain Expansion pipeline.

In 2017, we urged the Ontario government to strengthen its nuclear emergency response plans

The past year, Greenpeace mobilized supporters, allies and municipalities to speak out against the government’s neglect of public safety in light of the Fukushima disaster. We built an alliance of over 40 organizations, representing farmers, nurses, and environmentalists, to call on the provincial government to fill gaps and fix flaws in Ontario’s nuclear emergency plans. We carried out credible research to show how the government’s nuclear plans don’t meet international best practices. And we encouraged communities to speak out in favour of public safety. Thanks to our work, Toronto, Durham Region, Ajax, Brockton, Windsor, Amherstburg, and Essex County all passed motions calling on the province to better protect communities in the event of a nuclear emergency. Ontario’s Auditor General agreed with our concerns and published a scathing report on the state of the province’s readiness for a nuclear emergency. In response, the government released a new nuclear emergency response plan in December. It included strengthened requirements for public safety, transparency and public review. The government also agreed to commission – for the first time – a study of the impacts of a reactor accident in Ontario. This study will include an assessment of risks to our drinking water.

Greenpeace volunteers, green energy supporters and cyclists rode the 45 km Waterfront Trail from the Pickering nuclear station to Darlington,

demanding the Ontario government replace the aging Pickering reactors with affordable green energy. © Dave Major / Greenpeace

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Members of the Tiny House Warriors and Greenpeace volunteers with one of the tiny houses that will be placed along the path of the TransMountain pipeline. © Katie Lin / Greenpeace

WHAT’S NEXT?In 2018, Greenpeace continues to support Indigenous land defenders confronting pipelineprojects, including the Secwepemc ‘Tiny House Warriors’, who have now built three tinyhouses that they aim to install directly in the path of Kinder Morgan’s TransMountain pipeline.

We will expose the risks of continuing to operate the Pickering nuclear station in the Greater Toronto Area and make sure the Ontario government follows through on its commitments to strengthen public safety and protect drinking water.

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Environmental voices matter, now more than ever. In the face of catastrophic climate change and what scientists are referring to as the sixth great extinction of species globally, we all have a role to play. Our campaign to protect the Boreal forest has also become a battleground over the role of environmentalists and our right to call out forest destruction and call for greater protections as Resolute Forest Products attempts to muzzle forest defenders with multiple lawsuits – a $7 million dollar lawsuit filed in Canada against Greenpeace Canada and a $300 million dollar lawsuit filed in the US against Greenpeace USA and Greenpeace International.

In 2017 the message from Greenpeace and hundreds of thousands of supporters from around the world was loud and clear: our voices are vital. Over 200 international authors signed a pledge to support our right to speak out and 90 organizations across Canada and the United States, as well as over half a million individual petitioners across the globe, condemned Resolute’s legal bullying tactics. Hachette Livre, a major international publisher, went so far as to release a public letter voicing their concerns with Resolute’s aggressive approach and calling for sustainable solutions in the Boreal forest.

Protecting Nature In 2017, we showed that our voices are vital for forest protection

Bunny McDiarmid, Executive Director of Greenpeace International (centre), is joined by Greenpeace Canada staff and board members in Montreal to defend free speech with

the message: “Our Voices Are Vital” © Toma Iczkovits / Greenpeace 9

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In court, Resolute’s legal attacks on Greenpeace also suffered a setback when the Ontario Court of Appeal upheld a ruling that parts of Resolute’s allegations against Greenpeace Canada were “scandalous and vexatious.” This ruling reduced the scope of Resolute’s meritless lawsuit and Greenpeace is confident that remaining allegations will all be dismissed.

Meanwhile, our call for much greater protection of Canada’s largest ecosystem, our vast Boreal forest, focused on the crisis facing woodland caribou. A key species for the health of the entire forest and central to many Indigenous cultures, the caribou is facing a crisis of habitat destruction and government inaction.

When provinces and territories across Canada missed a national deadline to develop habitat protection plans by October 2017, over 23,000 Greenpeace supporters from across the country signed our petition calling on provincial governments to fulfill their responsibility to protect this emblematic Boreal species, and to do so while respecting the rights of Indigenous Peoples.

Taking a stand to protect the Boreal forest and Canada’s iconic woodland caribou

When the Québec government announced that the last remaining caribou herd in the spectacular Val-d’Or (Golden Valley) region would be captured and sent to a zoo, Greenpeace raised the alarm. This decision would have set a dangerous precedent for all endangered species facing threats to their natural habitat. But the ensuing public outcry ensured the caribou could remain in their forest. The next step will be to better protect it.

Woodland Caribou near Wells Gray Provincial Park in British Columbia © John Marriott

WHAT’S NEXT? Greenpeace will continue to speak up in 2018, demanding that governments act to protect the endangered woodland caribou and the Boreal forest. Indigenous leaders like the Lac Simon First Nation in Val d’Or are not giving up and we won’t either.

Greenpeace volunteers protest at Quebec’s legislature with a banner and a “caribou

coffin” to urge the Quebec Minister of Forests, Fauna and Parks to protect caribou

across the province. © Greenpeace 11

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In 2017, Greenpeace Canada moved into a new campaign area with the launch of our Plastic-free Future campaign. We highlighted the global drink giant Coke’s contribution to the plastic pollution crisis, urging the company to reduce its plastic footprint. We took our message directly to Coke’s Canadian headquarters, and engaged people online in signing a petition to the company’s global CEO. We also joined colleagues and allies in the Break Free From Plastic movement to participate in a beach clean-up and brand audit of the trash collected on one of the Philippines’ most polluted beaches and a well-known plastic pollution site world-wide. Our attendance presented a unique opportunity to tell a story about how Canada could be contributing to the plastic waste problem in other corners of the globe.

2017 also marked the wrap-up of Greenpeace Canada’s longstanding tuna markets work in Canada with the release of our last Canned Tuna Sustainability Ranking, an updated Tuna Guide for Healthier Oceans, and the successful conclusion of the Thai Union global campaign. Our Tuna Ranking revealed significant

Living Sustainably 2017 witnessed a major Greenpeace victory when the world’s biggest tuna company committed to transforming its supply chain, and the launch of a new campaign to help stop the flow of plastics into our oceans

Sarah King, Head of Oceans campaign at Greenpeace Canada, holds up plastic straws collected during a beach cleanup activity on

Freedom Island, Philippines. © Daniel Müller / Greenpeace

progress by various brands in evaluating their tuna supply chains, in offering more sustainable options, and – in the case of Canada’s second biggest brand Ocean’s – in committing to a transition to sourcing only more responsibly-caught tuna.

After a two-year global campaign and months of negotiations, Greenpeace and Thai Union, the world’s largest tuna company, came to an agreement that resulted in Thai Union making several transformative commitments to improve the sustainability, legality and social responsibility of its tuna supply chains. This victory created – and continues to create – waves and positive impacts, through the seafood industry.

Greenpeace volunteers deliver a message to Thai Union in Bangkok, Thailand. © Wason Wanichakorn / Greenpeace

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Greenpeace staff attended the Green Living Show in Toronto to talk about how we can campaign together to stop plastic pollution. © Greenpeace

Greenpeace activists send the Canadian government and G7 leaders a hard-to-miss message in Ottawa. © David Kawai / Greenpeace

WHAT’S NEXT?In 2018, our focus will be on tackling the plastic pollution crisis at the source by offering various ways for people to join a global movement of change agents taking action in their communities to hold corporate plastic polluters accountable and pressure governments to create the systems we need for a healthier, plastic-free future.

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Arctic After years of political lobbying, an international agreement was made to protect the central Arctic Ocean. Countries including the US, Canada, Russia, Japan, China and the European Union signed a 16-year moratorium on commercial fishing in 2.8 million square kilometres, an area roughly the same size as the Mediterranean Sea. This will relieve pressure on a region where industrial fishing companies were taking advantage of melting sea ice.

Greenpeace ship Arctic Sunrise in the Barents Sea. © Chris J Ratcliffe / Greenpeace

YOUR GLOBAL IMPACT

CHINAGreen peafowls are endangered, with fewer than 500 left in the world. But, thanks to a Greenpeace East Asia investigation and campaign, the endangered birds’ future is looking brighter. During the summer of 2017 our satellite data and field research showed illegal mining and roads had cut through the green peafowls’ core habitat, an area that’s also threatened by the construction of a dam nearby. Faced with this evidence, Yunnan’s Environmental Protection Agency has now promised to do what it can to protect this rare bird.

Wild Green Peafowl in Yunnan, China. © Zhinong Xi / WildChina

BrazilIn 2017, the Australian mining company BHP abandoned its plan to drill for oil near a big coral reef in the Amazon Mouth Basin. This decision came after popular pressure from thousands of Greenpeace supporters and the resulting demand from IBAMA (Brazil’s environmental agency) for greater clarity on the company’s environmental impact assessment process. This great victory came after more than 1.9 million people signed Greenpeace’s petition to “Defend the Amazon Reef”. Despite the withdrawal of BHP, oil companies like Total and British BP still insist on drilling in this sensitive region, which can be destroyed in the event of an oil spill. Greenpeace will continue to monitor and speak out about drilling projects that threaten this valuable ecosystem.

Giant Creatures Parade to BP headquarters in London. © Chris J Ratcliffe / Greenpeace

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GermanyIn January 2017, after a long campaign by Greenpeace Germany and other partners, the global supermarket chain LIDL became the first retailer to agree to our call for transparency about textile supply chains. The supermarket chain published a full list of its 650 textile and shoe suppliers and pledged to detox its clothing and footwear production processes.

Global supermarket chain LIDL has promised to detox its clothing production. © Fred Dott / Greenpeace

West Papua An area of 3,545 hectares of Papua’s rainforest has officially been placed in community hands, to be protected and managed by the indigenous people of the Knasaimos landscape in West Papua’s Bird’s Head Peninsula. The management rights will be valid for 35 years. This is the first Village Forest to be established in Papua, a major step forward in protecting the forest from illegal loggers and plantation companies that had been eyeing the area for palm oil production. Greenpeace is committed to supporting communities, such as this one, working to protect their forests from illegal logging.

Papuan dancers welcome Greenpeace’s Rainbow Warrior to Raja Ampat, West Papua. © Jurnasyanto Sukarno / Greenpeace

Democratic Republic of CongoIn 2017 the government of the Democratic Republic of Congo committed to repealing two illegal logging licenses. A Greenpeace investigation discovered that, despite a moratorium on logging introduced in 2002, these two licenses had been authorized by the Environment Minister. However, with the revelations put forward by Greenpeace, and with a new Environment Minister in place, there are assurances that the situation has been remedied. Now that the illegal licenses have been cancelled, new mechanisms are being put in place to prevent future mishandlings of the agreement. Greenpeace will continue to be vigilant, keeping an eye out for violations of the logging moratorium that protects the world’s second-largest remaining rainforest.

Greenpeace volunteers at the harbour terminal in Matadi, Democratic Republic of Congo, speak out against logging violations in the Congo Basin. © Pierre Gleizes / Greenpeace

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2017 2016

n Donor contributions $8,017,321 $8,867,898

n Bequests $291,542 $915,373

n Restricted Grants from Greenpeace Stichting Council

$1,811,555 $1,995,185

n Unrestricted grants from Greenpeace Stichting Counil

$621,909 $-

n Campaign grants $581,534 $345,797

n Investment income $35,687 $36,996

Total income $11,359,548 $12,161,249

2017 2016

n Campaigns $8,783,648 $9,072,429

n Finance and operations $659,071 $970,431

n Fundraising $2,118,130 $2,140,423

Total expenses $11,560,849 $12,183,283

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WHERE OUR MONEY CAME FROM

HOW WE SPENT OUR MONEY

FUNDING OUR MISSIONGreenpeace doesn’t accept money from corporations, government or political parties. We’re 100% independent and rely on individual donations from generous people like you to carry out our work. Thank you for funding Greenpeace Canada work to protect this precious planet and all its inhabitants. We wouldn’t be able to do it without caring and thoughtful supporters like you behind us.

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THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT!

Thank you for funding Greenpeace Canada’s work to protect this precious planet and all its inhabitants.

To read Greenpeace Canada’s full audited financial statements, go to greenpeace.ca.

Joanna Kerr Executive Director, Greenpeace Canada

GIFTS IN WILLS ARE AT THE HEART OF EVERYTHING WE DOMy mom was the first environmentalist I knew, and as we were growing up, definitely

one of the most committed. She may not have done anything extraordinary but we went

for hikes every Sunday, and watched as she read everything she could get her hands

on, learned more about science, and followed the activities of Greenpeace. She also

voted with her conscience. As a result each of her children followed career paths clearly

influenced by her: Zoologist, environmental waste diversion management, science

educator for adult learners, as well as being avid gardeners.

Pam Fitzpatrick, daughter of Legacy Supporter Jean Marie Miles.

We want to thank everyone who pledged to include a gift to Greenpeace in their Will this year. You are part of an incredible group of people taking bold action to ensure that our planet is protected for future generations. You are the heart of Greenpeace, and your legacy will make our world a better place.

If you’d like to speak to someone about the legacy that you could leave, please get in touch with Tristan Woodford by phone at 587-599-3812 or by email at tristan.woodford@greenpeace.org.

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Linda Louise Hutson Carol Virginia Johnson Moira Ferguson McKechnie Helen Ruth Peterson Lawrence Randall Port Algis Rimkus

Cynthia Mary Robertson Renwick Spence Barbara Stevenson Audrey Silvia Tobias Peggy Leola Wilkinson

Every year we are honoured to receive gifts from those supporters who kindly undertook the generous and compassionate act of including Greenpeace in their Will. For 2017 we would like to pay particular tribute to the following:18

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Our Board Members

Ginger Gosnell-Myers, Board Member

Ginger, of Nisga’a and Kwakwaka’wakw heritage, is currently the City of Vancouver’s Aboriginal Relations manager whose role is in managing the emerging understandings between First Nations communities and Vancouver’s more recent inhabitants. Ginger’s ultimate goal is to advance reconciliation and promote understanding of Vancouver as unceded territory.

Brigid Rowan, Co-Chair

Brigid Rowan is an energy economist with over 20 years of experience in the areas of energy and regulatory economics. She has co-authored reports and expert testimony on the most controversial oil projects in North America, including an influential and widely publicized study on the employment impacts of the Keystone XL pipeline.

Anna Crawford, Co-Chair

Joining the board in 2015, Anna has been involved with Greenpeace for several years as the local group leader in Ottawa-Gatineau. She is a current PhD candidate in Geography at Carleton University in Ottawa. Her dissertation is on the occurrence and deterioration of ice islands in the eastern Canadian Arctic.

Lynn Konwaia’tanón:we’s Jacob, Board Member

Lynn is from the Kanien’kehá:ka (Mohawk) community of Kahnawà:ke where she has worked in the field of environmental protection for more than two decades. She is the Director of the Environment Protection Unit of the Mohawk Council of Kahnawà:ke and the Spokesperson for Kahnawà:ke Sustainable Energies. An avid gardener and beekeeper, Lynn lives in Kahnawà:ke in a passive-solar straw bale home with her husband and three kids.

Meriko Kubota, Board Member

Meriko Kubota is Director of Strategic Partnerships, Community Investment at TELUS. Meriko is an experienced funder and a program management professional. She is well versed in establishing strategic partnerships and business opportunities, and conducting community engagement in Vancouver and internationally.

Christine Laliberté, Board Member

Christine joined the Board in 2016 with 15 years of experience in non-profit management and citizenship engagement. A former Public Engagement Director at Oxfam-Québec, Christine has extensive expertise in the planning and implementation of public mobilization campaigns that aim to promote social justice.

Frans Blom, Treasurer

Frans joined the Greenpeace Canada board in 2014 with 35 years of experience in public accounting and finance, as well as a wealth of experience in non-profit boards and audit committees. Now retired, he enjoys time with his family and working for a few very special NGOs, including recent fieldwork as a Financial Coordinator with Médecins Sans Frontières.

Kimberly Yetman Dawson, Board Member

Kimberly brings close to 20 years of experience in marketing and communications to the Greenpeace Canada board. She also has a decade of non-profit management experience, most recently as the Executive Director of the Newfoundland and Labrador Housing and Homelessness Network.

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Crew members lie on the deck of the Greenpeace ship The Esperanza to form a heart to thank Greenpeace supporters for their support. © Will Rose / Greenpeace