Impact & Financials (2025-26)

CPAWS strengthens its allyship commitments by adopting nine Guiding Principles to guide respectful, rights-based conservation partnerships with Indigenous communities.

CPAWS launches a new three-tiered corporate partnership program, strengthening collaborations and expanding the impact of corporate support for conservation.

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.

CPAWS collaborates with Canada’s leading environmental organizations to inform voters by comparing federal political parties’ positions on climate, Indigenous-led conservation, and other key environmental issues ahead of the 2025 federal election.

The Green Budget Coalition, including CPAWS, advocates for federal budget investments in nature protection through recommendations and more than 75 government meetings ahead of the budget announcement.

CPAWS celebrates the federal government’s Nature Strategy, committing $3.8 billion through 2030 to conservation, Indigenous-led stewardship, and protecting 30% of Canada’s land and ocean.

CPAWS launched its “Ugly Sweater” and “Clock is Ticking” campaigns to mobilize public support for renewed federal funding for nature protection, generating more than 2,000 letters to decisionmakers, 36,000 action page visits, and 1.6 million digital ad views.

CPAWS publishes a report demonstrating the economic value of protected areas in Canada, generating national media coverage and reinforcing that investing in nature delivers strong economic returns.

CPAWS supporters contribute $35,343 through Earth Day, Ocean Day, Parks Day, Biodiversity Day, and World Wildlife Day campaigns, boosted by matching support from Muskoka Roastery Coffee Co.

CPAWS’ fall digital fundraising campaign raises $91,302.62.

CPAWS hosts three webinars and a donor event, engaging more than 500 participants in conversations about conservation.

CPAWS BC celebrates three new marine refuges in the Great Bear Sea, established in partnership with the Haida Nation, Gitxaała Nation, and Fisheries and Oceans Canada.

CPAWS attends the World Conservation Congress, where Jason Wong presents findings on protected areas and subsidy reform, and Tatyana Feiner highlights youth engagement in conservation.

BMO joins CPAWS as a national corporate partner, supporting ongoing conservation efforts across Canada.

CPAWS’ Kirsten Scott represents the organization at the Salazar Center’s 6th International Symposium on Conservation Impact, speaking on opportunities and challenges in meeting the Global Biodiversity Framework’s 2030 conservation targets.

Wildlands League leads a province-wide campaign against Bill 5, mobilizing Ontarians and sending 2,957 letters to MPs calling for the bill’s repeal.

CPAWS commissions a report on federal subsidies by Dave Sawyer examining “bio-fiscal reform” opportunities to align government spending with nature protection and reduce harmful subsidies

At the 3rd UN Ocean Conference in Nice, CPAWS delegates Sabine Jessen and Alex Barron work with Elected Chief Councillor Abúk Danielle Shaw of the Wuikinuxv First Nation to co-host Indigenous-led dialogue spaces, convening more than 100 participants from Indigenous coastal and ocean communities worldwide.

Following sustained advocacy through the “Forêt, je te soutiens” campaign, including leadership from SNAP Québec, the Québec government withdraws Bill 97.

CPAWS Northern Alberta and the Alberta Wilderness Association secure leave to appeal in the Alberta Court of Appeal challenging the AER CEO’s decision to cancel the public hearing for Summit Coal Inc.’s Mine 14.

After years of advocacy, CPAWS Manitoba welcomes the Government of Manitoba’s $250,000 investment to assess Western Hudson Bay for potential designation as a National Marine Conservation Area.

With 1103 letters from New Brunswickers to the Minister of Natural Resources and the Premier, CPAWS New Brunswick helps mobilize public support to protect ecologically significant areas, contributing to the province’s decision to uphold its nature commitments.

CPAWS Newfoundland and Labrador advanced ocean conservation by releasing polling showing 86% public support for the South Coast Fjords National Marine Conservation Area and generating more than 1,000 letters urging the reinstatement of the feasibility study.

CPAWS launches an advertising campaign promoting Marine Protected Areas, reaching more than 4 million people and driving significant traffic to the ocean conservation webpage.

CPAWS’ #GivingTuesday campaign raises $156,235.77 for conservation, including a $25,000 matching gift from Westland Insurance.

CPAWS partners with MEC and Smartwool for the annual Sock Week campaign, raising $20,000.

CPAWS secures additional funding from the Oceans Collaborative to launch a communications initiative that builds public support for Indigenousled conservation and IPCAs, generating strong interest among funders, First Nations, and ENGOs.