Over 50 freshwater champions registered for our November 19, 2020 virtual gathering to discuss the topic of Funding Water Projects Across Canada. We had a great turnout! We gathered to find the answer to a thought-provoking question: Is there a desire from the freshwater community to collectively call on the federal government to better fund water projects right […]
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Federal Water Funding in Canada Federal Water Funding in Canada Take a look at this November 2020 summary of research on water funding opportunities in Canada from the federal government.
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What does it take to trigger implementation of recommendations posed to the Federal government? For the past nine months the Federal Water Strategy Team has been meeting to explore exactly that. In late 2018, the National Roundtable on Community Based Water Monitoring released a collaborative report with detailed recommendations on how the federal government could advance community
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Read this July 2020 letter to Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Environment and Climate Change Canada, outlining four priorities for federal action on community-based water monitoring. (bilingual)
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Investing in ‘shovel-ready’ and ‘shovel-worthy’ jobs that advance climate resiliency and water security can create an immediate 3638 jobs and nearly 1.5 million job hours in over 300 projects across the country. By prioritizing investment in small, rural and Indigenous communities we can put people to work across numerous impacted communities from coast-to-coast-to-coast. Read our letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and
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Read this May 2020 letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, including a summary of over 300 projects to advance climate resiliency and water security across the country.
Letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to advance climate resiliency and water security Read More »
On April 11, 2019, a wide range of people united by their common concern for Canada’s water future – water and climate scientists, policy experts, legislators, and water decision rights-holders and stakeholders – gathered in Ottawa to discuss solutions for Canada’s emerging water crisis. The event featured a beautiful venue, distinguished panel, and attendance by
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Read this 2019 brief to the Senate Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans, urging progressive changes to Canada’s Fisheries Act.
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Read this report from 2019, authored by a number of organizations working together to advocate for federal leadership on water.
Water Security for Canadians: Solutions for Canada’s Emerging Water Crisis Read More »
In 2015, the United Nations adopted the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. This global agenda aims to catalyze actions necessary for humans to live sustainably with each other and the planet by focusing on a variety of thematic areas including people, planet, prosperity, peace and partnership. To inspire action, 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) have been developed and specific
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