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Community Adaptation / Resilience Plan

Active Transportation Plan - 29Community Adaptation / Resilience Plan - 23Community Climate Change Action / Environment Funds - 21Community Emissions Reduction/ Mitigation Plan - 27Community Emissions Reductions Progress Report - 18Community EV Strategy - 17Community GHG Reduction Targets - 30Community Retrofit Program - 26Complete Streets Policy - 21Corporate Adaptation / Resilience Plan - 20EV Ready Requirements in GDS / Parking By-law - 12Green Development Policies (GDS)- Community - 17Green Roof Requirements in GDS / By-law - 12Municipal Fleet Electrification Plan - 26Net Zero Municipal Facilities Commitment/Standard - 22Urban Agriculture Plans - 17Urban Forest Plans - 24

Ajax

Ajax Climate Risk & Resiliency Plan, 2019 and its associated Implementation Strategy is a corporate and community resilience plan.
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Aurora

The Town of Aurora Climate Change Adaptation Plan supports the Town to align with provincial and regional directions on climate change including the Ontario Regulation 588/17, and the Town’s Asset Management Policy and climate change initiatives.
  • Town of Aurora Climate Change Adaption Plan, 2022 opens in a new tab

Barrie

Barrie's Climate Change Adaptation Strategy, approved in 2018 identifies the efforts the City will undertake to incorporate climate impacts and vulnerabilities into municipal decision making.
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Brampton

The City of Brampton is in the process of developing its first Climate Change Adaptation Plan. The Climate Change Adaptation Plan will be a five-year plan to make Brampton a more climate-resilient City.

Burlington

Climate Resilient Burlington: A Plan for Adapting to Our Warmer, Wetter and Wilder Weather, which was approved by City Council in 2022 is a corporate and a community plan. Annual updates on the 32 actions are provided to City Council.
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  • Climate Resilient Burlington: A Plan for Adapting to Our Warmer, Wetter and Wilder Weather, 2022 opens in a new tab

Caledon

The Resilient Caledon Plan aims to raise the ambition of what the Town and broader community can do to embrace a more resilient, low carbon, and livable future.
  • Resilient Caledon Plan, 2021 opens in a new tab

Dufferin County

Together for Change: Dufferin’s Climate Adaptation Strategy, 2023 is a community and corporate plan.
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Durham Region

Durham’s Community Climate Adaptation Plan sets out a vision, goals and actions to help Durham Region adapt to climate change. This strategy was developed in collaboration with Durham Region, local municipalities, conservation authorities, energy utilities, and other local stakeholders.
  • Durham’s Community Climate Adaptation Plan, 2016 opens in a new tab

Guelph

Guelph's Climate Change Adaptation Plan is under development. The plan has been drafted and it is currently being circulated for internal review and will be submitted to Council in September.
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Halton Hills

The Town of Halton Hills developed the Climate Change Adaptation Plan (CCAP) in order to minimize the negative impacts of climate change, as well as take advantage of opportunities to strengthen the Town’s resilience to climate change.
  • Climate Change Adaptation Plan, 2020 opens in a new tab

Hamilton

Hamilton’s Climate Change Impact Adaptation Plan (CCIAP) is an evidence informed, action-oriented plan to help minimize the impacts of climate change on Hamilton residents, businesses and infrastructure. It aims to help those most vulnerable to these impacts, and to help reduce recovery time, costs and health impacts.
  • Hamilton’s Climate Change Impact Adaptation Plan, 2022 opens in a new tab

King

Kingston

Kingston's Climate Leadership Plan, 2021 is a corporate and community plan with mitigation and adaptation actions.
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London

London's Climate Emergency Action Plan, 2022 is a corporate and community plan with mitigation and adaptation actions. The City also has a City Wide Climate Change Adaptation Framework Discussion Primer. This Climate Adaptation Discussion Primer will lead to the completion of an Adaptation Framework for London.
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Markham

The City of Markham’s Municipal Energy Plan (MEP) – Getting to Zero is a comprehensive long-term city-wide energy plan with the objective to achieve net zero emissions by 2050. The goal of the Municipal Energy Plan is to improve energy efficiency, reduce energy consumption and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions to achieve net zero as outlined in the Greenprint, Markham’s Community Sustainability Plan.
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Mississauga

Mississauga's Climate Change Action Plan, 2019 is a corporate and community plan with mitigation and adaptation actions.
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Oshawa

Oshawa participated in the development and adopted the Durham Region's Community Climate Adaptation Plan, 2016.
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Ottawa

A draft Climate Resiliency Strategy – Climate Ready Ottawa is available. The final is expected in 2025.
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Toronto

First Toronto Resilience Strategy, 2019 is a corporate and community strategy.
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Vaughan

The Climate Change Adaptation and Resilience Framework (2022) is a background paper created as part of the ongoing Official Plan Review process. The City of Vaughan is committed to develop a Climate Adaptation Plan as an outcome of the Climate Change Adaptation and Resilience Framework.
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Waterloo Region

The Region’s Community Climate Adaptation Plan was approved by Council in 2019. The plan improves Waterloo Region's resilience to extreme weather and climate change impacts through increased local adaptive capacity and collaboration among community stakeholders.
  • Waterloo Region's Community Climate Adaptation Plan opens in a new tab

Whitby

The Climate Emergency Response Plan includes corporate actions for the Town, as well as community actions for Whitby service providers, businesses and residents to help reduce and prevent the risks of climate change. The Plan clearly outlines the resources and the timing required to implement each of the actions.
  • Whitby's Climate Emergency Response Plan –Phase 1: Resilience, Implementation Plan, 2022 opens in a new tab

Windsor

Degrees of Change – Windsor’s Climate Change Adaptation Plan, 2020 outlines a series of actions to reach 7 key objectives: 1. Integrate Climate Change Thinking and Response 2. Protect Public Health and Safety 3. Reduce Risk to Buildings and Property 4. Strengthen Infrastructure Resilience 5. Protect Biodiversity and Enhance Ecosystem Functions 6. Reduce Community Service Disruptions 7. Build Community Resilience
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