Experts
For more than 20 years, we have conducted original research and provided advice to governments on a wide range of environmental and economic issues including climate change, water management, energy futures, biodiversity protection, and governance. This research is supported by the top experts in the field. We convene these people from across the country and abroad. Their knowledge and experience bring a unique dimension to our work. The outcome is forward-looking and original reports on the most pressing environmental and economic issues facing Canada today.
Water Sustainability Expert Advisory Committee
Phase 2 (2010-2011)
Executive Director
UNU International Network on Water Environment and Health
McMaster University
Chair
Expert Panel on Groundwater, Council of Canadian Academies
Professor and University Research Chair in Water
Policy and Governance, Department of Environment and Resource Studies
University of Waterloo
Professor and Director
Centre for Engineering and Public Policy
McMaster University
Professor, Department of Economics
Brock Universityl
Assistant Director
Horizontal Policy and Cabinet Strategies
Natural Resources Canada
Secretary, Canadian Section
International Joint Commission
Assistant Deputy Minister
Environment Canada
Special Advisor on Water
Assembly of First Nations
Deputy Minister
Prince Edward Island Ministry of the Environment, Energy, and Forestry
Assistant Deputy Minister
Prairie Farm Rehabilitation
Administration and Environment
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Associate ADM and Chief Scientist
Assistant Deputy Minister’s Office
Natural Resources Canada
Associate ADM and Chief Scientist
Assistant Deputy Minister’s Office
Natural Resources Canada
President
Canadian Federation of Agriculture
Vice President, Canadian Federal Programs
AMEC Earth Environmental
Manager, Environment and Technology
Canadian Electricity Association
Director, Environment
Forest Products Association of Canada
Vice President, Technical and Northern Affairs
The Mining Association of Canada
Vice President, Sustainable Development
Suncor Energy Inc.
Environment and Regulatory Analyst
Canadian Association of Petroleum
Producers (CAPP)
Associate Director and Water Sustainability
Project Leader
Polis Project on Ecological Governance
Director, Water Soft Path Research
Polis Project on Ecological Governance
Vice President
Alberta Water Council
Executive Director
Fraser Basin Council
Program Officer, Freshwater
Resources Protection
Walter & Duncan Gordon Foundation
Chair, Canadian Partnership Initiative, United Nations, Water for Life Decade;
Director, Western Watersheds Climate
Research Collaborative
Water Sustainability Expert Advisory Committee
Phase 1 (2009-2010)
Executive Director
UNU International Network on
Water Environment and Health
McMaster University
Deputy Minister
Environment and Natural Resources
Government of the Northwest Territories
Vice President
Canadian Federal Programs
AMEC Earth Environmental
Chair
Expert Panel on Groundwater
Council of Canadian Academies
Secretary
Canadian Section
International Joint Commission
Vice President, Environment
Forest Products Association of Canada
Professor and University Research Chair in
Water Policy and Governance
Department of Environment and Resource
Studies
University of Waterloo
Vice President
Technical Affairs
The Mining Association of Canada
President
Clean Water Foundation
Professor and Director
Centre for Engineering and Public Policy
McMaster University
Vice President
Sustainable Development
Suncor Energy Inc.
Vice President
Alberta Water Council
Special Advisor on Water
Assembly of First Nations
NRTEE Expert Advisory Committee Members
Deputy Minister
Environment
Government of Prince Edward Island
Executive Director
Fraser Basin Council
Assistant Deputy Minister
Prairie Farm Rehabilitation
Administration and Environment
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Programme Officer
Fresh Water Resources Protection
Walter & Duncan Gordon Foundation
Chief Scientist and Assistant Deputy Minister
Natural Resources Canada
Innovation and Energy Technology Sector
President
Canadian Federation of Agriculture
Executive Director and Legal Counsel
Centre for Indigenous Environmental
Resources
Professor and Chair in Climate
Impacts on Water
University of Victoria
Aquatic Ecosystem Impacts Research Division
Environment Canada
Vice President
Western Canada Operations
Canadian Association of
Petroleum Producers
Professor
Department of Economics
Brock University
Chair
Canadian Partnership
Initiative United Nations
Water for Life Decade; and,
Director
Western Watersheds
Climate Research Collaborative
Assistant Deputy Minister
Alberta Ministry of the Environment
Climate Prosperity Report 01 // Measuring Up:
Benchmarking Canada’s Competitiveness in a Low-Carbon World
Chief Economist
Marbek Resource Consultants Ltd.
Associate Director
The Conference Board of Canada
Director, Environmental Industries
Industry Canada
Deputy Chief Economist
The Conference Board of Canada
Senior Analyst
Statistics Canada
President and CEO
Ontario Centre for Environmental Technology Advancement (OCETA)
Co-op student, Sustainable Prosperity
Yale Law School
Chief/Advisor
Statistics Canada
Russell Mitchell Group
Director, Policy Research Analysis Division
HRSDC
Advisor
Export Development Canada
Vice-President, Public Policy
The Conference Board of Canada
Export Development Canada
Director General
Sustainable Development Policy
Research Initiative
President
Global Advantage Consulting
Dean of Management
Dalhousie University
Climate Prosperity Report 02 // Degrees of Change:
Climate Warming and the Stakes for Canada
Professor, School of Environmental
Sciences University of Guelph
Research Manager
Natural Resources Canada
Impacts and Adaptation Director
Ouranos Consortium on Regional Climatology and Adaptation to Climate Change
Director, Adaptation and Impacts
Research Environment Canada
Professor and Chair of Geography and Environmental Studies
Carleton University
Professor, University of Western Ontario
Chair, Canadian Foundation for Climate and Atmospheric Sciences
Cryosphere Scientist
Environment Canada @ Ouranos
Senior Researcher
Environment Canada
Scientist Emeritus
Environment Canada
Professor of Geography
University of Regina
Senior Research Scientist, Prairie Adaptation Research Collaborative
University of British Columbia
Senior Researcher, Environment Canada
Stratus Consulting, Colorado
Glaciology/Cold Regions Research
Scientist and Head of Glaciology Section
Natural Resources Canada
Permafrost Research Scientist
Natural Resources Canada
Manager, Canadian Centre for Climate Modelling and Analysis
Environment Canada
Adjunct Research Professor
Geography and Environmental Studies
Carleton University
Climate Prosperity Report 03 // Parallel Paths:
Canada-U.S. Climate Policy Choices
Consultant and Associates
J&C Nyboer
Director
Climate Change and Energy Division,
Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada
Policy Analyst
Climate Change Central
Consultant
Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers
Director, Corporate Affairs
Ontario Power Generation
Policy Analyst
Climate Change Policies Section
Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada
Deputy Minister
Department of Innovation, Energy and Mines
Government of Manitoba
President and CEO
Canadian Gas Association
Associate Professor
Centre for Environment and Policy
University of Waterloo
Associate Director
Climate Change
Pembina Institute
Vice President
Regulatory Affairs and General Counsel
Canadian Council of Chief Executives
Director of Climate Change and Energy
International Institute for Sustainable Development
Senior Fellow
Resources for the Future
Directeur du Bureau des changement climatiques
Ministère du Développement durable, de l’Environnement et des Parcs du Québec
Senior Vice-President
Policy Department
The Canadian Chamber of Commerce
President and CEO
Canadian Electricity Association
Senior Economist
Finance Canada
Manager
Modelling and Analysis Section
Air Policy Instruments and Program Design Branch
Government of Ontario
Vice President
Policy and Environment
Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers
Manager of Energy Analysis
Corporate Planning Department
Imperial Oil Limited
Special Advisor|
Trading Regimes Division
Legislative and Regulatory Affairs Directorate
Environment Canada
Senior Policy Advisor
Climate Change and Air Issues
Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers
Director, Energy and Climate Policy
Suncor Energy Inc.
Director, Generation and Environment
Canadian Electricity Association
Director of Policy
Cement Association of Canada
Executive Vice-President
TransCanada Corporation
Supervisor
Emissions and Mitigation
SaskPower
Senior Policy Analyst
Climate Change and Energy Division
Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada
President and CEO
Canadian Manufacturers and Exporters
Assistant Deputy Minister of Intergovernmental Operations
Privy Council Office
Executive Director
Pembina Institute
Director, Climate Change Secretariat
Alberta Environment
Senior Fellow
Canadian Defence and Foreign Affairs Institute
Manager, Government Affairs
David Suzuki Foundation
Principal
EnviroEconomics Inc.
President
Informetrica Limited
Vice-President
Sustainable Development Planning
TransAlta
Director General of Economic Analysis
Strategic Policy Branch
Environment Canada
Climate Prosperity Report 04 // Net National Costs of
Climate Change
Manager
Climate Change Impacts & Adaptation Division
Natural Resources Canada
Senior Policy Analyst
Climate Change and Health Office
Health Canada
Senior Policy Analyst
Climate Change Central
Director of Atmospheric Issues and Senior Scientist
Pollution Probe
Ottawa practice leader
Corporate Responsibility & Sustainability
Deloitte
Researcher
Adaptation and Impacts Research Division
Environment Canada
Adjunct Professor
York University
Association Secretary
Director, Energy, Economics and Climate Change
Forest Products Association of Canada
Director
Climate Change Secretariat
New Brunswick Department of Environment
Manager
Strategic Policy Branch
Ontario Ministry of Environment
Director
Strategic Policy Directorate
Environment Canada
Director
Insurance Bureau of Canada
Policy Advisor
Federation of Canadian Municipalities
Achieving 2050 – Achieving 2050: A Carbon Pricing Policy
for Canada
Director, Environmental Policy and Program
Nova Scotia Power Inc.
Consultant
J&C Nyboer & Associates
Executive Director, Climate Change Policy
Climate Action Secretariat,
Office of the Premier
Titulaire de la Chaire en économique de l’énergie électrique
Université Laval
Vice-President, Research & Development
Montreal Climate Exchange
Managing Director
Cantor CO2e
Climate Change Central
Director, Climate Change
Pembina Institute
Executive Vice-President,
Corporate Development
Ontario Power Generation
President and CEO
Canadian Gas Association
Professor & Director
Queen’s University,
School of Policy Studies
Policy Analyst
CD Howe Institute
Vice-President,
Regulatory Affairs & General Counsel
Canadian Council of Chief Executives (CCCE)
Director, Climate Change and Energy
International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD)
Senior Vice President and Chief Economist
TD Bank Financial Group
Professor, Faculty of Law;
Associate Director
University of Ottawa
Senior Advisor
Ogilvy Renault LLP
Research Associate & Consultant
Resources for the Future
Senior Energy Policy Officer
Manitoba Hydro
Director of Policy Development and Offset Solutions
Climate Change Central
Senior Vice-President and Chief Economist
Conference Board of Canada
Senior Policy Advisor, Climate Change
Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers (CAPP)
Assistant Professor
University of Alberta,
School of Business
Senior Associate
Cantor CO2e
A/ Director
Environment Canada
Manitoba Hydro
Planification stratégique et relations gouvernementales
Hydro Québec
Director, Public Policy Forum
Professor of Economics
Simon Fraser University
Fellow
Resources for the Future
Director of Research
C.D. Howe Institute
Business Unit Leader
Government of Alberta – Environment
Consultant
J&C Nyboer & Associates
Managing Director
Natsource
Senior Policy Advisor
David Suzuki Foundation
President
Informetrica Ltd.
Director, Air Policy and Climate Change Branch
Ontario Ministry of the Environment
Getting to 2050: Canada’s Transition to a Low-Emission Future
J&C Nyboer and Associates
Environment Canada
Pembina Institute for Appropriate Development
OPG Energy Markets
Wrangellia Associates
Faculty of Law, University of Ottawa
Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada
Canadian Electricity Association
Canadian Gas Association
Sage Foundation
IRES/LIGI, University of British Columbia
International Institute for Sustainable Development
Natural Resources Canada
Resources for the Future
Hydro-Québec
McGill University
Laurier Centre for Global Relations
Imperial Oil Ltd.
Alberta Energy Research Institute
Environment Canada
Suncor Energy Inc.
Environment Canada
Natural Resources Canada
International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD)
Simon Fraser University
Natural Resources Canada
J&C Nyboer and Associates
David Suzuki Foundation
EnviroEconomics
Shillington and Burns Consultants Inc.
Environment Canada
Canadian Clean Power Coalition
ICF International
Natural Resources Canada
True North: Adapting Infrastructure to Climate Change in
Northern Canada
Associate Director
Adaptation and Impacts Research Division
Environment Canada
Director
Environmental Protection (Iqaluit)
Government of Nunavut
NRTEE Adaptation Committee Member
Scientist Emeritus
Adaptation and Impacts Research Division
Environment Canada
Chair
Canadian IPY National Committee
Chair
Public Infrastructure Engineering Vulnerability Committee
Canadian Council of Professional Engineers
Director
Circumpolar Relations
Council of Yukon First Nations
Research Manager
Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation Directorate
Natural Resources Canada
Climate Change Coordinator
Circumpolar Relations
Council of Yukon First Nations
Director
Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction
The University of Western Ontario
Director
Public Policy Forum, and
Professor of Economics
Department of Economics, Public Policy Program
Simon Fraser University
Consultant
Decisionalysis Risk Consultants Inc.
Executive Director
Road Safety and Special Projects
Insurance Bureau of Canada
Manager
Climate Change Adaptation
Environment and Renewable Resources Directorate
Indian and Northern Affairs Canada
Assistant Deputy Minister
Regional Integration Branch – Assistant Deputy Minister’s Office
Infrastructure Canada
Director
Environment and Renewable Resources Directorate
Indian and Northern Affairs
Senior Technical Officer
Architectural and Structural Technical Support Section
Asset Management Division, Public Works and Services
Government of the Northwest Territories
Director
Municipal and Community Affairs Department
Government of the Northwest Territories
Geared for Change: Energy Efficiency in Canada’s Commercial
Building Sector
Principal
Marbek Resources
Chief, End-Use Market Analysis
Resources Canada Natural
Vice President, LEED
Canada Green Building Council
Executive Director
Real Property Association of Canada
Managing Director
Busby Perkins + Will
President
MBC Energy and Environment
Senior Officer, Program Development
Natural Resources Canada
VP Government Relations
Real Property Association of Canada
Associate, Property Acquisitions
ISG Secure Capital
President and CEO
Canadian Energy Efficiency Alliance (CEEA)
President
Fraser & Company
Professor
Department of Geography, University of Toronto
Assistant, Climate Change Program
David Suzuki Foundation
Chair, Center for the Built Environment and Civil Engineering Technology
Seneca College
Director, Buildings Division
Natural Resources Canada
Senior Advisor, Customer Council
Canadian Electricity Association
Director, Gas Markets
Canadian Gas Association
Manager, Building Policy & Sustainability
Office of the Fire Commissioner, Department of Labour and Immigration
Government of Manitoba
Manager, Planning, Codes & Standards, Conservations & Sector Development
Ontario Power Authority
President and CEO
Canada Green Building Council
Interim President
BOMA Canada
Vice President
Efficiency NB
Manager, Green Initiatives
BOMA Toronto
Deputy Director, Buildings Division, Buildings Program
Natural Resources Canada
Vice President, Investments
Sustainable Development Technology Canada
Progress Through Process: Achieving Sustainable Development Together
Mayor of Guelph, Ontario
Vice President Sustainable Development, Suncor
Facilitator, Public Policy Forum
Assistant Deputy Minister, Minerals and Metals Sector, Natural Resources Canada
Associate Deputy Minister, Climate Change, Ontario Climate Change Secretariat
Principal, MASS
Canada Research Chair in Governance for Sustainable Development,
Carleton University
CEO, David Suzuki Foundation
Oil Sands: From Debate to Dialogue
President
Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers
Assistant Deputy Minister
Natural Resources Canada
Energy Sector
Deputy Minister
Government of Alberta
Department of Environment
Special Advisor
Royal Bank of Canada
Vice President & Chief Conservation Officer
WWF Canada
Founder
Delphi Group;
President
Lumos Energy
Executive Director
Canadian Boreal Initiative
President
Canadian Energy Pipeline Association
Vice President
Sustainable Development
Suncor
Senator
Senate of Canada
Executive Director Emeritus
Pollution Probe;
Board Member Pembina Institute
TransAlta Professor of Environmental
Management and Sustainability
University of Calgary;
Chair
National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy
President and CEO
Mining Association of Canada
Executive Director
Pembina Institute
Distinguished Senior Fellow
Norman Paterson School of International Affairs
Senior Advisor on Safety and Climate Change to the CEO
Nexen Inc.
Distinguished Fellow
International Institute for Sustainable Development
Director
Energy Initiative
Tides Foundation
Executive Director
Environmental Defence
Vice President
Business and JV Management
Heavy Oil
Shell Canada
Vice President
Communications and Stakeholder Relations
Suncor
Deputy Minister
Government of Alberta
Department of Energy
President and CEO
National Round Table
President and CEO
Public Policy Forum














