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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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Municipal and community 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.

A construction worker, wearing an orange safety hat, is using a crowbar to pry apart large wooden panels.

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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.

Local energy generation

Energy

Case study: Sustainable heating from unlikely sources

Metro Vancouver’s award-winning policy turns waste heat into community power.

A waste heat to energy building in Metro Vancouver

Climate Adaptation

Land Use

Case study: Shaping a resilient and sustainable shoreline

Surrey’s award-winning pilot project is exploring how to use natural assets to help protect communities from coastal flooding and erosion.

Waste

Case study: Trash to treasure at the HodgePodge Lodge

Strathcona County’s award-winning community hub diverts waste and fosters community connections.

Hodge Podge Lodge sign on building in Strathcona

Zero-emission vehicles

Transportation

Case study: Shifting gears with e-bike incentives

How Saanich's award-winning pilot program is driving sustainable transportation and climate action.

Asset management

Land Use

Case study: Longueuil 2030, a sustainable vision protecting 21% of its territory in perpetuity

Longueuil receives an award for its strategic approach to protecting, restoring and ensuring access to natural environments.

A sign indicating a land conservation project in Longueuil

Climate Adaptation

Transportation

Case study: Paving the way for future-proof, equitable transportation infrastructure

To better understand how vulnerable its transportation network was to future flooding, the Region of Durham performed a flood risk assessment to aid in future decision-making and resilience planning.