Welcome to the summer edition of News Splash. Just two weeks ago, the Canadian Water Network (CWN) team and senior decision makers from Canada’s water sector gathered in Gatineau for Blue Cities 2026, CWN’s flagship annual event.

Albert Cho is executive vice president and chief strategy and external affairs officer at Xylem. He delivered a standout address during the plenary session on water security at Blue Cities 2026. We’re pleased to share key insights with our network.

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. Prepared by Canada and the United States under the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement, the report assesses the Great Lakes overall as fair, with an unchanging trend. That is not a failing grade. It is also not a reason to ease up.

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.

Over the next 10 years, the Government of Canada is investing more than $5 billion in British Columbia’s local infrastructure through the Build Communities Strong Fund (BCSF).