Zero Cost, Maximum Impact: Equity, Diversity & Inclusion Certificate Program A program for Southern Ontario companies in the areas of inclusion, diversity, equity and inclusion for water industry leaders and employees. In collaboration with CCDI Consulting Inc., OWC is offering water industry business leaders, board members and employees the opportunity to complete the Equity, [...]
OWC’s Water Industry Growth (WIG) Program ’s objective is to support technology development and adoption within the sector, leading to accelerated growth, further investment by companies, more job creation, greater market competitiveness and long-term resilience of Southern Ontario companies addressing water challenges at the intersection of climate change, sustainability, and society. Check out the WIG [...]
The Great Lakes have gone through many ups and downs over the years — particularly Lake Erie. In the 1960s, it was declared “dead” due to pollution and eutrophication. The ’80s brought invasive zebra mussels. Today, the region faces multiple stressors: climate change, urban stormwater, industrial contaminants and toxic algae blooms. Through it all, researchers [...]
As a finalist in World Wildlife Fund’s Nature x Carbon Tech Challenge, MANTECH is bringing its revolutionary PeCOD® Analyzer to the frontlines of climate change. It’s just the latest example of the technology’s extraordinary versatility. In 2016, MANTECH launched the PeCOD® Analyzer. The portable, nanotech-based tool makes it possible to measure chemical oxygen demand (COD) [...]
The Ontario water industry is evolving. And so is the Ontario Water Consortium, with expanded offerings for post-secondary institutions and technology companies available through paid partnerships. Since 2011, OWC has been advancing Ontario’s water technology sector. We’ve established water and wastewater technology development and demonstration capacity at many post-secondary institutions across the province. We’ve funded [...]
Academic Industry Meeting day, or AIMday™, is an internationally recognized opportunity to tackle questions around a central theme. This highly effective program enables university-based researchers and organizations to connect and bring world-class research to life. By matching an organization’s need for new knowledge with academic expertise, AIMday brings understanding and new perspectives to real-world problems! [...]
Ontario Water Consortium Graduate Leadership Council is hosting their first event! The webinar on Water inequality: Water insecurity in First Nations communities will be held on August 9th. Rachel Arsenault who is an advisor at Coeuraj Canada and Ph.D. student at York University joins us to speak about the water insecurity in First Nations Communities. Although the United Nations Joint [...]
When companies in the water sector want an R&D partner at the University of Toronto, they turn to the Institute for Water Innovation (IWI). Established in 2015, the research collective focuses on solving big water issues — from managing tailing ponds in the oil sands to designing wetlands that can remove stubborn contaminants. As manager [...]
Angela Murphy believes the best way to solve complex issues is by bringing people from a wide range of backgrounds and experiences to the table. “The largest problems are multifaceted and cannot be solved with too narrow a viewpoint,” says Murphy, director of the Urban Water Research Centre. That’s why the centre — located [...]
Etiquette and Moderation of the Water Leadership and Innovation Action Forum Welcome to OWC's Water Leadership and Innovation Action Forum! Thank you for joining our community of water professionals from institutions, industries, and municipalities. To ensure that all members of this community have the best experience, we have developed some guidelines [...]
