Media Releases

Position Description This role will contribute essential, evidence-based marine ecosystem knowledge to WWF-Canada, and lead at least one major initiative relating to oceans and/or fisheries. The initial major initiative is building on our national forage fish assessment (see: http://awsassets.wwf.ca/downloads/food_for_all___small_fish_with_big_influence___wwf_forage_fish_report.pdf).  WWF-Canada is currently working together with a wide range of...

Position Description WWF-Canada is seeking an individual who has a passion for winning and wants to make a positive contribution to this planet for future generations. S/he will build on WWF Canada’s long tradition of working collaboratively and meaningfully with corporate partners, and develop a fresh approach to corporate...

ST. JOHN’S, July 11, 2017 — WWF-Canada welcomes the appointment of Janice Ryan, our fisheries conservation specialist, to the Newfoundland and Labrador Fisheries Advisory Council. The appointment gives a clear signal that the future of the province’s fishing industry must be sustainable. About the Newfoundland and Labrador Fisheries Advisory...

LONDON – Today, the International Maritime Organization (IMO) has agreed to take steps that could lead to a phase-out of the use of heavy fuel oil (HFO) in Arctic shipping following an appeal from the Government of Canada, Indigenous participants and testimony from WWF-Canada.    During a week-long meeting at...

TORONTO — Swaying public opinion on the value of beavers in rural Alberta may sound like a tall task, but Cows and Fish – as the Alberta Riparian Habitat Management Society is affectionately known – is up for the challenge with support from the Loblaw Water Fund.  Managed by...

HALIFAX, June 23, 2017 — Proposed regulations released today for the Laurentian Channel marine protected area (MPA), which allow oil and gas exploration and exploitation in 80 per cent of the area, were strongly condemned today by WWF-Canada because of the high risk of harm posed to wildlife in...

TORONTO, June 23, 2017 /CNW/ – A new native-species gardening program launches today, aimed to help Southern Ontario residents and businesses transform their properties into vital habitat for wildlife that once thrived in the ecologically unique Carolinian Zone. In the Zone, a collaboration of WWF-Canada and Carolinian Canada, will help restore lost habitat...

MONTREAL, June 21 2017 — WWF-Canada today launched eCapelin.ca, a citizen-science initiative to collect data on capelin spawning sites in the Gulf of St. Lawrence and Atlantic Canada.   Capelin are small fish with an important role in the marine ecosystem as they feed large populations of predators such...

Position Description The Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup is a joint conservation initiative of the Vancouver Aquarium and WWF-Canada.  To celebrate Canada’s 150th Anniversary of Confederation, we are hosting a community cleanup along the Ottawa River on Saturday, June 24.  WWF-Canada is looking for friendly, outgoing and enthusiastic volunteers to...

TORONTO, June 14, 2017 – Canada has jumped to fourth place globally in the 2017 Global Cleantech Innovation Index (GCII), scoring first for funding available and second for early entrepreneurship to improve three spots from the previous index in 2014. For cleantech-specific drivers, Canada scores high for the number...

OTTAWA, June 12, 2017 — The first-ever nationwide assessment of Canada’s freshwater resources found significant evidence of disruption to watersheds across the country as a result of human activities. The results, released today, lay bare the need for an ongoing, standardized national freshwater monitoring and reporting system in order...