Convening a nationwide peer network of water utility leaders
Welcome to Canada’s premier network for pragmatic, forward-thinking community water leaders!
The provision of safe drinking water, wastewater treatment and stormwater management are anchor services in our communities. As water managers navigate change and uncertainty, they need timely insights, guidance and support from trusted peers.
The Canadian Municipal Water Consortium is a national network of utility leaders who share a common goal of advancing municipal water management. Senior leaders explore key issues and decision-making needs alongside their peers. Tangible takeaways include a deeper understanding of local issues through a national lens, access to curated leading information, a deeper understanding of what others are doing, and support to explore new approaches and best practices.
Currently, the Canadian Municipal Water Consortium supports water leaders from 26 municipalities and utilities.
Canadian Water Network actively convenes the right people at the right time to address pressing water management challenges. We help members navigate complexity and uncertainty using an approach that is grounded in science and led by the community.
The Leaders Group provides some of the best value available in terms of the opportunity to engage and learn from my peers in water utilities across Canada.
Sharing ideas and approaches is so helpful. The value we get out of being able to tweak what others have done and customize it using only internal staff time is a huge cost saving for us.
I am a strong proponent of the Municipal Consortium. Sharing best practices and experiences from across Canada is invaluable. The Strategic Sharing Group for COVID-19 was a great example of how agile and responsive the Consortium is to emerging issues.
Curation + knowledge exchange
Canadian Water Network curates knowledge from sources and sectors that reflect the realities of real-world decision-making. The insights we generate are relevant, clear and impactful.
Strategic Sharing Groups bring municipal water leaders, academic researchers and other thought leaders together to share critical peer knowledge on emerging issues. Canadian Water Network’s team actively frames the discussions and curates key insights for members to accelerate, advance and improve decision-making.
Canadian Water Network convenes bi-annual Consortium Leaders Roundtables on multi-dimensional challenges in community water management. These national events foster in-depth discussions among utility executives, global thought leaders and cross-sector representatives. We capture the insights so that participants can focus on engaging and sharing their knowledge.
As the Canadian water landscape evolves and national/regional/local priorities shift, Canadian Water Network is at the forefront of identifying opportunities where progress is made and effort is aligned. We conduct environmental and jurisdictional scans to daylight trends and actionable insights that consider the realities surrounding local decisions.
Consortium themes
Water management is cross-cutting and extends beyond the boundaries of drinking water, wastewater and stormwater. Canadian Water Network targets this complex decision-making space to enable leaders to move forward confidently. The Consortium’s 2019 – 2023 strategic themes and their narratives guide our work:
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Looking for more information or to participate in the network?
Contact Sandra Cooke at [email protected] or (519) 904-2897 x78937
Land Acknowledgement
Canadian Water Network (CWN) respectfully recognizes and acknowledges the deep connection that First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples across Canada have with the land that all Canadians call home. We also honour and recognize the significance of the treaties that establish the relationship between Indigenous peoples and settlers on this land.
Our office is located in Waterloo, Ontario, on the traditional territory of the Neutral, Anishinaabeg and Haudenosaunee peoples. More specifically, our office is situated on the Haldimand Tract, the land granted to the Six Nations that extends six miles on each side of the Grand River.
We are grateful for the privilege to work and live on this land.