In this edition, Municipal Water Consortium Manager Nancy Goucher speaks with Elvis Oliveira. He is the senior director of water and wastewater infrastructure planning, partnerships, and compliance for the Region of Peel.

Once again, Blue Cities proved to be THE event for senior decision-makers in Canada’s water sector to network, strengthen relationships, and share their insights and solutions.

Canadian Water Network (CWN) is launching the Canadian Water Network Foundation (CWN Foundation), a newly established, CRA-approved charitable entity.

We’re pleased to announce that Canadian Water Network (CWN) has established an Indigenous Water Management Advisory Committee (IWMAC).

Utilities across Canada are facing growing financial pressures, including rising infrastructure costs, aging assets, population growth, and increasing expectations for service reliability and affordability. To help utilities address these challenges, the Municipal Water Consortium (MWC) undertook a financial sustainability project in partnership with and with financial support from Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada (HICC).

Why leading utilities are rethinking how major infrastructure investments are planned.

Canadian Water Network (CWN) is pleased to welcome ENWIN as the newest member of the Municipal Water Consortium (MWC) — a national network of senior decision-makers from Canada’s largest water utilities.

The Centre d’expertise et de recherche en infrastructures urbaines (CERIU) has published its latest report on the state of water infrastructure in Quebec municipalities. Produced by the Data and Information Hub, it offers an up-to-date overview of the challenges related to the management of municipal water infrastructure.

The 2025 State of the Great Lakes Report gives water leaders a useful kind of news: progress is real, but it is mixed.

Over the past 18 months, the Water Quality Program has reviewed priorities for future guideline development and will be updating its website this summer.

On June 30, 2026, the federal government will bring into force new rules that prohibit the manufacture, use, sale, and import of certain PFAS (including PFOS, PFOA, and long-chain PFCAs), as well as products containing them, with limited exceptions.

Prime Minister Mark Carney and British Columbia’s Premier David Eby have announced a new partnership between the Government of Canada and the Government of British Columbia to transform, connect, and modernize communities across the province.