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Access practical, hands-on tools, resources and knowledge to help you address your municipality’s unique challenges. Whether you’re looking to refine your project idea or build local capacity, our expert resources are designed to bring clarity and vision to your project or goal—no matter where you’re starting from.

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Climate 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.

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Municipal and community buildings

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.

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Municipal and community buildings

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

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

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Trees

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.

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Webinar recording

Municipal and community 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.

A person sitting at a desk with a model house, model wind turbine and a plan.

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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.

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Municipal and community 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.

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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.

Diverse group of professionals in a discussion, with a woman leading the conversation and gesturing while others listen, representing teamwork and strategic planning

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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.

Suburban Neighborhood Sidewalk and Street in Autumn

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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.

A rendering of the new development at 420 Kingscourt Drive in Region of Waterloo. It has two brown-brick buildings, each in an L shape with four storeys, and a driveway and courtyard in the middle, surrounded by greenery.

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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.

Aperçu d'un parc urbain dans une communauté.

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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.