1,738
sustainability projects approved
$1.1 B
worth of approved sustainability projects
2.75 mil.
tonnes of greenhouse gases avoided
12,908
person-years of national employment
With our support, municipalities implement innovative and proven sustainability practices. These practices have directly improved quality of life for millions of Canadians by:
- Giving communities access to cleaner drinking water
- Creating energy-efficient housing and buildings
- Expanding conservation and recycling systems
- Supporting green and active transportation
- Restoring contaminated sites to productive use
- Keeping energy dollars in the community
- Growing local economies
Whatever their local priorities, GMF has been here to help Canada’s municipalities since 2000. To see where we’re going, read our five-year strategic plan.
For more information about GMF's 20th year, read our 2020-2021 annual report.
Our Work
With our help, municipalities and their partners have brought more than 1,360 sustainable projects to life. Read their stories.
Initiatives
Learn more about our newest initiatives.
Community Efficiency Financing
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NEW FUNDING AVAILABLE | Our $300 million initiative helps municipalities deliver energy efficient financing programs for low-rise residential properties.
Sustainable Affordable Housing
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NEW FUNDING AVAILABLE | Our new $300 million initiative offers support to local affordable housing providers to retrofit existing affordable housing units, or construct energy efficient new builds that emit lower GHG emissions.
Community Buildings Retrofit initiative
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NEW FUNDING | Canadian communities own and operate a large and diverse portfolio of aging buildings in need of upgrades – including facilities that contribute to strong, vibrant community culture, like arenas, pools and recreation centres.
Low Carbon Cities Canada
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Learn how Low Carbon Cities Canada will drive the adoption of low carbon solutions in Canada’s major cities, improving public health and reducing GHGs.
Leadership in Brownfield Renewal network
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Working on a brownfield project? FCM’s LiBRe network connects you with peers from cities and communities of all sizes across the country who are pledging to remediate and redevelop brownfield sites.
Funding opportunities
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Explore ways to get FCM funding for your plans, feasibility studies, pilot projects, and capital projects.
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Featured resources
Explore critical resources, events and training related to Green Municipal Fund.
Webinar
Learn the basics on delivering local financing programs for home-energy upgrades.
Webinar recording
Learn how the non-profit housing sector can integrate energy management into asset management to reduce costs and greenhouse gas emissions.
Course
This online course provides foundational information about energy modeling and enables integration into infrastructure projects.
Video
Learn how Kingston, ON, designed a local home-energy upgrade program to meet the community’s needs and their local climate change goals.
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.
Featured news
See the latest news about the Green Municipal Fund.
News release
Today FCM announced that Alan DeSousa, Mayor of Saint-Laurent, QC has been nominated by the FCM President to be the next Chair of the Green Municipal Fund Council.
News release
FCM and the Government of Canada announce a $3.4-million investment through the Community Efficiency Financing initiative to implement a home energy retrofit financing program in the Regional Municipality of Durham.
News release
FCM and the Government of Canada announce a $4.1-million investment through the Community Efficiency Financing (CEF) initiative to implement a home energy retrofit financing program in the City of Leduc, Alberta.
News release
FCM and the Government of Canada announce a $3.2 million investment in the City of Rossland, British Columbia, through FCM’s Sustainable Affordable Housing (SAH) initiative.
News release
FCM and the Government of Canada announce more than $12.6 million through FCM’s Green Municipal Fund (GMF) to help reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, reduce waste, and improve the quality of water in communities across Quebec.
The Green Municipal Fund is a $1 billion program, delivered by the Federation of Canadian Municipalities and funded by the Government of Canada.