Nature Conservancy of Canada

Funding renewal means more conservation for Ontario’s forests, wetlands and shorelines to benefit species and people

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Wednesday, March 27, 2024
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This new funding will be delivered through the highly successful Greenlands Conservation Partnership program that was set to expire this year.

Key Points: 
  • This new funding will be delivered through the highly successful Greenlands Conservation Partnership program that was set to expire this year.
  • The Greenlands Conservation Partnership was launched in 2020.
  • The Greenlands Conservation Partnership program requires partners to raise matching funds from other sources, including donors, foundations and other levels of government to accelerate conservation and restoration across Ontario.
  • “The Greenlands Conservation Partnership delivers big wins for nature and community access and connection to nature across Ontario,” says Kleniewski.

407 ETR is celebrating its new sponsorship with Toronto and Region Conservation Authority at the Sugarbush Maple Syrup Festival

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Thursday, March 7, 2024
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TRCA has been celebrating maple syrup for more than 50 years, and hosts between 40,000 and 50,000 visitors annually at its Sugarbush Maple Syrup Festival.

Key Points: 
  • TRCA has been celebrating maple syrup for more than 50 years, and hosts between 40,000 and 50,000 visitors annually at its Sugarbush Maple Syrup Festival.
  • The festival educates visitors about maple syrup production through time as they experience early Indigenous, early European settler and modern maple syrup production through interactive demonstrations.
  • "Highway 407 ETR is surrounded by vibrant communities and we're proud to help connect people to nature through events like the Sugarbush Maple Syrup Festival," says Javier Tamargo, President & CEO, 407 ETR.
  • "Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) is proud to partner with 407 ETR and host the annual Sugarbush Maple Syrup Festival which connects people to nature and provides many benefits to the communities we serve," says John MacKenzie, CEO, Toronto Region Conservation Authority.

Program launched to accelerate conservation of areas around Canada’s National Parks  

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Wednesday, October 25, 2023
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The Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) and Parks Canada (PC) launched the Landscape Resiliency Program, a $30-million effort to support resilient landscapes by conserving up to 30,000 hectares near national parks, connecting habitats and creating protected buffers around the parks.

Key Points: 
  • The Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) and Parks Canada (PC) launched the Landscape Resiliency Program, a $30-million effort to support resilient landscapes by conserving up to 30,000 hectares near national parks, connecting habitats and creating protected buffers around the parks.
  • The protected areas will be located near national parks, including:
    NOTE: Additional National Park sites may be added.
  • By protecting lands near national parks, this partnership will expand and connect protected and conserved areas for many of Canada’s most emblematic species.
  • Backed by its more than 60-year track record of finding tailored conservation solutions across the country, NCC will deploy innovative technology to identify priority areas for conservation around national parks.

Government of Canada teams up to support more land conservation around national parks

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Tuesday, October 24, 2023
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The Government of Canada is contributing $15M toward this initiative, which will use a variety of land conservation tools and approaches to help protect up to 30,000 hectares of land located near existing Parks Canada administered places located across Canada.

Key Points: 
  • The Government of Canada is contributing $15M toward this initiative, which will use a variety of land conservation tools and approaches to help protect up to 30,000 hectares of land located near existing Parks Canada administered places located across Canada.
  • As Canada's largest non-profit conservation organization, NCC works at the scale and scope needed to support Canada's conservation goals.
  • Parks Canada and Nature Conservancy of Canada have a common goal of increasing Canadians' support for conservation and access to the benefits that protected places provide.
  • This two-year agreement will support conservation efforts near Parks Canada administered places such as:
    The project will consider using a variety of land conservation tools and approaches, including Fee Simple land and conservation agreements, conservation easements, Other Effective area-based Conservation Measures (OECMs), Indigenous Protected Conservation Areas (IPCAs) or tenure relinquishments.

Intact Financial Corporation teams up with the Nature Conservancy of Canada to protect one of the last great natural peatlands in the greater Quebec City area

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Thursday, October 5, 2023
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In recent years, Quebec has faced a number of severe weather events including floods, ice storms, heat waves and wildfires.

Key Points: 
  • In recent years, Quebec has faced a number of severe weather events including floods, ice storms, heat waves and wildfires.
  • Natural infrastructure plays an essential role in mitigating the impact of these extreme weather events on people, businesses and communities.
  • To adjust to this situation, we must protect natural assets such as the Great Jacques-Cartier Bog, as they are valuable allies.
  • With the support of funding partners, NCC acquired nearly 200 hectares within the Great Jacques-Cartier Bog, one of the last great natural peatlands in the greater Quebec City area.

Government of Canada invests more than $1.7 million in recovery of species at risk in the St. Lawrence Lowlands

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Tuesday, August 1, 2023
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To halt the loss of biodiversity and restore Canada's natural environments, collaboration between the provinces, territories, Indigenous peoples, and other partners is essential.

Key Points: 
  • To halt the loss of biodiversity and restore Canada's natural environments, collaboration between the provinces, territories, Indigenous peoples, and other partners is essential.
  • This project will take place in the St. Lawrence Lowlands in Quebec, mainly in the Capitale-Nationale, Chaudière-Appalaches, and Mauricie regions.
  • "The St. Lawrence, a unique and rich ecosystem, is supported by the Government of Canada in partnership with the Nature Conservancy of Canada.
  • The St. Lawrence Lowlands are one of 11 priority places designated under the Pan–Canadian Approach to Transforming Species at Risk Conservation in Canada.

The Better Road: 407 ETR releases 2022 ESG Report

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Friday, June 23, 2023
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Achieved a 93 per cent customer service satisfaction rate and 86 per cent first call resolution rate with an award-winning customer service team.

Key Points: 
  • Achieved a 93 per cent customer service satisfaction rate and 86 per cent first call resolution rate with an award-winning customer service team.
  • Invested $31.7 million in highway capital projects through third-party contractors to improve driving experience and road safety for customers.
  • With biodiversity as a focus for the Company in addition to lowering emissions, launched pilot project to better understand biodiversity along the Highway 407 ETR corridor.
  • Recorded 38 per cent female representation on the Board of Directors, exceeding the 2022 target of 30 per cent.

Wawanesa Commits $2 Million to New Community Impact Program Called Wawanesa Climate Champions

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Thursday, June 1, 2023
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WINNIPEG, Manitoba, June 01, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- To help people and communities become more climate resilient, The Wawanesa Mutual Insurance Company (Wawanesa) announced today a $2 million annual community impact program called Wawanesa Climate Champions.

Key Points: 
  • The program provides funding to support people and organizations working on the front lines to improve climate resiliency in communities across Canada.
  • “Climate resiliency is a growing need we see in every community,” said Jeff Goy, Wawanesa’s President and CEO.
  • “As a mutual insurer, our goal is to have a positive impact in supporting mitigation and adaptiveness in communities to improve their climate resiliency.
  • Wawanesa Climate Champions is part of an overall $3.5 million community impact program that includes an annual company-wide United Way campaign and other volunteer and community support programs.

Government of Canada contributes to the conservation of the Forillon Ecological Corridor

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Wednesday, May 17, 2023
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This ensures the functionality of the ecological corridor between Forillon National Park and the large forests at the heart of the Gaspé Peninsula.

Key Points: 
  • This ensures the functionality of the ecological corridor between Forillon National Park and the large forests at the heart of the Gaspé Peninsula.
  • This contribution, funded by Parks Canada's National Ecological Corridors Program, builds on other recent Government of Canada investments to protect natural heritage in Canada.
  • The Forillon Ecological Corridor is a forested area providing terrestrial ecological connectivity between Forillon National Park and the large forests at the heart of the Gaspé Peninsula.
  • In Quebec, nearly 50,000 hectares have been protected, including 230 hectares within the Forillon Ecological Corridor.

Working together to stop the loss of nature

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Thursday, March 9, 2023
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The twin crises of climate change and nature loss are monumental in scale and impact.

Key Points: 
  • The twin crises of climate change and nature loss are monumental in scale and impact.
  • This ambition can only be achieved by working collaboratively across all sectors of society to maximize conservation opportunities.
  • Power Corporation of Canada’s commitment to nature conservation demonstrates leadership, and an understanding that we need to work together to make sure nature thrives.
  • At least 50 per cent of global GDP is directly connected to nature and is therefore put at risk by nature loss and climate change.