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Green Communities Canada Green Communities Canada (GCC) is a national non-profit organization founded in 1995.

We work in two capacities:

1) As an organization that develops and manages innovative programs that help create sustainable communities. We’ve pioneered ground-breaking programs like the home energy retrofit incentive and the award-winning Well Aware program. Currently, our programs focus on home energy efficiency, stormwater management and active transportation.

2) As an association of 20 community-based environmental organizations working together for a vibrant, equitable and sustainable future. Our mission is to connect community-based climate action groups through a national network of organizations to aid resource sharing, inspire innovative programming, and elevate our collective impact. Our Active Programs:

Depave Paradise - Empowers community organizations to create new urban greenspace by tearing up unused pavement - https://depaveparadise.ca/

Home Energy Solutions - Our services help homeowners reduce energy use and make their homes more comfortable - https://greencommunitiescanada.org/programs/home-energy-solutions/

Ontario Active School Travel - Supports and enables students in Ontario to walk and wheel to school - http://ontarioactiveschooltravel.ca/

RAIN Community Solutions - This award-winning program works with and supports municipalities, property owners and community groups to manage rain where it falls - https://raincommunitysolutions.ca/en/

Learn more about our programs: https://greencommunitiescanada.org/programs/

Our members:

Biosphere Institute of the Bow Valley - https://www.facebook.com/Biosphere.Institute

Green Calgary - https://www.facebook.com/greencalgary.org/

City Green - https://www.facebook.com/citygreensolutions

Green Action Centre - https://www.facebook.com/GreenActionCentre

Conservation Corps of Newfoundland and Labrador - https://www.facebook.com/ConservationCorpsNL/

EcoSource - https://www.facebook.com/EcosourceGreen

EcoSuperior - https://www.facebook.com/EcoSuperior

Elora Environment Centre - https://www.facebook.com/EloraEnvironmentCentre/

Environment Network - https://www.facebook.com/TheEnvironmentNetwork/?ref=bookmarks

GreenUP - https://www.facebook.com/ptbogreenup

Green Venture - https://www.facebook.com/GreenVentureHamilton/

Halton Environmental Network - https://www.facebook.com/haltonenvironmentalnetwork

London Environmental Network - https://www.facebook.com/LondonEnvironmentalNetwork/

Oakvillegreen Conservation Association - https://www.facebook.com/OakvillegreenConservationAssociation

Red Squirrel Conservation Services - https://www.facebook.com/redsquirrelconservation

REEP Green Solutions - https://www.facebook.com/ReepGreenSolutions/

reThink Green - https://www.facebook.com/reThinkGreenGreaterSudbury

Rideau Environmental Action League - https://www.facebook.com/REALaction.ca

Toronto Green Community - https://www.facebook.com/tgc.ca

Windfall Ecology Centre - https://www.facebook.com/windfallcentre

10/30/2026

Guess what’s even scarier than ghouls and vampires? Climate action plans that do not address equity, diversity, inclusion, and indigenization. A fundamental part of what contributed to the climate crisis is the colonial exploitation of people and places to benefit a privileged minority. 🎃

Green Communities Canada’s commitment to Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Indigenization (EDII) has advanced through a shared, facilitated process with our member organizations. 🤝

Led by former EDII Project Manager Sunita Gupta, project partners participated in a series of webinars, discussions, and workshops over the last year, engaging in a meaningful interchange of information on topics such as racism, ableism, homophobia, unconscious bias, privilege, and colonialism. 💬 🗨️

Learn more 👉 https://buff.ly/6gymc27

Alt text: A black-and-white image of two ghosts with an overlay of green Iridescent text that says "Do you know what's scarier than ghosts & ghouls?" The GCC logo is at the bottom right.

10/28/2026

10/28/2026

Thinking about a heat pump? Learn about the benefits, how to choose a good contractor, and how to calculate the right size for your home in an interactive workshop with Drew Tozer.

10/28/2026

🌱 Grow your gardening skills this winter!

Join us for our Homegrown Mississauga Indoor Growing Workshop Series and discover how to bring your garden to life, even during the colder months! Learn the basics of indoor growing, sprouting, seed selection, and garden planning through a fun, hands-on activity. We'll explore sustainable gardening practices to help you prepare for a thriving spring growing season.

📲 Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/cc/indoor-growing-workshop-series-4882197/

[ID: A colourful poster for the Homegrown Mississauga Indoor Growing Workshop Series, presented by Ecosource and the City of Mississauga. Featuring bright gardening illustrations, including a bee, leaf, carrot, and tomato plants, the poster lists five workshop dates and locations. A QR code for registration appears in the top-right corner, with Ecosource and Mississauga logos at the bottom.]

10/28/2026

10/28/2026

We’re excited to announce that we’ll be joining CoWork at the Cotton Factory for another Climate Café! This will be the last climate café of the year, so don’t miss out!

This is a space to connect, reflect, and build community resilience in the face of climate change.

Come enjoy snacks and refreshments with your neighbours before the session starts.

So if you’re feeling burnt out by climate news, then this is the event for you!

RSVP today! Link in bio ☕️

10/28/2026

Across Canada, more than 5 million school-age children have formative experiences as first-time commuters to and from school each day. Those experiences are increasingly unsafe, unhealthy, and unsustainable.

😦 Motor vehicle collisions injuring or killing pedestrians and cyclists are on the rise.
😦 9 out of 10 parents witness unsafe or illegal driving behaviour in school zones.
😦 Less than 1 in 5 children use active transportation to get to school.
😦 Less than 4 out of 10 children are getting the minimum recommended daily physical activity.

We have the solutions we need: they are proven, and they are cost-effective. The School Travel Planning (STP) approach and toolkit have been tested across Canada since 2006. During that time, this approach has successfully reversed these trends and built bridges in the divisive culture war between cars and active transportation.

Join us for a FREE panel discussion with leaders who have been implementing this FREELY available toolkit in communities across Canada.

Register now: https://buff.ly/81gS1zg

10/28/2026

A reminder that the application for temporary school streets with the City of Mississauga closes at the end of this week!

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http://www.greencommunitiescanada.org/

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