Scientists in the National Water Research Institute are actively engaged in conducting research into issues within the aquatic environment, and each year they participate in creating important publications, both internally in conjunction with the Science and Technology Liaison group, and externally in peer reviewed journals.
On behalf of the Canadian government, NWRI leads and publishes scientific assessments of priority freshwater issues in Canada. Typically, these assessment reports are written by experts from NWRI, government, universities, and industry, and they encapsulate current scientific knowledge, trends, and information and program needs. As authoritative documents, they are intended to assist water science decision-makers, resource managers, and the research community in setting research priorities and in developing sound management policies and practices.
Toward strengthening linkages between researchers and decision makers and on behalf of the Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment (CCME), NWRI, with various host provinces, organized a series of national Science-Policy Workshops on select water quality issues. The workshop reports are listed below.
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No. 8 - Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care Products in the Canadian Environment: Research and Policy directions (2007)
No. 7 - Microbial Source Tracking in Aquatic Ecosystems: The State of the Science and an Assessment of Needs (2006)
No. 6 - Research into Action to Benefit Canadians (2005)
No. 5 - National Assessment of Pulp and Paper Environmental Effects Monitoring Data: Findings from Cycles 1 through 3 (2005)
No. 4 - A Decade of Research on the Environmental Impacts of Pulp and Paper Mill Effluents in Canada (1992-2002) (2004) 
No. 3 - Threats to Water Availability in Canada (2004)
No. 2 - National Assessment of Pulp and Paper Environmental Effects Monitoring Data (2003)
No. 1 - Threats to Sources of Drinking Water and Aquatic Ecosystem Health in Canada (2001)
Linking Water Science to Policy: Workshop Series Final Report: Overview and Lessons Learned.
Linking Water Science to Policy: Wastewater Treatment for Small Communities (Workshop Report)
Linking Water Science to Policy: Groundwater Quality (Workshop Report)
Linking Water Science to Policy: Experts Workshop on Water Quality Monitoring: The Current State of the Science and Practice (Workshop Report)
Linking Water Science to Policy: Effects of Agricultural Activities on Water Quality (Workshop Report)
Linking Water Science to Policy: Water Reuse and Recycling (Workshop Report)
Nutrients and Their Impacts on the Canadian Environment (2001) 
NWRI Publications 2005