Environmental Technician – Protection & Compliance

The environmental sector is growing and there is an emergence of new “green” jobs - locally, nationally and globally. Professionals are needed to deal with climate change issues, land restoration, water conservation, water management, and other sustainability concerns.

This program offers you the opportunity to learn hands-on from experienced professors in the lab or in the field, and gain the skills you need to launch an exciting and relevant career.

Real Hands-on Experience

Theoretical knowledge is complemented with field trips, a fall four-day field camp, hands-on laboratory sessions and practical outdoor field experience. Field work is conducted within the beautiful St Lawrence Lowlands forested campus, on local lakes, and at field camp within Samuel de Champlain Provincial Park. Laboratory sessions are conducted in one of Canadore’s large, well-equipped laboratories.

Ministry Of The Environment Entry Level Course For Drinking Water Operators

Students who successfully complete this course will have met the requirements of the Ministry of the Environment’s Entry-Level Course for Drinking Water Operators. This course is delivered by Canadore College in partnership with the Ministry of the Environment and the Walkerton Clean Water Centre. Students are also prepared and encouraged to write their Provincial Operator-In-Training in Water Treatment, Water Distribution, Wastewater Collection and Wastewater Treatment that are scheduled at the college in the spring period.

Environmental Field Camp

During your four semesters at Canadore, you are required to attend the environmental field camp course in the second year of program. Modern cabins and food are included in the ancillary fee cost to attend this five day, four-night field camp. Students apply “hands-on” experience in GPS navigation, GIS technology, obtain Pleasure Craft Operator Card and GPS Greencheck certification, learn about current sustainable forestry practices, perform an aquatic stream assessment and an environmental terrestrial assessment. Field camp is tentatively scheduled in the fall semester each year.

Walkerton Clean Water Center

The Walkerton Clean Water Center is a drinking water research centre, and works to safeguard Ontario's water supply. Please visit http://www.wcwc.ca, for more information