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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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Trees

Forestry

Factsheet: The role of tree diversity in strengthening urban forests

How tree diversity contributes to both climate resilience and urban biodiversity.

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Community efficiency financing

Energy | Housing

Unlocking the potential of PACE financing: A comprehensive report on Canadian legislation

Read our informative report to discover an overview of PACE legislation in Canada and learn how a PACE initiative can benefit your community.

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Trees

Forestry

Factsheet: Making the case for trees in your community

Discover how you can build a strong business case to grow your community canopies.

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Sustainable affordable housing

Energy | Housing

Aspen Heights: Redefining affordable housing in Saskatoon

A wide-angle aerial view of the Aspen Heights development in Saskatoon. It consists of several two-storey townhouse complexes with blue and white exterior paneling and brown peaked roofs.

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Sustainable affordable housing

Energy | Housing

Heartland Housing Foundation: Building a sustainable future in Fort Saskatchewan

A wide-angle aerial view of the Heartland Housing Foundation's complex in Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta. It has two adjoined buildings, each four storeys, with an exterior designed with a blue, red and white mosaic pattern. The roofs are covered in solar panels, and the parking lot also features several large solar panels that each serve as a cover above 5-10 parking spots.

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Community efficiency financing

Energy | Housing

Case study: Bringing energy efficiency to Saskatoon homes

Learn how the City of Saskatoon's Home Energy Loan Program is allowing homeowners to complete energy-efficiency and renewable-energy retrofits and is working on expanding the program to multi-unit residential and commercial buildings in the near future.

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Community efficiency financing

Energy | Housing

Case study: Helping Saanich homeowners boost energy efficiency

To help homeowners transition from fossil fuels to electric heat pumps, the District of Saanich, BC, created a pilot program offering zero-interest financing. The pilot was so successful, the district has now moved to a longer-term program to support even more residents in their net-zero transition.

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Community efficiency financing

Energy | Housing

Case study: Energy-efficient retrofits for Kingston homeowners

Learn how the City of Kingston used a grant from our Community Efficiency Financing initiative to develop a clean energy program to support homeowners complete energy retrofits with financing and training.

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Sustainable affordable housing

Energy | Housing