Canada invests around $7.1 million in climate resilience across the country

On January 15, 2026, Environment and Climate Change Canada and the Federation of Canadian Municipalities announced about $7.1 million through the Green Municipal Fund’s Local Leadership for Climate Adaptation initiative to fund 80 projects that will support climate adaptation plans, climate-focused asset management strategies, community-wide climate risk assessments, and more in several 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.

Local Leadership for Climate Adaptation initiative projects

Plans

Alberta

• Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation / Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo (Alberta), Community Climate Risk Assessment: $105,000
• City of Grande Prairie (Alberta), Climate Adaptation Plan: $105,000
• City of Medicine Hat (Alberta), Water Management Strategy: $105,000
• Foothills County (Alberta), Climate Risk Assessment and Adaptation Plan: $70,000
• Municipal District of Taber (Alberta), Building Resilience – A Climate Risk Assessment and Adaptation Plan: $32,300
• Municipality of Jasper (Alberta), Climate Adaptation Action Plan: $70,000
• Parkland County (Alberta), Climate Adaptation Plan: $70,000

British Columbia

• City of Nanaimo (British Columbia), Sea Level Rise Management Plan: $105,000
• District of Invermere (British Columbia), Preparing a Climate Change Adaptation Action Plan: $70,000

Manitoba

• City of Steinbach (Manitoba), Performing a Climate Risk Assessment and Creating a Climate Adaptation Plan: $70,000
• City of Winnipeg (Manitoba), Climate Risk and Vulnerability Assessment and Climate Adaptation Plan: $140,000
• Municipality of Emerson-Franklin (Manitoba), Climate Adaptation Plan: $70,000
• Municipality of Norfolk Treherne (Manitoba), Climate Change Adaptation Plan: $69,065
• Municipality of West Interlake (Manitoba), Conduct a Community-Wide Climate Risk Assessment to Identify and Analyze Multiple Climate Hazards and Vulnerabilities: $70,000
• Rural Municipality of Brokenhead (Manitoba), Building Climate Resilience: $69,999
• Rural Municipality of Rosser (Manitoba), Climate Adaptation Using Natural Infrastructure: $70,000
• Rural Municipality of St. Laurent (Manitoba), Climate Adaptation Plan: $70,000
• Rural Municipality of Taché (Manitoba), Climate Adaptation Plan: $61,795
• Town of Neepawa (Manitoba), Integration of Equitable and Inclusive Climate Adaptation Planning Into Neepawa's Climate Change Local Action Plan: $70,000
• Town of Stonewall (Manitoba), Climate Change Adaptation Plan: $66,690
• Town of Teulon (Manitoba), Climate Change Plan Phase 1: $70,000
• Village of St-Pierre-Jolys (Manitoba), Climate Adaptation Plan: $70,000

New Brunswick

• Edmundston (New Brunswick), Development of the Regional Climate Change Adaptation Plan: $70,000
• Town of Cap-Acadie (New Brunswick), Climate Change Adaptation Plan: $70,000
• Town of Quispamsis (New Brunswick), Comprehensive Asset Management Plan Evaluation and Climate Change Readiness Assessment: $70,000

Newfoundland and Labrador

• Town of Botwood (Newfoundland and Labrador), Climate Readiness Initiative: $68,237
• Town of Burnt Islands (Newfoundland and Labrador), Climate Readiness Initiative: $67,277
• Town of Centreville-Wareham-Trinity (Newfoundland and Labrador), Watershed Delineated Climate Adaptation Planning: $70,000
• Town of Colinet (Newfoundland and Labrador), Climate Readiness Initiative: $66,801
• Town of Dover (Newfoundland and Labrador), Watershed Delineated Climate Adaptation Planning: $70,000
• Town of Fermeuse (Newfoundland and Labrador), Climate Readiness Initiative: $63,895
• Town of Ferryland (Newfoundland and Labrador), Building Climate Adaptation Capacity: $69,939
• Town of Fox Cove-Mortier (Newfoundland and Labrador), Climate Readiness Initiative: $65,563
• Town of Gambo (Newfoundland and Labrador), Watershed Delineated Climate Adaptation Planning: $70,000
• Town of Harbour Main-Chapel's Cove-Lakeview (Newfoundland and Labrador), Climate Readiness Initiative: $66,107
• Town of Hare Bay (Newfoundland and Labrador), Watershed Delineated Climate Adaptation Planning: $70,000
• Town of Heart's Desire (Newfoundland and Labrador), Climate Readiness Initiative: $65,708
• Town of Indian Bay (Newfoundland and Labrador), Watershed Delineated Climate Adaptation Planning: $70,000
• Town of Leading Tickles (Newfoundland and Labrador), Climate Readiness Initiative: $65,955
• Town of Millertown (Newfoundland and Labrador), Climate Readiness Initiative: $67,791
• Town of Musgravetown (Newfoundland and Labrador), Climate Readiness Initiative: $67,409
• Town of Parker's Cove (Newfoundland and Labrador), Climate Readiness Initiative: $67,054
• Town of Pasadena (Newfoundland and Labrador), Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment, Community Engagement, and Adaptation Plan: $62,044
• Town of Pilley's Island (Newfoundland and Labrador), Building Climate Resilience Initiative: $70,000
• Town of Renews-Cappahayden (Newfoundland and Labrador), Climate Readiness Initiative: $66,953
• Town of Rose Blanche-Harbour le Cou (Newfoundland and Labrador), Climate Readiness Initiative: $67,093
• Town of St. Bernard's-Jacques Fontaine (Newfoundland and Labrador), Climate Readiness Initiative: $67,144
• Town of Terrenceville (Newfoundland and Labrador), Climate Readiness Initiative: $65,147
• Town of Torbay (Newfoundland and Labrador), Assessing Climate Vulnerabilities, Identifying Natural Assets, and Building Awareness and Capacity for Adaptation Planning: $69,984
• Town of Whitbourne (Newfoundland and Labrador), Climate Readiness Initiative: $65,129

Northwest Territories

• Hamlet of Tuktoyaktuk (Northwest Territories), Assessing and Adapting to Climate Risks and Vulnerabilities: $70,000

Nova Scotia

• District of Barrington (Nova Scotia), Climate Risk Assessment and Capacity Development: $70,000
• Municipality of Shelburne (Nova Scotia), Climate Risk Assessment and Capacity Development: $70,000
• Municipality of the County of Colchester (Nova Scotia), Developing a Climate Risk Assessment and Resilience Plan: $70,000
• Municipality of the District of St. Mary's (Nova Scotia), Climate Risk Assessment and Climate Adaptation Plan: $70,000
• Town of Mahone Bay (Nova Scotia), Climate Risk Assessments and Mapping: $70,000
• Town of Middleton (Nova Scotia), Community-Wide Climate Risk Assessment: $70,000
• Town of Truro (Nova Scotia), Developing a Climate Risk Assessment and Resilience Plan: $70,000

Ontario

• City of Brampton (Ontario), Assessing Natural Systems Climate Change Vulnerability: $140,000
• City of Brantford (Ontario), Climate Risk Assessment and Adaptation Plan: $105,000
• City of Kawartha Lakes (Ontario), Creating a Comprehensive Climate Change Strategy: $105,000
• City of Sault Ste. Marie (Ontario), Community Climate Change Adaptation Plan: $83,922
• City of St. Thomas (Ontario), Climate Adaptation Analysis and Plan: $70,000
• City of Timmins (Ontario), Resilient Assets – Integrating Climate Adaptation Into Timmins' Asset Management Framework: $70,000
• Haldimand County (Ontario), Haldimand County Climate Change Adaptation Plan Development: $70,000
• Town of Caledon (Ontario), Climate Risk Assessment of Core Infrastructure Assets: $105,000
• Town of Halton Hills (Ontario), Climate Adaptation for Green Infrastructure Assets: $105,000
• Town of Tecumseh (Ontario), Climate Risk Assessment and Climate Adaptation Plan: $64,189

Quebec

• Regional Council for the Environment and Sustainable Development of Outaouais (Quebec), Development of the Flood Adaptation Plan: $70,000
• Timiskaming First Nation / Municipalité de Notre-Dame-du-Nord (Quebec), Climate Ready Project: $69,990

Saskatchewan

• City of Humboldt (Saskatchewan), Climate Risks and Hazards Assessment: $56,000
• Rural Municipality of North Qu’Appelle No. 187 (Saskatchewan), Building a Climate-Resilient Future – A Comprehensive Risk Assessment: $70,000
• Rural Municipality of Sasman No. 336 (Saskatchewan), Building a Climate-Resilient Future – A Comprehensive Risk Assessment: $70,000
• Rural Municipality of Tisdale No. 427 (Saskatchewan), Building a Climate-Resilient Future – A Comprehensive Risk Assessment: $70,000
• Town of Big River (Saskatchewan), Climate-Ready Plan and Analysis: $58,805

Feasibility study

Nova Scotia

• Town of Kentville (Nova Scotia), Mill Brook Stormwater Management Design Project – Transitioning Hard Infrastructure to Nature-Based Solutions: $198,528

Ontario

• Town of Georgina (Ontario), Adapting to Extreme One-Day Storms and Extreme Heat: $70,000

Implementation projects

British Columbia

• City of Vancouver (British Columbia), Implementing Heat Mitigation and Air Purifying Measures at Four Non-Market Housing Buildings: $600,000
• City of Victoria (British Columbia), Extreme Heat Solutions – Installing Misting Stations at Resilience Hubs: $42,700

Ontario

• City of Barrie (Ontario), Hurst Bridge Erosion Control and Slope Stabilization: $696,220