Thank you for your interest in CWN’s activities! We encourage you to read our annual report to learn about the vital work we undertook in 2023. The report's theme, Moving Forward Together, captures the essence of CWN’s approach. Some highlights from 2023 include: CWN’s expansion into three program areas: water and communities, water and health, [...]
The 2022-2023 Financial Statements provide an update on Canadian Water Network’s financial position as of March 31, 2023. These financial statements were audited by a third party in accordance with Canadian generally accepted auditing standards. Download the Financial Statements
The 2021-2022 Financial Statements provide an update on Canadian Water Network’s financial position as of March 31, 2022. These financial statements were audited by a third party in accordance with Canadian generally accepted auditing standards. Download the Financial Statements
The National Collaborating Centre for Infectious Diseases (NCCID), in collaboration with Canadian Water Network (CWN), hosted a webinar focused on demystifying the science behind wastewater-based surveillance (WBS) and its role in public health. This session highlighted key findings from the 2022 Royal Society of Canada policy brief on wastewater surveillance for SARS-CoV-2 RNA. The brief [...]
The 2020-21 Annual Update reflects upon the collective efforts of Canadian Water Network participants, members and staff in helping communities get to the future they want through water. The report highlights initiatives undertaken by CWN in the past year to clarify opportunities for progress on key issues; convene structured discussions that move communities forward; and [...]
The monitoring of SARS-CoV-2 RNA in wastewater is a promising tool that complements other indicators of COVID-19 prevalence in a community. Research efforts in Canada and globally have accelerated to further develop this tool; a wide range of approaches and techniques have evolved. However, to make reliable comparisons of data within and between communities, the [...]
In 2018, CWN conducted a national expert panel review of contaminants in wastewater to empower decision makers to choose the most effective treatment investments, policies and practices. Later that year, CWN launched a Strategic Sharing Group with twelve utility decision makers from across Canada who were interested in exploring this issue in-depth. The group met [...]
Canadian Water Network, with support from Insurance Bureau of Canada, undertook a study in 2020 on how to best frame and structure a new Canadian Centre for Climate Information and Analytics (C3IA) so that it can realize its intended purpose of becoming Canada’s authoritative source of climate information and decision analysis. The objective of this [...]
Canada’s rapidly evolving situation and high level of uncertainty during the COVID-19 pandemic has presented unique challenges for water and wastewater utilities. In response, Canadian Water Network began hosting and facilitating weekly meetings with decision makers from up to 30 large and mid-sized water and wastewater utilities across Canada. These discussions have helped utility leaders [...]
Canadian Water Network has curated a collection of online resources for utility managers during the COVID-19 pandemic that includes the latest science, regulatory guidance, business continuity planning and communications examples. This list will be updated weekly – please refer to the date in the footer. New resources will be added to the bottom of the section [...]
