Tell Transport Canada that you support safeguarding our rivers
WWF-Canada works to safeguard Canada’s longest wild and free-flowing rivers.
These rivers support vibrant communities of both people and wildlife by:
- providing species migration routes
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encouraging nutrients to flow through ecosystems
- cleaning pollution out of habitats
- helping ecosystems adapt to a rapidly changing climate.
Unfortunately, Canada lacks a comprehensive strategy to safeguard these national treasures.
In June 2019, the amended Canadian Navigable Waters Act (CNWA) was passed into law. The Act aims to protect the navigation rights of all Canadians. By protecting navigation rights for people, we’re also helping species to move freely throughout their habitat.
Under the CNWA, there is a List of Scheduled Waters, which means any projects on these rivers receive additional oversight. Currently, this only includes 164 out of Canada’s thousands of waters.
In our discussions with Transport Canada, we recommended that the longest wild and free-flowing rivers, as well as the Canadian Heritage Rivers, should be on the Schedule. They agreed to propose adding 25 rivers to the Schedule of the new CNWA.
Although Transport Canada has proposed adding the new rivers, there is still work to do. Transport Canada is looking for public feedback and the list is open to public consultation until July 19. Show your support for adding the rivers by sending a message to Transport Canada today!
For more information on the health of your watershed see our Watershed Reports.
If you have questions about the CNWA and want to learn more, please contact us.
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For a future where people and nature thrive.
410 Adelaide Street West, Suite 400, Toronto, ON, M5V 1S8
Charitable Reg. #11930 4954 RR0001.
© 2020 WWF-Canada; © 1986 Panda symbol WWF-World Wide Fund For Nature (also known as World Wildlife Fund); ® "WWF" and "living planet" are WWF Registered Trademarks. Charitable Reg.#11930 4954 RR0001.
For a future where people and nature thrive.
410 Adelaide Street West, Suite 400, Toronto, ON, M5V 1S8
Charitable Reg.#11930 4954 RR0001.
© 1986 Panda symbol WWF-World Wide Fund For Nature (also known as World Wildlife Fund).
© “WWF” is a WWF Registered Trademark.
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