Cities and Communities
This page provides information on specific issues of interest for cities and communities. Use the links below to search for the information you need. Please feel free to email us any related links that you would like added to this page.
AIR
WATER
NATURE
WEATHER
SUSTAINABILITY
FUNDING
AIR
- Energy
- The Office of Energy Efficiency (OEE)
This site will show you how you can reduce energy use and save money at home, at work and on the road - Renewable Energy
Information on Renewable Energy Sources such as wind power, sun, water, biomass and the earth - Health
- Air Quality Index
Go to this site for air quality forecasts and smog alerts - Environment Canada Stratospheric Ozone Web Site
Provides information on ozone layer depletion, approaches to protect the ozone layer, as well as information on a number of other topics - Health and Air Pollution
Environment Canada's clean air and health site - National Pollutant Release Inventory (NPRI)
Pollutant release information for facilities located in Canadian communities - Transport
- Anti-idling
Wide range of initiatives you can launch in your community where unnecessary idling is a problem - Free Vehicle Emissions Inspection
How would you like Environment Canada to come to your city and conduct a free vehicle emissions clinic? - Transit
Best practices that will contribute to more cost-effective investments in urban transit infrastructure - Research & Data
Search through a variety of sites to find the information related to Great Lakes science, research and data
WATER
- Quality and Quantity
- Municipal Water Use
Urban Water Indicators: Municipal Water Use and Wastewater Treatment - Source Protection Planning
Provincial legislations and related regulations to protect drinking water - Water Efficiency and Conservation
Search this portal for Water Efficiency and Conservation related information and actions - Water Pollution
Information on pollutants such as agricultural run-off, chemicals etc. - Water Levels
Water levels and related Great Lakes data - Waste Water and Storm Water
- Canadian Water Quality Guidelines
The four categories of the Canadian Water Quality Guidelines (CWQGs) - Stormwater and Wastewater
Best practices for controlling wastewater at source, improving performance of treatment plants and managing biosolids - Stormwater Management
Information on stormwater management planning - Research & Data
Search through a variety of sites to find the information related to Great Lakes science, research and data
NATURE
- Areas of Concern
- Remedial Action Plans (RAPs)
Information on the Remedial Action Plan Program for restoring and protecting environmentally degraded areas of the Great Lakes - Biodiversity
- Canadian Biodiversity Information Network (CBI)
Biodiversity-related information from academia, industry, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), and governments - Citizen Involvement
- Ecological Monitoring and Assessment Network
Visit this site for community involvement links - Linking Ecological Monitoring to Decision-Making at Community and Landscape Scales
This document profiles six Canadian initiatives that are improving local decision-making through collaborative, multi-stakeholder community based monitoring - Citizen Science
The purpose of this website is to initiate a network of individuals and groups involved in citizen science or community-based monitoring - Contaminated Sediment
- Canadian Sediment Quality Guidelines
The Canadian Sediment Quality Guidelines for the Protection of Aquatic Life - Habitat Conservation
- Great Lakes Conservation Initiatives
The Canadian Wildlife Service of Environment Canada (Ontario Region) is involved in many aspects of wetlands research and conservation - Great Lakes Wetlands Conservation Action Plan (GLWCAP)
This project brings together various government and non-government partners in an effort to conserve and rehabilitate remaining wetlands - Habitat Framework and Strategies
Great Lakes Fact Sheets: How Much Habitat is Enough? - Invasive Species
- Land Use
- Brownfields
This provincial site assists municipalities to identify a range of potential finance, liability and approvals tools to redevelop Brownfields - Land Use, Fisheries and Erosion in Great Lakes Basin
- Species and Spaces at Risk
- Species at Risk in Ontario
162 species at risk are found in Ontario, the highest of any province - Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES)
CITES is an international consensus on sustainable mutual management of natural resources - Research & Data
Search through a variety of sites to find the information related to Great Lakes science, research and data
WEATHER
- Ontario Weather Forecast
Search through this site to find weather information related to Ontario - Forecasts
Weather, Forecasts, RADAR and Satellite Imagery, Lightning, Hurricane Information, Sea Ice Information, Air Quality Forecasts, Climate Data - Atmospheric Hazards
This website presents background material and map data about risks and hazards from naturally ocurring events in Ontario - Research & Data
Search through a variety of sites to find the information related to Great Lakes science, research and data
SUSTAINABILITY
- Canada's National Environmental Indicator Series 2003
Environmental indicators to measure progress towards sustainable development - Canadian Sustainability Indicators Network (CSIN)
Forum for sustainability reporters, such as governments, corporations and non-government organizations, to get to know each other and to share ideas - National Guide to Sustainable Municipal Infrastructure
Guide produced through Infrastructure Canada and the National Research Council, together with the Federation of Canadian Municipalities - Ontario Success Stories
View our successes and achievements and discover the people making a difference - Sustainable Communities Initiative
The Sustainable Communities Initiative (SCI) builds capacity in rural, coastal, Aboriginal and northern communities for sustainable development - Sustainable Community Planning
Best practices in design and development, tools for planners and designers, practical tips for your home and links to other research on sustainability - Sustainable Development
Site detailing sustaining the environment and resources for Canadians. Build on the present; secure the future - The Great Lakes Environmental Atlas and Resource Book
On-line version of The Great Lakes Atlas jointly produced by Environment Canada, United States Environmental Protection Agency - The Environmental Choice Program
Environment Canada's ecolabelling program, which provides a market incentive to manufacturers and suppliers of environmentally preferable products and services, and thereby helps consumers identify products and services that are less harmful to the environment. - Research & Data
Search through a variety of sites to find the information related to Great Lakes science, research and data
FUNDING
- The Canada-Ontario Municipal Rural Infrastructure Fund (COMRIF)
The Canada-Ontario Municipal Rural Infrastructure Fund's (COMRIF) goal is to help residents in Ontario's small urban centres and rural municipalities enjoy a quality of life that's second to none. - The Great Lakes Sustainability Fund (GLSF)
Funding for projects that include habitat restoration, contaminated sediment remediation, stewardship, and control of urban and rural runoff - Green Municipal Funds
These Funds support municipal government action to cut pollution, reduce greenhouse gas emissions and improve quality of life - Municipal Rural Infrastructure Funds
This Fund provides a balanced response to local infrastructure needs in urban and rural Canada in areas such as water, wastewater, cultural, recreation - EcoAction
EcoAction is an Environment Canada program, providing financial support to community groups for priority issues: Clean Air and Climate Change, Clean Water and Nature. - Transit Technology Funds
CANMET Energy Technology Centre (CETC) site for developing alternative, renewable and transportation energy technologies through repayable and cost-shared contract funding programs - Other
- Environment Canada Funding Programs
This page lists funding programs that are available for organizations or individuals interested in carrying out environmental initiatives
