Nicholas Fischer Email & Phone Number

Aurora, ON, CA

Newmarket, Ontario, Canada

- Leading and supporting short and long-term policy formulation, policy analysis, and liaison/issue management processes within Conservation Ontario. - Facilitate and maintain strategic agency and industry partners to support positive policy development and program implementation for Conservation Authorities. - Collaborate with Conservation Authority.

Newmarket, Ontario, Canada

• Working within a multidisciplinary setting to assist in Conservation Ontario's policy development, policy liaison, and issue management on current policies and social, environmental, and economic issues impacting.
• Conducting background research to develop program policy positions on behalf of Conservation Ontario and Ontario's 36 Conservation Authorities;
• Liaise with relevant industry stakeholders, Conservation Authorities and other relevant partners to address issues related to the implementation of projects under the Conservation Authorities Act;
• Ensure timely responses to inquiries regarding the Class Environmental Assessment for Remedial Flood and Erosion Control Projects. Preparation and submission of the Annual Report to the Ministry of Environment.
• Provided support on committees dedicated to Environmental Planning (through Conservation Authority issued permits under the Conservation Authorities Act);
• Prepared briefing notes, council reports, background information notes, and presentations on a wide variety of core business areas, specifically relating to current policies and issues impacting Conservation Authorities;

Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada

• Assisted in the operation and execution of the Region’s waste management diversion and collection programmes, including special events recycling, public outreach events and educational presentations, waste audits, and.
• Worked collaboratively with local organizations and stakeholder groups to develop diversion strategies which best suited organizational needs while ensuring diversion activities followed regional bi-laws.
• Utilized internal software applications as well as a suite of Microsoft Office applications to update and manage regional waste management databases and waste management procedures when required.
• Utilized leadership and strong communication skills to schedule a variety of site-visits, open house information sessions, and educational presentations at schools and business organizations throughout the Niagara.
• Demonstrated strong research and analytical skills through conducting outreach with various neighbouring municipalities to gather and synthesize research regarding comparative waste diversion and curbside programs.

St Catharines, Ontario, Canada

Policy analyst within the Environmental Policy Office of Ontario's Ministry of Transportation. Responsible for research and analysis for regulatory streamlining, environmental assessment review and reporting (Class Environmental Assessments), road ecology / biodiversity policy, and more.

Multimedia project documenting student and staff participation with the Sustainable Development Goals at Brock University.

Developed a chronology and subsequent critical analysis on the Ontario Growth Plans, with particular emphasis on the Ontario Greenbelt Act and Places to Grow Act.

Peterborough, Ontario

Fish and Wildlife Client Services Branch as well as the Natural Heritage Information Centre (NHIC).

Master'S Degree, Sustainability Studies

International Development And Political Studies, Social Sciences