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Turning off the forever tap: Inside Canada’s master plan for PFAS
If you ask anyone in the water sector what keeps them up at night, you’re bound to hear a four-letter acronym: PFAS. Per- and polyfluoroalkyl

SPONSORED: Spain’s Flooding Challenge Meets a Reliable Solution
Pamplona, Spain, is known worldwide for its rich history and the famous Running of the Bulls festival, but the city also faces a recurring environmental





Better oversight of Calgary’s watermain system needed to avoid future failures

SPONSORED: Peristaltic Metering Pumps Explained, Facts, Function, and the Right Applications

Reshaping municipal wastewater management with pelletization and resource recovery

How municipalities can grow sustainably without breaking the bank

Proactive risk reduction key to addressing future climate crises: expert

Experts cite challenges and benefits of creating national freshwater data strategy

Partnership Leads to 15 Newly Constructed Wetlands in Ontario

Restoring Our Connection to Water: A Legacy Worth Salvaging

SPONSORED: Collaboration Between Departments Increases Performance and Profitability in Mining Operations

Fighting “forever chemicals” in wastewater: A promising solution

New report highlights $250M annual value of Hudson Bay Lowlands’ ecosystem services

SPONSORED: Leveraging IoT Potential: Building Smarter, Not Harder

40 First Nations communities still under long-term drinking water advisories — where the projects stand
By Water Canada Staff As of May 2026, data from Indigenous Services Canada (ISC) indicates

CSA opens call for proposals for freshwater protection
The CSA Group’s Explore Research Program launched a call for proposals on March 31 focused

Water leaders welcome federal Water Security Strategy
A group of water leaders convened by AquaAction are publicly lauding the federal government’s recently

Carney announces new national nature strategy
Prime Minister Mark Carney announced a new $3.8 billion nature strategy, A Force of Nature:

National partnership launches water literacy project
AquaAction, Canadian Geographic and the Canadian Museum of Nature are partnering to create a water

Canada starts development of national water security strategy
The government of Canada announced on March 22, World Water Day, that it is launching

2026 National First Nations Water Leadership Award winners announced
On March 21 federal minister of Indigenous Services Canada Mandy Gull-Masty announced the 2026 recipients

Canada releases National Freshwater Science Agenda
The government of Canada announced March 19 it has released the National Freshwater Science Agenda.

National Indigenous Water Operator Day is on March 21
On March 21 National Indigenous Water Operator Day (NIWOD) recognizes the contributions of Indigenous water

People Moves: February 2026
All the biggest hires, promotions and appointments in the Canadian water sector. Joel Melanson has

Bruce Fellowship and TMU students create e-petition to create Canada Water Week
Toronto Metropolitan University (TMU) students through the Bruce Fellowships in Canadian Freshwater Policy have submitted

Concordia study highlights new method of snowpack water measurement
Researchers at Concordia University announced they have developed a new method of measuring the amount

State of the Great Lakes Report 2025 released
The annual State of the Great Lakes 2025 report has been released. The report is

Canada invests $7.1 million in nation-wide climate resilience initiatives
On Jan. 15 Environment and Climate Change Canada and the Federation of Canadian Municipalities announced

CWN releases 2025 annual report
The Canadian Water Network has released its 2025 Annual Report, titled “Navigating Risk from Coast

IJC releases 2025 report on water diversions and uses in the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River basin
The International Joint Commission has released a new binational report assessing how water is being