CWWA Advocates for the Creation of a Canadian Water Agency
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In May of 2020, the federal government through Environment and Climate Change Canada with support from Agriculture and Agri-food Canada, released an early consultation on plans to develop a Canada Water Agency. Over the course of this consultation, the government will be publishing discussion aids and posing specific questions on their PlaceSpeak site to find out what Canadians would like to see in this new Agency and how we can further protections for Canada’s most important resource.
In June 2020, CWWA added itsname, with 20 other water organizations, calling for the expedited creation of the Agency. CWWA has long supported a more coordinated federal approach to water issues as various water issues fall into the portfolio of at least a dozen of the federal ministries and agencies.
In July, the Association sent a second letter on behalf of just CWWA, again advocating for the development of the Agency and promoting our roll in national advocacy and policy development to ensure that CWWA has a role to play in the development of the Agency.
Both letters are posted to the advocacy section of the CWWA website at:
