Tool
Climate Adaptation
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.
See Resource
Guide
Municipal and community buildings
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.
Tool
Municipal and community buildings
Municipal and community buildings
Guide: Equity and non-energy benefits of community building retrofits
Explore the equity and other non-energy benefits of retrofitting community buildings.
Tool
Trees
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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Case Study
Community efficiency financing
Energy
Community efficiency financing
Energy
Successful solar hot water pilot leads to major program expansion
Halifax Regional Municipality, NS, offered direct financing to homeowners to install solar-powered water heating systems, lowering energy bills, water consumption and GHGs.
Webinar recording
Community efficiency financing
Energy
Community efficiency financing
Energy
Webinar recording: How to create an efficiency financing program for your community
An overview of the funding options, eligibility and application details of GMF’s Community Efficiency Financing program.
Guide
Talking it through: Guide for local government staff on climate adaptation
Do you need help having climate conversations in your municipality? Check out our Talking it Through guide. This resource was created to help municipal staff talk to decision-makers.
Tool
Community efficiency financing
Energy
Community efficiency financing
Energy
Factsheets: Community Efficiency Financing
Learn how to design, deliver and market a home upgrade financing program for your community.
Tool
Sustainable affordable housing
Energy | Housing
Sustainable affordable housing
Energy | Housing
Factsheets: Sustainable Affordable Housing
Learn how to retrofit existing housing for energy-efficiency and plan new builds for higher performance.
Case Study
Asset management
Asset management
North Battleford’s asset management culture shift
Concerned about the impact of staff turnover on the city’s capacity for asset management, North Battleford, Saskatchewan took forward-looking steps to instill a culture of asset management in the municipality.
Video
Asset management
Asset management
Video series: Climate resilience and asset management
Watch this video series to learn how municipalities across Canada are making climate action a part of their municipal asset management practices and decision-making.
Case Study
Community efficiency financing
Energy
Community efficiency financing
Energy
Direct financing program for homeowners delivers solar-powered water heating systems in Halifax
Homeowners in Halifax Regional Municipality (HRM), NS, can take advantage of municipal financing through the Solar City program to install solar-powered water heating systems, lower their energy bills, and reduce water consumption.
Asset management
Local governments incorporate ecosystem needs into infrastructure plans
Six communities from across Canada partner to access training, data and knowledge on how to best protect their natural assets.
Case Study
Community efficiency financing
Energy
Community efficiency financing
Energy
Learn how to reduce greenhouse gas emissions through energy efficiency retrofit programs
Retrofitting residential buildings are key to reducing municipal GHG emissions yet projects often face challenges. See how a toolkit based on feedback from several Ontario communities can help local governments meet their reduction targets.