Important Freshwater Links

Below are links to federal freshwater resources. Additional links will be provided as the work of the Canada Water Agency advances.

Important freshwater links

Governance, policy, laws, and regulations related to fresh water and wastewater: Federal water-related legislation, regulations, policy, transboundary governance, and wastewater information.
Freshwater quality: Environment and Climate Change Canada freshwater quality guidelines, initiatives, monitoring, and indicators.
Freshwater quantity and ice: Environment and Climate Change Canada data collections related to freshwater quantity, including hydrologic maps, national indicators, water use data, and ice data.
Canadian freshwater ecosystems: Information on freshwater ecosystem initiatives through the federal Freshwater Action Plan.
Climate change and fresh water: Environment and Climate Change Canada’s climate change strategies, reports, and programs linked to fresh water.
Nature, biodiversity and fresh water: Environment and Climate Change Canada biodiversity and nature connections to fresh water.
Freshwater-related funding programs: Information on Environment and Climate Change Canada’s funding programs.

2023-06-28