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Backgrounder
A document that summarizes FCM’s priorities for the 2023 Canadian Federal Budget, including housing, infrastructure, and climate adaptation recommendations.
- Climate change
- Federal Budget
- Housing
- Inclusive communities
- Infrastructure
- Municipal finance
- Planning
- Public safety
- Public transit
Guide
The guide highlights practical tools, best practices, and municipal examples for integrating health into community plans and projects.
- Economic development
- Land use
- Planning
- Recreation and culture
- Sustainability
Learn the basics on delivering local financing programs for home-energy upgrades.
- Climate change
- Energy
- Sustainability
Innovative financing models – like utility on-bill financing and third-party lending – can help residents afford the high cost of energy upgrades and contribute to local greenhouse gas (GHG) emissi
- Climate change
- Energy
- Sustainability
Guide
Read guidebooks and case studies to see how municipalities are designing home upgrade financing programs.
Video
Learn how Kingston, ON, designed a local home-energy upgrade program to meet the community’s needs and their local climate change goals.
- Climate change
- Energy
- Sustainability
Case study
In 2016, after three years of careful planning and preparation, the municipalities of Plessisville, Varennes and Verchères banded together to launch a joint pilot project that would bring energy-efficient home renovations within reach for more homeowners.
- Energy
Video
Learn how the City of Saskatoon designed its Home Energy Loan Program (HELP) to help residents retrofit their homes and reduce GHG emissions.
- Climate change
- Energy
- Sustainability