nrcan_past_webinar

June 6, 2019 Presented by: Dr. Chris Derksen (Research Scientist, Climate Research Division, Environment and Climate Change Canada) Dr. Barrie Bonsal (Research Scientist, Watershed Hydrology and Ecology Research Division, Environment and Climate Change Canada) Canada’s Changing Climate Report was released to the public on April 2, 2019. This report is about how and why Canada’s…

April 18, 2019 Presented by: Elizabeth Bush (Project Lead, Canada’s Changing Climate Report, Environment and Climate Change Canada) Canada’s Changing Climate Report is about how and why Canada’s climate has changed and what changes are projected for the future. Led by Environment and Climate Change Canada, the document is the first of a series to…

March 19, 2019 Presented by: Dirk Nyland (Chief Engineer, BC Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure) Allison Kader (Research/Analysis Officer, Transport Canada) Representatives from British Columbia’s Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure (BCMoTI) and Transport Canada’s (TC) Transportation Assets Risk Assessment (TARA) initiative discussed the importance of incorporating climate considerations into current and future transportation infrastructure design…

March 12, 2019 Presented by: Carolann Harding (Executive Director, SmartICE Sea Ice Monitoring & Information Inc.) Andrew Arreak (Nunavut Operations Lead, SmartICE Sea Ice Monitoring & Information Inc.) This webinar focused on SmartICE, an award-winning technological innovation for the North, which was first developed in Newfoundland and Labrador through collaboration with northern communities, including Nain…

February 27, 2019 Presented by: Elizabeth Smalley (Transport Canada) Marianne Armstrong (National Research Council) Lo Cheng (Canadian Centre for Climate Services, Environment and Climate Change Canada) This webinar focused on three federally-led climate initiatives of interest to the transportation sector. The transportation aspects of the Climate-Resilient Buildings and Core Public Infrastructure Initiative (National Research Council…

December 12, 2018 Presented by: Hollie McLean (Environment and Climate Change Canada) Stephanie Austin (Environment and Climate Change Canada) The Canadian Centre for Climate Services (CCCS) is the Government of Canada’s authoritative source for climate data and information and offers resources to help Canadians understand and plan for climate change. The CCCS is an important…

November 20, 2018 Presented by: Chad Nelson (Infrastructure Canada) Kristy Darragh (Infrastructure Canada) Francois Levesque (Infrastructure Canada) This webinar provided an overview of the why and how of Infrastructure Canada’s new Climate Lens and provided a better understanding of the GHG Mitigation Assessment and Climate Change Resilience Assessment that form the Climate Lens. For further…

September 18, 2018 Presented by: Joanna Kyriazis (Zizzo Strategy) Sarah Keyes (Chartered Professional Accountants of Canada) Dr. Janis Sarra (University of British Columbia) The focus of this webinar was on climate related disclosures and legal risks. Speakers discussed some observed and projected climate change trends in Canada, initiatives such as the Financial Stability Board Task…