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Oct 15, 2024 · The Freshwater Action Plan is one of the federal government’s signature programs for managing, restoring, and protecting fresh water, and is a major component of the federal freshwater agenda.
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Oct 15, 2024 · The Freshwater Action Plan is a signature federal program to manage, restore, and protect fresh water. It is a major component of the federal freshwater agenda delivering program activities through the Canada Water Agency.
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A Call for Applications for EcoAction and for Freshwater Ecosystem Initiatives being implemented in the Great Lakes, Lake of the Woods, Lake Winnipeg Basin, Lake Simcoe, and the Wolastoq/Saint John River is now open.
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•News Release: Keeping our waters clean now and into the future
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Canada has over two million lakes and rivers, and more inland waters than any other country. These waters flow to all three coasts, crossing international, provincial, and territorial boundaries.
For many Indigenous Peoples, water is sacred, protected, and honoured as the giver of all life. Fresh water is also central to economic growth, environmental health, including supporting biodiversity, and the wellbeing of Canadians.
To improve freshwater management in Canada by providing leadership, effective collaboration federally, and improved coordination and collaboration with provinces, territories, and Indigenous Peoples to proactively address national and regional transboundary freshwater challenges and opportunities.
The Canada Water Agency has been created within Environment and Climate Change Canada. It is the federal focal point for fresh water, working in partnership with Indigenous Peoples, provinces, territories, and stakeholders to strengthen collaboration on fresh water.
In Budget 2023, the Government of Canada committed to introducing legislation in 2023 to fully establish the Canada Water Agency as a stand-alone entity, outside of Environment and Climate Change Canada. This legislation was tabled on November 30, 2023, and can be found here:
The Canada Water Agency delivers on key elements of the strengthened Freshwater Action Plan to:
•improve freshwater outcomes
•restore, protect, and manage waterbodies of national significance
•improve freshwater quality
The Freshwater Action Plan builds on proven approaches to deliver regionally-responsive Freshwater Ecosystem Initiatives in waterbodies of national significance:
The Great Lakes
The Canada Water Agency responds to Canada’s most pressing freshwater challenges and opportunities in collaboration with federal departments and agencies, provinces, territories, Indigenous Peoples, and stakeholders.
Environment and Climate Change Canada is establishing structures within the department to support the functions of a Canada Water Agency until legislation is proposed this year to create a stand-alone Agency. The Agency Headquarters will be located in Winnipeg, Manitoba, with regional offices across Canada.
For inquiries, email us at: water-eau@ec.gc.ca
May 24, 2023 · The Freshwater Action Plan includes a $420 million commitment over 10 years to Great Lakes protection efforts, to help to: Complete the clean-up of 12 of 14 Canadian Great Lakes Areas of Concern by 2030 and complete clean-up of all Canadian Great Lakes Areas of Concern within 15 years.
Oct 16, 2024 · Given pollution, land-use, and other stressors, we must take action now to safeguard fresh water. The creation of the Canada Water Agency is a key step in strengthening freshwater management, protection, and stewardship in Canada,” said The Honourable Steven Guilbeault, Minister of Environment and Climate Change.
Jan 23, 2024 · To ensure that fresh water in Canada is clean and healthy, the Government of Canada is taking unprecedented action by launching the Canada Water Agency and investing $650 million over 10 years in the Freshwater Action Plan to protect and restore water quality and ecosystem health in major watersheds across the country.
Oct 15, 2024 · The goal of the strengthened Freshwater Action Plan and the Freshwater Ecosystems Initiatives (FEI) is to restore, protect, and manage waterbodies of national significance, effectively engage partners and stakeholders, and advance freshwater science.
