Media Releases

Position Description WWF-Canada is looking for an enthusiastic and knowledgeable management accountant who will bring an analytical and strategic mindset to its Finance department. This person will be responsible for developing, maintaining and providing financial analysis and management reporting to help the organization deliver its financial and accountability commitments....

TORONTO, Nov. 22, 2016 /CNW/ – For the eighth consecutive year, OLG employees and volunteers have partnered with WWF-Canada for the Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup to keep Ontario’s rivers, lakes and streams healthy. This fall, OLG employees organized and volunteered in 20 cleanups to rehabilitate shoreline habitats in communities across the province,...

TORONTO, Nov. 17, 2016 — WWF-Canada’s Living Planet @ Work program recognized three outstanding corporate champions for their efforts to spearhead innovative employee engagement and sustainability initiatives in the workplace. The awards were announced last night at WWF-Canada’s 2016 annual public meeting.   It was a year of celebration,...

TORONTO, Nov. 16, 2016 – WWF-Canada applauds today’s announcement by the government of Canada and Northern partners establishing a new Marine Protected Area (MPA) in the Beaufort Sea near the community of Paulatuk, N.W.T. Anguniaqvia niqiqyuam (Darnley Bay) is home to a variety of Arctic wildlife, and is the...

Thank you for your interest in volunteering with us at this year’s CN Tower Climb for Nature!  ALL of our available volunteer positions are now FULL.  Please check our volunteer web page often as volunteering opportunities are posted regularly. TELUS is proud to be the presenting sponsor of WWF’s...

TORONTO, Nov. 8, 2016 – When WWF-Canada asked a bunch of kids what they thought of wild animals, the same answer came back again and again: They love them — a lot. This year, WWF-Canada is asking Canadians to give the Heart of the Wild with symbolic wildlife adoptions....

Position Description: The Legacy Giving Assistant volunteer will assist the Legacy Giving team in all aspects from strategy creation to implementation.  Record-keeping and donor analysis will be a major component to the position. Where: Toronto office – 245 Eglinton Avenue East (South-east corner of Mt. Pleasant Road and Eglinton...

IQALUIT, Nov. 3, 2016 – Residents of Canada’s North are overwhelmingly in favour of extending full protection to caribou calving grounds, according to the results of a new survey by Environics.   Residents of all Nunavut, Yukon and Northwest Territories were asked in October about whether they support or...

HALIFAX, Nov. 3, 2016 — WWF-Canada today launched Renewables for Nature, a new interactive decision-making tool to help identify regions with high renewable-energy potential and comparatively low conflict with nature. The tool aims to speed the transition to a low-carbon future while ensuring key habitats and ecosystems thrive for...

BANFF, ALTA, Nov. 1, 2016 — We live in a data driven world, but the information needed to understand the health of our freshwater ecosystems and the threats they face is missing or inaccessible, making it impossible to protect this vital resource.   At today’s North American Lakes Management...

Please attribute the following to the Living Planet Report 2016. TORONTO, Oct. 26, 2016 — Global wildlife populations face a plunge of more than two thirds during the 50-year period ending in 2020 as a result of human activities, according to WWF’s Living Planet Report 2016 released today. The...

TORONTO, Oct. 25, 2016 — Accredited media are invited to join WWF-Canada for embargoed access to the World Wildlife Fund’s Living Planet Report 2016, the authority on the state of the world’s wildlife and the health of the planet, produced every two years in collaboration with the Zoological Society...