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Innovative municipal financing removes barriers to energy-efficiency upgrades for homeowners
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
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Residential energy programs overcome barriers to financing retrofits in Toronto
Toronto's Home Energy Loan Program (HELP) and High-Rise Retrofit Improvement Support Program (Hi-RIS) provide low-interest, long-term loans to finance energy and water efficiency retrofits for private residential buildings.
  • Climate change
  • Energy
  • Sustainability
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Case study: Plessisville: A PCP leader in Quebec
The City of Plessisville, QC, combines education, innovative financing, and emission-reducing projects to meet sustainability goals. Read more in our case study.
  • Climate change
  • Energy
  • Transportation
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Case study: 2015 FCM Sustainable Communities Award — Energy program
Homeowners in Halifax Regional Municipality (HRM), NS, can take advantage of municipal financing through the Solar City program to install solar-powered water heating systems, lower their energy bills, and reduce water consumption.
  • Energy
  • Sustainability
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Case study: 2016 FCM Sustainable Communities Awards — Energy Program
Toronto's Home Energy Loan Program (HELP) and High-Rise Retrofit Improvement Support Program (Hi-RIS) provide low-interest, long-term loans to finance energy and water efficiency retrofits for private residential buildings.
  • Energy
  • Sustainability
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Case study: City of Yellowknife, NT
Unlike provinces in southern Canada, the northern territories spend proportionately more on heating to cope with a demanding climate. With higher costs come higher emissions, so it's easy to see why the City of Yellowknife focused on energy to meet its GHG reduction targets and to reduce costs.
  • Climate change
  • Energy
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Case study: City of Nelson, BC
Since adopting its corporate GHG reduction plan in 2010, the City of Nelson has undertaken full and partial building retrofits, green fleet initiatives, and staff and stakeholder engagement workshops.
  • Climate change
  • Energy
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Case study: City of Guelph, ON
In 2005, the Government of Ontario released the Places to Grow Act, allowing it to designate geographic regions that need further development to accommodate projected population growth.
  • Climate change
  • Energy
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