Ottawa – The Canada Water Agency is a Government of Canada agency under the Minister of Environment and Climate Change portfolio. Its mandate is to improve freshwater management in Canada by providing leadership, effective collaboration federally, and improved coordination and collaboration with provinces, territories, and Indigenous peoples to address transboundary freshwater challenges and opportunities. The Canada Water Agency (the Agency) …
Protecting Lake Winnipeg
Manitoba – Canada is taking action to help protect and manage freshwater ecosystems, including the Lake Winnipeg basin. Lake Winnipeg and its basin sustain a diverse range of environmental, economic, and social benefits, such as commercial and recreational fishing and tourism, while also supporting the livelihoods and cultural practices of First Nations and Métis peoples and communities. Terry Duguid, Parliamentary …
Legislation to make life more affordable, build more homes receives Royal Assent
Ottawa – Bill C-59, the Fall Economic Statement Implementation Act, 2023, received Royal Assent. With the passage of this legislation, the government is delivering on key measures from the 2023 Fall Economic Statement to help make life cost less, build more homes, and ensure our economic growth is shared by all. Measures adopted in Bill C-59 to stabilize prices and make life more …
Funding for new community projects to protect fresh water announced
Repentigny – On World Water Day, Canada joins many other countries in highlighting the importance of protecting and conserving our freshwater heritage. Canada is home to 20 percent of the world’s freshwater reserves. Healthy lakes and rivers are essential to Canadians, communities, and businesses across the country. Steven Guilbeault, Minister of Environment and Climate Change, announced over $800,000 in funding …
Keeping our waters clean now and into future
Winnipeg – Water is Canada’s most precious natural resource. With 20 per cent of the world’s freshwater reserves, it is essential to our well-being and our economy. And as climate change and pollution increasingly threaten our waters, we must work together to keep it clean and healthy, now and into the future. From banning harmful single-use plastics, to protecting vast …