Media Releases

Position Description The Associate Specialist, Western Arctic will lead the implementation of WWF-Canada’s Clean Camps, Clean Coasts community-based project in the Inuvialuit Settlement Region, NWT.  Clean camps, Clean Coasts aims to remove litter from hunting camps and coastal areas – a big issue in the north, where disposing of...

The Kids’ Run for Nature is a 1K and 5K “fun run” fundraising event taking place on or around the second Sunday in June, 2017. Now in its third year, the Kids’ Run for Nature is excited to be coming to parks and green spaces across Canada! The event...

TORONTO, March 1, 2017  — Martha Hancock has joined WWF-Canada as senior vice-president of development, where she will lead the community engagement and fundraising strategy to deepen the connection of Canadians with the work of one of Canada’s leading environmental non-government organizations.   “We’re thrilled to have Martha bring...

IQALUIT — Newly released survey results show two of Canada’s 13 polar bear subpopulations, previously thought to be declining, are likely stable and one could even be increasing. But the decline of Arctic sea ice is still a major threat to the species’ long-term survival, the survey report says....

TORONTO, February 24, 2017- Recommendations for changes to the Fisheries Act made by the House of Commons Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans have the potential to create a robust framework of environmental legislation, WWF-Canada said today. In the fall, WWF-Canada testified that the Act should be modernized, and...

Position Description WWF-Canada is seeking a dynamic Senior Manager, Direct Response Marketing to join the Community Giving team. The primary responsibility of this position is to develop, lead and execute comprehensive fundraising strategies to acquire, steward and retain donors for WWF-Canada through integrated direct response campaigns that achieve fundraising...

VANCOUVER, Feb. 16, 2017 – WWF-Canada applauds the federal government’s announcement to create a new marine protected area (MPA) in the Hecate Strait and Queen Charlotte Sound, southeast of Haida Gwaii, B.C. The area is recognized internationally for its fragile, prehistoric glass sponge reefs, which provide a unique habitat...

VANCOUVER, Feb. 14, 2017 —  As Minister for Fisheries and Oceans Dominic LeBlanc makes announcements on Canada’s West Coast this week, and with World Whale Day approaching (February 18), WWF-Canada calls upon the federal government to release its recovery plan for the Southern Resident Killer Whales (SRKWs). The action...

Panda Mascot Recruitment & Training – Toronto Office Have you ever dreamed about suiting up as the famous Panda mascot for WWF-Canada? Well, here is your chance! We are holding our Panda Mascot Recruitment and Training session on: SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 26 at 9:30am.   Due to the growing number of events, functions...

Position Description The Healthy Waters Summit Intern will help the Freshwater Team with the planning and logistics of the Healthy Waters Summit, occurring on June 11-12, 2017, specifically around managing the RSVP list, hotel bookings, reaching out to invitees and any other logistical responsibilities as required. Location 245 Eglinton...

Fredericton, January 19, 2017 — Power outages, groundwater contamination and telecommunications disruptions are the top three climate-change hazards identified by New Brunswick municipalities in a Community Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment (CCCVA) released today by WWF-Canada.   Already, communities in the St. John River watershed are experiencing the harmful impacts...

TORONTO Jan. 18, 2017 — Today, as NASA and the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration declared 2016 as the hottest year on record, WWF-Canada has the following statements:    David Miller, president and CEO: “The demand for an immediate and wholesale transition to a low-carbon economy couldn’t be...