Case studies: Winners of FCM's 2024 Sustainable Communities Awards

Local energy generation

Energy

Thermal energy networks for Canadian municipalities

Access a practical guidebook to plan thermal energy networks (TENs), lower energy costs, strengthen local energy resilience and explore GMF’s Community Energy Systems funding.

Trees

Forestry

Video: How Kitchener is scaling up its urban canopy cover

This case study portrays how the City of Kitchener,ON is expanding its urban canopy while improving climate resilience, biodiversity and tree equity across communities.

Climate Adaptation

Climate change adaptation

Webinar recording: From assessing flood risks to taking action

Learn how municipalities can assess flood risk, prioritize action, and integrate resilience into real-world projects.

Climate Adaptation

Climate change adaptation

Webinar recording: Moving climate adaptation projects into action

Practical climate adaptation tools and examples to help small municipalities move from climate risk to action and start building local resilience.

Climate Adaptation

Climate change adaptation

Webinar recording: Start collaborating for municipal climate adaptation planning

Learn how your municipality can collaborate with partners to engage in and strengthen equitable climate adaptation planning.

Home energy and resilience upgrades

Energy | Housing

Webinar recording: How to accelerate local home energy upgrades

Hear from sector experts on how to develop a local community financing initiative, reducing barriers to home energy upgrades and unlocking the path to lower energy bills and improved comfort for residents.

Municipal buildings

Energy

Guide: Opportunities for municipal clean energy generation

Learn how to build a strong, financially sound business case for municipal renewable energy projects—including solar, wind, geothermal, and more.

Trees

Forestry

Template: Create a tree maintenance and monitoring plan

This template will help you develop a comprehensive maintenance and monitoring plan for your urban forestry project.

Sustainable affordable housing

Energy | Housing

Factsheet: Making the case for energy efficiency to your board and funders

If you represent a not-for-profit organization, housing co-operative or municipal authority engaged in affordable housing, this factsheet can help you build a compelling case for energy efficiency that resonates with your board and funders.

Climate Adaptation

Fire-resistant material installations for community facility resilience

Guidance, costing and real-world examples to support municipal fire-resistant material installation projects for community facilities resilience.

Climate Adaptation

Green roof installations for community facility resilience

Guidance, costing and real-world examples to support municipal green roof installations for community facilities resilience.

Climate Adaptation

Battery back-ups and battery-powered generators for community facility resilience

Guidance, costing and real-world examples to support municipal battery back-up and generator projects for community facilities resilience.

Climate Adaptation

Wildfire prevention training for wildfire resilience

Guidance, costing and real-world examples to help municipalities deliver wildfire prevention training that builds local capacity and preparedness.

Climate Adaptation

Vegetative management and replacement for wildfire resilience

Learn how vegetative management and replacement reduce wildfire risk through fuel reduction, buffer zones and community-led action.

Climate Adaptation

Prescribed and cultural burns for wildfire resilience

Guidance, costing and real-world examples to help municipalities plan prescribed and cultural burns to reduce wildfire risk and support ecosystem health.

Climate Adaptation

Cooling centres for heat resilience

Guidance, costing and real-world examples to help municipalities plan accessible cooling centres during extreme heat events.

Climate Adaptation

Heat safety outreach for heat resilience

Climate Adaptation

Shade structures for heat resilience

Learn how shade structures reduce heat risk in public spaces, with design guidance, costs and real-world municipal examples.

Climate Adaptation

Permeable pavements for flood resilience

Guidance, costing and real-world examples to support municipal permeable pavements projects for flood resilience.

Climate Adaptation

Stormwater ponds for flood resilience

Guidance, costing and real-world examples to support municipal stormwater ponds projects for flood resilience.

Climate Adaptation

Wetland restoration or construction for flood resilience

Guidance, costing and real-world examples to support municipal wetland restoration or construction projects that reduce flood risks.

Climate Adaptation

Climate change adaptation

Webinar recording: Turning climate adaptation plans into projects

Learn how to move from climate adaptation planning to implementation. Explore tools, resources and peer insights to get your project shovel-ready.

Trees

Forestry

Webinar recording: Biodiversity strategies for resilient urban forests

Discover how practices like planting native tree species fosters biodiversity, builds climate resilience and promotes healthier communities.

Trees

Forestry

Factsheet: Tree monitoring

This factsheet explains why tree monitoring is an essential part of tree planting projects and how to set up an effective monitoring program.

Trees

Forestry

Guide: Creating an urban forest management plan for your community

Learn how to plan and manage your community’s urban forest.

Local energy generation

Waste

Webinar recording: Advancing climate goals with organic waste-to-energy

Watch our webinar to learn how municipalities can turn food scraps and other organic waste into renewable energy and natural fertilizer, and access funding opportunities.

Climate Adaptation

Build flood resilience with our video training series 

Strengthen your community’s flood resilience with support from our video training series. 

Climate Adaptation

Climate change adaptation

Case study series: Adapting to climate change impacts on the water cycle

Read our case study series to discover how communities across Canada are using data to inform local climate adaptation planning.

Sustainable affordable housing

Energy | Housing

Rossland Yards: Building stability and a sense of home

Sustainable affordable housing

Energy | Housing

Aspen Heights: Finding stability and comfort in Saskatoon

Sustainable affordable housing

Energy | Housing

Aspen Heights: A comfortable home for a sustainable future

Sustainable affordable housing

Energy | Housing

Priscilla's Place: A bright place to call home in Banff

Sustainable affordable housing

Energy | Housing

Priscilla's Place: Peace of mind and a place to call home in Banff

Sustainable affordable housing

Energy | Housing

Priscilla's Place: A place to breathe and belong in Banff

Sustainable affordable housing

Energy

How energy-efficient affordable housing is improving the lives of Canadians: Article series

Discover the inspiring stories of six Canadians who are living comfortably and saving money thanks to energy-efficient affordable housing supported by GMF's Sustainable Affordable Housing (SAH) initiative.

Municipal buildings

Energy

Small towns, big impacts: GMF in small and rural communities

Success stories and resources to inspire your next sustainability project in small and rural communities.

Local energy generation

Waste

Factsheet: Capturing emissions and turning waste into energy with anaerobic digestion

Learn how anaerobic digestion turns food waste into energy, biogas and renewable natural gas—to cut costs, divert organics and reduce landfill emissions.

Climate Adaptation

Climate change adaptation

Webinar recording: Climate risk assessment and adaptation planning for municipalities

Learn how to identify climate impacts, assess climate risks and create an equitable, community-informed municipal adaptation plan.

Climate Adaptation

Tips for implementing and integrating your climate adaptation plan

These tip sheets support municipalities in implementing and integrating their climate adaptation actions. They explain how to put plans into practice, embed adaptation across operations, and monitor progress over time.

Climate Adaptation

Climate change adaptation

Tip sheet: Start weaving climate adaptation into your municipality’s everyday activities

Make climate adaptation core to your municipal operations. Use this tip sheet to align actions with municipal plans, processes and systems.

Climate Adaptation

Climate change adaptation

Tip sheet: Start involving diverse voices in municipal climate adaptation

Engage diverse voices in municipal climate adaptation. Explore tips for using inclusive and equitable engagement in climate adaptation work.

Climate Adaptation

Climate change adaptation

Tip sheet: Start tracking and evaluating your climate adaptation efforts

Keep your climate adaptation plan on track. Use this tip sheet to start tracking progress and make improvements as you go.

Climate Adaptation

Climate change adaptation

Tip sheet: Start putting your climate adaptation plan into action

Start implementing your climate adaptation plan. Explore this tip sheet for guidance on how to maintain momentum while managing resources effectively.

Climate Adaptation

Climate change adaptation

Tip sheet: Start building council momentum for climate adaptation

Build support for climate adaptation. Get tips for strengthening council commitment and climate adaptation policies.

Climate Adaptation

Climate change adaptation

Tip sheet: Start collaborating on municipal climate adaptation

Start collaborating on municipal climate adaptation. Explore tips for working with others in meaningful and effective ways.

Climate Adaptation

Tips for building the foundation for municipal climate adaptation

These tip sheets help municipalities build the people, partnerships, and governance needed for climate adaptation. They offer guidance on resourcing, collaboration, and gaining council and community support.

Climate Adaptation

Climate change adaptation

Tip sheet: Start resourcing your municipality for climate adaptation

Start resourcing your municipality for climate adaptation. Get tips on prioritizing climate resilience while balancing community priorities and organizational resources.

Trees

Forestry

Why communities of all sizes benefit from urban forestry coaching

In this article you’ll discover common urban forestry challenges communities face and how GCCC’s network of urban forestry coaches can help.

Climate Adaptation

Climate change adaptation

Webinar recording: Learn how to build a strong Adaptation in Action implementation project application

Learn how to apply for Adaptation in Action funding with tips, tools, and expert advice to build a strong municipal climate adaptation proposal.

Municipal buildings

Energy

Supporting local success stories across the Canadian Prairies

Discover how GMF funding is helping communities with unique local contexts reach their economic, social and climate goals.

Municipal buildings

Energy

Toolkit: Improving energy efficiency in Alberta community buildings

Explore how municipalities across Alberta are improving community buildings with energy-efficient upgrades. Discover practical advice and proven strategies.

Trees

Forestry

Tip sheet: Community engagement in urban forestry projects

Learn effective strategies to engage communities in your urban forestry project.

Trees

Forestry

Webinar recording: Develop an urban forest management plan for your community

Watch this webinar to learn how an urban forest management plan can benefit your community.

Climate Adaptation

Climate change adaptation

Webinar recording: Climate-resilient buildings: Tools and insights for municipalities

Discover tools and insights to help municipalities design climate-resilient buildings for long-term climate adaptation.

Municipal fleet electrification

Transportation

Webinar recording: Safe and Active School Routes offer

Watch our webinar to explore GMF’s Safe and Active School Routes offer. Learn how to access up to $125K in funding and peer support to build safer, low-emission school travel routes in your municipality.

Trees

Forestry

Tip sheet: Maximizing the climate resilience benefits of tree planting projects

Learn strategies to strengthen the climate resilience benefits of your tree planting project and how to effectively communicate these benefits

Trees

Forestry

Tip sheet: Communicating tree planting biodiversity benefits

Learn how to effectively communicate the biodiversity and ecosystem health benefits of your tree planting project

Climate Adaptation

Climate change adaptation

Webinar recording: Low Carbon Resilience approach for municipal processes

Watch our webinar to learn how the Low Carbon Resilience approach can support municipal climate planning. Discover practical steps.

Municipal buildings

Energy

Guide: How to maximize funding for community building energy efficiency upgrades

Learn how to leverage GMF's Community Buildings Retrofit initiative to boost energy efficiency and cost savings.

Climate Adaptation

Tips for climate risk assessments and adaptation planning

This series guides municipalities through assessing climate risks and preparing strong adaptation plans. It outlines how to gather data, analyze priority risks, and develop evidence-based climate adaptation strategies.

Climate Adaptation

Climate change adaptation

Tip sheet: Start climate adaptation planning

Prioritize your climate adaptation actions. Get tips to identify impactful actions to build your community’s climate resilience.

Climate Adaptation

Climate change adaptation

Tip sheet: Start assessing your local climate risks

Assess your community’s climate risks. Get tips to strengthen your local government’s ability to evaluate and manage them effectively.

Climate Adaptation

Climate change adaptation

Tip sheet: Start identifying local climate impacts

Use data to understand how climate change impacts your community. Get tips on making climate information useful and relevant to local decision making.

Climate Adaptation

Climate change adaptation

Adaptation resource library

Discover best-in-class reports, guides, case studies, templates and more, all aimed at helping you advance your community’s climate resilience.

Municipal buildings

Energy

Webinar recording: Addressing municipal challenges through sustainability

A webinar on the socioeconomic benefits of environmental initiatives and how to increase your GMF funding chances.

Municipal fleet electrification

Transportation

Webinar recording: Moving towards 2050: Shifting transportation behaviours

Watch our webinar to explore EV fleet solutions. Learn strategies to overcome challenges and drive sustainable transportation in your community.

Municipal buildings

Energy

Save energy, cut costs: Using GMF support in Quebec

Discover how municipalities in Quebec are upgrading their community buildings to lower costs, create local jobs and enhance building comfort.

Climate Adaptation

Climate change adaptation

Tip sheet: Start preparing for climate risk assessment and adaptation plan

Kickstart your climate risk assessment and adaptation plan. Get tips on scoping your project and assembling the necessary information, skills and resources.

Trees

Forestry

Webinar recording: Urban forestry for every community

In this webinar, experts discussed how communities of all sizes can take the lead in urban forest management.

Sustainable affordable housing

Energy

Webinar recording: Building for the future with better community housing

Watch the discussion to learn about an award-winning sustainable affordable housing project.

Trees

Forestry

Factsheet: Planting trees to restore and connect ecosystems

This factsheet explores how thoughtful tree planting and urban forest management can restore and connect habitats to enhance urban biodiversity.

Home energy and resilience upgrades

Energy | Housing

Creating inclusive energy retrofit programs

Our Integrating equity principles within community efficiency financing programs: A guide for Canadian municipalities and partners is designed to help municipalities create home energy retrofit financing programs that work for everyone.

Trees

Forestry

Guide and template: Create a tree planting plan for your community

Learn how to develop a comprehensive plan for your tree planting project.

Municipal buildings

Waste

Accelerating the transition to a circular economy: Material reuse for a net-zero future

Learn how circular construction reduces waste, lowers emissions and saves costs while strengthening communities and combating climate impact. Discover CERIEC’s solutions today.

Trees

Forestry

Resource: Join Growing Canada’s Community Canopies (GCCC) Community of Practice

Learn about how a Community of Practice can support your urban forestry efforts. Apply to join a collaborative network of municipal staff and their partners involved in urban forestry projects across Canada.

Climate Adaptation

Climate change adaptation

Climate resilience training from GMF Partners

Find climate resilience training for municipal staff and officials. Explore GMF Partner-led workshops, webinars, and events to boost climate adaptation skills.

Municipal buildings

Factsheet: Planning for climate-resilient infrastructure

Learn about how investing in climate-resilient infrastructure can protect lives, ensure continuity of essential services and save costs by mitigating the impacts of climate-related challenges.

Municipal buildings

Land Use

Factsheets: Working with nature to improve infrastructure project outcomes

Learn how you can integrate nature-based solutions into your community’s infrastructure project planning

Climate Adaptation

Climate change adaptation

Webinar recording: National flood resilience standards for municipal climate planning

Learn how national standards can strengthen municipal climate resilience. Discover practical steps for adapting your climate plans.

Climate Adaptation

Climate change adaptation

Climate-Ready Communities Assessment Tool

Assess your community’s climate adaptation efforts and discover actionable steps to improve resilience

Sustainable affordable housing

Energy

Webinar recording: How housing providers can help residents during energy retrofits

Watch the discussion on how to take advantage of the Housing Providers’ Toolkit.

Local energy generation

Energy

Webinar recording: New GMF funding and support to accelerate community energy systems

Watch our webinar to explore GMF’s new funded learning offer: Accelerating Community Energy Systems. Discover best practices, funding insights and strategies for your municipality.

Trees

Forestry

Factsheet: Advancing tree equity and growing community canopies

Learn how to put tree equity at the centre of your urban forestry plans and practices.

Trees

Forestry

Factsheet: The role of tree diversity in strengthening urban forests

How tree diversity contributes to both climate resilience and urban biodiversity.

Home energy and resilience upgrades

Energy | Housing

Unlocking the potential of PACE financing: A comprehensive report on Canadian legislation

Read our informative report to discover an overview of PACE legislation in Canada and learn how a PACE initiative can benefit your community.

Trees

Forestry

Factsheet: Making the case for trees in your community

Discover how you can build a strong business case to grow your community canopies.

Sustainable affordable housing

Energy | Housing

Aspen Heights: Redefining affordable housing in Saskatoon

Sustainable affordable housing

Energy | Housing

Heartland Housing Foundation: Building a sustainable future in Fort Saskatchewan

Sustainable affordable housing

Energy | Housing

Building a better future: CABN’s net-zero affordable housing pilot

Sustainable affordable housing

Energy | Housing

Pine Tree Park: Transforming affordable housing with energy efficiency and solar power

Sustainable affordable housing

Energy | Housing

Rossland Yards: Transforming affordable housing in Rossland, BC

Sustainable affordable housing

Energy | Housing

YWCA Banff: Building stability and community through affordable housing

Sustainable affordable housing

Energy

Transforming communities with Sustainable Affordable Housing: Article series

In a series of six articles, we highlight impactful projects funded by GMF's Sustainable Affordable Housing (SAH) initiative, demonstrating how energy-efficient, community-centered housing can foster resilience and well-being.

Climate Adaptation

Climate change adaptation

Webinar recording: Climate data in action

Learn how climate data enhances municipal adaptation projects and strategies for effective climate adaptation planning.

Climate Adaptation

Resources: How to document and maintain municipal levels of service

Improve how your municipality sets and documents levels of service with this handy set of practical tools.

Climate Adaptation

Climate change adaptation

Factsheet: Why equity matters in municipal climate adaptation

Discover how your local government can build equity into its climate resilience activities. Read this factsheet for key definitions and helpful resources.

Climate Adaptation

Climate change adaptation

Adaptation Actions to Implement Climate Resilience

Use this web-based tool to guide early conversations around climate adaptation implementation in your municipality.

Climate Adaptation

Climate change adaptation

Factsheet: Applying an Indigenous inclusion lens to climate adaptation

Discover examples and strategies on how Indigenous perspectives can strengthen municipal climate adaptation strategies.

Climate Adaptation

Climate change adaptation

Factsheet: Advancing government-to-Nation relationships

Discover tips and real-world examples for advancing government-to-Nation relationships in this factsheet.

Climate Adaptation

Climate change adaptation

Factsheet: Advancing equity, diversity and inclusion in municipal service delivery

Discover key definitions and examples that can help you advance equity, diversity and inclusion in municipal service delivery.

Climate Adaptation

Connect and Collaborate with Communities of Practice

Learn about how a Community of Practice can support your municipality’s climate adaptation activities. Discover and apply to join a collaborative network to address climate impacts facing your community.

Climate Adaptation

Adaptation in Action coaching

Learn how Adaptation in Action coaching services can support your municipality in implementing climate adaptation projects.

Asset management

Long-term financial planning for sustainable service delivery

Find a video, guides and more to help your municipality improve its long-term financial planning for asset management.

Trees

Forestry

Webinar recording: The business case for planting trees

Learn how communities can make the business case for planting and protecting trees.

Municipal buildings

Energy

Guides: Equity and non-energy benefits of community building retrofits

Explore the equity and other non-energy benefits of retrofitting community buildings.

Trees

Forestry

Factsheet: Tree stock selection

Discover key points to consider when choosing trees and shrubs for your local planting projects.

Trees

Forestry

Factsheet: Urban forest planning

Read up on why developing an urban forest plan is important for the long-term success of trees in your community.

Trees

Forestry

Factsheet: Tree maintenance

Explore tree maintenance processes and best practices.

Trees

Forestry

Factsheet: Site selection and preparation

Learn important considerations for choosing where to plant trees and how to prepare for planting in sites where conditions are less than ideal.

Trees

Forestry

Factsheet: Urban forestry technology and tools

Learn about key technology and tools that your local government can use to measure, analyze and make decisions about its community tree canopy.

Trees

Forestry

Factsheet: An urban forestry overview

Learn about urban forestry, why it’s important and how increasing tree canopy cover can address climate change and social inequities.

Asset management

Tip sheet: Preserving asset management knowledge

Read our new Preserving Asset Management Knowledge tip sheet to find strategies to help you retain and build upon organizational expertise.

Sustainable affordable housing

Energy | Housing

Regional Energy Coach list

Get in touch with a Regional Energy Coach in your region and start your energy efficiency journey

Climate Adaptation

Climate change adaptation

Webinar recording: Navigating equitable climate adaptation in Canadian municipalities

Explore municipal climate adaptation across Canada and discover the landscape of equitable climate action in our webinar.

Trees

Forestry

Factsheet: Tree planting process

This factsheet tells you how to plant trees to give them the best chance of survival. It provides instructions that communities can follow to get newly planted trees off to a heathy start.

Municipal buildings

Energy

Webinar recording: Accelerate your community’s net-zero transformation with new GMF funding

Watch our webinar to discover how GMF’s new funding can help you upgrade infrastructure and reduce local GHG emissions.

Home energy and resilience upgrades

Energy

Webinar recording: The real impact of home-energy efficiency financing

Watch our webinar to discover how you can achieve your climate goals by implementing a home-energy efficiency financing program in your community

Trees

Forestry

Urban forestry coaching

Expert advice to enhance your tree planting and urban forestry activities.

Municipal buildings

Energy

Guide: Taking your indoor swimming pool to net zero

A guide with key measures and lessons learned to help you build a plan for net-zero indoor swimming pools.

Sustainable affordable housing

Energy | Housing

Project cash flow calculator

Our energy project calculator is designed to aid housing providers in quantifying the associated costs of sustainable, affordable housing projects. Use the calculator to understand the viability of a potential project and make informed decisions.

Sustainable affordable housing

Energy | Housing

Funders list for sustainable affordable housing

Access additional funding sources from across Canada to support your next affordable housing project.

Sustainable affordable housing

Energy | Housing

Toolkit: Navigating energy-efficient affordable housing projects

Discover a toolkit designed for affordable housing providers aiming to prioritize energy efficiency. This toolkit offers insights into the benefits of energy-efficient housing, addresses unique challenges, and provides practical tools to identify solutions.

Municipal buildings

Energy

Webinar recording: How to start reducing GHG emissions in community buildings

Watch the discussion on how to create a GHG reduction pathway for community buildings.

Asset management

Learning journey: Climate resilience and asset management

Discover how your community can combine its climate action and asset management approaches, with our learning journey. Watch a video and read our easy-to-understand factsheets and guide.

Asset management

Tool: Starting the conversation about asset management

Share our ready-to-use, customizable presentation with your municipal council to raise awareness of asset management and its value to your community. Download it today.

Municipal buildings

Energy | Housing

Webinar recording: How to get a project started, tips for small francophone communities

If you’re a small francophone municipality looking to develop sustainability projects and access funding, watch this webinar to learn how others overcame common challenges.

Municipal buildings

Energy

Factsheets: Community Buildings Retrofit initiative

Learn how to retrofit existing community buildings to lower GHG emissions and extend their life cycle.

Municipal buildings

Energy

Webinar Recording: Enhance comfort and energy savings with municipal building envelopes

Watch this webinar to explore strategies for optimizing municipal building envelopes, enhancing both comfort and energy efficiency.

Municipal buildings

Energy

Webinar recording: Energy efficiency for reaching net zero

Learn how municipalities can advance energy efficiency initiatives to reach net-zero targets.

Home energy and resilience upgrades

Energy

Video: Durham Region, ON launches novel financing model

A video showcasing innovative and accessible financing options for home-energy upgrades.

Municipal fleet electrification

Transportation

Webinar recording: Removing funding and policy barriers to municipal fleet electrification

Watch this recording to learn how to electrify your municipal fleet of vehicles, reduce GHG emissions and build a healthier community.

Asset management

How to implement asset management in your municipality

Discover how to make asset management practices a part of your municipality’s daily business decision-making framework. Learn from a video, case study and checklist, developed to support your municipality.

Municipal fleet electrification

Transportation

Webinar recording: Expert advice on electric vehicles for municipalities

Watch this webinar recording to hear from industry experts and municipal staff who have already embraced electrification on lessons learned and how to overcome common challenges.

Home energy and resilience upgrades

Energy

Community Efficiency Financing market guide

Guide to help Canadian municipalities assess potential home energy upgrade programs

Local energy generation

Energy

Webinar recording: An introduction to district energy

Learn how a centralized heating and cooling system can help your municipality reduce GHG emissions and save money.

Municipal fleet electrification

Transportation

Kingston overcomes fleet electrification barriers by adopting a leasing model

Confronted with financial, technological and policy barriers to electrification, the city developed a proactive strategy around a leasing policy to build their EV fleets. Discover how leasing can ease supply chain issues and support electrification until advanced EV technology becomes available in the market. This article is part of a series called Electrifying municipal vehicles.

Municipal fleet electrification

Transportation

West Vancouver overcomes fleet charging barriers by upgrading the electrical capacity of municipal facilities

Facing common roadblocks related to lack of charging infrastructure? Learn how the city overcame these barriers by conducting a full electrical system update of two key municipal facilities and installing chargers for existing and future EVs. This article is part of a series called Electrifying municipal vehicles.

Municipal fleet electrification

Transportation

Calgary scales its electric fleets to reduce transportation emissions

When municipal staff was tasked with incorporating hybrid and fully electric vehicles into the municipal fleet, they encountered a variety of procurement, operational and process barriers. Learn how they broke through these barriers and acquired more than 30 EVs in 3 years to create one of the fastest growing EV fleets in western Canada. This article is part of a series called Electrifying municipal vehicles.

Municipal fleet electrification

Transportation

Article series: How communities across Canada are electrifying their municipal fleets

This article series features inspiring ideas and projects being implemented in Canadian cities and towns of all sizes. Each article explores an innovative approach to electrifying municipal fleets.

Municipal buildings

Energy

Webinar recording: Supporting small and medium municipalities through the Community Buildings Retrofit initiative

Watch this webinar recording to learn about successful examples of completed retrofits, how municipalities can choose the right funding options and to answer any questions about the funding process.

Municipal fleet electrification

Transportation

Webinar recording: How to electrify your municipal fleet

Learn how to electrify your municipal fleet of vehicles, leading to reduced GHG emissions and healthier communities.

Sustainable affordable housing

Energy | Housing

Webinar recording: Affordable housing providers’ impact on energy poverty

The webinar will feature a housing project helping moderate income households while achieving high environmental standards.

Municipal buildings

Energy

Guide: Taking your indoor ice rink to net zero

A practical guide to get you started on your own net zero retrofit plan and to help you develop an actionable roadmap to net zero ice rinks.

Asset management

Tools: Operations and maintenance for climate resilience

Learn strategies to improve your community’s climate resilience through your existing assets and programs. Check out our handbook, worksheet and factsheets.

Municipal fleet electrification

Transportation

Priority Municipal Actions to Enable Zero Emission Vehicle Adoption

GMF and Low Carbon Cities Canada (LC3) collaborated to create six priority municipal actions to accelerate zero emission vehicle adoption.

Sustainable affordable housing

Energy

Understanding energy efficiency: A guide for affordable housing providers

This guide is for affordable housing providers, such as municipalities or housing cooperatives, interested in improving energy efficiency in their buildings.

Municipal buildings

Energy

Webinar: Transitioning ice rinks to net-zero

Learn the basics of building retrofits for facility buildings

Municipal buildings

Energy

Resource library: Community Buildings Retrofit

Find practical case studies and guidance for planning your local community building retrofit.

Home energy and resilience upgrades

Energy

Webinar recording: Introduction to local home-energy financing programs

Learn the basics on delivering local financing programs for home-energy upgrades.

Home energy and resilience upgrades

Energy

Video: Saskatoon delivers Saskatchewan’s first local home-energy financing program

Learn how the City of Saskatoon designed its Home Energy Loan Program (HELP) to help residents retrofit their homes and reduce GHG emissions.

Home energy and resilience upgrades

Energy | Housing

Video: Nelson scales up local program to support home-energy upgrades

In this video, Carmen Proctor, Climate & Energy Manager at the City of Nelson, tells the story of the program’s success to date, shares key lessons learned from running the program, and highlights their next steps to scale up the program.

Sustainable affordable housing

Energy | Housing

Webinar recording: Asset management and energy conservation

Learn how the non-profit housing sector can integrate energy management into asset management to reduce costs and greenhouse gas emissions.

Home energy and resilience upgrades

Energy

Resources: Community Efficiency Financing

Read guidebooks and case studies to see how municipalities are designing home upgrade financing programs.

Home energy and resilience upgrades

Energy

Video: Kingston supports homeowners with financing program for energy upgrades

Hear from Julie Salter-Keane, Manager of Climate Leadership at the City of Kingston, as she discusses the City’s program implementation and their approach to designing a strong local program.

Municipal fleet electrification

Transportation

Video: The ongoing story of Banff’s hybrid bus fleet project

Listen to Michael Hay, Manager of Environment & Sustainability telling the story of Banff’s hybrid bus fleet

Municipal fleet electrification

Transportation

Video: New electric vehicle-sharing system reduces emissions and generates revenue

Six municipalities in Quebec have added electric vehicles to their fleets and made them available to residents through a car-sharing system.

Sustainable affordable housing

Energy | Housing

Video: 5 keys for sustainable social housing success

This video walks through the key sections of a successful business case: Needs Assessment, Organizational Readiness, Project Vision and Financials.

Home energy and resilience upgrades

Energy

Video: New municipal financing program removes barriers to energy-efficiency upgrades for homeowners

Marie-Pierre Paquette discusses how the municipalities of Plessisville, Varennes and Verchères banded together to launch a joint pilot project that would bring energy-efficient home renovations within reach for more homeowners.

Home energy and resilience upgrades

Energy

Video: Introduction to home energy upgrade programs

Watch this video to learn more about home energy upgrade programs and how they can help municipalities to tackle climate change, save money, and invest in the local economy.

Sustainable affordable housing

Energy | Housing

Resources: Sustainable Affordable Housing

Learn how to retrofit existing housing for energy-efficiency and plan new builds for higher performance.

Home energy and resilience upgrades

Energy

Video: New municipal financing program removes barriers to energy-efficiency upgrades for homeowners

Marie-Pierre Paquette discusses how the municipalities of Plessisville, Varennes and Verchères banded together to launch a joint pilot project that would bring energy-efficient home renovations within reach for more homeowners.

Sustainable affordable housing

Energy | Housing

Video: 1,500 Toronto residents benefit from retrofit initiative

Bryan Purcell, of The Atmospheric Fund, tells the story of how an initiative to perform energy efficiency retrofits of 7 community housing buildings in Toronto achieved so much more.

Municipal buildings

Energy

GMF’s Municipal Energy Roadmap

Solutions for Canadian communities to achieve significant GHG emissions reductions in buildings and meet long-term sustainability objectives.

Municipal buildings

Energy

Primer for elected officials: Municipal Energy Roadmap

This primer for elected officials outlines how the Municipal Energy Roadmap can help choose the right energy-related solutions for your buildings.

Asset management

Asset management concepts

Learn definitions for common asset management terms. Read the key concepts here.

Asset management

Ensuring continuation of asset management once consultant services are complete

How can you ensure that your municipal employees are engaged with your asset management journey when you are working with a consultant? Read our tips.

Asset management

Scoping your asset management project

Are you thinking of developing a Request for Proposals for an asset management project? Would you like some guidance on defining your scope? Discover key tips to help you meet your objectives.

Asset management

Owning the products developed with an asset management consultant

Are you working with a consultant on an asset management project—and do you want to make sure you can update the deliverables in the future? Read our tips on how to address this concern in your Request for Proposals and contract.

Asset management

Guide: Questions to ask before your municipality considers asset management software

Questions to ask before your municipality considers asset management software.

Asset management

Tips for working with an asset management consultant

Is your municipality thinking of hiring an asset management consultant? Discover tips that help you avoid challenges, get the most value and articulate what you need to make your project a success.

Sustainable affordable housing

Energy

Regional Energy Coaches

Regional Energy Coaches help affordable housing providers plan energy efficiency retrofits and new builds.

Sustainable affordable housing

Energy | Housing

Webinar recording: Making affordable housing sustainable

Watch this webinar recording to learn about the various forms of grant, loan and capacity building support we offer to help you retrofit existing units or build new ones.

Municipal buildings

Energy

Factsheets: Municipal Energy Roadmap

These factsheets offer specific guidance around building-level solutions, community-level solutions, and long-term strategies to help you drill down and meet your objectives.

Home energy and resilience upgrades

Energy

Webinar recording: How to create an efficiency financing program for your community

An overview of the funding options, eligibility and application details of GMF’s Community Efficiency Financing program.

Home energy and resilience upgrades

Energy

Factsheets: Community Efficiency Financing

Learn how to design, deliver and market a home upgrade financing program for your community.

Sustainable affordable housing

Energy | Housing

Factsheets: Sustainable Affordable Housing

Learn how to retrofit existing housing for energy-efficiency and plan new builds for higher performance.

Asset management

Video series: Climate resilience and asset management

Watch this video series to learn how municipalities across Canada are making climate action a part of their municipal asset management practices and decision-making.

Sustainable affordable housing

Energy | Housing

Webinar recording: Apply for GMF’s Sustainable Affordable Housing funding

Watch this joint webinar hosted by the Canadian Housing and Renewal Association (CHRA to learn how to apply for FCM’s newest funding initiative – Sustainable Affordable Housing.

Asset management

Integrating Climate Considerations: Governance and Operations

Municipal day-to-day operations need to integrate climate change data and considerations. Read this page to learn questions and tools that can help you take climate action in your community.

Asset management

Integrating Climate Considerations: Community planning

Is your municipality updating or renewing its community plan? Check out this page to learn what climate considerations you should be integrating in your planning activities and learn about what tools you will want to use before you create your plan.

Asset management

Natural assets bolster climate resilience

Help your municipality understand, value and manage its green infrastructure in the context of climate change with these resources.

Asset management

Integrating Climate Considerations: Service delivery planning

Is your municipality reviewing its service delivery planning? This page can help you discover climate considerations you should be integrating in your service delivery planning activities and learn about what tools you will want to use before you create your plan.

Asset management

Practical advice for common asset management challenges

Watch our webinar to hear lessons learned and practical advice that will help your municipality tackle common asset management challenges.

Asset management

InfraGuide: National guide to sustainable municipal infrastructure

Access reports designed to help you maximize returns on your community’s infrastructure investment and support sustainable infrastructure decisions and actions. Learn more.

Asset management

Guide: Getting started with asset management in your municipality

Download the guide now and see how this tool can help your municipality get started on building asset management practices.

Asset management

Tool: Asset management readiness scale

Use our Asset Management Readiness Scale to assess your municipality's asset management practices and identify areas for improvement to help you advance.

Asset management

Asset management resources for beginners

Check out these beginner asset management resources from across the country.

Asset management

Guide: How to develop an asset management policy and strategy

Learn how to set up a sustainable asset management approach in your municipality. Hear from other communities that have successfully built asset management systems.

Asset management

Guide: Building sustainable communities with asset management

Discover how asset management practices help municipalities sustainably manage infrastructure and deliver services over the long term.

Asset management

Video: Why invest in asset management

Is your municipality struggling to plan for growth, the effects of climate change and infrastructure updates? Watch this video to see how asset management planning can help.