Canadian Water Resources Association
Promoting Effective
Water Management
The Latest News From CWRA
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
Billie Jo Reid (National Program and Delivery Coordinator, Project WET Canada) is honoured with a Canadian Conservation Achievement Award as 2025 WILD Educator of the Year! Read more about the honorees here.
May 26, 2025
The 2024 Annual Report is now available online!
CWRA welcomes our new President, John van der Eerden. Learn more about our team here.
May 2, 2025
Since Fall 2024, CWRA has embarked on the journey to develop a new Strategic Plan. We are currently gathering feedback from our network and would appreciate it if you could fill out our survey – whether you are a member, former member, or not yet a member of CWRA, your input and observations about our organization will be a helpful foundation for this work. Fill out our survey here! (version française)
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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!
