Monday, October 6, 2025
UCalgary hosts workshop on freshwater science in Western Canada
Researchers from the University of Calgary are working with Environment and Climate Change Canada to shape the future of freshwater science in the country. In…
Key Player Projects: Environment and Climate Change Canada
Rio Tinto Fer et Titane inc. is ordered to pay $2 million
Environment and Climate Change Canada enforcement officers strive to ensure that individuals and businesses comply with Canada’s environmental laws to keep the environment safe and…
Water Institute member Juliane Mai awarded $200,000 to advance hydrologic prediction
Dr. Juliane (Julie) Mai, Research Associate Professor in the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences at Waterloo University, joined in 2023. She has been awarded…
Federal boost to tackle Great Lakes pollution and secure clean water for communities
WINDSOR, ON – The federal government has announced a historic $76 million investment to support 50 community-led projects aimed at restoring and protecting freshwater ecosystems…
Oceana Canada unveils roadmap to cut 1/3 of Canada’s single-use plastic pollution
Toronto – Canada can reduce its single-use plastic each year by one-third, or 720,000 tonnes – equivalent to the size of 6000 blue whales– according to…
Government of Canada launches pilot to support innovative funding opportunities for conservation
Gatineau, QC – The Honourable Steven Guilbeault, Minister of Environment and Climate Change, has launched the Conservation Exchange Pilot, an innovative, science-based initiative designed to…
Up to $40 million in Indigenous-led area-based conservation funding now available
Gatineau, QC – Indigenous Peoples in Canada have long been environmental stewards on land, ice, and water and are the original leaders in sustainable development…
Canada Launches Environmental Funding Programs
Jonathan Wilkinson, minister of environment and climate change, has launched a call for proposals for eight environmental funding programs. These programs will contribute to community-based…
New Multi-Million-Dollar Partnership to Improve Freshwater Monitoring
The power of environmental DNA (eDNA) technology is being extended to community groups across Canada to allow for faster creation of more robust freshwater health…
Government of Canada Completes Plan to Protect Wood Buffalo National Park
The Minister of Environment and Climate Change and Minister responsible for Parks Canada, Catherine McKenna, announced that the Action Plan to protect Wood Buffalo National Park…
Kawartha Lakes, Ont. to Pay Fine for Alleged Violations Under Fisheries Act
The Corporation of the City of Kawartha Lakes has entered into a diversion agreement with the Public Prosecution Service of Canada after Environment and Climate Change Canada…
Despite Concerns, Data Finds Pacific Coastal Basin in Good Overall Health
World Wildlife Fund Canada has released a new report on watershed health in the Pacific Coastal basin, finding the overall health of the basin to…
Auditors General: Canada Is Not on Track to Meet 2020 Climate Change Targets
A collaborative report from Canada’s federal and (most) provincial auditors general was presented to the House of Commons yesterday. The report indicates that Canada is…
Canada Has Ended the National Wetland Conservation Fund
Yesterday, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) announced that it has cancelled the National Wetland Conservation Fund (NWCF). Projects that were funded through 2019 will…