Mrs. Paula Urra has been working in the environmental field for over fifteen years. She holds a chemical engineering degree from the University of Sherbrooke and a master’s degree in environment from the University of Quebec in Montreal. She also holds a bachelor’s degree in anthropology from the University of Montreal.
Mrs. Urra is currently Head Division at the Waste Management Department of the City of Montreal, where she leads the waste management strategic planning and operations for the agglomeration of Montreal. She and her team work on different aspects of municipal waste management such as implementation of the Waste Management Master Plan, planning of transportation, collection and treatment activities, deployment of organic material collections in dwellings of 9 or more units, management of the seven municipal Eco-Centers and the development of regulatory framework for waste reduction.
She was previously Head of the Industrial Emissions Control Division (City of Montreal) where she lead the Aquatic Environment Monitoring Network and the water and air quality regulatory enforcement program. She also held the position of Program Manager in Environmental Law at the Commission for Environmental Cooperation, a NAFTA body that fosters collaboration between the governments of Canada, Mexico and the United States on environmental issues. She also held the position of Head of Environmental Section at the Société de Transport de Montréal (STM) were she worked on the implementation of the Environmental Management System, the greenhouse gases and air pollutants reporting and different environmental programs including water treatment, contaminated sites and environmental emergency measures.
From 2003 to 2012 she held various positions within Environment Canada. As Unit Head, she led regional regulatory compliance programs governing business effluents, greenhouse gases and air contaminants. She also coordinated the activities of the Chemicals Management Plan for the textiles sector and worked for the National Pollutant Release Inventory (NPRI).
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