Media Releases

Position Description WWF-Canada is seeking an individual who has a passion for people and wants to make a positive contribution to this planet for future generations. The Director will be responsible for establishing strategies and plans for major gift fundraising ($10,000+) that are donor-centric and deliver near and long...

POND INLET, August 14, 2017 — After more than 30 years of negotiations, one of Canada’s most wildlife-rich Arctic areas will be protected, with an extended boundary that will make it the largest marine protected area in Canada, Parks Canada announced today. The proposed area’s boundaries have between extended...

TORONTO, Aug. 11, 2017 — The following statement from WWF-Canada president and CEO David Miller is in response to this Government of Canada announcement of new measures to protect North Atlantic right whales.    “WWF-Canada is pleased that the Government of Canada has taken measures to slow ships in...

Position Description WWF-Canada seeks to hire a dedicated Communications Specialist to assist our Development teams in growing our revenue to support ambitious conservation goals at Canada’s largest international conservation organization. You will work in concert with our Conservation teams and in close collaboration with our Communications team to develop...

TORONTO, August 2, 2017 – Whether exploring critical Salish Sea orca habitat and conservation issues onboard a 68-foot seafaring classroom or developing a freshwater monitoring kit with the potential to empower groups across Ontario to protect their lakes and rivers, the newest crop of Go Wild Community Grant recipients,...

Position Description The ideal candidate is a high-energy, organized and creative project manager that can operate in a dynamic work environment to lead the identification and implementation of innovative digital communication tools and platforms as well as the optimization of existing ones to position WWF-Canada as a digital communication...

TORONTO, Aug. 1, 2017 — In what marks the earliest Earth Overshoot Day yet, humanity will have already used up more resources by Aug. 2 than the Earth can regenerate this year, according to the Global Footprint Network. The network, a WWF partner, declared Aug. 2 as 2017’s Earth...

MONTREAL, July 28, 2017 –  World Wildlife Fund Canada is celebrating the richness of Montréal’s biodiversity with a five-part eco-art installation by Edina Tokodi, one of the originators of the “green guerilla” art movement and founder of the Mosstika creative studio. As of July 29, the installation will be...

TORONTO, July 26, 2017 — David Miller, president and CEO of WWF-Canada, is available to comment on this decision by Petronas not to proceed with the Pacific NorthWest LNP project to construct a terminal and export liquefied natural gas from northern British Columbia.    Statement from David Miller on...

OTTAWA, July 26, 2017 — Statement from Paul Crowley, WWF-Canada’s vice-president of Arctic conservation, on the Supreme Court decision to uphold Clyde River’s appeal against seismic testing in Baffin Bay and the Davis Strait:    “Today’s Supreme Court ruling sends a clear message to both resource extraction companies and...