Adaptive planning is an approach to water management and infrastructure planning that considers future uncertainty to generate multiple solution pathways. Canadian Water Network is leading an adaptive planning project to adapt international best practices for use by Canadian water management professionals. This project is supported by Natural Resources Canada’s Climate Change Adaptation Program.
The net zero water roadmap project, funded by Environment and Climate Change Canada through its Implementation Readiness Fund, is focused on accelerating progress towards greenhouse gas (GHG) mitigation and net zero emissions in municipal water, wastewater, and stormwater services. The first-ever Canadian net zero water roadmap will be created through the engagement of Canada’s largest municipal water [...]
Canadian Water Network and the National Collaborating Centre for Infectious Diseases collaborated to launch the Wastewater-based surveillance (WBS) Program. In its inaugural year (April 2023 – March 2024), the program supported over 30 public health practitioners serving cities and Indigenous communities across Canada. In its second year (April 2024 – March 2025), the program supported [...]
Environment and Climate Change Canada contracted Canadian Water Network to conduct a study on pre-treatment opportunities of Chemicals of Mutual Concern (CMCs) in landfill leachate while applying a green chemistry lens.
Canadian Water Network, in partnership with the Prairie Adaptation Research Collaborative at the University of Regina and ClimateWest, is undertaking a project to understand the impact of climate change on water availability across the Canadian Prairies. Thanks to the generous support of RBC’s Tech for Nature grant, the project will inform adaptation approaches to anticipated [...]
Canadian Water Network collaborated with the Muskoka Watershed Council and the Muskoka Community Roundtable to review integrated watershed management frameworks used in various jurisdictions and identify governance approaches that may be appropriate for the Muskoka River Watershed.
The sixth assessment report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change presents scientific evidence that climate change is expected to continue exacerbating drought and flood risks in the coming decades. At the same time, the report also states that adaptation actions are likely to reduce some of these climate risks while providing multiple co-benefits. To [...]
The overall purpose of this initiative is to explore approaches to advancing digital transformation, including data governance, management, and analysis at water and wastewater utilities. Building on previous conversations from the Levels of Service Strategic Sharing Group, members will have the opportunity to learn about tools, resources, and case studies from experts in the field. [...]
The overall purpose of the rates and affordability initiative was to build municipal/utility knowledge and support decision-making on specific aspects of utility financial sustainability and affordability. Building on past Canadian Water Network initiatives and discussions, the rates and affordability initiative aimed to deliver a report that explores utility water, wastewater, and stormwater rates/fees in the [...]
In June 2021, the Government of Canada committed to net-zero emissions by 2050. In November 2021, almost 200 countries at COP26 committed to the Glasgow Climate Pact that contained four main goals. Water plays a central role in achieving all of them alongside “near-global net-zero” mitigation efforts. Around the same time, Canadian Water Network convened [...]
