Are you looking for training to enhance your community’s climate adaptation strategies and knowledge? You could benefit from participating in a series of climate resilience-focused workshops, webinar or learning opportunity led by GMF Partners. Below is a list of events designed to equip local governments with the knowledge and technical skills needed to implement effective climate adaptation solutions. By fostering collaboration with regional and sector experts, GMF Partner events can help your community build resilience, bridge critical knowledge gaps, and drive meaningful progress in climate adaptation.
We update this page regularly, so be sure to check back monthly for new events and learning opportunities near you.
Date | Location | Event name | Details | Host |
Ongoing | Virtual | Natural Asset Management Roadmap Program | Understand how your organization can better incorporate natural assets in the planning and delivering of priority services, such as stormwater and flood management, water quality, biodiversity, and recreation. Complete a high-level roadmap outlining short-to-medium term actions your organization can take to progress. Learn from peers and join the network of natural asset management leaders helping to advance climate-resilient, cost-effective service delivery through nature. | Natural Assets Initiative |
June 11, 2025 | Virtual | Join our Webinar to learn how floods can impact health and health equity, how municipalities can protect the most vulnerable populations in their communities while reducing the risk of floods, building resilient communities, and how the HealthyPlan.City tool can inform their work. Free training | Canadian Urban Environmental Health Research Consortium (CANUE) | |
June 12, 2025 | Virtual | The final workshop will provide information on how staff can explore the advancement of adoption and implementation of the bylaw in their municipalities. You will hear from municipal staff about the communication strategies and messaging used to support implementation and the roles of external stakeholders (such as local health authorities, social housing providers, etc.) in building heat resilience. Free training | ||
June 19, 2025 | Virtual | Asset Management in Castlegar | Asset Management BC is pleased to welcome Chris Barlow, CAO of Castlegar, for a webinar on their journey toward effective asset management and infrastructure funding. Learn how Castlegar is moving beyond financial planning to strategically fund essential services, assess climate impacts, and create integrated 25-year plans. The session will cover how they address funding gaps, set taxation policies, refine utility rates, and align staffing to their asset management goals. Walk away with practical insights on building trust, communicating your vision, and making steady progress. Hosted by icInfrastructure, AMBC’s training partner, with support from the Federation of Canadian Municipalities’ Green Municipal Fund and the Government of Canada. Free training | Union of BC Municipalities |
June 24-25, 2025 | Virtual | Understanding Equity-Informed Climate Risk & Vulnerability Assessments | This interactive, virtual course aims to provide foundational understanding of climate change risk and vulnerability assessments of community infrastructure through the level of service framework and with a focus on understanding disproportionate climate change impacts on all members of the community. Participant fees will apply | Ontario Society of Professional Engineers |
June 25, 2025 | Virtual | AssetAdapt+ for Capital Project Delivery | Join us for an introductory webinar on the Envision® Sustainable Infrastructure Framework and Public Infrastructure Engineering Vulnerability Committee (PIEVC) Protocol. This session is for anyone working in capital infrastructure delivery. It will provide information for municipalities interested in ongoing training available through the recently launched AssetAdapt+ initiative and cohort. Free training | Canadian Society for Civil Engineering |
These events are offered through the Green Municipal Fund. Delivered by the Federation of Canadian Municipalities, GMF manages approximately $2.4B in programs funded by the Government of Canada.