Climate Change Grant Recipients
Since 2016, we’ve awarded more than $16 million in grants to promote sustainability, fight climate change, and support communities in climate resilience.
Since 2023 we’re proud to have supported:
20 +
organizations directly reducing GHG emissions
1,197
individuals accessing green skills training
2,735
green retrofits to promote sustainable and comfortable living
$3 million
Committed to impact investments tackling urgent climate action
Featured Grant Recipients
Our Climate Change grants balance economic, environmental, and social needs while building a sustainable tomorrow. The Peter Gilgan Foundation has made a long-term commitment to the fight against climate change.
MaRS Discovery District
$2,550,000 over seven years
To support a range of Climate Missions, enabling clean tech ventures, carbon dioxide removal acceleration, and net-zero building.
Nature United
$1,050,000 over four years
To support Nature United’s Natural Climate Solutions program across Canada.
Carbon Removal Canada
$900,000 over five years
To enable the conditions for the rapid and responsible scale-up of the carbon removal solutions needed to meet Canada’s climate goals.
David Suzuki Foundation
$700,000 over six years
To build the climate and clean energy transition movement in communities across Canada.
Green Communities Canada
$520,600 over four years
To accelerate deep energy retrofits across Canada.
Earth Tech 2050, Accelerate from Anywhere, & Climate Ventures
$502,200 over six years
To support the stability and evolution of one of Canada’s top climate accelerators.
2024/2025 Grant Recipients
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Building Up$100,000 to provide paid green retrofit training and deliver affordable housing retrofits through a social enterprise for those facing employment barriers in the GTA
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Carbon Removal Canada$200,000 of $600,000 to support policy advocacy for scaling the carbon removal industry in Canada
Year 1 of 3
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Cheakamus Foundation for Environmental Learning$60,000 to grow a talent pipeline of Indigenous youth workers with green building skills
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Clean Economy Fund – Accelerate$55,000 to support the first phase of ConnectZEV initiative for zero-emission vehicles
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Clean Economy Fund – Canadians for Clean Prosperity$222,322 of $441,540 to support research on policy solutions for housing affordability and emissions
Year 1 of 2
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Clean Economy Fund – Indigenous Electrification Strategy$50,000 to support the implementation of the National Indigenous Electrification Strategy via First Nations Major Projects Coalition
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Clean Economy Fund – New Economy Canada$55,000 to engage employees in the energy transition as clean economy champions
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Climate Concierge with Salal Foundation$37,500 of $75,000 to expand the Climate Concierge Service in Lanark County, promoting home retrofits
Year 1 of 2
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Create Climate Equity$50,000 to engage GTHA’s diverse communities in understanding energy conservation and climate change
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Dalhousie University$50,000 of $100,000 to research and develop flax-crete, a sustainable building biomaterial
Year 2 of 2
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Ecology Action Centre$82,000 to engage communities in offshore wind development
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EcoSchools$50,000 to support School Board and District Climate Action Program
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Efficiency Canada$75,000 to provide training and capacity-building to address energy poverty in Indigenous communities
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Evergreen$85,000 to support the Climate Ready Schools Digital Learning Hub for greening school grounds
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FoodBridge$100,000 to support guarding the grain for a sustainable future
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Ganaraska Region Conservation Agency$125,000 to develop GeoAI models for detailed land cover classification
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GRAME$60,000 to improve climate resilience in equity-deserving boroughs in Montreal through greening and de-paving projects
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Green Communities Canada$136,438 of $520,600 to build local capacity and enable proper heat pump sizing in retrofits across Canada
Year 2 of 3
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Hammond River Angling Association$32,158 to support SustainabiliTREE: Reshaping Riparian Restoration Through Soil Health to Tree Health
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Indigenous Clean Energy$35,000 to build HR capacity and employee engagement for continued organizational support of Indigenous clean energy projects
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Iron & Earth$117,000 to train Indigenous community members in solar power installation in Labrador
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Lift360$25,000 to support Climate Resilience Accelerator
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MaRS Discovery District – Canadian Coalition for Green Health Care$170,000 to promote green health policies and decarbonization of Ontario hospitals
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MaRS Discovery District – Better Buildings$450,000 of $2,250,000 to support a range of Climate Missions, enabling clean tech ventures, carbon dioxide removal acceleration, and net-zero building
Year 2 of 5
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Movement d’implication francophone d’Orleans (MIFO)$25,000 of $50,000 to support the replacement of a community facility with a Net-Zero Carbon Building
Year 1 of 2
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Nature Conservancy of Canada$125,000 to secure Buckbrush Ridge within the Waterton Park Front
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Nature United$260,000 of $800,000 to protect, restore, and improve management of forests, agricultural lands, and other lands so they can absorb and store more carbon
Year 1 of 3
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Nourish Leadership$100,000 to better the food systems in hospitals nation-wide, building a more sustainable and preventative healthcare system overall
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Ocean Wise Conservation Association$49,815 of $99,630 to support kelp forest restoration in BC in partnership with Huu-ay-aht First Nation
Year 1 of 2
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Sacred Earth Solar with Foundation for Environmental Stewardship$75,000 to support the solarization of an Elder’s Lodge and food storage for the Métis nation in Île-à-la-Crosse
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SC’IA⁄NEW First Nation$75,000 to plan and develop the Sc’ianew Tribal Park at Mary Hill
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SeedChange – Rural Routes to Climate Solutions$150,000 to support Siksikaitsitapi agricultural producers and traditional harvesters to implement culturally-appropriate agricultural climate solutions
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Social Innovation Canada – Climate & Equity Lab$125,000 to test community-driven climate resilience solutions
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Social Innovation Canada – Climate Ventures$117,415 of $352,245 to support climate entrepreneurs in the Accelerate from Anywhere and Earth Tech programs
Year 3 of 3
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The Atmospheric Fund$170,000 of $300,000 to launch a solar and storage concierge program for Toronto homeowners
Year 1 of 2
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The New Farm$100,000 to support the launch of a regenerative agriculture program educating and supporting farmers
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Thousand Island Watershed Land Trust$82,100 of $164,000 to protect critical landscapes in the Thousand Islands region
Year 1 of 2
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Toronto and Region Conservation Agency$100,000 of $300,000 to support the SNAP Climate Ready Homes program supporting homeowners in taking actionable steps towards greener homes
Year 1 of 3
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Transition Accelerator – Building Decarbonization Alliance$250,000 of $400,000 to support the ongoing growth of a coalition to advance green building practices in Canada
Year 2 of 2
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University of British Columbia – Faculty of Forestry$100,000 to support community engagement in rural populations to advance wildfire coexistence
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University of British Columbia – Creative Destruction Lab$52,750 to support mentorship and development of Clean-Tech Ventures
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University of Calgary – Faculty of Science$30,000 of $65,000 to develop and scale solid sorbent carbon capture technology
Year 1 of 3
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World Wildlife Fund$200,000 of $600,000 to support complex and climate-adaptive ecosystem restoration of fire impacted forests in Interior British Columbia
Year 3 of 3
2023/2024 Grant Recipients
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Alberta EcoTrust$150,000 to support the Emissions-Neutral Building Information Exchange (ENBIX) in Alberta
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Bruce Trail Conservancy$200,000 of $500,000 to create two new nature reserves, preserving ecologically valuable land along the Niagara Escarpment
Year 2 of 2
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Building Up$50,000 to pilot a green construction training program for individuals facing employment barriers in Toronto
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Canadian Biosphere Reserves Association$100,000 to develop municipal climate action plans through quantification of greenhouse gas emissions
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Clean Air Partnership$137,349 to improve bike mechanic career pathways and train new mechanics in Toronto
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Clean Prosperity Foundation – Carbon Removal Canada$115,000 of $600,000 to accelerate the Canadian carbon removal sector
Year 2 of 2
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Create Climate Equity$50,000 to expand newcomer education programs to Toronto on effective energy efficiency practices in the home
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Dalhousie University$50,000 of $100,000 to research and develop flax-crete, a sustainable building biomaterial
Year 1 of 2
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David Suzuki Foundation$150,000 to support the development and implementation of climate action in cities across Canada
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EcoTrust Canada$150,000 to support rural and Indigenous communities to transition from fossil fuels to heat pumps powered by clean energy
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Foundation for Environmental Stewardship$50,000 to support Sour Springs Longhouse Sustainable Restoration
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Green Communities Canada$287,458 of $450,000 to build local capacity and enable proper heat pump sizing in retrofits across Canada
Year 1 of 3
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Haudenosaunee Confederacy Sour Springs Longhouse$50,000 to install renewable energy, enhance food sovereignty, and electrify a longhouse, reducing reliance on fossil fuels
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Indwell Community Homes – Trim Tab$297,617 to implement deep energy retrofits in social housing units in Southern Ontario
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International Institute for Sustainable Development$100,000 to develop and implement floating wetland technology for enhanced biodiversity and water quality in rural Manitoba
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London Environmental Network$200,000 to implement energy retrofits and install renewable energy in social housing units in Southern Ontario
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MaRS Discovery District – Better Buildings$450,000 of $2,250,000 to support a range of Climate Missions, enabling clean tech ventures, carbon dioxide removal acceleration, and net-zero building
Year 1 of 5
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Pembina Institute for Appropriate Development$100,000 to support the launch of the Carbon Dioxide Removal Market Acceleration initiative
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Relay Education$70,000 to fund solar installation and maintenance training for Indigenous peoples and other equity-deserving groups in Ontario
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SeedChange$100,000 to support Siksikaitsitapi agricultural producers and traditional harvesters to implement culturally-appropriate agricultural climate solutions
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Social Innovation Canada – Climate Ventures$117,415 of $352,245 to support climate entrepreneurs in the Accelerate from Anywhere and Earth Tech programs
Year 2 of 3
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Transition Accelerator – Building Decarbonization Alliance$150,000 of $400,000 to support the ongoing growth of a coalition to advance green building practices in Canada
Year 1 of 2
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World Wildlife Fund$200,000 of $600,000 to support complex and climate-adaptive ecosystem restoration of fire impacted forests in Interior British Columbia
Year 2 of 3
Past Recipients
For details of grant recipients from previous years please check out our Annual Reports.