Environment and Climate Change Canada funding programs

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Results

• Emissions Reduction Advancement Program

  An industry-funded program established under the Clean Fuel Regulations that will support projects that reduce short term GHG emissions in Canada.

  • Upcoming
  • Climate Change

• Environmental Damages Fund

  Fines resulting from environmental damage collected to fund projects which benefit the natural environment.

  • Accepting applications
  • General

• Nature Smart Climate Solutions Fund

  Support for projects that restore wetlands, peatlands, and grasslands to store and capture carbon and support biodiversity.

  • Accepting applications
  • Climate Change

• Low Carbon Economy Fund

  Supports projects that will reduce emissions, create jobs and save Canadians and companies money.

  • Accepting applications
  • Climate Change

• Ecological gifts program

  Protects ecologically sensitive land and nature in order to leave a legacy for future generations.

  • Accepting applications
  • Donation

• Critical Habitat Interdepartmental Program

  Federal land managers play an important role in regards to species at risk protection, conservation and recovery on the lands that they manage. This program contributes directly to supporting Federal Government Departments and Agencies, as well as Crown Corporations by providing funding for the implementation of conservation and recovery projects pertaining to species at risk and their critical habitat on the lands that they manage.

  • Not accepting applications
  • Species at risk

• Adaptation Canada 2026 opportunity

  This opportunity is to host Adaptation Canada 2026, the third edition of Canada’s national conference on climate change adaptation.

  • Not accepting applications
  • Climate Change

• Habitat Stewardship Program

  Funds projects that contribute directly to the recovery of species at risk and prevent others from becoming a conservation concern.

  • Not accepting applications
  • Species at risk

• Indigenous Partnerships for Species at Risk

  Formerly known as the Aboriginal Fund for Species at Risk, supports Indigenous leadership in conservation and provides funding for Indigenous-led projects that help conserve, protect, and recover species at risk and their habitats.

  • Not accepting applications
  • Indigenous / Species at risk

• National Adaptation Strategy & Hydrologic Prediction and Innovation

  Funds projects in priority climate data, services, and assessments; flood hazard identification and mapping; hydrologic prediction; and innovation in hydrometry.

  • Not accepting applications
  • Climate Change / Water

• Food Waste Prevention and Diversion: Research and Capacity Building Fund

  Supports projects that will help reduce and/or divert food and other organic waste from landfill.

  • Not accepting applications
  • Climate Change

• Emerging approaches for reducing landfill methane emissions

  Support for pilot tests of emerging monitoring technologies to optimize methane recovery at landfills.

  • Not accepting applications
  • Climate Change

• Climate Action and Awareness Fund

  Support for projects that raise awareness of climate change.

  • Not accepting applications
  • Climate Change

• Output-Based Pricing System Proceeds Fund

  Supports clean technology projects that reduce greenhouse gas emissions to help decarbonize Canada’s industrial sectors, while returning OBPS proceeds to jurisdictions of origin.

  • Not accepting applications
  • Climate Change

• Indigenous-led Natural Climate Solutions

  Support for Indigenous-led projects that restore wetlands, peatlands, and grasslands to store and capture carbon and support biodiversity.

  • Not accepting applications
  • Climate Change / Indigenous

• Indigenous Guardians Program

  Provides Indigenous Peoples with more opportunities for stewardship of their traditional territories.

  • Not accepting applications
  • Indigenous

• Increasing Knowledge on Plastic Pollution Initiative

  Address knowledge gaps related to the potential human health effects and ecotoxicology of plastics in Canada.

  • Not accepting applications
  • Plastic

• Zero Plastic Waste Initiative

  Funds local projects that mobilize Canadians and communities to develop and test solutions to prevent plastics from entering the environment.

  • Not accepting applications
  • Plastic

• Salish Sea Marine Emissions Reduction Fund

  Helps reduce air pollutant and greenhouse gas emissions from domestic marine vessels or fleets operating in the Canadian portion of the Salish Sea.

  • Not accepting applications
  • Regional program

• Community Nominated Priority Places for Species at Risk

  Funds projects with multiple partners working together to conserve species at risk and their habitat.

  • Not accepting applications
  • Species at risk