Become an OLW Network Member!

Yes! I want to join the Our Living Waters Network.

We are reaching for inspiring results and we know that no one can achieve them on their own.

At OLW, we provide you many opportunities to take part in collective action; however, the level of engagement for any member will always be your decision.

Organization-Based Membership

The Our Living Waters Network is primarily geared towards organizational or group members. By including your organization in the join form, we will list your name publicly as a member. If you do NOT wish to be publicly listed, please let us know. By leaving out your organization on the join form, we will consider you an individual member Supporter (see Member Engagement on the Join form). Our default (and we hope yours) is to celebrate our work together!

Member Pledges

As a values-based Network, there are four pledges we ask you to adhere to when you become an OLW Network member:

1. You support the ambitious goal of all waters in Canada in good health by 2030.
2. You believe we can only achieve it by working together.
3. You acknowledge the interconnected sacredness of water.
4. Your work aligns with Indigenous sovereignty efforts, especially:
   • The Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada’s calls to actions on reaffirming nation-to-nation relationships with Indigenous peoples (see e.g., #45, 47). 
   • The United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples’ articles that uphold Indigenous rights in decision-making and relationships to their lands, territories and resources (see e.g., Articles 18-19; 25-29; 31-32).
   • The First Nations principles for Ownership, Control, Access and Possession (OCAP®) that support First Nations sovereignty on data and information collection, protection, use and sharing.

Membership Benefits

Our Living Waters is here for you with seven key services. Become a member and:

• Increase your peer-to-peer network at Member Meetups and through informal match-making supported by OLW staff.
• Amplify your organization’s communications through Our Stories, e-news, and LinkedIn posts.
• Learn from experts’ thought leadership uniting the water community at webinars and workshops – or help plan and lead these! 
• Take part in setting national water priorities by joining collaborative Focus Groups and our Water Champions Circle.
• Access our Shared Measurement System and contribute to stewarding Our Common Agenda through our annual survey.
• Scale up your organization’s reach through collective impact on OLW Teams.
• Participate in both official languages.
• Share with and learn from other organizations working towards Right Relations.

Did we mention it’s free?

Note that Our Living Waters staff, steering committee and National Water Champions Circle reserve the right to decide if an organization’s mandate is in alignment with the Network and can be listed as a member.