Canadian Coalition for Healthy Waters’ Letter to Environment and Climate Change Canada Minister Steven Guilbeault Canadian Coalition for Healthy Waters’ Letter to Environment and Climate Change Canada Minister Steven Guilbeault Download the January 14, 2022 letter to Steven Guilbeault, Minister of Environment and Climate Change Canada. (bilingual)
More than 150 community-based water monitoring (CBWM) groups are actively monitoring changes in their watersheds and informing freshwater decision-making across Canada. Monitoring programs reflect a diversity of water conditions and landscapes, varying in purpose and size to address specific community needs. Yet, they all rely on consistent, adequate funding to keep their volunteers and data collection afloat! For years
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A Business Case for Investment in Canadian Community-Based Water Monitoring A Business Case for Investment in Canadian Community-Based Water Monitoring Download this November 2021 report from the International Institute for Sustainable Development. Learn about why funding and coordinating Canada’s vibrant community-based water monitoring community makes scientific and economic sense!
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Five Foundational Pillars for the Canada Water Agency Five Foundational Pillars for the Canada Water Agency Read this 2021 joint submission, spearheaded by the Forum for Leadership on Water and Our Living Waters, with support from a dozen other organizations. (bilingual)
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The government of Canada is creating a new Canada Water Agency and, as is often the nature of such emerging institutions, the details of what it will be are not yet known. Here is a quick outline of the process to date: First announced in the Liberal Party of Canada’s 2019 election platform, the CWA
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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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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.
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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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