This document discusses water management in Canada and globally. It notes that while Canada ranks highly for water quality, some indigenous communities still deal with boil water advisories. It also discusses increasing water stress globally and growing demand for desalination. The document outlines that water management in Canada involves multiple levels of government and that the new proposed Canada Water Agency is unnecessary. It suggests focusing on improving provincial data sharing and indigenous access to water treatment instead.

1. Water
Management –
Canada and the
World
PAUL YOUNG CPA
CGA
NOVEMBER 11, 2020

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3. Agenda
 Water Management Ranking
 Canada and Boil Water Alerts
 Water Stress countries
 Water Management / Canada
 Water solutions
 What’s next

4. Global Ranking / Quality of Water
Source - https://www.wri.org/resources/data-sets/aqueduct-30-country-rankings or
https://www.tripsavvy.com/the-worlds-cleanest-tap-water-4159592 or
https://www.fraserinstitute.org/studies/environmental-ranking-for-canada-and-the-oecd
2020 / EPI ranking

5. Canada and Boil Water Alerts
Source - https://www.sac-isc.gc.ca/eng/1506514143353/1533317130660
2015 Election Promise – Liberals promised to end boil water alerts -
https://trudeaumetre.polimeter.org/promise/6305. Work is still required to resolved the issues with water
quality across Canada.

6. Water Stress Countries
Source - https://www.wri.org/blog/2015/08/ranking-world-s-most-water-stressed-countries-2040
• Canada ranks very low when it comes to water stress
issues - https://www.ctvnews.ca/sci-tech/quarter-of-the-
world-s-population-living-with-extreme-water-stress-
1.4538390
• Canada still needs to address issues with dumping of
sewage into waterway -
https://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/almost-900-billion-litres-
of-raw-sewage-have-been-pumped-into-canadian-
waterways-since-2013-1.4830586
• World needs to do more to curb the dumping of plastics
into waterway -
https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2018/06/90-of-plastic-
polluting-our-oceans-comes-from-just-10-rivers/
• More and more countries are turning to water
desalination plants -
https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20200727005
345/en/Global-Water-Desalination-Equipment-Market-
Analysis-2020-2027. Problem is water desalination plants
require a lot of energy -
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S03
0626191931339X

7. Water Management / Canada
The Government of Canada announced $5.1 million in funding to support 46 new projects to protect and restore the Great Lakes through the Great Lakes Protection
Initiative in 2020–21
Source - https://www.canadianmanufacturing.com/environment-and-safety/canada-invests-5-1m-in-great-lakes-protection-263564/
Canada Water Agency
Creating a cohesive system for managing Canada’s fresh water is a tall order. Currently, responsibilities for freshwater management are shared among federal,
provincial, territorial and municipal governments, and Indigenous peoples. At the federal level alone, more than 20 departments and agencies have some responsibility
for fresh water.
Winnipeg South Member of Parliament Terry Duguid, who is also parliamentary secretary to the minister of Environment and Climate Change Canada, has been
charged with bringing together a diverse group of stakeholders to weigh in on the new agency’s mandate, role and form.
https://www.greatlakesnow.org/2020/10/canada-water-agency-government-consolidate-water-data-management/
1. Water management falls under provincial jurisdictions - https://www.canada.ca/en/environment-climate-change/services/water-overview/governance-
legislation/provincial-territorial.html
2. Canada established the water act in 1985 - https://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/c-11/FullText.html
3. Harper passed legislation on how best to protect waterways - https://financialpost.com/opinion/no-the-harper-government-didnt-gut-laws-protecting-our-
waterways - Revisions to the act were therefore needed to reduce red tape, improve efficiency for approvals, and return to the original intent of the NWPA. The
new rules identified “key” navigation waterways — identified by proximity to populated areas, marinas and ports — and exempted the remainder. They also
reduced the number of required assessments, and exempted minor projects, such as docks and boat launches.
4. First nations need water treatment plants - https://www.sac-isc.gc.ca/eng/1525346895916/1525346915212
5. This new agency is not required. The water management could fall under natural resources as part of current management.
https://www.watercanada.net/manitoba-government-welcomes-auditors-report-on-drinking-water-safety-oversight/
Liberals are again trying to create special entities that will be stack with more governmental workers. All that is required is for the natural resources dept to create a
database that provinces update based on their policies.

8. Water Management and Provinces
• Walkerton incident led to stronger laws - https://news.ontario.ca/en/release/42844/ontarios-drinking-water-
remains-among-best-protected-in-the-world
• Provinces have some of toughest water management laws in the world -
https://www.conferenceboard.ca/hcp/provincial/environment/waste-water.aspx
• Local governments need to do a better job of water management - https://www.amcto.com/Blog/March-
2020/Ontario-Releases-Strategy-for-Flooding-Preparednes
• Fish declines Audits - https://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/audit-finds-canada-s-fisheries-in-decline-says-
response-lacks-urgency-1.4683051

9. Water Solutions
 Growing populations along with remote settlements are
leading to strong growth of water treatment plants -
https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/water-and-
wastewater-treatment-market-size-to-reach-456-68-billion-
by-2026-driven-by-increasing-number-of-water-treatment-
rd-facilities-says-fortune-business-insights-301040892.html
 Modular water treatment plants -
https://www.newterra.com/home/menu-decentralized-
modular-sewage-drinking-water/
 More work is required on technological solutions to support
water treatment in areas with harsh weather conditions, i.e.
temperatures - https://www.cleverism.com/water-
purification-new-technologies-change-world/
 Top water treatment startups -
https://tracxn.com/d/trending-themes/Startups-in-Water-
Treatment-Technologies

10. Analytics and
Data Science
 Smarter water management -
https://www.ibm.com/ibm/history/ibm100/us/en/i
cons/smarterwater/transform/
 Using analytics to better managed water -
https://www.ibm.com/blogs/research/2015/06/usi
ng-analytics-to-get-smart-about-water/
 Smarter water management and its growth -
https://www.globenewswire.com/news-
release/2020/07/10/2060466/0/en/Smart-Water-
Management-Market-to-grow-at-12-CAGR-to-hit-
US-19-billion-by-2025-Global-Insights-on-Trends-
Leading-Players-Value-Chain-Analysis-Strategic-
Initiatives-and-Key-Growth-Op.html

11. What’s next
 Countries around the world will need to
make critical investments in water treatment
systems
 Countries around the world need to get
tougher on the protection of water ways -
https://www.slideshare.net/paulyoungcga/aq
uaculture-fish-farming-and-harvesting-
analysis
 Technology will play a key role in terms of
building and supporting water treatment
around the world
 AI and data science will play a key role in
managing costs and water supply around
the globe - https://www.ibm.com/ca-
en/products/planning-analytics