Are you struggling with delayed projects and budget pressures? Concerned about future risks like new contaminants and decarbonization? Prepare for the future with foresight. Take home strategies and solutions from Canada’s top experts and practitioners at Blue Cities, the water conference designed expressly for strategic decision makers.
Register now (Early bird pricing until March 31, 2025)
What topics will be discussed at Blue Cities 2025?
This year’s conference theme is Navigating the waves: Strategic management of risk in uncertain times and will feature sessions on:
- Managing risk related to aging infrastructure and service interruptions
- Providing equitable, affordable servicing in the face of escalating costs
- Building resilient infrastructure for new housing
- Creating pathways to net zero wastewater
- Remaining nimble through adaptive long-range planning
- Preparing for climate shocks and trends
- Monitoring and removing persistent, mobile contaminants
- Preventing the spread of infectious diseases through wastewater surveillance
Who can you expect to see at Blue Cities 2025?
- Leading experts, decision makers and collaborators from across multiple sectors
- A curated speaker roster of international experts selected by CWN
- Exhibitors from North America’s top knowledge and service providers
- Sponsors that can offer value to Canada’s water leaders
- 250 delegates from Canada, the U.S. and Indigenous Nations
Sponsorship Opportunities
A unique opportunity to showcase your organization to decision-makers
Blue Cities typically attracts water leaders from municipalities, industry, academia, NGOs and government from across Canada. Our two-day event is designed to maximize networking through interactive breakout sessions, lengthy breaks and an all-delegates reception.
- Position your organization as an industry thought leader.
- Build stronger relationships with municipalities, governments, industry and NGOs.
- Participate in shaping solutions for the municipal water sector.
We offer a range of sponsorship opportunities designed to meet your goals and maximize visibility. Choose the level (platinum/gold/silver/bronze) that best aligns with your company’s objectives. From exclusive networking opportunities to exhibit space to podium recognition and more, we can tailor opportunities to deliver maximum impact. View the 2025 sponsorship prospectus to learn more.
Simultaneous translation (English and French) will be available.
About your Conference Host
Canadian Water Network (CWN) is a national nonprofit whose mission is to inspire and empower Canadians to lead the way in finding water solutions that protect our health, create vibrant and resilient communities, and respect and protect our natural environment.
CWN fulfills its mission by serving as a national hub for cross-sector collaboration to address a range of water-related challenges and opportunities. We bring decision-makers from different sectors and disciplines together to share knowledge, collaborate and accelerate action toward sustainable solutions.
Visit our website at cwn-rce.ca to learn more.
Land Acknowledgement
Canadian Water Network (CWN) respects the deep connection that First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples have with the land and its waters across Canada. We are grateful for the privilege to work and live here.
We honour and recognize the significance of treaties that establish the relationship between Indigenous peoples and settlers. Our office in Waterloo, Ontario is located on the traditional territory of the Neutral, Anishinaabeg and Haudenosaunee peoples. It is situated within the Haldimand Tract, on land that was granted to the Six Nations of the Grand River.
Blue Cities 2025 will be held in Mississauga, Ontario on the Treaty Lands and Territory of the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation, and the traditional territory of The Haudenosaunee Confederacy and Huron-Wendat and Wyandot Nations. Today, the City of Mississauga is home to many global Indigenous peoples.