On Friday, the federal government released a new Climate Lens component for its infrastructure funding program, Investing in Canada. Announced by Amarjeet Sohi, Minister of…
Today, a number of environmental organizations have released a declaration that calls on the government of Canada to eliminate plastic waste in Canada by 2025,…
Yesterday, the Office of Canada’s Auditor General, Michael Ferguson, released his 2018 spring reports. Report 5 indicated that Indigenous Services Canada (ISC) has failed to make…
The shape of water wins Oscars on Hollywood movie screens and is an engaging subject in real life too. Twenty photographs released by Natural Sciences…
The Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) has released a report detailing the important contribution rural municipalities make and outlining the challenges these communities face. This…
The Ministry of Infrastructure and Communities has launched the Disaster Mitigation and Adaptation Fund (DMAF), a 10-year national program that will invest $2 billion in…
Canada’s Minister of Natural Resources, Jim Carr, unveiled a nationwide contest for Canada’s aspiring female cleantech entrepreneurs this week. Delivered in collaboration with MaRS Discovery District, the challenge…
The Canadian Canoe Museum will bring people even closer to the water and Canadian heritage now that the W. Garfield Weston Foundation has announced a $7.5…
A partnership between the Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC), the Tallcree Tribal Government, the governments of Alberta and Canada, and Syncrude Canada have led to the…
Yesterday, the Government of Canada and the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) announced spending on a number of new projects, including for asset management plans,…
Environmental Defence is celebrating the end of winter with a record number of Canadian of beaches and marinas achieving the Blue Flag eco-certified designation. Overall,…
As historic flooding caused by climate change devastates communities in New Brunswick and British Columbia, new research from the University of Waterloo reveals the insurance…
The federally funded Digital Technology Supercluster announced the appointment of Sue Paish as CEO today. Paish will be responsible for building and leading the Supercluster…
Yesterday, Marc Garneau, Minister of Transport, chaired a first roundtable in Ottawa with Canada Port Authorities to discuss the port authority system. In the coming weeks, Transport…
According to new research, the Government of Canada has a strong public mandate to improve science-based decision making in environmental assessments (EAs), while industry does…
Climate change action and sustainable communities were among the top five priorities identified by Canadians who responded to the nation-wide survey about the UN Sustainable…
Every year, Water Canada’s Water’s Next awards program honours the incredible achievements and ideas of individuals and companies that successfully work to make a positive…
Guelph, Ontario-based insurance and investment co-operative, The Co-operators, has announced the addition of storm surge coverage to its Comprehensive Water product. Waves caused by storms…
Ontario Centres of Excellence (OCE) has announced twenty new projects valued at more than $36 million. Water-focused projects include brine desalination and watermain improvements. The funding is…
Livestock Water Recycling, an Alberta-based technology provider in agriculture nutrient recovery, is one of 11 ag tech companies selected to present on-stage at the AGRI…
The findings of a national review of contaminants in municipal wastewater were released this week by Canadian Water Network, highlighting opportunities for a more strategic,…
Rural regions in Canada face many challenges when it comes to managing drinking water systems. New research from the University of Saskatchewan examines the potential to manage drinking…
Green Party leader Elizabeth May issued a press release regarding Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development, Julie Gelfand’s three reports that were tabled in…
In her spring report to the federal government, Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development, Julie Gelfand has concluded that the federal government must establish an…