Low Carbon Cities Canada (LC3) initiative

Low Carbon Cities Canada (LC3) initiative

GMF is the national office for Low Carbon Cities Canada (LC3), a network of local climate and energy solution centres that accelerate climate action by helping cities reach their carbon emissions reduction potential and scale the most effective local solutions nationally. 

LC3 centres operate in Metro Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, Toronto, Hamilton, Ottawa, Montreal and Halifax. In 2024-25, the centres committed more than $4 million in community grants and $11 million in direct investments, and supported the delivery of over $15 million in programs that address local priorities or gaps, in close collaboration with stakeholders across sectors. In total, they leveraged over $29 million in external funding in support of these initiatives.  

As the LC3 national office, GMF supports communication and coordination among the centres and ensures that each of them leverages local contributions with the endowment funds it receives while delivering triple-bottom-line results. GMF fulfills annual reporting requirements for the LC3 initiative.