Impact & Financials (2024-25)

CPAWS publishes On the Path to 2030: A Report Card on Progress to Protect Land and Ocean Across Canada. The report demonstrates that federal investments—including through the Enhanced Nature Legacy and Marine Conservation Targets—are driving real progress toward protecting 30% of land and ocean by 2030.

CPAWS continues to shape the national policy conversation, publishing key recommendations on Protected Areas as a Nature-based Climate Solution and releasing an in-depth report on the state of caribou conservation across Canada.

CPAWS plays a central role in shaping a joint election platform with SeaBlue Canada and Oceana Canada—convening partners, leading drafting, and feeding insights from across the CPAWS network into the national narrative.

CPAWS meets with 12 Members of Parliament in November 2024, alongside staffand leadership from multiple CPAWS chapters. These cross-party meetings help reinforce national momentum toward 30×30 and Indigenous-led conservation.

CPAWS receives public commendation from the Prime Minister and Minister of the Environment for our op-ed in the National Post, which emphasizes that protecting nature and growing the economy go hand-in-hand.

CPAWS staff participates in the Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity in Cali, Colombia, ensuring Canadian conservation priorities remained visible on the global stage.

CPAWS Land & Freshwater team convenes a panel of Indigenous conservation practitioners at the WILD12 World Wilderness Congress in South Dakota, sharing stories and strategies with over 700 delegates from 36 countries.

CPAWS launches our national campaign, When Nature Thrives, So Do We, bringing thousands of new nature champions into our movement.

Ahead of the 2025 federal election, CPAWS mobilizes supporters across the country, encouraging them to make nature a ballot-box issue with our election toolkit.

Canadians speak up through our actions, letters, and petitions—calling for a bold national plan to protect 30% of land and ocean by 2030.

Over $3 million in estate gifts were received this year—a deeply meaningful investment in long-term conservation.

In Manitoba, Fisher River Cree Nation, Peguis First Nation, and Kinonjeoshtegon First Nation signed a Memorandum of Understanding to secure natural lands within their shared territory as protected areas, with support from CPAWS Manitoba.

CPAWS Manitoba met with Minister of Environment and Climate Change Mike Moyes to discuss strategies for addressing misinformation targeting 30×30 and Indigenous-led conservation.

CPAWS advocates for renewed action to fulfill Canada’s promise of establishing National Urban Parks, ensuring that nature is protected and accessible in rapidly growing cities.

SNAP Québec is delivering major progress on land protection, with a government mandate to promote the Call for Protected Area Projects. With 218 projects supported and the largest terrestrial protection project in SNAP’s history now underway, this is conservation at scale.

CPAWS National Ocean Program conducts groundbreaking National Marine Protected Areas Stakeholder Mapping—a first-of-its-kind initiative that is already informing our approach to inclusive, Indigenous-led conservation across the country.

CPAWS and Indigenous partners bring those insights to the 7th International Marine Conservation Congress in South Africa, hosting a workshop with delegates from Brazil, South Africa, Ecuador, and Canada, and presenting to a packed room of global conservation leaders.

National Ocean Program hosts two “Meeting of the Minds” strategic sessions in Montréal and Halifax, uniting internal teams and external collaborators around a shared vision for ocean conservation.

Sabine Jessen collaborates with the BC chapter, First Nations, and funders to lead two sessions profiling the Great Bear Sea MPA Network’s success—a powerful example of what cogovernance can achieve.

CPAWS secures additional funding from the Oceans Collaborative to deepen our work in Indigenous-led marine conservation. This will support engagement with key Indigenous advisors and allow us to test and refine messaging to better support meaningful partnerships.

CPAWS celebrates the signing of a nature agreement in Québec—a major step forward for reconciliation and conservation.

A historic Canada–Northwest Territories Nature Agreement is signed, with funding to support the “Our Land for the Future” initiative.

CPAWS establishes the Indigenous Reconciliation and Conservation Committee, helping to guide how we work with First Nations, Métis, and Inuit communities in respectful and reciprocal ways.

The Indigenous Support Fund, made possible by a one-time grant from the Wilburforce Foundation, allows First Nations citizens working with CPAWS chapters in BC, Alberta, and Yukon to attend important gatherings they otherwise couldn’t.

CPAWS is awarded a four-star charity rating by Charity Intelligence, demonstrating its strong fiscal management, operational transparency, and effective use of donor dollars to drive impactful conservation efforts.

The third annual Ocean Ball, hosted by our partner, Ocean Ball Foundation, brings together Toronto’s most influential entrepreneurs and changemakers and raises $10,000 for ocean protection from coast to coast to coast.

Our #GivingTuesday campaign raises $153,500, thanks to a generous matching gift from The Winged Achene Foundation.

Supporters help raise $23,594 across Earth Day, Ocean Day, Parks Day, and Biodiversity Day—with Muskoka Roastery Coffee Co. matching donations to boost the total to $28,594.

Green Friday campaign with Icebug raises more than $28,000 to power our 2025 conservation work.

Our partner Que Pasa donates $50,000 to support protection efforts and raise awareness about the importance of safeguarding Canada’s wild spaces.