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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
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
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
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
Case study
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
Video
Video: New municipal financing program removes barriers to energy-efficiency upgrades for homeowners
Marie-Pierre Paquette discusses how 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.
- Sustainability
Video
Watch this video to learn more about home energy upgrade programs and how they can help municipalities to tackle climate change, save money, and invest in the local economy.
- Climate change
- Energy
- Sustainability