What is Annex 2001?
On June 18, 2001, the Great Lakes Governors and the Premiers of Ontario and Québec signed the Great Lakes Charter Annex. This historically significant measure outlined unprecedented protections for the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River Basin to help improve the health of the Basin ecosystem. It provided a framework to update the management of Basin waters. The Governors and Premiers then asked a Working Group made up of State and Provincial staff, in collaboration with other partners, to develop agreements to implement the Annex into law.
