Bring lessons learned back to your community. We’ve compiled the top resources, tools and presentations from SCC 2025 to support your sustainability projects.
Pre-conference training resources
- Trainings | Tuesday, February 11
9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. From numbers to nature: Municipal budgeting for climate goals
- Session presentation
- Report and database: The State of Climate Action in Canadian Municipalities (Municipal Net-Zero Action Research Partnership (N-ZAP))
- The current state of local climate action in Canadian municipalities dataset (N-ZAP)
- City of Saskatoon Council Policy, Multi-Year Business Plan and Budget Policy
9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Advancing socio-economic benefits through inclusive engagement and social procurement
- Session presentation
- Inclusive Engagement Toolkit (Community Consultation for Quality of Life)
- Beyond Inclusion - Equity in Public Engagement (Simon Fraser University)
- Core Values, Ethics, Spectrum – The 3 Pillars of Public Participation (International association for public participation)
- Guide to Social Procurement (Buy social Canada)
Concurrent workshop resources
- Tuesday, February 11
3:15 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Barker’s PointMoving towards 2050: Shifting transportation behaviours - Presented by ReliOn
3:15 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
MarysvilleThe mind and heart in the midst of a climate crisis
3:15 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
NashwaaksisAccommodating the future
- Wednesday, February 12
10:45 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
MarysvilleEnhancing your building retrofit with effective multi-solving strategies
- Session presentation
- Factsheets: Community Buildings Retrofit initiative
- Community Buildings Retrofit Advisory Service
- More information about the building upgrades happening in the City of Ottawa (Reducing greenhouse gas emissions from City buildings)
- Guide: Equity and non-energy benefits of community building retrofits
10:45 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
NashwaaksisBuilding the case for healthy equity in climate adaptation efforts: Tools and strategies for resilient communities
- Session presentation
- Cripping Climate Adaptation: Disability Justice and Climate Change (Prairies Climate Centre)
- HealthyPlan.City: A Web Tool to Support Urban Environmental Equity and Public Health in Canadian Communities
- HealthyPlan.City - Explore equity in your city
- Climate Insight - Helping communities build low carbon, resilient infrastructure
10:45 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Barker’s PointBuilding our collective future: Partnerships for equitable climate action
2:00 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.
MarysvilleLeading the way: Emerging investment opportunities for local climate action - Presented by Co-operators & Addenda Capital
2:00 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.
Barker's PointPlanting the seeds of Reconciliation across Canadian urban forests
2:00 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.
NashwaaksisHarnessing local resources for community energy solutions
- Thursday, February 13
10:45 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
MarysvilleHarnessing big challenges: Addressing energy poverty, housing crisis and retrofit gap in municipal planning
10:45 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
NashwaaksisWalking the path to nature-positive communities by protecting and enhancing biodiversity
10:45 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Barker's PointPast, present and future Reconciliation: Building on a relationship centuries in the making between Natoaganeg and Miramichi
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