As the demand for natural infrastructure continues to grow across the Canadian Prairies, it’s essential to build more professional capacity. Successful projects are supported by various professionals and skilled tradespeople, including not only those traditionally involved in grey infrastructure, like engineers and planners, but also experts who work closely with nature, such as landscape architects, biologists, agrologists, and horticulturalists.

This report shows that professional associations are key to the future of the natural infrastructure sector. Without targeted capacity building for related professions and skilled trades, grey infrastructure will remain the default option.