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National Water and Wastewater Conference
Window on Ottawa
Water Events

CWWA Events
NWWC 2023
Niagara Falls, Ontario
November 12 = 15, 2023
This is CWWA’s flagship event and THE national conference for Canada’s water leaders.
We attract over 500 delegates from Canada’s water utilities, our private sector partners, provincial and federal governments, academia and the not-for-profit sectors.
While CWWA has hosted specialized events for over 30 years, this ‘consolidated’ event has merged all of the former events into ONE, all-encompassing national event focused on what the senior water manager needs to know.
This annual conference offers a wide-ranging technical program covering almost all aspects of the municipal water sector, while offering the best networking environment for Canada’s water leaders.
As THE national conference for the water utility sector, this event offers the best opportunity for sponsorship and exhibiting your products and services to Canada’s most senior water managers.
Recordings from the NWWC 2021 are currently restricted to delegates only.
Window On Ottawa
in partnership with the
water canada summit
June 7 – 9, 2023
The “Window” is CWWA’s signature policy workshop.
Window on Ottawa 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.
The most senior national policymakers from each federal department and agency are invited to the event—not to tell us what they’ve already released, but to tell us what they’re working on now and what is coming next.
The Window on Ottawa is a fascinating forum to engage with these policymakers at a very early stage and leave with an understanding of what to expect as a water leader.
Join us for our Lunch and Learn webinar series. Each week we’ll hear updates from federal departments and agencies on the issues we couldn’t squeeze into the packed in person Canada Water Summit/Window on Ottawa agenda.
June 21
12:00 – 1:00 pm EST
Drinking Water Program Updates
Hear the latest updates on Drinking Water Quality Guidelines including updates on Health Canada’s activities on corrosion control, PFAS/PFOS in drinking water iron and more.
Speakers:
Anne Vezina
Health Canada
France Lemieux,
Health Canada
June 28
12:00 – 1:00 pm EST
Wastewater Updates
Environment and Climate Change Canada will update on new proposed amendments to the Wastewater Systems Effluent Regulations.
Speakers:
Karissa Aubie
ECCC
July 5
12:00 – 1:00 pm EST
Canadian Food Inspection Agency
CFIA will provide updates on new Amendments to the Fertilizers Regulations and actions they are taking to reduce PFAS/PFOS in biosolids.
Speakers:
Ewa Madey
CFIA
July 12
12:00 – 1:00 pm EST
Cybersecurity
Public Safety Canada and the Canadian Center for Cybersecurity will update attendees on tools and programs to help secure your utilities cyber infrastructure. We’ll also hear about cyber incidents and actions and lessons learned.
Speakers:
Rob Pitcher
Public Safety Canada
Jean-Pierre Sturgeon
Canadian Centre for Cybersecurity
CWWA Workshops & Webinars
Much of our work is very specialized within specific streams that require a focus on specialized topics. Learning and information sharing can sometimes be best achieved though workshops.
In an effort to reach more of our members, and allow more to access critical information in an affordable and timely manner, we will be offering more webinars and electronically-accessed workshops.
2023 Water Events Listing
CWWA maintains a listing of the major provincial, regional, national and international conferences related to water and wastewater. The full listing, with links to more details, can be found here:
March 28 - 31
WEF/AWWA Utility Management Conference 2022
Sacramento, California
April 16 - 18
WEAO Annual Conference
Toronto, ON
May 2-4
ACE 2023 cohosted by the Ontario Water Works Association
Toronto, ON
May 9 - 11
CANECT 2023
We are proud to partner with #CANECT2 Register today for Canada’s leading #environmental compliance and due diligence training event.
May 14 - 16
BCWWA ANNUAL CONFERENCE & TRADE SHOW
Penticton, BC
June 7 - 9
Water Canada Summit including the CWWA Window on Ottawa
Ottawa, ON
September 25 - 28
Western Canada Water Annual Conference
Saskatoon, SK
September 30 - October 3
WEFTEC
Chicago, IL
October 15 - 17
ACWWA Annual Conference
Charlottetown, PE
November 5 - 9
AWWA Water Quality Technology Conference
Dallas, TX
November 12 - 15
The National Water & Wastewater Conference
Niagara Falls, ON
Become a Sponsor or Exhibitor
Interested In Sponsoring A CWWA Event?
CWWA offers opportunities to showcase your product or service to Canada’s water leaders. We offer the greatest exposure to our event sponsors and exhibitors in our conference ‘marketplace’.
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