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Backgrounder
Learn about FCM’s recommendations for the 2021 Federal Budget. We are calling for the budget to build on proven tools—to reliably drive progress in communities of all sizes across the country.
- Federal Budget
- Homelessness
- Housing
- Municipal finance
- Rural communities
- WEST
Case study
Learn how the City of Vancouver consulted its most vulnerable residents to incorporate their needs and experiences into climate adaptation initiatives.
- Climate change
- Emergency preparedness
- Environment
- Homelessness
- Inclusive communities
- Planning
- Sustainability
Case study
Learn how Paradise, NL, redeveloped a brownfield site to protect waterways and build recreational facilities and other amenities the community lacked.
- Brownfields
- Land use
- Sustainability
Case study
Thanks to extensive consultations, astute financial management and the incorporation of energy-saving technologies, a 67-unit development in Ontario’s Niagara Region provides affordable housing for seniors, and delivers environmental and social benefits without an ongoing operating subsidy.
- Land use
Case study
Having contributed to Canada’s industrial output for over a century, a 20-hectare site a kilometre southeast of downtown Brantford, ON, has found new purpose.
- Brownfields
- Land use
Case study
The City of New Westminster bought an abandoned timber wharf site and transformed it into an urban riverfront park with equal parts built on land and water.
- Brownfields
- Land use
Backgrounder
The COVID-era real estate market creates a unique opportunity to tackle the housing crisis. FCM is proposing a federal initiative and partnership to help community housing providers acquire, repair and retrofit available buildings for non-profit housing.
- Homelessness
- Housing