Aline Bennett Named to Industrial Leaders Top 40 Under 40

[November 12, 2026, VANCOUVER, B.C.] - WSP in Canada (WSP) National Market Director for Climate Adaptation Advisory Aline Bennett has been chosen as one of the country’s Top 40 leaders under 40 in the industrial sector.

In her role, Bennett leads climate risk and resilience for WSP across Canada, which includes managing a national team of approximately 25 engineers, planners, and scientists. She has spent nearly 12 years with the company, working in the water-wastewater sector before moving to leadership roles in the climate risk and resilience sector.

In addition to her work for WSP, Bennett is a dedicated advocate and mentor for the industry. Internally, she helped grow the company’s Developing Professionals Network (serving as Chair in 2019-2020), providing her experience and expertise to help develop the industry’s next generation. Externally, she is the founder of the Water & Environment Student Talks (WEST) Conference, hosted at the University of British Columbia, now in its 12th year. And in her current home of Port Moody, B.C., she participates on the municipality’s Climate Action Committee. 

“This is truly an honour to receive this recognition from my colleagues, my peers, and my industry,” says Bennett. “This is a humbling experience and I am incredibly grateful.”

The winners of this year’s 2026 Top 40 Under 40 Industrial Leaders will be celebrated at a special event on October 29th, hosted by Site Media, at the Brewhall in Vancouver. For more information, visit: https://www.site40under40.ca/event. 

To learn more about how Aline and her team are providing strategic advice on infrastructure climate risk and resilience, visit: https://www.wsp.com/en-ca/hubs/climate-change-resilience-and-sustainability.

About WSP in Canada

WSP is one of the world’s leading engineering, science and infrastructure solutions firms, uniting its multidisciplinary expertise to shape communities to advance humanity. From local beginnings to a globe-spanning presence today, WSP operates in over 50 countries and employs approximately 83,000 professionals, known as Visioneers. WSP in Canada’s team of more than 13,000 professionals in over 100 communities pioneer solutions and deliver innovative projects in the transportation, infrastructure, environment, building, energy, water, mining, and metals sectors. For more information, visit: https://wsp.com/en-CA.

For more information, please contact: 

Andrew Macklin
PR and Media Lead, WSP in Canada
T. 289 835-2536
E. [email protected]