Governance, policy, laws, and regulations related to fresh water and wastewater

Federal water-related legislation and regulations, as well transboundary governance and wastewater information.

Laws and policies

Federal policy and legislation about water in Canada.

• Canada Water Act
• International River Improvements Act
• Fisheries Act
• Arctic Waters Pollution Prevention Act
• Dominion Water Power Act
• Canadian Navigable Waters Act
• Species at Risk Act
• Canadian Environmental Protection Act
• Federal Water Policy

Domestic transboundary water boards and committees

Interprovincial / territorial boards and committees for the cooperative management of shared waters.

• Prairie Provinces Water Board
• Mackenzie River Basin Board

Canada-United States freshwater collaboration

Overview of freshwater governance between Canada and the United States, including Treaties, Conventions, and agreements to protect and govern shared waterways.

• Shared waters: Canada – United States
• Canada-United States Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement
• Boundary Waters Treaty

Wastewater

Wastewater management, regulations, agreements, and reports.

• Wastewater Systems Effluent Regulations: guidance, reporting, and information for owners and operators
  • Reporting overview
• Bilateral agreements: wastewater
• Wastewater annual reports and data
  
• Pulp and Paper Effluent Regulations