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Resource library: Community Buildings Retrofit

Are you looking for tools and resources to help guide your community facility upgrade project? Our Community Buildings Retrofit (CBR) initiative supports municipalities in retrofitting local recreation and cultural buildings to lower greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, extend your asset’…

June 1, 2022

Case Study Community efficiency financing Community efficiency financing

Residential energy programs overcome barriers to financing retrofits in Toronto

The City of Toronto's Home Energy Loan Program (HELP) and High-Rise Retrofit Improvement Support Program (Hi-RIS) have won a 2016 FCM Sustainable Communities Award for successfully stimulating energy and water retrofits in privately owned residential buildings. To date the programs have achieved en…

June 2, 2017

Case Study Waste Waste

Case study: How Saint-Hyacinthe turns organic waste into biogas and revenue

This article is part of a series called Six sustainability ideas that have gone mainstream in Canada. Each article explores an innovative sustainability idea that may have seemed radical a decade ago but is now considered a best practice. The series features inspiring ide…

December 14, 2018

Case Study Water Water

Wastewater case studies: Solutions and strategies

Best practices for meeting Canadian municipal wastewater regulations Are you looking for technical information and examples of best practices to help you with your municipality's wastewater treatment initiative?

We have developed case studies to help Canadian cities and towns of a…

December 5, 2018

Resource Energy Energy

Factsheet: Governance strategies for deep decarbonization

Has your municipality identified decarbonization pathways (sectors and solutions) for your community? Are you looking for effective policies, programs and approaches to support your approach? As an elected official or senior staff member, you will need a suite of tools to help your community achiev…

January 14, 2022

Case Study Municipal and community buildings Municipal and community buildings

Case study: Raymond, AB, installs solar arrays to create net-zero electricity system

The Raymond Electrical Net Zero initiative in the Town of Raymond, AB, is the 2020 winner in the energy category of FCM’s Sustainable Communities Awards. Town of Raymond, AB, is a growing community with an eye on its sustainability for future generations. With limited opportunities for r…

December 8, 2020

Case Study

Case study: Small BC community gets big benefits from asset management

The Village of Salmo's Sustainable Salmo Asset Management project is the 2018 winner in the asset management category of FCM's Sustainable Communities Awards.

Read the case study to learn more about this project. Download our guide below to get started on a similar project …

January 9, 2019

Case Study Municipal and community buildings Municipal and community buildings

Assessing the costs and benefits of renewable energy in Canmore, AB

The Town of Canmore’s 2018 Climate Action Plan included recommended steps to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and the Town embarked on a renewable energy feasibility study to further explore the costs and benefits of various options. Results show which options offer the highest value and are helping Canmore lower its emissions.

June 18, 2024

Case Study Municipal and community buildings Municipal and community buildings

Setting net-zero standards: Vancouver builds Canada’s first Passive House firehall

The City of Vancouver set ambitious zero-emission goals for municipal construction projects, using the demolition and rebuilding of its Fire Hall #17 as an opportunity to test and showcase Passive House and other sustainable building standards. The completed building eliminates emissions, uses no fossil fuels, and significantly reduces water usage. 

June 18, 2024

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Investment beliefs and objectives

Statement of investment beliefs The primary purpose of the Green Municipal Fund (GMF) is to help municipal governments leverage investments in sustainability projects, and to provide financing in the form of grants, loans and guarantees to eligible recipients for eligible projects. The investmen…

July 8, 2024