Canadian Directory for Environmental Groups

Environment and Climate Change Canada Publications:

• About Environment and Climate Change Canada
• Air
• Climate Change
• Enforcement
• Environmental Emergencies
• Nature
• Funding
• Pollution and Waste
• Science and Technology
• Sustainable Development
• Water
• Weather and Meteorology
• A-Z listing.
• Environment Indicators

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
• Canadian Business and Residential Energy Rate Comparison – https://energyrates.ca/

Canadian Environmental Organizations:

• 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
• Environment and Climate Change 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
• Sierra Club of BC
• Canadian Parks & Wilderness Society (CPAWS)
• World Wildlife Fund Canada

Facebook.com/bcparksfoundation/

Canadian Green Energy Organizations
(in alphabetical order)

BC Sustainable Energy Association www.bcsea.org
Campaign for Nuclear Phaseout www.cnp.ca
Canadian Associaton for Renewable Energies www.renewables.ca
Canadian District Energy Association www.cdea.ca
Canadian Environmental Network (RCEN) – Energy Caucus www.cen-rce.org/eng/caucuses/energy/
Canadian Renewable Fuels Association www.greenfuels.org
Canadian Solar Industries Association www.cansia.ca
Canadian Wind Energy Association www.canwea.ca
Citizens for Renewable Energy www.cfre.ca
Clean Air Alliance www.cleanairalliance.org
Clean Air Partnership www.cleanairpartnership.org
Climate Action Network www.climateactionnetwork.ca
Earth Energy Society www.earthenergy.ca
Electricity Choices www.electricitychoices.org
EnerACT www.eneract.org
Energy Action www.energyaction.net (US & Canada)
Energy Efficiency Alliance www.energyefficiency.org
Energy Probe www.energyprobe.org
Green Communities Association www.gca.ca
Green Ontario www.greenontario.org/solutions/energy.html
Greenpeace www.greenpeace.ca/e/campaign/climate_energy/
Independent Power Producers’ Society of Ontario www.ippso.org www.newenergy.org
MicroPower Connect www.micropower-connect.org
Ontario Environment Network – Energy Caucus www.oen.ca/index.php?page=energy
Ontario Sustainable Energy Association www.ontario-sea.org
Pembina Institute www.pembina.org
Pollution Probe www.pollutionprobe.org/whatwedo/greenpower/
Post Carbon Institute www.postcarbon.org (USA & Canada)
Sierra Club of Canada www.sierraclub.ca/national/nuclear/ www.sierraclub.ca/national/climate/
Solar Energy Society of Canada www.sesci.ca
Talk Energy www.talkenergy.com
Toronto Environmental Alliance www.torontoenvironment.org
Windshare Co-op. (Toronto) www.windshare.ca
More Energy Groups & Organizations (mostly in Ontario): www.oen.ca/dir/searchguide.html#energy

Environmental groups, organizations, networks, and associations.

• 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
• Ontario
• Manitoba
• Saskatchewan
• Alberta
• British Columbia
• Yukon Territory
• Northwest Territories
• Nunavut
• Planetfriendly & GoodWork – Planetfriendly.net & GoodWork.ca
• www.goodwork.ca/page/environmental-groups
• 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)

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
• Sierra Club of BC
• 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

http://unfccc.int/

https://www.facebook.com/UNclimatechange

greendreamer.com/journal/environmental-organizations-nonprofits-for-a-sustainable-future

https://bcparks.ca/

Stanley Park Ecology Society 

Green Business and 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 Environmental 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

Education, training, and support for Cleaning our Earth 

http://www.goodwork.ca/environmental-groups

workbc.ca/labour-market-industry/b-c-s-economy/green-economy

• Sustainability Network – SustainabilityNetwork.ca
• Transition Towns in Canada – TransitionNetwork.org/initiatives | defined
• The Planet-friendly Calendar – environmental events, conferences, and courses across Canada
• Young Environmental Professionals – YepCanada.ca(Ottawa | Toronto | Vancouver | Calgary | Edmonton)
• Green Drinks – GreenDrinks.org/Canada/clist

 Jobs, Internships, Volunteering related to the Environment in Canada

• Green / Environmental Jobs and Internships in Canada – GoodWork.ca | EcoJobs.ca
• Environmental Volunteering in Canada – Environmental Volunteering in Canada
• Eco-Events, Conferences, Courses, Workshops in Canada – The Planet-friendly Calendar

ECO Canada – Environmental Careers Organizations Canada

Employment Funding and Job Board

www.goodwork.ca/environmental-groups