Canada Pledges $34.2M for Climate Resilience Boost

On August 12, 2026, Environment and Climate Change Canada and the Federation of Canadian Municipalities announced 141 municipal adaptation projects receiving around $34.2 million through the Green Municipal Fund's Local Leadership for Climate Adaptation initiative. These projects include adaptation plans, climate-focused asset management strategies, comprehensive risk assessments, program design studies for adaptation financing and implementation projects in municipalities across Canada.

The projects were selected following a call for applications that was launched in June 2024. The investments made through the Local Leadership for Climate Adaptation initiative help advance the Government of Canada Adaptation Action Plan and the National Adaptation Strategy and support municipalities across Canada to build long-term climate resilience.

Climate-ready plans and processes

British Columbia

• Regional District of Nanaimo, Climate Adaptation Plan for Natural Assets: $103,350
• Regional District of Central Kootenay, Climate Readiness Through Adaptation Planning: $94,350
• District of Hudson's Hope, Climate Change Adaptation Plan: $70,000.00
• District of Vanderhoof, Climate Change Risk Assessment: $68,400.00
• City of Rossland,Stormwater Management Planning and Modelling for Long-Term Resilience: $70,000
• Village of Hazelton, Developing a Climate Adaptation Plan: $70,000
• District of Summerland, Climate Adaptation Plan: $70,000
• Bowen Island Municipality, Modernizing Watershed and Water Supply Systems for Climate Resilience: $70,000
• Ucluelet First Nation, West Coast Regional Climate Adaptation Planning Collaboration: $70,000
• Toquaht Nation, West Coast Regional Climate Adaptation Planning Collaboration: $70,000
• District of Tofino, West Coast Regional Climate Adaptation Planning Collaboration: $70,000
• District of Ucluelet, West Coast Regional Climate Adaptation Planning Collaboration: $70,000
• Tla-o-qui-aht First Nations, West Coast Regional Climate Adaptation Planning Collaboration: $70,000
• Town of Creston, Adaptation Strategy: $50,564
• Village of Lions Bay, Climate Adaptation Planning: $70,000
• District of Oak Bay, Developing a Community Climate Action Plan and Climate Resiliency and Adaptation Scope: $70,000
• District of Clearwater, Climate Risk and Adaptation Planning Initiative: $65,000
• City of Chilliwack, Climate Risk Assessment and Climate Adaptation Plan: $105,000
• Village of Granisle, Assessing Climate Risk and Adaptation Joint Planning Initiative: $69,944

Newfoundland and Labrador

• Town of Twillingate, Climate Risk Assessment and Prioritized Adaptation Plan: $70,000
• Town of Bay Bulls, Climate Risk Assessment and Prioritized Adaptation Plan: $70,000
• Town of Daniel's Harbour in partnership with Parsons Pond, Implementing the Climate Readiness Initiative: $68,176
• Town of Stephenville Crossing, Implementing the Climate Adaptation Initiative: $70,000
• Town of Trinity in partnership with Town of Port Rexton, Implementing the Climate Readiness Initiative: $64,323
• Town of Gander, A Climate Risk Assessment and Prioritized Adaptation Plan: $70,000
• Town of Hughes Brook, Implementing a Climate Readiness Initiative: $63,233
• Town of Parsons Pond in partnership with Daniel's Harbour, Implementing the Climate Readiness Initiative: $68,614
• Town of Burgeo, Implementing the Climate Readiness Initiative: $67,794
• Town of Flower's Cove in partnership with Anchor Point, Implementing the Climate Readiness Initiative: $67,858
• Town of Witless Bay, Integrating Climate Risk & Adaptation into Municipal Planning & Processes: $70,000
• Town of Fogo Island, Climate Adaptation Action Plan: $70,000
• Town of Port Rexton in partnership with Town of Trinity, Implementing the Climate Readiness Initiative: $67,943
• Town of Anchor Point in partnership with Flower's Cove, Implementing the Climate Readiness Initiative: $67,983
• Town of Port-au-Port East, Developing a Climate Adaptation Plan: $70,000

Ontario

• City of Toronto, Developing a Climate Risk Assessment for Toronto Water: $140,000
• City of North Bay, Developing a Climate Risk and Adaptation Plan: $105,000
• City of Hamilton, Updating and Accelerating Climate Adaptation Efforts: $140,000
• Town of Essex, Climate Change Adaptation Plan - 5 Year Update: $70,000
• County of Dufferin, Climate Ready: $105,000
• Township of Georgian Bay, Climate Adaptation Plan with Indigenous Knowledge: $70,000
• County of Bruce, Building Resilience: Developing a Climate Adaptation Plan: $105,000
• City of London, Enhancing Resilience Through Climate Adaptation Planning: $105,000
• Regional Municipality of Waterloo, Infrastructure Climate Risk Assessment and Climate Change Adaptation Plan Development: $140,000
• Regional Municipality of York, Applying Climate-Ready Adaptive and Scenario Planning in York Region, in partnership with Canadian Water Network: $46,801

Alberta

• Town of Bassano, Assessing community-wide climate risks and vulnerabilities: $66,500
• Town of High Level, Integrate a Climate Adaptation Strategy into the towns Asset Management Initiative: $70,000
• Town of Okotoks, Community Climate Risk Assessment and Climate Risk and Adaptation Report: $70,000
• Summer Village of Sandy Beach, Lake Watershed Climate Risk Analysis: $70,000
• County of Barrhead No.11, Valuing Natural Assets for Climate Resilience: $70,000
• Town of Sylvan Lake, Assessing Climate Risk & Vulnerability and Developing a Climate Adaptation Plan: $70,000

Nova Scotia

• Town of Antigonish, A climate risk assessment and prioritized adaptation plan: $70,000
• Municipality of the County of Pictou, A climate risk assessment and prioritized adaptation plan: $70,000
• Town of Port Hawkesbury, A climate risk assessment and prioritized adaptation plan: $70,000
• Municipality of the District of Digby, A climate risk assessment and prioritized adaptation plan: $70,000
• Municipality of the District of East Hants, Developing A Climate Resilience Plan: $70,000
• Town of New Glasgow, Integrating Equitable Climate Adaptation into the towns Climate Action Plan: $70,000

Manitoba

• Rural Municipality of Gimli, Climate Adaptation Plan: $70,000
• Rural Municipality of Springfield, Climate Adaptation Plan: $70,000
• Municipality of Rhineland, Climate Adaptation Plan: $70,000
• Municipality of Grassland, Climate Adaptation Plan: $70,000
• Municipality of Clanwilliam-Erickson, Developing a Climate Adaptation Plan: $65,000

New Brunswick

• Regional Municipality of Tracadie, Analysis of the evolution of the barrier islands systembarrières: $62,253
• City of Fredericton, Updated Climate Risk Assessment and Adaptation Plan: $105,000

Northern Territories

• Hamlet of Ulukhaktok, Updating Climate Adaptation Plan 2025: $70,000

Prince Edwards Island

• City of Summerside, Implementing Climate Adaptation Plans: $59,883.00

Saskatchewan

• Resort Village of Tobin Lake, Climate Adaptation Plan: $70,000

Adaptation in Action

British Columbia

• Bowen Island Municipality - Tunstall Bay, Shoreline Rehabilitation Project: $70,000
• Penticton Indian Band, Assessing options for the Snpink'tn (Penticton) Indian Band Resilient Energy Hub: $70,000
• Matullia Holdings, Developing Green Shores-Based Coastal Resiliency Strategies for the Matullia Lands at Rock Bay: $70,000
• City of Port Coquitlam, Advancing Flood-Resilient Infrastructure for Climate Adaptation: $789,600
• Habitat Acquisition Trust, Implementing community-based action for climate resilience through vegetation management: $735,630
• Capital Regional District, Shoreline restoration at Coles Bay: $898,200
• Halalt First Nation Lower Chemainus River area, Feasibility study to inform floodplain restoration: $70,000
• Regional District of Nanaimo French Creek Estuary Nature Preserve, Exploring nature-based shoreline enhancement options: $69,570
• City of Vancouver Kinross Ravine Park, Studying wetland restoration: $70,000
• Malahat Nation / Nation de Malahat, Applying Two eyed seeing to study the restoration of Malahat Creek in the Cowichan Valley Regional District: $70,000
• City of Nelson, Assessing the design and construction of a new reservoir Spillway: $69,640
• Regional District of Nanaimo, Implementing measures to improve potable water supply for Surfside residents: $508,220
• City of Courtenay, Comox Valley Project Watershed Society implementing an ecological restoration project: $473,990
• Snuneymuxw First Nation, Emergency Management Feasibility Study: $70,000
• City of Rossland, Studying the Enhancement of Community Resilience through Emergency Back-up Power for Critical Infrastructure: $70,000
• District of Saanich, Resilient streets: Saanich Primary Growth Areas Green Infrastructure Project: $70,000
• District of Saanich, Rithet's Bog Wetland Restoration Feasibility Project: $70,000
• City of Vancouver, Implementing heat mitigation and air purifying measures at four non-market housing buildings: $600,000
• City of Victoria, Extreme heat solutions: installing misting stations at resilience hubs: $42,700
• Strathcona Regional District, Studying nearshore nature-based coastal restoration for climate resilience in Cortes Island: $63,000

Ontario

• Landscape Ontario Horticultural Trades Association, Stormwater Management and Green Infrastructure Project at Landscape Ontario's Halton Hills Training Facility: $877,000
• City of Thunder Bay, Implementing Nature-Based, Zero-Runoff Living Laboratory Landscape at the Centennial Botanical Conservatory: $829,800
• City of Thunder Bay, Nature-Positive Stormwater Solutions for the Waterfront Festival Area: $852,300
• Township of Huron-Kinloss, Building Flood Resiliency into the Heritage Park Restoration: $847,770
• City of Kitchener, Implementing Floodway Reduction Through Demolition and Site Restoration: $687,420
• Friends of the Muskoka Watershed, Assessing the feasibility of using firewood ash to improve forest health and resiliency: $70,000
• Town of Innisfil, Improving the Big Bay Point Reconstruction and Active Transportation Design: $70,000
• Norfolk County, Implementing Flood Resilience at Nelson Street Water Treatment Plant: $213,640
• Township of Seguin, Installing Backup Power for Heating/Cooling Centres: $291,320
• Regional Municipality of Waterloo, Mitigating Extreme Heat for Residents of Waterloo Region Housing: $649,870
• City of Oshawa, Advancing Ritson Rd Stormwater Strategy and Climate Resiliency: $497,600
• City of Hamilton, Studying Nature-Based Sponge Plaza Pilot for Local Climate Resilience: $70,000
• Regional Municipality of Durham, Implementing flood resiliency at Ganaraska Road crossing: $844,100
• City of Barrie, Hurst Bridge Erosion Control and Slope Stabilization: $696,220
• Town of Georgina, Adapting to Extreme One-Day Storms and Extreme Heat at Willow Beach Park-Georgina: $70,000

Saskatchewan

• Town of Morse, Water System Upgrade Feasibility Study: $70,000
• City of Weyburn, Studying Sanitary and Storm System Resilience Improvements: $70,000
• Town of Battleford, Implementing Downtown Drainage Infrastructure Improvements: $799,920
• Town of Big River, Implementing Water Service Resilience Improvements: $792,000
• Town of Fort Qu'Appelle, Improving Company Ave Drainage: $999,600
• Village of Hodgeville, Water Distribution Optimization Feasibility Study: $70,000
• City of Regina, Facility Climate Adaptation Retrofit Roadmap: $70,000
• City of Melville, Studying Stormwater System Improvements to Mitigate Climate Change-Related Flooding: $66,780
• City of Saskatoon, Upgrading Pinehouse Drive Outfall: $598,610
• City of Saskatoon, Determining Feasibility of Using Non-potable Water for Irrigation in proposed (UH3) Neighbourhood: $70,000
• English River Property Management LP, First Nation building resiliency into microgrid infrastructure in Corman Park: $856,620

Nova Scotia

• Town of Oxford, Implementing Flood Resiliency through Main Street Revitalization: $899,950
• Halifax Regional Municipality, Implementing Cooling Measures in Parks to Protect Residents from Extreme Heat: $785,380
• Town of Lockeport, Studying the Redevelopment of Lockeport Causeway: $57,390
• Cheticamp Economic Council, Exploring Climate Resilience in Cheticamp's Coastal Zone: $48,000
• Town of Kentville, Mill Brook Stormwater Management Design Project: Transitioning Hard Infrastructure to Nature-based Solutions: $70,000

New Brunswick

• Municipalité régionale de Tracadie, Planification des mesures d'adaptation des infrastructures de la rue de l'Anse: $45,080
• Town of Salisbury, Implementing a Naturalized Retention Pond & Wetland in the Sunrise Twilight Subdivision: $895,890
• Hampton, Implementing Naturalized Flood Adaptation Solutions: $704,130
• Ville de Caraquet, Mise en œuvre de solutions d'adaptation aux risques d'érosion et d'inondation pour le secteur du parc des Fondateurs: $816,140
• Ville de Shippagan, Mise en œuvre de solutions d'adaptation aux risques d'érosion et d'inondation dans le secteur de Le Goulet: $816,140

Alberta

• City of Calgary, Building Transit Resilience: Feasibility of Capturing and Storing Regenerative Braking Energy in Calgary's LRT Network: $70,000
• City of Lethbridge, Building a Climate-Resilient Active Transportation Pathway Between Lethbridge and Coaldale: $828,000
• City of Edmonton, Implementing A Fuel Reduction Pilot Program: $684,920
• Municipality of Jasper, Studying Improvements to Extreme Heat and Wildfire Adaptation: $70,000

Newfoundland and Labrador

• MAMKA, Assessing Nature Smart Solutions to address shoreline erosion and ocean flooding at Miawpukek First Nation: $68,050
• Town of Trout River, Assessing Nature Based Shoreline Protection Measures: $57,130
• Town of Woody Point, Waterfront Revitalization Project - Implementing Wharf Upgrades: $896,290

Quebec

• Kanesatake Lands, Implementing solutions to reduce flooding: $ 1,000,000
• Fédération Québécoise des Municipalités, Aménagements végétalisés sur la recharge de plage dans la Municipalité de Maria: $689,760
• Attention FragÎles, Engagement citoyen dans la mise en œuvre de solutions basées sur la nature pour une meilleure résilience face aux aléas côtiers aux Îles-de-la-Madeleine: $720,000
• Écohabitation, Developing Residential Rainwater Management Solutions to Reduce Urban Flooding in Greater Montréal: $52,850
• Valdurn Proprietor's Association / Association des Propriétaires de Valdurn, Improving lake protection and road resilience against extreme rainfall in a private community in Mont Blanc: $381,950
• Collectif 1745, Canaux solidaires : un projet de réduction des risques d'inondation et de résilience communautaire dans l'arrondissement de Saint-Laurent à Montréal: $797,820
• Écopivot, Étude de faisabilité pour un jardin de pluie sur l'avenue Louis-Colin, Arrondissement CDN-NDG, Montréal: $56,000

Residential Resilience Financing

Ontario

• Windfall Ecology Centre, Studying the Design of the Durham Greener Homes Residential Resilience Financing Program: $135,670
• City of Toronto, Studying Urban Flooding Resiliency for Toronto's Home Energy Loan Program: $150,000

Saskatchewan

• City of Saskatoon, Studying Residential Resilience Financing Programing: $135,000

Nova Scotia

• Clean Nova Scotia Foundation (Clean Foundation), Studying the Design of a Residential Resilience Financing Program: $150,000
• West Hants Regional Municipality, Studying the Design of the West Hants and Pictou County Residential Resilience Financing Program: $150,000