Canadian Water Resources Association
Promoting Effective
Water Management
The Latest News From CWRA
September 5, 2025
Calling all undergraduate students studying water resources in Canada – We are pleased to announce the 2nd Annual CWRA Student Design Competition and invite teams across Canada to develop innovation solutions for a real-world water problem. This competition is led by CWRA SYP National and CSHS and aims to promote practical problem-solving skills, teamwork, and professional development!
August 8, 2025
The Canadian Water Resources Association is pleased to announce a special webinar on September 17th, 2025 in collaboration with Public Safety Canada. This webinar will highlight the Federally Identified Flood Risk Areas initiative.
July 16, 2025
Check out our summer issue of Water News, now online! Read about irrigation projects in Saskatchewan, the new NSERC CREATE program, Canadian Surface Reanalysis (CaSR), and so much more! Water News is the official magazine of the Canadian Water Resources Association.
July 11, 2025
Congratulations to Billie Jo Reid (National Program and Delivery Coordinator, Project WET Canada) who was honoured this summer with a Canadian Conservation Achievement Award as 2025 WILD Educator of the Year! Read more about the honorees here.
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CWRA is the oldest and largest member-based water resources management association in Canada today. One of CWRA’s main goals is to serve its members by delivering programs, publications, educational opportunities and services, such as conferences, courses, events, scholarships and partnerships.
Expertise and Services
CWRA’s members provide expertise and professional knowledge services in a variety of ways from reviewing and editing water resources management documents to serving on technical advisory committees. The majority of this work is on national, multi-sectoral water related issues.
Resources and Publications
CWRA produces many different publications and resources, some of which are exclusive to members. These include Project WET Canada programming and instructional resources, our member magazine WaterNews, and the Canadian Water Resources Journal.
CWRA members have a wide range of backgrounds – water engineers, hydrologists, geographers, biologists, climate scientists, planners, modelers, academics, industry representatives, and policy makers.
Why join CWRA? Our members:
- Receive discounts to conferences, workshops, webinars, and technical courses;
- Value professional networking opportunities to share ideas with academics, practitioners, and government;
- Gain insight into water and climate-related issues through our publications and webinars;
- Have access to our Water News magazine and quarterly Canadian Water Resources Journal;
- Learn what’s happening across jurisdictions and with other water-related disciplines in Canada;
- Build relationships, form partnerships, and create collaborations;
- Enjoy the opportunity to volunteer in Canada’s vibrant water community; and so much more!
You can join as an individual student, young professional, regular, or retired member of CWRA. Add on an affiliate membership to CANCID, CSHS, and NASH. Interested in a group membership? Join as a corporate member today!
