News & Updates

Climatlantic is hosting a three-part webinar series featuring real-world examples of communities and organizations building resilience to extreme weather. Each session covers a different angle:

• March 18, 12:00 PM AT — Integrating Accessibility: Extreme Weather and Vulnerable Populations
• April 8, 12:00 PM AT — From Maps to Action: Flood Hazard Preparedness in Lennox Island First Nation
• May 13, 12:00 PM AT — Resilient Forests: History, Humans and Healthy Ecosystems

You can attend one session or all three. Live French interpretation will be available.

Free registration: Register here

HCi3 Grant Program: Grants for community-driven climate projects that reduce greenhouse gas emissions, with two streams funding up to $10,000 and $75,000.

The program offers two funding streams. The Acceleration Stream provides grants up to $75,000 for larger, scalable initiatives ready to accelerate their impact, with projects up to 24 months in duration. The Catalyst Stream provides grants up to $10,000 as seed funding for new or emerging climate initiatives, with a simplified application process.

• Application deadline:
  • Catalyst Stream: Rolling (until funds are allocated)
  • Acceleration Stream: Spring intake (EOI Mar 23) and Fall intake (EOI Oct 5)

• Information Sessions:
  • February 25 | 2:00 PM Atlantic Time | register here
  • February 26 | 10:00 AM Atlantic Time | register here

Green Municipal Fund (GMF) is hosting a webinar on collaboration for municipal climate adaptation planning. The session explores how working with external partners – neighbouring municipalities, Indigenous communities, equity-deserving groups, and local organizations – can strengthen climate resilience, with insights from municipal staff in Muskoka and Toronto.

• Date: January 29, 2026
• Time: 2:00–3:00 pm Atlantic
• Location: Online
• Free registration: Register here

Free training for municipal staff, community leaders, and organizations on integrating climate resilience into service delivery. The series covers climate risk and vulnerability assessment, land use planning, and community engagement, with sessions delivered by CLIMAtlantic and practitioners in the field.

Climate Risk and Vulnerability | Workshop:

• January 21, 2026, 10:00-11:30 am – English
• January 28, 2026, 10:00-11:30 am – French
• Free registration: Register here

Municipal Service Delivery | Learning Sessions:

• February 12, 2026, 10:00–11:30 am – Addressing Risks and Vulnerabilities within Land Use Planning with Hope Parnham, DV8 Consulting
• February 24, 2026, 10:00–11:30 am – How to Engage Community Members in Adaptation and Resilience with Krystal Pyke, Canadian Centre for Climate Change and Adaptation
• Free registration: Register here

The Co-operators Resilience Acceleration Lab is hosting an information webinar for municipalities interested in their current Call for Proposals, focused on advancing climate-resilient infrastructure projects.

The session will provide an overview of the program, project fit, and what Co-operators is looking for in proposals, with time for questions from participants.

• Date: January 15, 2026
• Time: 1:00 pm Atlantic
• Location: Online
• Free registration/information: Email resilience@cooperators.ca

Build Canada Homes (BCH) is hosting a regional webinar to support organizations interested in partnering with BCH to increase affordable housing supply across Canada. BCH recently opened its online portal for affordable housing proposals and is currently looking for shovel-ready projects that demonstrate affordability, speed, innovation, and regional impact.

Participants will learn more about BCH’s Investment Policy Framework, how to navigate the BCH Portal, and how to prepare a strong proposal.

• Date: January 8, 2026
• Time: 2:00–3:00 pm Atlantic
• Location: Online
• Free registration: Register here

Green Municipal Fund (GMF) is hosting a webinar on developing community efficiency financing initiatives to help communities remove barriers to home energy upgrades. Learn from sector experts about overcoming common challenges, best practices for launching effective community financing programs, and strategies to deliver economic, social and environmental benefits while lowering resident energy bills and improving comfort.

• Date: January 15, 2026
• Time: 2:00–3:30 PM ET
• Location: Online
• Free registration: Register here

Speakers:

• Stephanie Ripley – Program Manager, Clean Energy Improvement Program
• Soren Christianson – Project Manager, Climate Leadership, Better Homes Kingston
• Caley Halcro – Project Manager, Sustainability Division, City of Saskatoon’s Home Energy Loan Program

Green Municipal Fund (GMF) is hosting a webinar on turning climate adaptation plans into tangible infrastructure projects. The session will walk through project prioritization, implementation tools and real examples from municipal staff across Canada who’ve successfully moved from planning to action.

The webinar includes access to practical resources like GMF’s Adaptation Actions to Implement Climate Resilience, the Climate Insight platform and ICLEI’s Getting Ready to Finance Toolkit.

• Date: December 11, 2025
• Time: 03:00 pm Atlantic
• Location: Online
• Free registration: Register here

• Free to Play: Rural Communities Foundation funding ($5,000 to $75,000) supporting outdoor play projects for children in rural Nova Scotia. Deadline: February 24, 2026
  • Information Session: Free To Play | Outdoor Play 101
  • Date & Time: December 10, 2025 at 2:00 pm Atlantic
  • Presenter: Louise de Lannoy, Outdoor Play Canada
  • Free registration: Register here
• Science Horizons Youth Internship Program: Federal wage subsidy covering up to 80% of salary costs (maximum $25,000) for employers hiring post-secondary graduates (ages 15-30) in environmental STEM positions. Deadline: Rolling intake
• McConnell Foundation Grants: National philanthropic funding for Canadian charities, non-profits and municipalities advancing communities, reconciliation and climate solutions. Deadline: Applications are accepted year-round

Join GMF for a hands-on workshop designed to help you navigate the Urban Forestry Plans and Studies funding application. The session will walk through eligibility, key sections of the form, required documents and common pitfalls so your community can submit a stronger, more complete application for urban forestry planning work.

• Date: December 9, 2025
• Time: 1:00–3:00 PM EST
• Location: Online
• Free registration: Register here

GMF and WWF-Canada are hosting a webinar on integrating biodiversity-focused practices into Urban Forestry Plans and Projects. Learn from experts, municipal leaders and community partners about planting diverse native species, restoration-focused tree planting and connecting urban forestry to broader ecosystem health goals.

• Date: November 19, 2025
• Time: 2:00–3:00 PM EST
• Location: Online
• Free registration: Register here

Speakers:

• Kate Landry, Senior Manager, Community Action, WWF-Canada
• Keanen Jewett, Arboriculture Foreman, City of Fredericton
• Sharon MacGougan, President, Garden City Conservation Society

NSFM is hosting information sessions across Nova Scotia for the Coastal Planning Support Program. These sessions will provide municipalities with details about the program, available funding, and how to apply.

Session dates and locations:

• Mon, Nov 24 | 2:30–4:30 PM – Yarmouth, Mariners on Main, Yellow Room
• Tue, Nov 25 | 1:00–3:00 PM – Truro, Best Western, Salon A
• Wed, Nov 26 | 9:00–11:00 AM – Port Hawkesbury, Civic Centre, Arts, and Crafts Room
• Thu, Nov 27 | 9:30–11:30 AM – Kentville, Recreation Centre, Lower Rec Meeting Space
• Thu, Nov 27 | 2:30–4:30 PM – Bridgewater, Lunenburg County Lifestyle Centre, Multi-Purpose Room

Join this free webinar, presented in partnership with the Canada Infrastructure Bank, to learn how flexible financing is helping deliver critical water infrastructure in some of the province’s fastest-growing communities.

• Hosted by: Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM)
• What to expect: Explore financing models and practical tools to expand water and wastewater systems that enable housing development and sustainable growth
• Date & Time: October 22, 01 PM
• Free registration: Registration closed

Azura Associates presents a webinar on advancing climate goals through organic waste-to-energy solutions.

• • Hosted by: Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM)
  • What to expect: Discover how anaerobic digestion turns organic waste into renewable energy and soil enrichment, with real municipal case studies, funding guidance and practical steps to identify opportunities for your community
  • Date & Time: October 23, 2025, 03:00 PM
  • Speakers: Trisha Aldovino, Process Analyst, and David Ellis, President, Azura Associates
  • Free registration: Register here