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Fostering Sustainable Cities
The movement for safer and more equitable streets in Ontario has been growing in recent years, with an increasing number of residents demanding improved road…
Climate change and equity haven’t traditionally been considered during growth management and land use decisions. Yet, these planning decisions have significant impacts on our climate…
This webinar is part of the Climate Governance, Accountability, and Implementation CAC Series, where we learned about different structures of climate governance and ways for…
In this fifth webinar of the CAC series, Jillian Curley and Amanda Burke will share experiences from the implementation of Calgary’s Climate Adaptation Plan. Amanda…
Toronto Metropolitan University (TMU) and RDH Building Science have completed The Atmospheric Fund (TAF) funded project to develop embodied carbon guidelines and data resources for…
Municipalities across Canada are working on achieving their energy and emissions objectives. Seth Leon from QUEST will share more about the Net-Zero Communities Accelerator Pilot…
In the first part of the workshop, we will present a summary of findings presented in the webinars from Peel Region, Toronto and Calgary. CAP…
For the past year, The Centre for Active Transportation (TCAT) has been working with Green Communities Canada (GCC) to spread awareness of the findings of…
During this webinar Mike Brophy will provide an overview of recent activity and regulatory decisions that have taken place at the Ontario Energy Board and…
This webinar is part of the Climate Governance, Accountability, and Implementation Series, where we will learn about different structures of climate governance and ways for…
For the most part, climate change actions have focused on addressing operational carbon resulting from a building’s energy use. As transparency in the supply chain…
To help reach its climate goals, the City of Mississauga is exploring the use of district energy (DE) in its Downtown. This webinar includes two parts.…
Over the past decade, Complete Streets and Vision Zero policy adoption has grown substantially in municipalities across Ontario. Despite this, the installation of safe street…
This webinar will review and develop additional equity and climate considerations related to municipal E-Mobility and Electric Vehicle Strategies. What are the climate and…
This webinar will review and develop additional equity and climate considerations related to growth management and land use decisions. What are the climate and equity…
Max St. Denis from Public Services and Procurement Canada will be joining this webinar to provide an update on the Federal Green Government implementation effort.…
This spring, TCAT partnered with Urban Minds on a project to understand how students and faculty travel to and from Progress Campus, the flagship campus…
This webinar is part of the Climate Governance, Accountability, and Implementation CAC Series, where we will learn about different structures of climate governance and ways…
Buildings are the top greenhouse gas (GHG) emitters by sector, but also, they also provide a greater opportunity for municipalities to reduce their emissions. Benchmarking…
This webinar is the kick-off meeting of the CAC Climate Governance and Implementation Series, where we will learn about different structures of climate governance and…
More than 650 Canadian municipalities have declared a climate emergency, and many have set a goal to reach net zero by 2050. Since buildings are…
In the face of the global climate crisis, it is becoming increasingly evident that collective action is needed to address the challenges we face. While…
Experimental Acres is a regenerative agriculture project that was launched in May 2022 by Our Food Future, a project of the City of Guelph and…
What do we do about a problem like our electricity system? Normally, when I hear the words, we need to talk, I am usually the…
Through an agreement with the Ontario Ministry of Transportation, Clean Air Partnership has secured vehicle registration data for all vehicles registered in Ontario from 2016-2020.…
Join us for a webinar that dives into the recent Pathways to Decarbonization Report by IESO. This report highlights a decarbonization scenario focused on nuclear…
At the end of 2022, the IESO released their Pathways to Decarbonization Report, which presents one decarbonization scenario that heavily emphasizes nuclear and hydrogen to…
Canada’s transportation emissions include emissions from several subsectors, including air, marine, rail, and road. Road transportation emissions account for approximately 84% of transportation emissions. Emissions…
Last month, The Centre for Active Transportation (TCAT) convened 10 bike hubs across Ontario at the Share the Road conference in Hamilton. The goal of…
Through an agreement with the Ontario Ministry of Transportation, Clean Air Partnership has secured vehicle registration data for all vehicles registered in Ontario from 2016-2020.…
Clean Air Partnership will host its Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Tuesday, June 20th, 2023, at 5:30 PM Eastern Time. The meeting will be held…
Due to decades of sprawl-oriented, low-density, single-use zoning policies, cities in North America have become places where services and amenities are located far away from…
Many land use planning authorities across southern Ontario have adopted ecosystem offsetting as a natural heritage planning tool. While the intent of offsetting is typically…
Climate Neutral provides powerful and affordable software solutions to support Canadian communities in taking effective action against climate change. The comprehensive tools empower municipalities of…
2022 was, unfortunately, another record year for global carbon emissions. CO2 reductions observed at the start of the pandemic were rapidly eroded, with emissions exceeding…
Buildings are the third-largest source of emissions in Ontario, accounting for 24% of the total emissions. Building emissions arise mainly from burning fossil fuels for…
Clean Air Partnership’s Integrating Climate Change into Official Plans primer provides guidance on how municipalities integrate climate change into their Official Plans. Through consultations, the CAC members identified…
Municipalities are including robust climate change implications in municipal council reports to advance the inclusion of climate change into decision-making. To support this goal, CAP has developed a…
I was fortunate enough to meet a colleague recently who works on implementing Vision Zero for a major Canadian city. During our conversation, I mentioned the project TCAT has…
Timeline: 2021 onwards City of Mississauga installed 12 ChargePoint Level 2 public EV charging ports at two locations in the City. Eight ports at Sheridan College…
Timeline: 2021 onwards The City of Guelph installed 20 new public charging stations in 2021 with the funding support of $100,000 from the federal government.…
Clean Air Partnership conducted a study on sustainable procurement practices implemented by municipalities in North America to support municipalities in understanding the current landscape of…
Timeline: 2022 onwards Funded by The Regional Municipality of York’s Circular Economy Initiatives Fund, the online hub provides tools and resources to empower individuals, businesses,…
Timeline: 2021 onwards Sixty-five per cent of food waste that could be eaten is produced by the industrial, commercial & institutional (IC&I) sector — restaurants,…
Timeline: 2022 onwards Construction is underway at Toronto Western Hospital (TWH) and Krembil Discovery Tower to build world’s largest raw wastewater energy transfer (WET) system,…
Timeline: 2022 onwards The building is largely designed to house vehicles for essential services, and offsets the energy and carbon in the vehicles’ use with…
During this webinar, Anne Bell from Ontario Nature will summarize the changes to Ontario’s wetland protection, and its implications for flood protection and municipalities. Jacqueline…
Join us for this webinar on everything you wanted to know about green roofs (but were afraid to ask). Green roofs manage rainfall on-site, purify…
Are you interested in electrifying your municipal fleet? By electrifying your cars, SUVs, cargo vans and other municipal vehicles, you can reduce local GHG emissions…
Strict new rules are being phased in for carbon in new and existing buildings in Canadian and American municipalities. Our guest presenter will be Dylan…
Clean Air Partnership worked with a group of the University of Western Ontario students on green procurement best practices from our CAC municipal members. In…
Last Thursday, I attended a talk on climate optimism which featured discussions on Chris Turner’s new book “How To Be A Climate Optimist: Blueprints For…
The City of Burlington is installing new bicycle facilities on Plains Road from Spring Gardens Road to Waterdown Road. With the use of protected intersections…
Timeline: 2022 onwards Aurora added eight new electric vehicle charging stations in 2022. One of Aurora’s major carbon dioxide emitters is the transportation sector making…
On April 13th, join the Clean Air Partnership as we discuss how to apply an equity lens to Green Development Standards (GDS) and low carbon…
Timeline: 2022 onwards In 2022, the Regional Municipality of Durham launched its Durham Greener Homes program, which is designed to help homeowners in the Region…
As part of its five-year Electric Vehicle Action Plan (EVAP), the Municipality of Clarington is expecting to install a total of 39 new public EV…
Thinking about purchasing an electric vehicle (EV) for your next car? Cara Clairman, President and CEO of Plug’n Drive, will provide an overview of the…
Municipalities can reduce GHG emissions and realize financial savings by embedding low-carbon work into their existing asset management schedules and budgets. Following our workshop from…
Timeline: 2022 onwards Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) is restoring the concrete channel in Eastbourne Park, Brampton. As part of the restoration, the concrete…
Timeline: 2016 onwards The eastern Mississauga waterfront is being rehabilitated by replacing the existing shoreline with a more natural, diverse and ecologically functional shoreline. Construction…
Timeline: 2021 onwards City of St. Catharines has installed EV chargers at several places across the City Charging stations can be found at various City…
Timeline: 2022 onwards Pickering’s new Integrated Sustainable Design Standards (ISDS) were approved by the council in September 2022. These new standards reflect the innovative green…
Timeline: 2022 onwards The City of Windsor has invested $525,000 to install 11 new electric vehicle charging stations capable of charging 22 electric vehicles throughout…
Timeline: 2022 onwards In February 2022, OC Transpo brought four 36-seater New Flyer e-buses in service. Throughout 2022, these buses were running continuously for a…
Timeline: 2021 onwards In April 2021, Toronto City Council approved the installation of a temporary Complete Street Pilot on Yonge Street between Bloor Street and…
Timeline: Construction Began in mid-2022 In April 2022, the City of Toronto broke ground for the new North East Scarborough Community Recreation & Child Care…
Timeline: 2021 onwards In 2021, Kingston added a pair of new electric Zamboni ice-resurfacing machines to its Invista Centre rink. The City now sees approximately…
Timeline: 2022 onwards The City of Barrie added two electric ice resurfacers to its fleet in 2022. These units are operational at the ice at…
Timeline: 2023 onwards The City of Guelph received its first electric bus in January 2023. This is the first of four electric buses ordered by…
The 2 Billion Tree program webinar will provide information about the federal program and the different application streams. Some of the benefits of the programs…
Timeline: 2022 onwards Better Homes Kingston Program is a no-interest property loan program, which residents can repay via their property tax bill over a period…
Timeline: 2020 onwards EV Buses: In order to meet the targets set out in the Climate Change Action Plan (CCAP) of reducing overall greenhouse gas…
This project is funded by the Federation of Canadian Municipalities Green Municipal Fund (FCM GMF). It supports and promotes municipal light-duty fleet electrification by developing…
Timeline: 2021 onwards The Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) system at the downtown transit terminal was replaced and now consists of a high-efficiency gas…
Timeline: 2022 onwards The City of London is launching a new online map to support residents in making their homes more resilient to climate change…
Timeline 2018 onwards Huntley Community Centre’s aging propane heating system was upgraded to a ground source heat pump. The community centre now uses 76 per…
Timeline: 2021 onwards From 2021 to 2022, the City of Ottawa opened 20 new active transportation facilities, including multi-use paths, cycle tracks and protected intersections,…
Timeline: 2022 onwards The Zibi Community Utility District Energy System – an equal partnership between Hydro Ottawa and Zibi – currently provides net-zero carbon heating…
Timeline: 2022 onwards The Better Homes Ottawa Loan Program is a City of Ottawa pilot loan program for home energy efficiency retrofits. It aims to…
Timeline: 2022 onwards Windsor Council approved a $2.6-million project to install a rooftop solar PV system at 13 city facilities. This Net Metering of rooftop…
To meet its climate commitments, the Town of Whitby needs to transition to a sustainable transportation system which includes the rapid adoption of electric vehicles.…
On March 3rd, join the Clean Air Partnership as we discuss how to apply an equity lens to Active Transportation, Complete Streets, and Vision Zero…
Over 500 local governments in Canada have declared climate emergencies and are looking at switching to electric fleet vehicles (EVs) to reduce their transportation emissions.…
Ontario has a fragmented benchmarking landscape with Provincial EWRB, BOMA Toronto’s Race2Reduce program, and a number of emerging municipal programs, and the result is less…
Buildings are the top source of carbon emissions in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area and account for 44% of the region’s total emissions. Building…
The Putman Family YWCA is Hamilton’s first affordable permanent housing residence for single and mother-led families. This 50-unit building is designed to the Passive House…
Municipalities are advancing ambitious Climate Action Plans to advance science-based greenhouse gas reduction targets and identifying actions to reduce climate impacts on the community. As…
Join Clean Air Partnership and the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) for a panel discussion on scaling up your municipal fleet electrification. The panel discussions…
Energy efficiency is recognized as one of the most cost-effective ways to help consumers save money by saving energy, making housing more affordable, and reducing…
When you hear the term marketing, you might think of a creative tv commercial, an online ad you saw or even the strategy behind the…
The Municipal Climate Decisions event calendar provides a central place to compile and share information about upcoming council and committee meetings from across municipalities in Ontario’s GTHA.…
At 536 acres, Edmonton’s former City Centre Airport lands are being transformed into one of the world’s biggest carbon-neutral communities. Known as Blatchford, this community…
Au cours de la dernière décennie, les municipalités ont fait des progrès significatifs dans la planification de la lutte contre les changements climatiques. Cependant, l’implémentation…
Through this blog, Jennie reflects on the need to break silos and build rich partnerships with artists, affordable housing advocates and others to advance Active Transportation.
Heat pumps are very efficient heating and cooling systems and can significantly reduce energy costs. In this webinar, Gil Amdurski from Toronto and Region Conservation…
Municipalities are including robust climate change implications in municipal council reports to advance the inclusion of climate change into decision-making. To support this goal, CAP has developed a…
Edwin Luk and Ian Ho from SYS Converge will be joining this webinar to share some of their research and experience on using Ontario energy…
CAP has developed a Climate Implications Repository that can track climate implications as they are developed and provide a one-stop shop for tracking and accessing municipal climate implications. Municipal staff can also submit climate implications to the repository.
I have been working in the climate field for over 25 years, and it is only in recent years that I have learned more about…
Covering 217 hectares, the Blatchford development is an innovative and environmentally-friendly community with a world-leading, district energy system. This district energy system running on renewable energy…
The City of Kitchener has consolidated its maintenance operations into a former Michelin tire plant. The facility, which now features a solar roof, geo-thermal heat…
Raymond, an agricultural community of about 4,000, has operated nine municipal buildings and all of its streetlights by using solar energy since mid- 2018. Town…
Williams Lake First Nation inaugurated its Net-Zero Energy Multi-Unit Residential Building (MURB) in October 2022. It is a leading demonstration of affordable, replicable, marketable, Net…
Timeline: 2018 onwards To minimize energy consumption and environmental impacts, and to improve resident comfort and indoor air quality, Toronto Community Housing Corporation (TCH) partnered…
Earth’s carbon cycle describes the way the element carbon moves between the Earth’s biosphere, hydrosphere, atmosphere, and geosphere.
The EV Costing Study project informs local governments, developers, electrical designers, utilities, and other stakeholders, about the costs of making parking in new construction EV Ready and the design strategies that can help minimize these costs
The Counties of Wellington, Dufferin, Perth (Stratford and St. Marys), Huron, Bruce, and Grey and the City of Guelph worked together to develop a Regional…
Municipalities have identified the need to bring climate change into all municipal decisions. One mechanism being advanced by municipalities is bringing climate change implications into…
The Canadian Environmental Law Association (CELA) will be coming to the Clean Air Council network to speak to their recent municipal authorities to address climate…
Timeline: 2021 onwards The City of London used a unique parking space “land lease” agreement with a local EV charging provider, Charger Crew, to provide…
“The greenhouse gas footprint of shale gas is worse than that of coal, when methane emissions are considered and compared to carbon dioxide over an…
There is a phenomenon called the Overview Effect that describes the change in perspective astronauts feel when they are out in space and looking back…
Climate policy in North America is undergoing profound change as the USA has passed four new Federal Acts and invoked a fifth Act, representing unprecedented…
Timeline: Completed in September 2022. The City of Barrie retrofitted and upgraded the Sunnidale Stormwater Management Facility, which is located on the south side of…
Municipalities are searching for opportunities to bring an equity lens to their climate actions to identify where possible synergies exist and what would need to…
The Clean Air Council will be developing a new 2023 – 2027 CAC inter-governmental Declaration and will be undertaking a CAC progress report tracking municipal…
The energy planning team from New Horizon Development Group will be sharing their approach to low carbon energy planning and the process they use to…
Toronto’s homes and buildings account for 57 percent of the city’s total emissions. These emissions arise mainly from burning fossil fuels for space and water…
Timeline: 2022 onwards Through the Deep Retrofit Challenge, the City aims to provide funding to support deep energy retrofits in 10 to 16 buildings in…
Heat events can have a major impact on health in Canada and around the world. For example, in 2003 Europe experienced unseasonably hot weather which…
This webinar will have Geoff Olsen from Enwave and Tim Weber from Diverso and will be moderated by Paul Frith, OGA board member. It will…
TCAT, like many active transportation and road safety organizations, has long been a proponent of Complete Streets, an approach to road design that seeks to…
The Municipal Corporate Energy Managers will be having the first in-person workshop (since COVID times) where they will be sharing lessons learned on programs and…
The Government of Canada is developing a Green Buildings Strategy and the Clean Air Council will be providing input into the draft Canada Green Buildings…
In support of Town Council’s 2019 Climate Emergency Declaration and the resulting net-zero by 2030 target, the Town of Halton Hills has developed the Retrofit…
In partnership with RWDI and with support from The Atmospheric Fund, Sustainable Buildings Canada is pleased to announce the latest update to the Compass platform. …
In 2020, the City of Toronto launched a program aimed at increasing solar installations on Toronto rooftops. One of the barriers to adoption is the lack of…
Pollution Probe and QUEST have jointly developed a Community Energy Planning (CEP) Alignment and Framework that provides an integrated approach that communities can employ to…
The revamping of Six Points Junction in Toronto opened up public lands to build a new Etobicoke Civic Centre, expand park land, and construct approximately…
Nature-based solutions (NBS) are multi-functional, economical and provide a variety of benefits for local government and communities, such as improved health and well-being, reduced pollution and revitalized urban spaces.
This project uses a cohort of seven municipal partners (London, Clarington, Kawartha Lakes, Barrie, Dufferin County, Huntsville, and Tay Valley Township) to undertake a feasibility and market analysis study and to lay the groundwork for program design and a subsequent application to FCM’s CEF capital program application.
Timeline: 2022 – 2023 Clarington is partnering with Local Enhancement and Appreciation of Forests (LEAF) and the Region of Durham on a one-year backyard tree…
Please join an upcoming information session and workshop to learn about an upcoming primer on embodied carbon policy considerations for municipal governments. This primer will…
BetterHomes Ontario Consortium supports municipalities to develop and deliver community based energy retrofit programs.
North American cities have undergone dramatic changes over the last century. Locations that were once inconvenient have become accessible through extensive road networks leading to…
Timeline: 2022 onwards Ottawa is introducing City’s first Green Development Standard known as the HPDS (High-Performance Development Standard). This is an important foundational step to…
Clarington initiated the Trees for Rural Roads (TRR) program in 2012 to help restore the historical rural roadside tree canopy and the natural beauty of…
Timeline: 2021 – 2026 In 2021, the Municipality of Clarington began implementing its five-year Electric Vehicle Action Plan, which, among other actions, lays out Clarington’s…
Clean Air Partnership will be hosting its Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Wednesday, June 15th, 2022, at 5:30 PM Eastern Time. The meeting will be…
Active transportation (AT) researchers, advocates, and practitioners are data-hungry people. We continuously seek out slightly newer best practices and slightly more robust case studies. This…
This simple calculator uses data to quantify monetary savings and emissions reductions through different work models adopted by employees – fully in office, hybrid, or fully remote.
Vehicle efficiency and emissions: For diesel and gas powered vehicles, the Natural Resources Canada 2016 Fuel Consumption Ratings were used All hybrids are assumed to…
As municipal EV fleets grow, issues relating to charging, maintenance and operations are inevitable. Some municipalities such as Clarington have advanced EV charging policy, identified…
Tim Short is a Partner at Laszlo Energy Services and a father of three wonderful sons born in the early 2000s. At that time,…
Municipalities are expanding their cycling infrastructure and have observed that bicycle use sometimes varies between seasons. Each season poses different challenges for a cyclist but…
Since the emergence of COVID-19 in 2020, many of us have worked remotely. As we emerge from the pandemic, employers and employees must decide on…
How effective are the current private tree protection policies and their management strategies across Ontario? In this webinar, Kaitlin Webber, Melissa Le Geyt, Theresa O’Neill…
Many municipalities are working on developing and rolling out the EV Workplace Charging Policy and are grappling with operations and maintenance issues as the charging…
For several years CAP has facilitated the Municipal Corporate Energy Managers Community of Practice, where designs and plans have been advanced. Scaling up climate action…
Timeline: 2021 onwards The Region of Peel is seeking to construct a CaGBC certified zero-carbon building with high energy performance for the new construction of…
The Region of Peel will be completing a deep energy retrofit of Suite A, the Region’s headquarter building located in Brampton. Although it will be…
Timeline: 2019 onwards Weavers Hill is an affordable housing facility located in Mississauga. It is one of the larger emitters of GHG’s in the Region’s…
The Clarkson Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) is in south Mississauga and serves west part of Brampton and Mississauga. It currently has treatment capacity 350 million…
Timeline: 2017 onwards The goal is to restore David Dunlap Observatory Park to a healthy and diverse urban forest that provides habitat to local wildlife…
Timeline: 2017 onwards The goal is to restore Beaver Woodland to a healthy and diverse urban forest while maintaining it as a recreational site for…
Timeline: 2021 onwards The goal is to ensure the restored Elgin Mills Greenway remains a healthy and diverse urban forest that provides habitat to local…
Timeline: 2017 onwards The goal is to restore Phyllis Rawlinson Park to a healthy and diverse ecosystem while maintaining it as a recreational site for…
Smart Commute Markham, Richmond Hill is a workplace travel program of York Region, in partnership with the Cities of Markham and Richmond Hill, connecting employees…
Timeline: 2020 onwards The Lake to Lake Cycling Route and Walking Trail will be a 121 km north-south recreational and commuter trail connecting Lake Simcoe…
Two EV charging stations are located in the public parking lot at the City’s Municipal Offices (225 East Beaver Creek Road) and one EV charging…
Climate change is the most critical challenge of our time. Around the world, people are accustomed to thinking about climate challenges as future threats leading…
Join the City of Toronto, MJMA, and CAP in an informative session about the award-winning design of the new City of Toronto Western North York…
Join the City of Toronto, DSAI, gh*3, CAGBC, and CAP for an informative session about the award-winning design of the new City of Toronto Paramedic Services…
Government, companies and communities want to be certain which technologies really are green, and which are not, in the face of today’s well-funded, sophisticated disinformation efforts.…
A few weeks ago, I was sitting in a virtual seminar mostly comprised of other BIPOC attendees when a young woman shyly said, “Some of…
The Climate Action Atlas showcases municipal climate mitigation actions undertaken in Ontario and inspires municipalities and communities to take up new and creative approaches to reduce the severity of climate change and build a more equitable and resilient society.
Timeline: Proposed in 2021; Implemented in 2022 The Green Development and Environmental Design Guidelines (GDEDG) is a municipal green standard that was initiated to establish…
The Canadian Centre for Climate Services (CCCS), part of Environment Climate Change Canada (ECCC), provides Canadians with information and support to consider climate change in…
Timeline: 2018 onwards The City of Oshawa has partnered with Diabetes Canada and York University on a textile recycling program to help combat textile waste in…
As part of the EV Ready Costing Study, consultations with municipalities, developers and utilities were undertaken. During this webinar Gaby from CAP will highlight some…
When we think of activities that contribute to climate change, we often think of industrial-scale activities such as manufacturing. Rarely do we associate routine activities…
Timeline: 2019 onwards. Mississauga began renovating and building a new addition to the Burnhamthorpe Community Centre to meet the needs of the community in 2019.…
Municipalities have identified the development of a climate lens to inform municipal decision-making and transparency as a priority action. Ontario municipalities would like to facilitate…
Energy Advisors are key players in the energy efficiency ecosystem. They work with builders, renovators, homeowners, contractors, etc. as well as supporting programs and long-term…
During this webinar The Atmospheric Fund will be presenting information on two new programs that support municipal climate actions. The EV Station Fund which is targeting the…
Municipalities are advancing ambitious Climate Action Plans that commit to science-based greenhouse gas reductions and identifying and acting on their community climate impacts. Implementing the…
Timeline: 2021 onwards In 2021, Ducks Unlimited Canada and Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA), with support from Town of Ajax and Region of Durham,…
Timeline: 2021 onwards In 2021, the Town of Ajax was successful in securing a grant from the Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program (ICIP): COVID-19 Resiliency…
Timeline: 2021 onwards. In May 2021, Council approved the Textile Diversion Program and corresponding actions to help drastically increase textile diversion rates across the community…
Timeline: 2021 onwards In 2021, Town of Ajax collaborated with TRCA and Ontario Nature as part of the Pathway to Canada Target 1 Initiative. This…
Timeline: 2018 onwards The City of London’s Wastewater Treatment Operations Division incinerates the dewatered waste solids at Greenway. A by-product of the incineration process was…
Timeline: 2020 onwards In 2020, City made an important decision to replace all compressed natural gas (CNG) ice re-surfacers with electric re-surfacers. Eight ice re-surfacers…
While we rightly expect transparency from labels on our food, appliances and vehicle purchases, our homes, the single largest purchase most Canadians will ever make,…
Timeline: 2021 onwards. Kingston Transit added two fully electric buses to its fleet in 2021. The battery-powered buses are zero-emission and can travel on roads…
Timeline: 2021 onwards. Brampton Transit added eight zero-emission buses into service in May 2021. The new zero-emission buses were a part of the global deployment…
Clean Air Council will be launching an Agricultural Climate Opportunities webinar series to highlight climate opportunities in the agricultural sector and how governments are engaging…
Timeline: 2020 onwards. In the spring of 2020, Toronto launched its popular ActiveTO program as a response to the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2021, the Toronto…
“Roadway design/maintenance has never been objective. Design and engineering are more effective than policing.” – Dr. Destiny Thomas Toronto City Council recently approved a plan…
The Ontario Climate Caucus is a non-partisan network of almost 150 Ontario Mayors and Councillors working collaboratively alongside 300 additional Mayors and Councillors across Canada to build equitable, regenerative, and resilient communities.
We are looking for a freelance Report Designer to join our team. They will be responsible for designing Clean Air Partnership reports on an ad-hoc…
Clean Air Partnership is working with the Swedish-Canadian Chamber of Commerce to bring learnings from Stockholm to inform local district energy and waste heat opportunities.…
The City of Brantford recognizes that many decisions considered by council have climate impacts and has therefore adopted a climate lens tool that will detail…
Over 500 Canadian municipalities have now declared climate emergencies. These Declarations often include direction for staff to apply a climate lens (or similar measure) to…
The Province of Ontario has directed Ontario municipalities to re-open their growth management decisions and discuss and vote on municipal growth boundary expansions. This webinar…
Municipalities and Youth Groups have been working hard to support youth engagement in municipal climate action. This webinar will share results from research and interviews…
2021 was a year like no other. Despite the pandemic bringing sustained challenges, Clean Air Partnership continued to engage municipalities and stakeholders and made progress…
Environment and Climate Change Canada is seeking input on their proposed Single-Use Plastics Prohibition Regulations and a Clean Air Council submission will be developed. A webinar consultation…
Timeline: 2016 onwards. Installation of 375 kW of emission free solar photovoltaic generation, producing approximately $150,000 in annual revenues. Water conservation and inflow and infiltration…
Timeline: 2015 onwards. Many transit upgrades were carried out in the Viva network including: new rapidways on Yonge street/Newmarket, Richmond Hill, Bathurst and Center area…
Timeline: 2007 onwards. The MyTrip is a program designed to help residents make informed choices that will improve their travel, making it easier to get…
Timeline 2020 onwards. In 2020, the Region of Waterloo installed 33 Level 2 EV chargers installed in public spaces around the region. The region has…
Timeline 2020 onwards. The Whitby Green Standard (WGS) is based on the Town’s vision for a healthy, sustainable and complete community as advanced in the…
Timeline: 2014-2019. Construction on the light rail system, now named Ion, began in August 2014. The LRT operations began in June 2019. ION light rail…
Timeline: 2020 onwards. The Region of Waterloo has identified, designed and constructed a network of separated cycling facilities as a pilot project. The network, measuring…
Timeline: Started in 2014, Updated in 2018. The Sustainability Metrics program, implemented as part of the review of development applications, meets a specific objective of…
Timeline: 2012 onwards. In 2012, in partnership with Toronto Hydro, the City launched the first phase of a program that will see City-owned buildings outfitted…
Timeline: 2004 onwards. A number of City-owned buildings, including City Hall, Metro Hall, Police Headquarters, Union Station and Old City Hall, are kept cool in…
Timeline: 2018 onwards. The Home Energy Loan Program (HELP) is an innovative financing program offered by the City of Toronto to help homeowners improve energy…
Timeline: 2016 onwards. Through its Energy Retrofit Loan program, the City offers low-interest loans to help building owners improve the energy efficiency of their buildings.…
Timeline: 2016 onwards. The City of Toronto has 864 public charging station ports (Level 2 and Level 3) within 15km. 93% of the ports are…
Timeline: Construction began in 2020. The innovative 19,000sf, 2 storey with basement, Mount Dennis Childcare Centre is part of the City of Toronto’s first net…
Timeline 2016 onwards. The City of Toronto has over 800 km bikeways Network which includes a combination of off-road paths, bike lanes and shared roadway…
Timeline: 2017 onwards. The King Street Transit Priority Corridor between Bathurst Street and Jarvis Street aims at putting people and transit first through improved transit…
Timeline: 2018 onwards. TTC undertook the largest Battery-Electric-Bus (BEB) pilot project in North America with a fleet of 60 BEBs from three different vendors spread…
Timeline 2016-2020. Significant upgrades were undertaken such as Line 1 subway extension into Vaughan, in York Region. The 8.6-kilometre extension from Sheppard West to Vaughan…
Timeline: 2006- updated 2017. The Toronto Green Standard introduced as a voluntary standard for new development. 2010 – The Standard was structured into two tiers…
Timeline: June 2015 onwards. Solar panels installed atop Dr. Nelson F. Tomlinson Community Centre in Claremont has a system capacity of generating 100kW DC power…
Timeline: Started in 2014, updated in 2018. The purpose of the Sustainability Metrics scoring system is to encourage developers and builders to work with Richmond…
Timeline 2010 onwards. Richmond Hill installed solar panels at Elvis Stojko Arena, Richmond Green Sports Complex, Shaw House Ground Source Heat Pumps are installed at…
Timeline: 2009 onwards. Solar Thermal Hot Water Heater at Ridgeway Child Care Centre – The existing gas fired hot water heaters will be replaced with…
Timeline: 2016 onwards. Region of Peel have a fleet of approximately 500 vehicles equipped with AVL which can be used to track vehicles and generate…
Timeline: 2020 onwards. The installation of EV charging stations is one way that the Region of Peel has taken action on climate change by reducing…
Timeline: 2014 onwards. Solar photovoltaic (PV) installations: Oakville Hydro Energy Services Inc., a division of Oakville Hydro Corporation, in collaboration with the Town of Oakville…
Timeline: 2016 onwards. Oshawa has installed 16 electric vehicle (EV) charging stations at facilities across the city. This is as part of the city’s ongoing…
Timeline: 2015 onwards. The Community Cycling Program pilot was developed and implemented in Brampton. The pilot matched mentors to small groups of participants. The groups…
Timeline: 2017 onwards. A number of new bike lane projects have been implemented throughout Newmarket. Construction of nine bike lanes is complete and they are…
Timeline: Construction began in 2020. The vision for the Westeminster at St Luke’s Senior Residence project is to provide approximately 125 units of affordable rental…
Timeline: 2014 onwards. The City’s Energy Management team implemented numerous energy conservation projects and initiatives. Some of these initiatives include installation of solar panels to…
Timeline: 2010 onwards. Markham has 1.83MW solar assets, being the first municipality to install a Feed-In-Tariff (FIT) rooftop solar photovoltaic (PV) system at their 8100…
Timeline: 2016-2020. MiWay has successfully completed its first five year plan (2016-2020) which focused on moving Mississauga’s transit system from a design that radiates from the city…
Timeline: Construction began in 2020. Markham will welcome Canada’s largest geothermal net-zero emissions community, which will have the potential to transform the residential housing market.…
Timeline: 2011 – ongoing. The City of Kingston was awarded a Sustainable Communities Award for Transportation from the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) in 2018…
Timeline: 2012 onwards. London, ON has 138 public charging station ports (Level 2 and Level 3) within 15km. 86% of the ports are level 2…
Timeline- 2019 onwards. Markham Cycles, funded by the City of Markham is Markham’s community bicycle hub and the first of its kind in York Region.…
Timeline: 2020. The Sustainable King: Green Development Standards program has been developed to expand upon the Township’s sustainability initiatives. The program establishes metrics that will…
Timeline: 2020 onwards. Two 2021 Hyundai Konas were purchased in 2020. One will be used by King Township Fire and Emergency Services Fire Inspectors and…
Timeline: 2017 onwards. King Township implemented a new geothermal renewable sustainable energy source, in the new King Municipal Centre. The implementation of a dual pump…
Timeline: 2016 onwards. Hamilton’s Service portfolio includes Hamilton Renewable Power Incorporated (HRPI), Solar, Renewable Natural Gas, and new opportunities as they arise. Management of renewable…
Timeline: 2014 onwards. Hamilton Utilities Corporation is expanding its district energy services throughout the downtown core with the purchase of the City’s District Cooling Energy…
Timeline: Construction began in 2019 – ongoing. The 18-storey Ken Soble Tower, built in 1967, is the oldest high-rise building in City of Hamilton Housing’s…
Timeline: 2019 onwards. By 2020, the town has already installed 20 EV charging stations at municipal sites. The cost to charge is $2 per hour.
Timeline: 2006 onwards. Smart Commute Halton is a program that encourages active and sustainable transportation by offering smart commuting services and tools. By participating in…
Timeline: 2016-2020. City of Hamilton’s Sustainable Mobility Programs consists of: Smart Commute Hamilton for workplaces; SoBi Hamilton Bike Share; Sustainable mobility development and land use…
Timeline: 2019 onwards. Market Parkade – The City of Guelph has opened an industry leading new parking garage powered entirely by renewable energy sources, making…
Timeline: First developed in 2014- updated 2021. Building on its award-winning Green Development Evaluation Checklist, in April 2014, Town Council approved a new set of…
Timeline: Started in 2007. Smart Commute Durham helps local employers and commuters explore and promote different commuter choices, such as carpooling, teleworking, transit, cycling, walking…
Timeline: 2018 onwards. The City is responsible for plowing, salting and sanding 1,209 kilometres of roads, 61 crosswalks, crossings, steps and walkways, 657 kilometres of…
Timeline: 2016 onwards. The Town has 3 ground-mount solar microFIT projects located at the Victoria Parks Community Centre, Caledon Village Fire Hall and Inglewood Community…
Timeline: 2014 onwards. The Town of Caledon purchased 6 plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEV) for staff operations.
Timeline: 2014 onwards. Town of Caledon Expanded its EV charging network to 13 stations. Eleven of these are Level 2 charging stations and two are…
Timeline: 2019 onwards. The Town of Caledon and the Caledon Community Service funded the expansion of the Brampton Bike Hub’s BikeWrx and PedalWise programming to…
Timeline: 2019 onwards Town of Caledon purchased one electric ice re-surfacer for its dual-pad facility at Caledon East Community Complex.
Timeline: 2016 onwards. In 2018, there were almost 7MW (megawatts) of installed solar capacity in Burlington. There are also 12 known geothermal systems (using earth…
Timeline: 2015 onwards. Burlington has 27 electric vehicle chargers. All of the city’s public charging units are Level 2. There is no fee to charge…
Timeline: 2006 onwards. The City of Burlington is a participant in Smart Commute Halton, a program that encourages active and sustainable transportation by offering smart…
Timeline: 2009- ongoing. The following active transportation investments have been made in Burlington over the past decade: Implementation of over 186 kilometres of on-road and…
Timeline: 2015 onwards. Currently, the City owns and operates 52 electric vehicle charging stations across 13 City facilities. The City has installed electric vehicle charging…
Timeline: 2015 onwards. Brampton has installed solar panels on Clark Transit, Fire station 205, Sandalwood Transit and Cassie Campbell Community Centre. The total solar energy…
Timeline: 2018- 2022. Brampton Transit unveiled its five year business plan in 2018. Specific upgardes to the transit in 2018-2020 include –2018: 505 Bovaird extension…
Timeline: 2015 onwards. Brampton’s Active Transportation Plan got updated in 2015 and 2019. The updates include: installation of urban shoulders on 23km of Brampton’s roadways…
Timeline: 2015 onwards. Solar Photovoltaic (PV) systems have been installed at four Town facilities as a means of renewable generation and reducing the Town’s carbon…
Timeline: Started in 2014, updated in 2018. Through Measuring Sustainability Performance of New Development, the City of Brampton is promoting a comprehensive approach to planning…
Timeline: 2016 onwards. The Town of Ajax’s existing active transportation network consists of pedestrian sidewalks, multi-use trails, multi-use paths, cycle tracks, buffered bike lanes, bike…
Fossil fuel powered lawn and yard equipment have poorly developed emission treatment systems that contribute to GHG emissions, air pollution, health risks and noise pollution.…
The Government of Canada, in collaboration with many adaptation actors, developed an online interactive tool of Canadian climate change adaptation examples: the Map of Adaptation Actions. This tool aims…
Toronto’s Transform TO strategy will require existing buildings to decarbonize by 2040. Devon Stopps from City of Toronto will present the City of Toronto’s Net Zero Existing…
Municipalities have identified the need to scale-up energy efficiency and fuel switching within their existing building stock as a must do action within their Climate…
This webinar will present an overview of the 2022 Clean Air Council workplan and its associated actions and priorities and collect feedback from Clean Air…
This webinar will have Yuill Herbert from Sustainable Solution Group (SSG) sharing the approach SSG uses to support municipal carbon budgeting and resources to support…
Electric vehicle (EVs) adoption is growing rapidly. Bloomberg New Energy Finance forecasts that within five years, the cost to produce EVs will be equivalent to…
The risks of climate change are putting new pressures on municipalities to disclose not just how they are identifying the risks of climate change, but…
This webinar will share findings from the Heating, Refrigeration, and Air Conditioning Institute of Canada (HRAI) study that engaged with HVACR contractors to learn more…
Municipalities can significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions and operating costs by including energy recovery in normal capital planning for green housing communities, arenas, data centres…
Clean Air Partnership is dedicated to advancing the implementation of a low carbon future with a vision of sustainable, healthy, and resilient communities. This webinar…
The Taskforce on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) was created in 2015 by the Financial Stability Board of the G20 group of nations. Designed primarily to…
New developments present an ideal opportunity to advance lower carbon opportunities and many municipalities are engaging with their development community to advance this goal. During…
Markham Cycles is a community program with the goal of increasing cycling in Markham by removing barriers and building a cycling community. Launched in July…
Transportation is a large source of greenhouse gas emissions in Canada. Municipalities are advancing actions to reduce their transportation emissions and moving towards electric vehicles…
Electric vehicles (EVs) adoption is growing rapidly. Bloomberg New Energy Finance forecasts that within five years, the cost to produce EVs will be equivalent to…
Waste heat within our communities is an untapped resource in the climate change action toolbox. During this webinar, Janice Ashworth from City of Ottawa and…
In 2021, North America witnessed severe heatwaves and searing wildfires in British Columbia, California, and other parts of the west. Lytton, BC recorded a Canadian…
Municipalities are looking for opportunities to increase the synergies between their climate actions and equity outcomes. In this webinar, CELA will share their resources and…
The Centre for Active Transportation (TCAT) at Clean Air Partnership is reviewing ten Senior Safety Zones in Toronto to study the safety issues and barriers to active transportation faced by older adults and identify safety improvement opportunities.
Through this project, The Centre for Active Transportation at Clean Air Partnership has been using an innovative, evidence-based approach to incubate cycling in suburban environments by creating community bike hubs for people to learn cycling, meet other people who cycle, and go cycling together.
There are a number of municipalities that have identified Senior Government Policy Engagement as an action within their Climate Action Plans. Municipalities will only be…
Mike Fabro from the City of London will share their Climate Lens development process and approach. The presentation will be followed by updates from participants…
There is a critical mass of municipalities updating their corporate green standards regarding new and/or existing buildings. This workshop will focus on updates from municipal…
Embodied carbon is a critical consideration for addressing emissions from the production of building materials, however, there has been limited information regarding embodied carbon available…
This webinar will provide information on the Race to Zero, an update on Ontario municipal signatories and answer any questions and issues that municipalities may…
This webinar workshop will start out with a roundtable of recent municipal community outreach efforts and findings followed by an interactive session on identification of…
Think of the saying, when it rains, it pours and then add snowmelt, impervious urban areas that don’t absorb precipitation and what do you get?…
This webinar provides the newest developments in carbon accounting and environment, social and governance (ESG) planning and reporting in Canada and the United States, employed…
Cycling is a mode of transportation that is not only good for your waistline and health but also for the environment. Recognizing the significant role…
Rapid urbanization and unsustainable development have catastrophic consequences affecting the health of the population. Cities are by far the largest contributors to GHG emissions, consuming…
The Climate Action Support Centre (CASC) project was implemented to address staff and budgetary constraints faced by municipalities in implementing climate action. These constraints posed…
If you walk along a busy road, you are likely to inhale vehicle exhaust. Surprisingly, drivers and passengers in passing cars are breathing even more…
Why do energy retrofits matter and what are Canadian cities doing to advance them? The City of Vancouver has a target to reduce 50% of…
On July 29th, 2021, TCAT was pleased to host a special webinar with two international experts on making cities better for biking: John Pucher and Ralph Buehler, co-editors…
Buildings account for almost 70 per cent of New York City’s Green House Gas (GHG) emissions. Advancing energy efficiency retrofits within our existing building stock…
Climate change is increasing the frequency and intensity of extreme weather events and poses major threats to human health, biodiversity, and economic development. In the…
This Corporate Energy Managers Community of Practice will have Stuart Galloway from the Energy Services Association of Canada speaking to examples of public and private…
One of the challenges of weaning our society off the use of fossil fuels to heat our buildings is determining what this increased reliance on…
From a 60 vehicle pilot test to an order for 300 electric buses, this webinar will feature the journey travelled by the Toronto Transit Commission…
To achieve our climate targets, we must reduce the use of fossil fuels to heat our homes. Heat pumps offer an efficient and cost-effective way…
This webinar will speak to how municipalities can access new federal funds to make their facilities EV-ready. The presenters will be Paul Frith and Sanjeev…
In this webinar, Swedish technology company ClimateView outlines the ways in which cities are making their climate action plan fundable: from transparency in data and…
In this workshop, CAP will present a breakdown of the methodology of Cost of Doing Nothing Analysis and further discuss how municipalities can use it when…
In this webinar, Kory Chapelle from Clean Tek Capital will share some of the learnings from California on advancing Distributed Energy Resources (DERs) and their…
During May we will be sharing a few blogs on the role that heat pumps and geothermal can play in helping to reduce greenhouse emissions…
In this webinar, we will learn about the opportunities and challenges of creating a coordinated cycling program that leverages municipal government and local non-profit organizations,…
Green investment in Canadian cities could create 3 million jobs, reduce air pollution by a third, accelerate COVID-19 recovery, and ensure Canada delivers on climate…
The Public Sector Accounting Board (PSAB) is consulting on revisions to their Conceptual Framework. The Intact Centre has joined with KPMG and the Municipal Natural…
As part of the Equity Webinar Series that Clean Air Partnership is delivering throughout 2021, in this webinar, we invite you to join us for…
In this webinar, Lucas Coletta from NRCan will provide training on the Cost-Benefit Analysis Tool (CBAT) for low rise/townhomes archetypes and the data that is…
In Ontario, municipal governments are responsible for providing most services within the municipal boundary including, but not limited to, water and sewage, electric utilities, road…
The Race to Zero is a global campaign run by the COP26 Presidency and High-Level Climate Champions to rally leadership and support from businesses, cities,…
In this webinar Ben West and Tarah Stafford from eDemocracy will share their experience with public climate engagement. Successes, outcomes, and lessons learned from the…
In this webinar Janice Ashworth from the City of Ottawa will present a draft letter to the Province regarding the municipal right to charge access…
This webinar will be structured as a discussion with Brian Jantzi (formally with the Province of Ontario and heavily involved in their offset efforts) and…
After decades of automobile-centric planning, cities around the world have begun to reimagine and redesign their streets to be safer and more inviting for everyone,…
Find out how a small district is turning solar and storage into revenue, greening their fleet vehicles, have supported home energy upgrades, upgraded its streetlights…
Fleet managers are trying to improve efficiency via route prioritization and optimization, vehicle tracking, and reduced fuel use. In this workshop, Bhopinder Singh and Jeremy…
This webinar will launch a 2021 webinar series that will explore strategies being used to bring equity considerations into climate action planning. Katie Wittmann and Matthew…
Municipalities are advancing net-zero buildings. They are trying to determine what requirements and processes should be incorporated into net-zero building RFPs and what approaches, such…
This workshop will present a scan of municipal Adaptation Plans and their identified actions, share municipal experiences and implementation progress updates and include breakout discussions…
Kevin Meindl from the Buffalo Sewer Authority will be sharing Buffalo’s Raincheck Program and how they are advancing green infrastructure via its stormwater management efforts. He will speak…
This webinar will highlight the Cost-Benefit Analysis Tool (CBAT) and the Housing Technology Assessment Platform (HTAP) and how they can provide information on the costs…
In this webinar, guest speakers from the Heating, Refrigerating, and Air Conditioning Institute of Canada (HRAI) and the Ontario Geothermal Association (OGA) will provide an introduction…
Advancing the energy efficiency of existing buildings is a critical part of any community’s climate action plan and social housing retrofits presents an ideal opportunity…
Both New York and Vancouver are moving methodically toward electrification of EXISTING buildings through retrofits. In New York City existing old multi-unit residential buildings are insulated and…
Incorporating Climate Change into Official Plans (OPs) allows municipalities to identify actions that will be undertaken to mitigate GHG emissions and increase resilience to climate…
Municipalities are transitioning towards low carbon fleets. As electric drivetrain technologies and components move into the mainstream market, fleet electrification of pickup trucks, vans, and…
Municipalities are required to develop and implement Conservation and Demand Management (CDM) Plans. Clean Air Partnership developed a Guide to assist municipalities with moving their…
In a previous blog post we discussed some of the challenges and opportunities of fleet electrification. Together with fleet managers from over 30 municipalities, we…
Nick Xenos from Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat will be joining us to share the approach being used by the Government of Canada to transition…
In this webinar, Juan Sotes from The Atmospheric Fund will share their analysis of the climate impact of different space heating alternatives (boilers, heat pumps, CHP) and their…
Insurance companies’ risk determination related to solar PV and storage may pose a challenge to implementing community distributed energy actions (which is a high priority…
How do you increase cycling in places where very few people bike? Since 2014, The Centre for Active Transportation, a project of Clean Air Partnership,…
Flooding is the costliest extreme-weather disaster in Canada. In response to this foreboding challenge, Canada has developed a compilation of national standards, guidelines and practical, proven…
In this webinar, we will review best practices for municipal EV ready requirements for new construction and discuss the potential policy levers municipalities can use…
This webinar is part of a series of webinars on low carbon solutions that the Clean Air Partnership is providing throughout 2020. Author Bruce Nagy…
In this webinar, Rob Bernhardt from Passive House Canada will talk about the zero-emissions buildings exchange planned for the GTHA. Over the past 6 months,…
Ontario Urban Forest Council is hosting 2020 Virtual Conference & AGM which aims to address how urban forest conservation is championed through various initiatives. This…
This workshop will feature presentations from Theresa McClenaghan and Jacqueline Wilson from CELA and the Low Income Energy Network (LIEN), Randy Sa’d (REFOCUS) and Claire…
This webinar will be delivered by Clean Air Partnership, ClimateActionWR, and Canadian Urban Sustainability Practitioners (CUSP). We will provide an introduction to Carbon Budgeting, and showcase examples of…
Join Clean Air Partnership and the City of Toronto’s BetterHomesTO team for a weekly webinar series that will guide Toronto homeowners through renovations to make…
Join Clean Air Partnership and the City of Toronto’s BetterHomesTO team for a weekly webinar series that will guide Toronto homeowners through renovations to make…
Join Clean Air Partnership and the City of Toronto’s BetterHomesTO team for a weekly webinar series that will guide Toronto homeowners through renovations to make…
Join Clean Air Partnership and the City of Toronto’s BetterHomesTO team for a weekly webinar series that will guide Toronto homeowners through renovations to make…
Join Clean Air Partnership and the City of Toronto’s BetterHomesTO team for a weekly webinar series that will guide Toronto homeowners through renovations to make…
Join Clean Air Partnership and the City of Toronto’s BetterHomesTO team for a weekly webinar series that will guide Toronto homeowners through renovations to make…
Join Clean Air Partnership and the City of Toronto’s BetterHomesTO team for a weekly webinar series that will guide Toronto homeowners through renovations to make…
At Clean Air Partnership we have created a climate lens for use in municipal decision making. The climate lens asks, ‘how will a municipal decision…
This webinar is part of a series on climate solutions that the Clean Air Partnership is providing throughout 2020. The grid impacts, GHG emissions &…
Join Clean Air Partnership and the City of Toronto’s BetterHomesTO team for a weekly webinar series that will guide Toronto homeowners through renovations to make…
Join Clean Air Partnership and the City of Toronto’s BetterHomesTO team for a weekly webinar series that will guide Toronto homeowners through renovations to make…
Join Clean Air Partnership and the City of Toronto’s BetterHomesTO team for a weekly webinar series that will guide Toronto homeowners through renovations to make…
This webinar is part of weekly webinar series that will guide Toronto homeowners through renovations to make their homes more comfortable, healthy and reduce harmful…
While municipalities are transitioning towards using a low carbon fleet, the need for emerging technology is rising. In this webinar, we will learn more about…
Transportation is a significant source of GHG emissions in most municipalities. Therefore, a transition towards a low carbon fleet is needed. Clean Air Partnership works…
Neighbourhoods in Markham with more low-income residents have higher rates of pedestrian and cyclist collisions, finds a new research report by The Centre for Active Transportation (TCAT)…
In this webinar, we will summarize the connections and alignment between our COVID response and recovery and climate actions that we covered over the last…
Clean Air Partnership is hosting a webinar where Tim McDonald and Bruce Nagy will highlight innovative low carbon buildings from a builder’s perspective, downtown challenges…
The Municipal Climate Lens Tool provides a preliminary, qualitative understanding of whether a municipal decision will affect climate (through the production of greenhouse gases) or be affected by climate (through increased exposure to temperature or precipitation).
In Ontario, the Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO), local distribution companies (LDCs), natural gas utilities, and local governments are increasingly engaging in localized and integrated…
In April 2020, the Active Neighbourhoods Canada [ANC] network celebrated ten years of co-designing active communities across Canada. The Centre for Active Transportation (TCAT) at…
Housing development in Ontario seems to be proceeding frantically. In Toronto, there are no shortage of towering condo developments appearing as if by magic. Across…
This webinar is part of a series on climate solutions that the Clean Air Partnership is providing throughout 2020. Bruce Nagy, author and host of…
There are 444 municipalities in Ontario. Approximately 90% of these communities are populations of less than 25,000. Tacking climate change poses specific challenges for communities…
Clean Air Partnership is hosting a webinar where we will explore to what degree green infrastructure is an important contributor to Ontario’s economy. Jenn Court…
Clean Air Partnership is hosting a series of webinars. Please join us for a collective effort to explore the connections and alignment opportunities between our…
Clean Air Partnership is hosting a series of webinars. Please join us for a collective effort to explore the connections and alignment opportunities between our…
Clean Air Partnership is hosting a series of webinars. Please join us for a collective effort to explore the connections and alignment opportunities between our…
Clean Air Partnership is hosting a series of webinars. Join us for a collective effort to explore the connections and alignment opportunities between our COVID…
Clean Air Partnership worked with a group of 8 municipalities on the Climate Action Support Centre (CASC) project. This project created a toolkit to help…
Clean Air Partnership is hosting a webinar where we will see examples of a community-led approach to regional EV charging networks. Jen Grebeldinger, from Community…
In this webinar we will discuss: Managing Green Space use During COVID and Post COVID Peak, and How Increased Appreciation of Green Spaces can build…
“I haven’t been on a bike in years, and this will help so much!” These were the words of Jessica, an addiction services worker, who recently…
This webinar will explore municipal interest in applying a COVID lens to climate actions. We will explore the potential role of climate actions in supporting…
This webinar is part of a series on climate solutions that the Clean Air Partnership is providing throughout 2020. Bruce Nagy, author and host of…
Cara Clairman, the president and CEO of Plug’n Drive, will share why workplace charging is so critical to EV adoption. In this webinar, we will…
Clean Air Partnership is hosting a webinar with presenter Laura Hache from Innovative MY Future. Innovate MY Future (IMF) is a platform for young people…
Clean Air Partnership is hosting a webinar where The Canadian Urban Sustainability Practitioners (CUSP) network will present their Energy Poverty and Equity Explorer Tool. Abhi…
The Helsinki Energy Challenge is a 1M euro global challenge to find the future of zero-carbon urban heating. The City of Toronto is supporting the…
In this webinar, Kevin Behan and Gabriella Kalapos from Clean Air Partnership will discuss strategies for establishing GHG reduction targets for both the municipal corporation…
Cycling offers communities a wide range of potential benefits, including improved health, friendlier streets, reduced traffic congestion, reductions in GHG emissions, and improvements in air…
Participate in The Centre for Active Transportation (TCAT)’s webinar to learn how to incubate cycling through a community bike hub approach and tap into the…
How are we designing our cities to be smart and sustainable? How do municipal efforts compare and contrast with one another? How are cities digitally…
This webinar will explore the feedback that the Clean Air Council may want to provide to the National Building Code Consultation. Further, Kevin Lockhart from…
The focus of this workshop will be on working with fleet teams and managers to explore targets, needs, and actions within fleet plans. We will…
The focus of this webinar will be on supporting smaller municipalities. We will share the experiences and lessons learned in the Town of Milton. Joe…
The Clean Air Council (CAC) is a project of the Clean Air Partnership (CAP). The CAC is a network of 30 municipalities and health units…
This webinar is part of a series of webinars on climate solutions that Clean Air Partnership will provide throughout 2020. Bruce Nagy, author and host…
It is frequently said that what gets measured gets managed, but we also often hear the saying that what is truly important cannot be measured.…
Jules Brenner from AmpUp will present on EV Charging options. AmpUp is a mobile app that displays private and reservable stations hosted on their Peer…
During the morning section of this workshop (10 am – 12:30 pm), we will work collaboratively to develop a preliminary simplified climate change lens light…
In this workshop, we will learn more about E-Scooter ride share programs. Nathan Carswell, formerly with the City of Calgary and Stewart Lyons from Bird,…
On January 9th, the City of Toronto’s Infrastructure and Environment Committee will decide whether or not to adopt an Electric Vehicle (EV) Strategy. This strategy…
When Clean Air Partnership was established 20 years ago, air pollution was a public health crisis that rightly attracted considerable media and political attention. Smog…
Bala Gnanam will be presenting on BOMA’s efforts and tools to engage Commercial Building Owners and Managers on awareness of their extreme weather risks and…
As part of the Low Carbon Transportation Series of webinars and workshops organized by Clean Air Partnership, this webinar is a continuation of our effort…
A team from QUEST Canada will be sharing about the pathways to Smart Energy Communities. Meet the team and the topics they will discuss: QUEST…
This webinar will report back from November 8th EV Workshop and Workplan Development and gather additional input. The goal of the webinar is to identify…
Increasing Cycling in Canada: A Guide to What Works, offers municipalities ten recommended actions to grow cycling in their communities. Communities can take tangible action…
This workshop will provide a summary of what came up from the Webinar on Nov 5th. This will follow up with couple presentations that…
This webinar will provide updates from CAC members on progress made on Adaptation and Resilience Plans and Actions. Each of the municipality will have…
This workshop will bring participants together to discuss strategies and develop a workplan for the EV readiness and uptake actions that came out as…
This workshop will feature two presentations from Great Gulf Homes and Geothermal Utility. The focus of the presentations will be to introduce to the…
The pilot project at Belleville, ON allows citizens to order a pickup for the night line bus. The transportation service is on demand, through…
Daniela Paraschiv, City of Mississauga’s Experience with Business Intelligence Tool to Support Energy Budgeting Dejan Skoric, City of Toronto, Recoverable Debt Financing Model &…
Vanessa Cipriani from Clean Air Partnership will provide overview of Green Development Standards (GDS) Metrics that currently exist and had been used from different…
Brendan McEwen from AES Engineering will be sharing the story of municipal actions aimed at ensuring new buildings are EV ready and how they…
Suzanne Goldberg from Chargepoint will join us to present on the different types of charging infrastructure and their pros and cons (compare smart vs. not…
Robert Muir, City of Markham: Don Mills Channel Project Adam Barkovitz, York Region: York Region Forest Management Plan Yuestas David, TRCA and Mark Pajot,…
The September 18th at 2 pm New Buildings Low Carbon Transformation Webinar will have presentations from: Fernando Carou from the City of Toronto will speak…
The Climate Action Support Centre (CASC) advances climate action in the built environment by focusing on three core areas – Green Development Standards, Home Energy Efficiency Retrofits and Corporate Energy Efficiency.
The Clean Air Partnership Annual General Meeting will take place from 5:30 -6:00 pm and The Clean Air Partnership CAP Board Meeting will follow from…
Draft Agenda for Municipal EV Strategies Workshop The Electric Vehicle Discovery Centre 1126 Finch Avenue West, Unit 1, North York, ON, M3J 3J6 Register to…
Bruce Nagy will be joining us on Friday May 24th from 10 am – 1 pm for our Clean Air Council meeting where he will…
At this webinar Derek Satnik from s2e Technologies will present an overview of the cross-Canada research on how different cities can effectively enable developers to…
Topic Summary: Green Procurement and Green Industry Roadmap as well as information on an upcoming initiative from Youth Challenge International – GTHA Edition 10 am…
The Clean Air Partnership (CAP) is seeking candidates for its Board of Directors, which consists currently of eleven (11) members. The Board provides: Strategic guidance…
Clean Air Partnership and Plug’n Drive are working in partnership to support the acceleration of Electric Vehicles (EVs) in Ontario through the advancement of municipal EV Strategies and an incentive program for consumers.
10:00 Welcome and Introductions 10:10 – 11:40 Presentations: Ministry of Energy, Northern Development and Mines Jeff Ranson, CaGBC Munim Ahmer, City of Toronto 11:40…
In this webinar, Marianne Hatzopoulou (University of Toronto) will present her research on the development of the Traffic Emission Prediction scheme (TEPs) for the prediction…
Green Procurement Webinar Draft Agenda Trisha Henderson, Town of Oakville Green Procurement Actions and Update Natalie Adams, City of Mississauga Green Procurement Actions and Update
Draft Agenda 9:30 am Coffee and morning snacks 10:00 am Workshop Goals and Structure Table Allocations 10:15 First Table Round 10:45 …
Will present and discuss municipal levers and opportunities for supporting the transition to lower emission vehicles at the corporate as well as community level. Workshop…
Green Development Workshop Friday November 16th, 2018 10:00 am – 3:00 pm Location: Room 308 at Metro Hall, 55 John Street, Toronto (south of King…
Will be finalizing the draft Clean Air Council submission to provide to the Province of Ontario for the November 16th deadline. For all municipalities or…
The Corporate Energy Managers were hoping to get a better sense of where other jurisdictions were planning on going with their 2019 Energy Conservation Plans.…
REGISTER HERE Webinar Registration DRAFT AGENDA 10:00 am Introductions and Workshop Goals: Gabriella Kalapos, Clean Air Partnership 10:25 Official Plan and Climate Change…
Clean Air Council Green Procurement Webinar # 2 Wednesday September 19th, 2018 (2 pm – 3:30 pm) Registration Link Rob McMonagle, City of Toronto Green…
10:00 Welcome and Introductions 10:10 – 10:30 Kaitlin Carroll, The Atmospheric Fund: Energy Efficiency Impacts on Indoor Air Quality: Multi-Residential Case Studies 10:30 – 11:00…
10:00 – 10:30 Clean Air Council Joint Actions and Funding Discussion 10:30 – 11:15 Presentation on Tamsen Webster’s Red Thread 11:15 – 12:30 Workshop on…
A free workshop for medical and public health students on how to become a health advocate for active travel. Hosted by The Canadian Association of…
CVUP 115: Planning Active Transportation is a seven-week course (Thursdays, 6:30-9:30pm) offered through Ryerson’s Chang School of Continuing Education. It explores participatory design and engagement practices, with…
The Toronto Centre for Active Transportation is pleased to be partnering with the National Complete Streets Coalition in the US to host this webinar that…
Join us for a free panel discussion to officially launch TCAT’s new course: Planning Active Transportation, at Ryerson’s Chang School of Continuing Education. Toronto Star columnist and Spacing Magazine co-founder Shawn Micallef,…
Clean Air Council Consultations on the Draft Community Emissions Reduction Planning: A Guide for Municipalities and the Municipal Energy Planning Program Friday January 26th, 2017
Partners for Climate Protection Ontario Region Resources: Low(er) Carbon Building Financing Options and Resources – March 7th, 20918 Implementing Climate Action Plans – February 14th,…
Clean Air Partnership has been selected by FCM to be the Ontario regional climate advisor for the FCM-ICLEI Partners for Climate Protection (PCP) program. Leading a team including the Ontario Climate Consortium and the Ontario Centre for Climate Impacts and Adaptation Resources, Clean Air Partnership provides local expertise and resources to Ontario municipalities on climate change planning and implementation.
Clear Air Council meeting will focus on financing strategies to support Community Energy Plan implementation.
This workshop will bring together stakeholders who are developing/have developed health vulnerability assessments and/or resources and guidance for the development of health vulnerability assessments. We…
Through this project, Clean Air Partnership facilitated collaboration between federal, provincial, municipal governments and government agencies on communicating heat health information which resulted into the creation of an updated Ontario-wide Heat Warning and Information System.
Collaboration on Home Energy Efficiency Retrofits in Ontario (CHEERIO) project assessed the effectiveness of municipal Local Improvement Charge financing powers in accelerating deep residential energy retrofits and provided insights and guidance regarding full-scale implementation.
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Complete Streets for Canada features research, best practice policy language, and design guidance for municipalities interested in adopting Complete Streets policies and guidelines.
Municipal Adaptation Training Program addressed the key considerations for municipal climate change adaptation; the impacts of climate change; assessing community risks and vulnerabilities; planning for adaptation; and integrating climate change adaptation measures into existing municipal goals, plans and programs.
Our offices are located on the traditional territories of many nations including the Mississaugas of the Credit, the Haudenosaunee, the Anishinabek, and the Wendat peoples.…
Approach CAP responds to emerging needs through provision of services across three key areas Clean Air Partnership acknowledges that we are on the traditional territory…
