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Environmental Groups in Canada

Directory of green/environmental groups, organizations, networks and associations in Canada.


(1) Environmental Networks & Directories in Canada

Canadian networks, associations, gateways, portals, and directories of environmental groups:
Canadian Environmental Network (RCEN) – RCEN.ca (separate environmental directory for each province)
(Provincial Environment Networks: Nova Scotia | New Brunswick | Prince Edward Island | Newfoundland and Labrador | Quebec (more) | Ontario | Manitoba | Saskatchewan | Alberta | British Columbia | Yukon Territory | Northwest Territories | Nunavut)
Planetfriendly & GoodWork Planetfriendly.net & GoodWorkCanada.ca
Green Communities Canada GreenCommunitiesCanada.org (members)
Canadian Network for Human Health and the Environment Cnhhe-rcshe.ca
Canadian Network for Environmental Education and Communication (EECOM) EEcom.org (regional groups) | more
Stewardship Canada StewardshipCanada.ca (directory of organizations)
Charity Village CharityVillage.com (directories of nonprofits | associations | foundations | by theme)

Ontario focus:
We Conserve (Ontario) WeConserve.ca (factsheets | environmental organizations | more)
Conservation Ontario (Conservation Authorities in Ontario) ConservationOntario.ca (list)
Ontario Healthy Communities Coalition OHCC-CCSO.ca

USA & Global:
Idealist.org

Face-to-face networking, training and support:
Sustainability Network SustainabilityNetwork.ca
Transition Towns in Canada TransitionNetwork.org/initiatives | defined
The Planetfriendly Calendar – environmental events, conferences and courses across Canada
Young Environmental Professionals YepCanada.ca (Ottawa | Toronto | Vancouver | Calgary | Edmonton)
Green Drinks GreenDrinks.org/Canada/clist

Environment-related themed networks:
Climate Change / Climate Action Network ClimateActionNetwork.ca  (more)
Food Secure Canada FoodSecureCanada.org  (more)
Transfair Canada (Fair Trade) TransFair.ca
Canadian Peace Alliance ACP-CPA.ca  (more)
Canadian Council for International Cooperation CCIC.ca (Who's Who | Members)
Transition Towns in Canada TransitionNetwork.org | defined (see also Post Carbon | ICLEI | Sustainable Cities)
Ecovillage Network of Canada EcovillageNetworkCanada.ning.com | ecovillage directory and lists

Green Business & Environment Industry Associations:
Canadian Green Building Council CaGBC.org (see also Green Building Links | USGBC.org)
Canadian Solar Industries Association CanSIA.ca
Canadian Wind Energy Association CanWEA.ca
British Columbia Sustainable Energy Association – BCSEA.org
Ontario Solar Energy Association – Ontario-SEA.org
Solar Nova Scotia – SolarNS.ca
More Renewable Energy Organizations in Canada
Canadian Organic Growers COG.ca  (more)
Canadian Business for Social Responsibility CBSR.ca  (more)
Environment Industry
:
Canadian Environmental CanadianEnvironmental.com
Ontario Environment Industry Association ONEIA.ca
 Quebec Enviromental Industry Association Reseau-environnement.com
British Columbia Environment Industry Association BCEIA.com
 Environmental Services Association of Alberta ESAA.org
 Saskatchewan Environmental Industry and Managers Association SEIMA.sk.ca
Manitoba Environmental Industries Association MEIA.mb.ca
New Brunswick Environment Industry Association NBEIA.nb.ca
Environmental Services Association of Nova Scotia ESANS.ca
 Newfoundland & Labrador Environmental Industry Association NEIA.org
 Enviro-access | OCETA | CETAC-West | more

Environmental Jobs, Internships, Volunteering in Canada
Green / Environmental Jobs and Internships in Canada – GoodWorkCanada.ca | EcoJobs.ca
Environmental Volunteering in Canada – Environmental Volunteering in Canada
Eco-Events, Conferences, Courses, Workshops in Canada – The Planetfriendly Calendar

 


(2) Major Canadian Environmental Organizations

In addition to the networks and associations listed above, here are some of the larger and more influential
environmental organizations in Canada:

Canadian Environmental Law Association (CELA)
Canadian Institute for Environmental Law and Policy (CIELAP)
Summerhill Group / Clean Air Foundation
David Suzuki Foundation
Ecology Action Centre (Halifax)
Ecojustice (formerly Sierra Legal Defence Fund)
Environmental Defence Canada
Earth Day Canada
Evergreen Foundation
Great Lakes United (GLU) (see also Great Lakes Information Network)
Greenpeace Canada
Local Governments for Sustainability / International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives (ICLEI)
Nature Canada
Nature Conservancy of Canada
Pembina Institute
Pollution Probe
Sierra Club of Canada
Canadian Parks & Wilderness Society (CPAWS)
World Wildlife Fund Canada 

Conservation Organizations

Canadian Council on Ecological Areas
Canadian Land Trust Alliance
Canadian Parks & Wilderness Society (CPAWS)
Canadian Wildlife Federation
Conservation Ontario
Conservation Council of Ontario | WeConserve.ca
Ducks Unlimited Canada 
Mining Watch 
Nature Canada
Nature Conservancy of Canada
Ontario Nature
The Land Conservancy of BC 
Sierra Club of Canada
Stewardship Canada
Wildlife Habitat Canada
World Wildlife Fund Canada
David Suzuki Foundation
Greenpeace Canada
Canadian Boreal Initiative
Canadian Model Forest Network 
Ecoforestry
Forest Ethics 
Forest Management Certification in Canada 
Forest Stewardship Council / FSC Canada 
Sustainable Forest Management Network 
Taiga Rescue Network
Tree Canada Foundation
More: Google Directory | Wikipedia

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