Media Releases

VANCOUVER, Feb. 22, 2018 – Tiny plastic and foam fragments topped the Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup’s annual “Dirty Dozen” list, which reports on the types of litter most commonly found on Canada’s marine and freshwater shores. More than 330,000 tiny pieces of plastic and foam debris were collected by...

OTTAWA, February 21, 2018 – Environmental groups are calling on the Canadian government to fully restore legal protections for navigable waters. Bill C-69, which includes the newly proposed Canadian Navigable Waters Act, introduced in the House of Commons on February 8, broadens some protections for navigable waterways, but does not...

Panda Mascot – Greater Toronto Area Have you ever dreamed about suiting up as the famous Panda mascot for WWF-Canada? Well, here is your chance! We will be hosting our next panda mascot training session shortly, and want you there!   Due to the growing number of events, functions and public...

OTTAWA, Feb. 9, 2018 – The government of Canada missed an important opportunity to make the legislative changes needed through Bill C-69 to shift Canada significantly toward a more sustainable future.   This country’s ecological systems are increasingly threatened by carbon pollution, with sea-ice disappearing, every sub-watershed in the...

Over 5,600 climbers and over 1.4 million dollars were raised in our 2017 CN Tower Climb for Nature, and we couldn’t have done it without the incredible enthusiasm, dedication and support of our hundreds of volunteers who were vital to this amazing success!   We look forward to having...

IQALUIT, Feb. 7, 2018 — Subsidies to offset the astronomical price of fossil-fuel-based energy cost the government of Nunavut more than $60 million annually, $36.5 million of which goes toward diesel-based electricity generation, according to a new report that shows the extent to which diesel subsidies mask how economically...

HALIFAX, Feb. 6, 2018 – Proposed amendments to the Fisheries Act announced by Minister Dominic LeBlanc today will result in a robust and modern law to protect fish and fish habitat, World Wildlife Fund Canada said today. The proposed amendments restore habitat protections removed by the Conservative government in...

IQALUIT, Jan. 29, 2018 – WWF’s first Polar Bear Scorecard found that Canada has shown leadership by investing in subpopulation monitoring, but two years into the 10-year, five-nation Circumpolar Action Plan for the Conservation of Polar Bears (CAP) it has not met its goals in identifying critical habitat nor...

Iqaluit, Nunavut, Jan. 25, 2018 – WWF-Canada supports a full environmental assessment that takes into account cumulative and transboundary impacts of the proposed Grays Bay Road and Port mining and shipping project. The assessment was recommended by the Nunavut Impact Review Board and accepted by Indigenous and Northern Affairs...

Event Details Climbing the CN Tower is a rare and exhilarating opportunity to take 1,776 meaningful steps towards a future where nature and wildlife thrive.    For more information about this event, please visit the CN Tower Climb For Nature website. Where WWF-Canada Head Office – Toronto 410 Adelaide Street West,...

About WWF WWF, the global conservation organization, is one of the World’s largest and most respected independent conservation organizations.  WWF has a global network active in over 100 countries with almost 5 million supporters.   WWF-Canada connects the power of a strong global network to on-the-ground conservation efforts across...

About WWF  WWF, the global conservation organization, is one of the World’s largest and most respected independent conservation organizations.  WWF has a global network active in over 100 countries with almost 5 million supporters. WWF-Canada connects the power of a strong global network to on-the-ground conservation efforts across the...