Nature Canada... Building a Nature Nation

Nature Canada
is a member-based non-profit conservation organization. Our network includes 40,000 supporters and more than 350 naturalist organizations across Canada.

Our mission
is to protect and conserve wildlife and habitats in Canada by engaging people and advocating on behalf of nature.

Our strategies
are based on sound science and a passion for nature.

Our focus
is on effecting change on issues of national significance, including bird conservation, wilderness protection, endangered species and connecting people to nature.

Through our conservation work, we:

Support on-the-ground, community-based efforts to protect animals, plants and habitat for future generations
Push for effective laws and supporting policies that protect endangered species today
Encourage the development of an effective network of parks and protected areas from coast to coast to coast
Conserve bird habitat and promote biodiversity in Canada and abroad

Through our outreach and education programs, we:

Help introduce thousands of children to nature every year
Educate people about the benefits of nature to humankind
Recruit more nature enthusiasts to the cause of protecting nature and the processes that sustain it

The Source of our Success: People

We are sustained as an organization by the passion and efforts of individuals in every province and territory. Our family of naturalists – birders, gardeners, activists, parents, grandparents, volunteers and community groups – are at the core of what we do and the foundation of who we are. They support us in many ways.

We have a staff and a board of directors that is dedicated to building the Nature Nation, where threatened species and ecosystems are protected, and the natural world is embraced by all Canadians.

We nurture valuable partnerships because we believe collective action is always more effective than a lone voice. Nature Canada is the secretariat for the Canadian Nature Network, which works hard to build connections between naturalists throughout the country. And as a Canadian co-partner with Bird Studies Canada in the global partnership known as BirdLife International, Nature Canada supports bird and biodiversity projects beyond our borders.