Canadian Water &
Wastewater Association
THE national voice for Canada’s Municipal Water Sector
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CWWA is the professional association for Canada’s municipal water sector and we are THE voice for that sector at the national and international level. We represent the municipal water and wastewater utilities and the private sector partners that work with them to provide safe drinking water and protect our water resources.
CWWA exists to keep our members informed on national issues concerning our sector, facilitating national dialogue and information sharing, and advocating for our sector on the national and international scene. We accomplish our mission by working closely with many other organizations and building working relationships with federal departments and agencies.
CWWA is a non-profit national body incorporated under the Canada Not-for-profit Corporations Act. A board of directors, with representation from across the country, directs the mission and goals of the association and oversees the small staff at our headquarters in Ottawa, the nation’s capital. While our ‘membership’ is at the corporate level, we represent the many thousands of water professionals that work for these member corporations (municipal utilities, consultants, service & product suppliers). The bulk of our work is conducted by these volunteer members through our technical committees and at our national events.
The e-Bulletin
Our national newsletter is produced monthly and distributed to over 5,000 water professionals. We share our CWWA activity and relevant water news from across the country.
Water Events
See details of CWWA’s national events as well as a calendar/listing? of important water events for our sector.
Window on Ottawa & Canadian Water Summit
Ottawa – June 9-11, 2021
The Window on Ottawa is like no other event. It is a day focused entirely on federal water policies, programs and legislation. We refer to it as “everything you ever wanted to know about water at the federal level.” This year we are teaming up with Water Canada magazine and the Canadian Water Summit to create a full 3 days of water industry dialogue.
National Water & Wastewater Conference
Niagara Falls – Nov 1-4, 2021
This is the flagship event for CWWA and is THE national conference for municipal water leaders. This conference gathers hundreds of utility leaders, consultants, researchers and regulators to share their experience and innovation and to address the most pressing concerns of our industry.
IWA’s World Water Congress & Exhibition
https://worldwatercongress.org/
Canada is hosting the water world ! CWWA and CAWQ are your reps to the International Water Association and we are excited to welcome thousands of water professionals from around the world. With COVID-19 dates have been shifted, so watch here for final dates!
Other Water Events
We know we’re not the only water organization in Canada! We work closely with our provincial and regional associations and many national and international organizations.
Link to come
Job Board
CWWA is pleased to provide national posting of employment opportunities in the water sector.
Advertise With Us
Advertise in CWWA’s print and electronic publications including our E-Bulletin, Water Source Magazine, Annual Report and website. am.
Water Source Magazine
CWWA’s semi-annual print publication sharing the innovative work of our members. This glossy magazine is also available in electronic format.
Members Resources
Coming Soon!
This will be a MEMBERS ONLY area providing access to all the most relevant reports and links to verified information to support us in our shared mission to provide safe drinking water and protect our resources.
Committees will be able to host discussions of the key topics in their specialty stream.
National Water and Wastewater Conference 2022 - Registration Now Open
The Call for Presentations is now closed and our program committee is hard at work reviewing the proposals and developing the technical program. In the meantime we’ve opened registration and exhibitor/sponsor opportunities
Window on Ottawa 2022
We’re excited to share the dates and a preliminary agenda for our Annual Window on Ottawa. The Window is CWWA’s signature event focused on federal water policy. It is a unique event where you learn about everything you ever wanted to know about water at the federal level…and were afraid to ask.
Global lessons for safe drinking water through quality management
Thank you to everyone who attended. Watch the recordings
Workforce Development - A Guidance Document
We are excited to announce the publication of our new Workforce Development Guidance Document.
This document has been created by and for water, wastewater and stormwater utility managers — to offer guidance for addressing the challenges of recruiting, training and retaining qualified staff to maintain a resilient and sustainable utility.
Water Haller

The demand for live events!
The Water Haller – May 2022 I have sat in on so many webinars about the “new normal” and the future of live events. The repeated message was that, at worst, we would likely NEVER return to events as we once knew them and, at best, it would take years to build up...
CWWA Window on Ottawa
MAY 13; MAY 20; JUNE 10; JUNE 17
NATIONAL WATER AND WASTEWATER CONFERENCE
2022
Halifax, Nova Scotia
November 6 – 9, 2022
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CWWA is a non-profit national body representing the common interests of Canada’s public sector municipal water and wastewater services and their private sector suppliers and partners.
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CWWA, Unit 11, 1010 Polytek Street, Ottawa, ON K1J 9H9 Canada
(613) 747-0524
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