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Description Phase I controls for differences in governance due to provincial jurisdiction by focusing solely on the province of Ontario. It includes a province-wide survey and 7 case studies: Hamilton, Kingston, Peterborough, Toronto and the Regional Municipalities of Peel, Waterloo and York.

Ontario is appropriate because there has been more diversity in water sector restructuring there than in any other province.

Some Physical & Management Features in the Case Municipalities

Sample Survey Findings Description Phase II brings together comparative data on water legislation across Canada and will add 5 case studies from across Canada to refine and generalize the framework developed in Phase I. These will include: Edmonton, AB; Montreal, QB; Moncton, NB; St. John’s, NL & Vancouver, BC.

Expected Results Framework for examining linkages between governance & conservation for water supply.

Data Archive for conservation and governance in Canada’s water sector.

Research Findings translated into new and practical policy recommendations.

From Research to Action Phase I: Workshop April 13, 2007:Water Governance in Transition: Utility Restructuring and DSM in Ontario Policy Report June 2007

Phase II: Workshop April 2008 Policy Report June 2008Handbook (General Audience) August 2008

Acknowledgements Production of this research has been made possible through a financial contribution fromInfrastructure Canada. Additional project supportis provided by the Canadian Water Network and a doctoral fellowship from the Social Sciences and Humanities Council of Canada.

THE VIEWS EXPRESSED HEREIN DO NOT NECESSARILY REPRESENT THE VIEWS OF THE GOVERNMENT OF CANADA

Abstract The project examines the effect of changing governance structures on the uptake of innovative technologies in Canadian municipal water supply management. Understanding how water supply management is simultaneously affected by trends in governance and infrastructural challenges is crucial to improving sustainability. Meeting new water quality standards, for example, requires new infrastructural investments, whose sustainability rests in part on governance innovations – improved transparency and accountability, and new pricing and accounting mechanisms. The project is structured in two phases; both involving applied research and results dissemination through workshops, publications, conferences and a website.

Phase I: Water Governance in Ontario Phase II: Water Governance in Canada

Municipal Water Supply Governance in Canada:Uptake of Water Conservation Technologies in the Context of Utility Restructuring

Principal Investigator: Karen Bakker, Associate Professor, Co-Researcher: Kathryn Furlong, PhD Candidate, Address: Dept of Geography, UBC, 1984 West Mall, Vancouver BC V6T 1Z2Partners: Canadian Water Network, More Information: Program on Water Governance, UBC, www.watergovernance.ca, Main Contact: Kathryn Furlong: fmkathryn@gmail.com