Lorena Canales

Board Member

Lorena is an internationally trained professional with a Master’s Degree in Architecture and Sustainability in Housing Policies from the National Autonomous University of Mexico. Before moving to Canada in 2016, she worked as a Housing and Urban Development Manager for Mexican Construction Chamber where she contributed to the implementation of green technologies in the housing development industry. Lorena believes in eco-friendly, healthy urban development, through equitable, and inclusive policies, and a vision of long-term of sustainability. While in Canada, Lorena finished a Sustainability Management certificate at the Toronto Metropolitan University and coordinated a research project that led to the implementation of Ottawa’s Biosphere Eco-cities model In Toronto. She is now one of the Leads for Toronto’s Bio-Eco City initiative that is part of Biosphere Eco-Cities Canada. Striving to make a difference she is currently working for the Government of Canada as a Program Services Officer at the Employment and Social Development sector and dreams to contribute to create livable, sustainable and attainable cities for everyone.