A search was conducted and information about environmental units across Canada were obtained. You can explore these in the different tabs (Faculty, Departments, Schools, Colleges, Institutes, and Centres).
FACULTY OF ENVIRONMENT (BROAD FOCUS)
| University | Date | Name | Dean | Website |
| Lakehead University | 2001 | Faculty of Science and Environmental Studies | Todd Randall | http://facscien.lakeheadu.ca/ |
| University of Manitoba | 2003 | Clayton H. Riddell Faculty of Environment, Earth, and Resources | Norman Halden | http://umanitoba.ca/faculties/environment/ |
| Simon Fraser University | 2009 | Faculty of Environment | Ingrid Stefanovic | http://www.fenv.sfu.ca/ |
| University of Waterloo | 1969 | Faculty of Environment | Jean Andrey | https://uwaterloo.ca/environment/ |
| York University | 1968 | Faculty of Environmental Studies | Noël Sturgeon | http://fes.yorku.ca/ |
FACULTIES OF ENVIRONMENT (NARROWER FOCUS)
| University | Date | Name | Dean | Website |
| University of Alberta | 1915 | Faculty of Agricultural, Life and Environmental Sciences | Stan Blade | http://www.ales.ualberta.ca/ |
| University of Calgary | 1971 | Faculty of Environmental Design | Nancy Pollock-Ellwand | http://evds.ucalgary.ca/ |
| McGill University | 1906? | Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences | Chandra A. Madramootoo | http://www.mcgill.ca/macdonald/category/tags/faculty-agricultural-and-environmental-sciences |
| University of New Brunswick | 1908 | Faculty of Forestry and Environmental Management | Van Lantz | http://www.unb.ca/fredericton/forestry/ |
University |
Date |
Name |
Chair/Head |
Website |
Acadia University |
2006 |
Earth and Environmental Science |
Ian Spooner [Head] |
|
University of Alberta |
1962 |
Resource Economics & Environmental Sociology |
Peter Boxall[Chair] |
|
Bishop's University |
1961 |
Environmental Studies and Geography |
Elisabeth Levac [Chair] |
|
Brock University |
2006 |
Tourism and Environment |
Anthony Ward [Chair] |
|
University of British Columbia (Okanagan Campus) |
2005 |
Earth and Environmental Studies |
David Scott [Head] |
|
Carleton University |
(see notes) |
Geography and Environmental Studies |
Douglas King [Chair] |
|
Concordia University |
(see notes) |
Geography, Planning and Environment |
Monica Mulrennan [Chair] |
|
Dalhousie University |
? |
Environmental Sciences |
Rajasekaran R. Lada [Head] |
http://www.dal.ca/faculty/agriculture/environmental-sciences.html |
First Nation's University of Canada |
? |
Indigenous Science, the Environment and Economic Development |
Bettina Schneider [Head] |
|
University of the Fraser Valley |
1970s |
Geography and the Environment |
Steve Marsh [Head] |
|
Lakehead University |
(see notes) |
Geography and the Environment |
Kamil Zaniewski [Chair] |
|
University of Manitoba |
(see notes) |
Environment and Geography |
Michael Campbell [Head] |
http://umanitoba.ca/faculties/environment/departments/geography/index.html |
Université de Montréal |
1946 |
Santé environnementale et santé au travail |
Kannan Krishnan [Director] |
|
Mount Allison University |
(see notes) |
Geography and Environment |
Tim Reiffenstein [Head] |
|
Mount Royal University |
(see notes) |
Environmental Sciences |
Roger Saint-Fort [Head] |
|
University of Northern British Columbia |
? |
Environmental Science |
Todd Whitcombe [Chair] |
|
University of Regina |
(see notes) |
Geography and Environmental Studies |
Randy Widdis [Head] |
|
Ryerson University |
? |
Geography and Environmental Studies |
Shuguang Wang [Chair] |
http://www.ryerson.ca/arts/about-arts/departments/geography-and-environmental-studies/index.html |
Saint Mary's University |
? |
Environmental Science |
Cristian Suteanu [Chair] |
http://www.smu.ca/academics/departments/environmental-science.html |
Saint Mary's University |
? |
Geography and Environmental Studies |
Danika van Proosdij [Chair] |
|
Saint Francis Xavier University |
? |
Environmental Sciences |
Lisa Kellman [Coordinator] |
http://www.stfx.ca/faculties/science/environmental_sciences/ |
Thompson Rivers University |
? |
Geography and Environmental Studies |
Darryl Carlyle-Moses [Chair] |
|
University of Toronto (Scarborough Campus) |
? |
Physical and Environmental Sciences |
Bernie Kraatz [Chair] |
|
Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières |
? |
Sciences de l'environnement |
Denis G. Leroux [Director] |
https://oraprdnt.uqtr.uquebec.ca/pls/public/gscw030?owa_no_site=2655 |
University of Waterloo |
(see notes) |
Geography and Environmental Management |
Peter Deadman [Chair] |
|
University of Waterloo |
1969 |
Environment and Resource Studies |
Stephen Murphy [Chair] |
|
University of Waterloo |
1965 |
Earth and Environmental Sciences |
William D. Taylor [Chair] |
|
Wilfred Laurier University |
(see notes) |
Geography and Environmental Studies |
Michael English [Chair] |
|
University of Windsor |
? |
Earth and Environmental Sciences |
Iain Samson [Head] |
|
University of Winnipeg |
2012 |
Environmental Studies and Sciences |
Darshani Kumaragamage [Program Director] |
| University | Date | Name | Director | Website |
| Concordia University | 2002 | Loyola College for Diversity and Sustainability | Rosemarie Schade [Principal] | http://www.concordia.ca/artsci/loyola-college-diversity-sustainability.html |
| Dalhousie University | 2009 | College of Sustainability | Steve Mannell | http://www.dal.ca/faculty/sustainability.html |
| University | Date | Name | Director | Website |
| University of Alberta | 2006 | School of Energy and the Environment | Stefan Scherer | http://www.see.ualberta.ca/ |
| Dalhousie University | 1973 | School for Resource & Environmental Studies | Peter Tyedmers | http://www.dal.ca/faculty/management/sres.html |
| University of Guelph | ? | School of Environmental Design and Rural Development | Wayne Caldwell | https://www.uoguelph.ca/sedrd/ |
| University of Guelph | 2009 | School of Environmental Sciences | Jon Warland [Interim Director] | http://www.uoguelph.ca/ses/content/about-ses |
| Laurentian University | 2014 | School of the Environment | Brett Buchanan | http://www3.laurentian.ca/env/ |
| McGill University | 1998 | School of Environment | Sylvie de Blois | http://www.mcgill.ca/mse/ |
| University of Northern British Columbia | ? | School of Environmental Planning | Andrew Seidel [Chair] | http://www.unbc.ca/environmental-planning |
| Queen's University | 1995 | School of Environmental Studies | Brian Cumming | http://www.queensu.ca/ensc/index.html |
| Royal Roads University | 1996 | School of Environment and Sustainability | Chris Ling | http://environment-sustainability.school.royalroads.ca/ |
| University of Saskatchewan | 2007 | School of Environment and Sustainability | Toddi Steelman [Executive Director] | http://www.usask.ca/sens/ |
| Simon Fraser University | 1979 | School of Resource and Environmental Management | Wolfgang Haider | http://www.rem.sfu.ca/ |
| St. Mary's University | 2013 | School of the Environment | Tony Charles | http://www.smu.ca/academics/school-of-the-environment.html |
| University of Toronto | 2005 | School of the Environment | Kimberly Strong | http://www.environment.utoronto.ca/ |
| University of Victoria | 1999 | School of Environmental Studies | Karena Shaw | http://www.uvic.ca/socialsciences/environmental/ |
| University of Waterloo | 2009 | School of Environment, Enterprise and Development | Neil Craik | https://uwaterloo.ca/school-environment-enterprise-development/ |
| University | Date | Name | Director | Website |
| Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue | 2012 | Institut de recherche en mines et environnement | Bruno Bussière | http://www.uqat.ca/programmes/irme/ |
| University of British Columbia | 2003 | Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability | Milind Kandlikar | http://ires.ubc.ca/ |
| University of British Columbia (Oakanagan Campus) | 2005 | The Okanagan Institute for Biodiversity, Resilience, and Ecosystem Services | Lael Parrott | http://braes.ok.ubc.ca/about/ |
| University of British Columbia (Okanagan Campus) | 2006 | The Okanagan Sustainability Institute | Keith Culver | http://osi.ok.ubc.ca/about.html |
| Cape Breton University | 1974 | Bras d'Or Institute for Ecosystems Research | Bruce Hatcher | http://www.cbu.ca/research/institutes-centres |
| Carleton University | 1998 | Institute of Environmental Science | Steven Cooke | http://envirosci.carleton.ca/ |
| Concordia University | 2012? | Institute for Water, Energy and Sustainable Systems | Catherine Mulligan | http://www.concordia.ca/encs/research/centres/water-energy.html |
| University of Guelph | ? | Biodiversity Institute of Ontario | Paul Hebert | http://www.biodiversity.uoguelph.ca/index.html |
| Kwantlen Polytechnic University | 2004 | Institute for Sustainable Horticulture | Deborah Henderson | http://www.kpu.ca/ish |
| Université Laval | 2005 | Institut Hydro-Québec en environnement, développement et société | François Anctil | http://www.ihqeds.ulaval.ca/ |
| University of Lethbridge | ? | Water Institute for Sustainable Environments | Joseph Rasmussen | http://www.uleth.ca/research/water-institute-sustainable-environments-wise |
| University of Manitoba | 1968 | Natural Resources Institute | Michael Campbell | http://www.umanitoba.ca/institutes/natural_resources/ |
| McMaster University | 1996 | Institute of Environment and Health | Jim Dunn | http://www.mcmaster.ca/mieh/ |
| Memorial University | 1964 | Fisheries and Marine Institute | Glenn Blackwood [see notes] | http://www.mi.mun.ca/ |
| Memorial University (Grenfell Campus) | 2011 | Environmental Policy Institute | Michael van Zyll de Jong | http://grenfell-epi.com/ |
| Université de Moncton | 2002 | Institut de recherche sur les zones côtières | Gastien Godin [General Director] | http://www.irzc.umcs.ca/flash_content/apropos_apercu.html |
| Université du Québec à Montréal | 1990? | Institut des sciences de l'environnement | René Audet [Acting Director] | http://www.ise.uqam.ca/ |
| Mount Allison University | ? | Costal Wetlands Institute | Jeff Ollerhead | ? |
| Mount Royal University | 2013 | Institute for Environmental Sustainability | Michael Quinn | http://mtroyal.ca/ProgramsCourses/FacultiesSchoolsCentres/InstituteforEnvironmentalSustainability/AbouttheInstitute/index.htm |
| University of New Brunswick | 2000 | Canadian Rivers Institute | R. Allen Curry | http://www.unb.ca/research/institutes/cri/index.html |
| University of Northern British Columbia | 2005 | Natural Resources and Environmental Studies Institute | Darwyn Coxson | http://www.unbc.ca/nres-institute |
| University of Ottawa | 1989 | Institute of the Environment | Stewart Elgie | http://www.ie.uottawa.ca/About+IE+EN |
| Queen's University | ? | Institute for Energy and Environmental Policy | Warren Mabee | http://www.qieep.ca/ |
| Université du Québec à Rimouski | 1999 | Institut des sciences de la mer de Rimouski | Ariane Plourde | http://www.ismer.ca/?lang=fr |
| University of Regina | 2011 | Institute for Energy, Environment and Sustainable Communities | Gordon Huang [Executive Director] | http://env.uregina.ca/ieesc/index.aspx |
| University of Regina | 2014 | Institute for Environmental Change and Society | Peter Leavitt | http://www.iecs-uregina.ca/ |
| Saint Francis Xavier University | ? | Climate and Atmospheric Sciences Institute | ? | http://climate.stfx.ca/CASI/Welcome_-_Bienvenue_-_Boas_vindas_-_Bienvenidos.html |
| University of Saskatchewan | 2012 | Sustainability Education Research Institute | Marcia McKenzie | http://www.seri.usask.ca/ |
| University of Saskatchewan | 2011 | Global Institute for Water Security | Howard Wheater | http://www.usask.ca/water/ |
| University of Saskatchewan | ? | Indigenous Land Management Institute | David Natcher | http://ilmi.usask.ca/index.php |
| Simon Fraser University | 1998 | Cooperative Resource Management Institute | Sean Cox | http://www.rem.sfu.ca/crmi/ |
| Trent University | 1998 | Institute for Watershed Science | Chris Metcalfe | http://www.trentu.ca/iws/ |
| Vancouver Island University | 2004 | Institute for Coastal Research | Grant Murray | http://sites.viu.ca/icr/ |
| University of Victoria | 2008 | Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions | Thomas F. Pedersen [Executive Director] | http://pics.uvic.ca/ |
| University of Waterloo | 1957 | The Water Institute | Bob Gillham [Executive Director] | http://water.uwaterloo.ca/ |
| University of Waterloo | 2008 | Institute for Sustainable Energy | Claudio Canizares [Acting Director] | https://wise.uwaterloo.ca/about |
| Wilfred Laurier University | 2008 | Institute for Water Science | Jim McGeer | http://www.wlu.ca/homepage.php?grp_id=2586 |
| University of Windsor | 1981 | Great Lakes Institute for Environmental Research | Daniel Heath | http://www1.uwindsor.ca/glier/ |
| York University | 2004 | Institute for Research and Innovation in Sustainability | Dawn Bazely | http://iris.info.yorku.ca/ |
University |
Date |
Name |
Director |
Website |
Acadia University |
1985 |
Centre for Estuarine Research |
Anna Redden |
|
University of Alberta |
? |
Centre for Earth Observation Sciences |
Arturo Sánchez-Azofeifa |
|
University of British Columbia |
? |
Centre for Aquaculture and Environmental Research |
Anthony P. Farrell [?] |
http://www.landfood.ubc.ca/research/ubc-centre-for-aquaculture-and-environmental-research-caer/ |
University of British Columbia |
1999 |
Centre for Interactive Research on Sustainability |
Ray Cole |
|
University of British Columbia |
1993 |
The Biodiversity Research Centre |
Darren Irwin [Acting Director] |
|
University of British Columbia |
? |
Fisheries Centre |
Andrew Trites |
|
Brock University |
2011 |
Environmental Sustainability Research Centre |
Ryan Plummer |
http://brocku.ca/environmental-sustainability-research-centre |
University of Calgary |
? |
International Resources Industries and Sustainability Centre |
? |
|
Cape Breton University |
2011 |
Verschuren Centre for Sustainability in Energy and the Environment |
Andrew K. Swanson [CEO] |
|
Carleton University |
2009 |
Carleton Sustainable Energy Research Centre |
James Meadowcroft [Academic Director] |
|
Concordia University |
2012 |
Loyola Sustainability Research Centre |
Peter Stoett |
https://www.concordia.ca/artsci/research/loyola-sustainability.html |
École polytechnique de Montréal |
? |
Centre interdisciplinaire de recherche en opérationnalisation du développement durable |
|
|
University of the Fraser Valley |
late 1980s |
Centre for Environmental Sustainability |
Pat Harrison [Chair] |
|
University of Guelph |
1986 |
Centre for Land and Water Stewardship |
Robert Corry |
|
University of Guelph |
2008 |
Centre for Applied Groundwater Research |
Beth L. Parker |
|
Institut national de la recherche scientifique |
? |
Centre eau terre environnement |
Jean-François Blais |
|
Lakehead University |
2012 |
Centre for Place and Sustainability Studies |
David Greenwood |
https://www.lakeheadu.ca/research-and-innovation/facilities-centres/place-sustainability |
Lakehead University (Orillia Campus) |
2014 |
Research Centre for Sustainable Communities |
Nanda Kanavillil |
|
Laurentian University |
2013 |
Centre for Evolutionary Ecology and Ethical Conservation |
Currently no director |
http://laurentian.ca/centre-evolutionary-ecology-and-ethical-conservation |
Université Laval |
2011 |
Centre de recherche en économie de l'environnement, de l'agroalimentaire, des transports et de l'énergie |
Patrick González |
|
Université Laval |
2006 |
Centre d'étude de la forêt |
Louis Bernier (co-director, Laval) and Pierre Drapeau (co-director, UQAM) |
|
Université Laval |
? |
Centre for Northern Studies |
Najat Bhiry |
|
University of Manitoba |
2006 |
National Centre for Livestock and the Environment |
Martin Scanlon [Chair] |
|
University of Manitoba |
1994 |
Centre for Earth Observation Science |
Tim Papakyriakou |
http://umanitoba.ca/faculties/environment/departments/ceos/about.html |
University of Manitoba |
2002 |
Community-Based Resource Management Centre |
Fikret Berkes [?] |
http://umanitoba.ca/institutes/natural_resources/nri_cbrm_overview.htm |
McGill University |
? |
Brace Centre for Water Resources Management |
V.T.V. Nguyen |
|
McGill University |
2009 |
Centre de la science de la biodiversité du Québec |
Andrew Gonzalez |
|
McMaster University |
2009 |
Centre for Climate Change |
Altaf Arain |
|
Memorial University |
2008 or later? |
Centre for Fisheries Ecosystems Research |
George Rose |
http://www.mi.mun.ca/departments/centreforfisheriesecosystemsresearch/ |
Memorial University |
2003 or earlier? |
Centre for Sustainable Aquatic Resources |
Paul Winger |
https://www.mi.mun.ca/departments/centreforsustainableaquaticresources/ |
Université de Moncton |
? |
Centre de recherche en science de l'environnement |
Charles Bourque [Acting Director] |
http://web.umoncton.ca/repertoire_2002_2003/etudes_sup/centre_sciences_env.htm |
Université de Montréal |
2005 |
Centre de recherche en développement internationale en environnement |
Frédéric Mérand [Director] |
|
Université de Montréal |
2011 |
Centre sur la biodiversité |
Anne Bruneau |
http://www.irbv.umontreal.ca/a-propos/centre-sur-la-biodiversite |
Université du Québec à Montréal |
1985 |
Centre interinstitutionnel de recherche en toxicologie de l'environnement (TOXEN) |
Catherine Jumarie |
|
Université du Québec à Montréal |
? |
Centre de recherche en éducation et formation relatives à l'environnement et à l'écocitoyenneté |
Lucie Sauvé |
|
Université du Québec à Montréal |
1985 |
Centre de recherche interdisciplinaire sur le bien-être, la santé, la société et l'environnement |
Johanne Saint-Charles |
|
Université du Québec à Montréal |
2003 |
Centre pour l'étude et la simulation du climat à l'échelle régionale |
Pierre Gauthier |
|
University of New Brunswick |
1994? |
Forest Watershed Research Center |
Paul Arp [Coordinator] |
|
Royal Roads University |
2006 |
Canadian Centre for Environmental Education |
Leslie King |
http://ses.royalroads.ca/canadian-centre-environmental-education |
Royal Roads University |
? |
Centre for Livelihoods and Ecology |
Brian Belcher |
|
Saint Francis Xavier University |
2004 |
Environmental Sciences Research Centre |
? |
|
Université de Sherbrooke |
2010 |
Centre universitaire de formation en environnement et développement durable |
Denyse Rémillard |
http://www.usherbrooke.ca/environnement/fr/le-cufe/nous-joindre/personnel-du-cufe/equipe/ |
Université de Sherbrooke |
? |
Centre de recherche en écologie terrestre |
? |
|
Simon Fraser University |
1989 |
Centre for Sustainable Community Development |
Mark Roseland |
|
Simon Fraser University |
2000 |
Centre for Coastal Science and Management |
Patricia Gallaugher |
|
Simon Fraser University |
? |
Centre for Wildlife Ecology |
Ron Ydenberg |
|
Thompson Rivers University |
? |
Community and Ecosystem Ecology Centre |
Lauchlan Fraser |
|
Trent University |
2014 |
Centre of Knowledge in the Environment |
? |
|
Trent University |
1995 |
Centre for Environmental Modelling and Chemistry |
David A. Ellis |
|
Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières |
2009 |
Centre de Recherche sur les Interactions Bassins Versants - Écosystèmes Aquatiques |
Pierre Magnan |
|
Vancouver Island University |
1996 |
Centre for Coastal Health |
Carl Ribble |
|
University of Victoria |
? |
Centre for Forest Biology |
C. Peter Constabel |
|
University of Western Ontario |
2005 |
Centre for Environment and Sustainability |
Daniel Shrubsole [co-Director] Gordon McBean [co-Director] |
|
Wilfred Laurier University |
1988 |
Cold Regions Research Centre |
? |
http://cinbiose.uqam.ca/ |
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