Intergovernmental Agencies

Other important water policy actors in Canada fall under the category of ‘Intergovernmental Agencies’.

Among others, these actors include the:

• International Joint Commission (IJC)
• Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment (CCME)
• The Council of the Federation
• Western Water Stewardship Council

Importantly, these forums bring together various governments and policy actors to set priorities and address cross boundary issues.

Examples of the work of intergovernmental agencies:

• CCME adopted a Canada-wide vision for water, entitled Setting Strategic Directions for Water (October 2009).
• CCME endorsed the Canada-wide Strategy for the Management of Municipal Wastewater Effluent (February 2009).
• The Council of the Federation agreed to implement a Canada-wide water efficiency labelling program, among other encouraging endeavours (August 2009).