Strengthen
Conservation Ethic Among Canadians
• CWF’S formal education programming provides training, interdisciplinary guides and webinars for educators and partners to deliver transformative environmental education nationwide. We also work to reduce the systemic barriers preventing teachers from including this type of education in their practice. In 2023-2024, 1,635 educators joined in CWF WILD Education workshops to be able to deliver meaningful conservation programming in their classroom.
• CWF partnered with Girl Guides of Canada for their National Service Project. More than 97,000 Girl Guides will engage with CWF’S educational materials, meet our staff, volunteers, and contractors, and will take meaningful action for conservation over the next two years.
• The Canadian Conservation Corps (CCC) offers young adults, ages 18 to 30, a three-stage experience including outdoor travel adventure, field placements across the country and the opportunity to conduct conservation projects in their hometowns. Through our collaboration with 227 organizations, the program has fostered significant community and environmental advancements, enabling participants to take their skills to the next level such as finding employment with organizations where they did their placements or changing their career paths to pursue new fields such as marine engineering and wildlife rehabilitation.
• CCC Flex is a volunteer-led program offering young adults the opportunity to join in amazing outdoor adventures and meaningful conservation service projects in their home community. The program which launched in June 2023 operates in six cities with 57 per cent of participants representing underserved or underrepresented demographic groups. Collectively, these participants have carried out nearly 2,000 volunteer service hours through projects such as tree planting, litter clean-ups and wildlife gardening.
• CWF’S WILD Outside program, for youth ages 15 to 18, provides hands-on experiential learning activities designed to foster a deeper connection with nature and conservation commitment. In 20232024, the WILD Outside team facilitated 914 events from whale watching to guided hikes. A wide range of in-person activities enabled participants to come together, share knowledge and contribute to their local environments.
The Canadian Conservation Corps (CCC), CCC Flex and Wild Outside programs are funded in part by the Government of Canada as part of the Canada Service Corps.