Energy
Pilot project: Retrofit or new construction of sustainable affordable housing
A pilot project for an initiative that supports the integration of leading-edge deep energy efficiency measures and onsite renewable energy generation in existing affordable housing retrofit and new build projects.
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Energy
Study: GHG reduction pathway feasibility
A study for an initiative that integrates significant reductions in energy-use and GHG emissions by retrofitting community buildings over time.
Single building:
Grant for a maximum of $65,000 to cover up to 80% of eligible costs.
Portfolio of buildings:
Grant for a maximum of $200,000 to cover up to 80% of eligible costs (cost per building cannot exceed $65,000).
Energy
Community building recommissioning grant
An initiative that aims to optimize the energy performance of a local recreational or cultural facility in your community.
Grant for a maximum of $55,000 to cover up to 60% of eligible costs
Energy
Community building monitoring and analysis grant
An initiative that to allow municipalities and not-for-profit organizations to track energy use of existing community facilities over time, compare the energy performance of their buildings to similar buildings in other municipalities and identify opportunities to save energy.
Grant for a maximum of $25,000 to cover up to 80% of eligible costs
Energy
Study: Assess options for a local home-energy upgrade financing program
A feasibility study for an initiative that explores and assesses options for a financing program for home energy upgrades that can achieve triple-bottom-line benefits within your community.
Grants of up to $175,000 to cover up to 80% of eligible costs.
Energy
Study: Evaluate an existing local home-energy upgrade financing program
A program evaluation that helps municipalities with existing financing programs for home-energy upgrades to assess the historical performance of those programs and identify opportunities to improve them.
Grants of up to $175,000 to cover up to 80% of eligible costs.
Energy
Study: Design a local home-energy upgrade financing program
A feasibility study for an initiative that lays the groundwork for a home-energy upgrade financing program by documenting the details needed to obtain approval from your local government.
Grants of up to $175,000 to cover up to 80% of eligible costs.
Energy | Housing
Study: Retrofit or new construction of sustainable affordable housing
A feasibility study for an initiative that supports the integration of leading-edge deep energy efficiency measures and onsite renewable energy generation in existing affordable housing retrofit and new build projects.
Grants of up to $175,000 to cover up to 50% of your eligible costs.
Energy
Study: Signature initiative
Highly innovative and impactful environmental projects that reduce GHG emissions and protect the air, water or land.
Grant: Up to 50% of eligible costs to a maximum of $175,000
Water
Study: Stormwater quality, community project
A feasibility study for an initiative that has the potential remove 60% of TSS from a neighbourhood’s stormwater runoff. The target amount to be removed from ‘other contaminants’ will be determined on a case-by-case basis.
Grant: Up to 50% of eligible costs to a maximum of $175,000
Water
Study: Stormwater quality, municipal project
A feasibility study for an initiative that has the potential to remove 80% of TSS from a municipal facility’s runoff. The target amount to be removed from ‘other contaminants’ will be determined on a case-by-case basis.
Grant: Up to 50% of eligible costs to a maximum of $175,000
Water
Study: Septic wastewater systems
A feasibility study of an initiative that has the potential to capture and treat all wastewater in a target area to at least secondary treatment standards using septic system technologies.
Grant: Up to 50% of eligible costs to a maximum of $175,000
Transportation
Study: Reduce fossil fuel use in fleets
A feasibility study for an initiative that reduce GHG emissions by 20% in any vehicle fleet that delivers municipal services, compared to an existing or modeled baseline measurement.
Grant: Up to 50% of eligible costs to a maximum of $175,000
Land Use
Study: Brownfield site redevelopment
A feasibility study for an initiative that has potential to bring a brownfield site back into economically productive use.
Grant: Up to 50% of eligible costs to a maximum of $175,000
Energy
Study: Energy recovery or district energy
A feasibility study for an initiative that reduces GHG emissions associated with fossil fuel or grid electricity use by at least 40% compared to current performance. You must be able to achieve this target within three years of implementation.
Grant: Up to 50% of eligible costs to a maximum of $175,000
Water
Study: Wastewater systems
A study for an initiative that uses an innovative wastewater treatment solution that meets regulatory requirements.
Grant: Up to 50% of eligible costs to a maximum of $175,000
Water
Study: Water conservation, community project
A feasibility study for a retrofit initiative that reduces residential potable water use by at least 20%. The baseline for neighbourhoods is the average consumption over the previous three years (m3) on a per capita basis. For a facility or group of facilities, the baseline is the average overall consumption in the past three years.
Grant: Up to 50% of eligible costs to a maximum of $175,000
Water
Study: Water conservation, municipal project
A study for a retrofit initiative that reduces a municipal facility’s potable water use by 40% from its current annual rate.
Grant: Up to 50% of eligible costs to a maximum of $175,000
Waste
Study: Waste reduction and diversion
A feasibility study for an initiative that has the potential to divert at least 60% of municipal solid waste from your landfill, or moves beyond the 60% mark if you have already achieved it. If you are from a remote community, achieve a diversion rate of 15% over your current baseline.
Grant: Up to 50% of eligible costs to a maximum of $175,000
Land Use
Study: Renewable energy production on a brownfield
A feasibility study of an initiative that generates renewable energy on a brownfield site, with or without its remediation.
Grant: Up to 50% of eligible costs to a maximum of $175,000
Land Use
Study: Site remediation or risk management
A feasibility study of initiatives that have the potential to bring a brownfield site back into economically productive use.
Grant: Up to 50% of eligible costs to a maximum of $175,000