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Climate Change & the Environment

Climate adaptation platforms

Here's what the 2025 Canadian election parties are promising.

Liberal
  • Provide funding for low- and middle-income households, including renters, to adopt heat pumps and energy efficiency upgrades

    "Funding home retrofits and lowering utility bills while making it easier for low- and middle-income households, including renters, to adopt heat pumps and energy efficiency upgrades including insulation upgrades, heat pump installation, and window replacements;" — liberal.ca, retrieved 2025-04-14

  • Stand up a high-risk flood insurance programme by April 2026

    "Stand up Canada’s high-risk flood insurance program by April 2026 to support homeowners to reduce their exposure to future climate risk. We will expedite work with provinces, territories, and industry to finalize this low-cost program." — liberal.ca, retrieved 2025-04-23

  • Have big polluters pay for household improvements, using a reformed carbon credit market

    "A Mark Carney government will use a reformed carbon credit market to finance these climate conscious choices, meaning that big polluters, not taxpayers, will pay." — liberal.ca, retrieved 2025-04-14

  • Provide a $500M top-up for the Disaster Mitigation and Adaptation Fund to help strengthen community infrastructure against disasters
  • Provide funding to help households protect against floods, wildfires, and other extreme weather events with home repairs and improvements

    "Lowering household risks to floods and wildfires, directly helping Canadian families to protect against floods, wildfires, and other extreme weather events. This will help with funding oriented towards adaptation measures such as repairing or replacing your roof, installing a sump pump, or sealing cracks in your foundations;" — liberal.ca, retrieved 2025-04-14

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  • Invest in Parks Canada's disaster response capabilities, including expanding wildfire response teams, clearing debris and using controlled burns, creating evacuation plans, and updating building codes

    "Improving Parks Canada’s disaster response capabilities, having learned lessons from what happened in Jasper, Alberta, last year, and the devastation experienced by the local economy and the surrounding nature and wildlife. We will invest to ensure our national parks have a well-resourced response force including expanding and equipping Parks Canada’s wildfire response teams with additional training and modern firefighting equipment to meet emerging wildfire threats. We will increase investment in FireSmart programs, including strategic debris clearing and controlled burns; ensure comprehensive evacuation planning for all communities within national parks, developed in collaboration with local and Indigenous partners; update building codes and infrastructure standards for all new constructions in national parks, ensuring climate-resilient design that accounts for future wildfire and climate risks." — liberal.ca, retrieved 2025-04-22

  • Ensure federally-supported housing is not built in areas that are at high risk for floods and wildfires

    "Build federal homes in ways that reduce the risk of costly damages. To protect homeowners and renters from costly flood and wildfire risks, federally supported housing will not be built in areas that are at high risk for floods and wildfires. Housing will be built in safer locations, reducing homeowners’ exposure to costly risks and protecting their health and wellbeing." — liberal.ca, retrieved 2025-04-23

  • Create a Youth Climate Corps pilot to provide paid skills training for young people to respond to climate emergencies, support recovery, and build community resilience

    "Establish a Youth Climate Corps pilot which will provide paid skills training for young Canadians to quickly respond to climate emergencies, support recovery, and strengthen resilience in communities across the country. This is our moment to act boldly, prepare for the emergencies we know are coming, and empower the next generation to lead the fight for our future." — liberal.ca, retrieved 2025-04-22

We don't have any Conservative policies on Climate adaptation.

Bloc
  • Exiger des réinvestissements immédiats et structurants dans le Fonds d’atténuation et d’adaptation en matière de catastrophes
  • Doubler l’émission d’obligations vertes et de rediriger les nouvelles sommes investies par les épargnants dans l’adaptation climatique

    Le Bloc proposera au fédéral de doubler l’émission d’obligations vertes et de rediriger les nouvelles sommes investies par les épargnants plus spécifiquement dans l’adaptation climatique.

  • Proposer d’augmenter substantiellement le financement de la Stratégie nationale d’adaptation et de transférer au Québec sa part
  • Protéger les maisons des Québécois face aux catastrophes naturelles récurrentes en exigeant du fédéral un programme de réassurance

    Le Bloc Québécois travaillera à protéger les maisons des Québécois en exigeant du fédéral un programme de réassurance, permettant à tous de jouir d’une assurance à prix raisonnable face aux catastrophes naturelles récurrentes.

NDP
  • Scale up long-term funding for climate resilient infrastructure

    "Research from the Canadian Climate Institute shows that every dollar invested in adaptation can save up to $15 in future disaster costs—so we’ll scale up long-term funding for infrastructure that keeps people safe." — ndp.ca, retrieved 2025-04-19

  • Include disaster resilience in the building code, and keep new buildings out of high-risk areas

    "And we’ll make sure new buildings are kept out of high-risk areas, with disaster resilience built into Canada’s building code." — ndp.ca, retrieved 2025-04-19

  • Establish a national wildfire fighting force

    "We will establish a national wildfire fighting force that can be deployed across the country to protect communities on the frontlines of climate disasters." — ndp.ca, retrieved 2025-04-19

  • Update the National Building Code to include cooling requirements and safe maximum indoor temperature limits

Green
  • Start a National Civil Defence Corps to build resilience and preparedness for emergencies

    "Establish a National Civil Defence Corps — a civilian-led national service dedicated to building Canada’s resilience and preparedness for emergencies. This initiative will provide meaningful employment for workers impacted by economic transitions, equipping them with vital skills in disaster response, emergency management, infrastructure protection, and climate resilience." — Change: Vote For It, retrieved 2025-04-25

    1. "Establish a National Civil Defence Corps (NCDC) to strengthen Canada’s emergency readiness, protect critical infrastructure, and support national resilience in the face of 21st-century threats.
    2. Structure the NCDC as a multi-tiered program that includes paid service placements, seasonal or term-based roles, and civilian volunteers, all contributing to community preparedness and national resilience.
    3. Create paid civil service placements in emergency response, infrastructure protection, and environmental restoration, prioritizing workers and communities affected by economic transition, including former fossil fuel and resource sector workers.
    4. NCDC members will support emergency response, disaster recovery, and climate adaptation efforts in their own communities.
    5. NCDC members will deliver universal civil defence training to Canadians — covering first aid, crisis response, and cybersecurity awareness — and those who complete it will receive Civil Defence Certification, recognizing them as part of Canada’s broader resilience network.
    6. Promote non-militarized national preparedness by supporting public awareness campaigns, universal training opportunities, and community-led civil defence engagement.
    7. Ensure that NCDC opportunities are open and accessible to people of all backgrounds, ages, abilities, and regions, reflecting the diversity and strength of Canadian society."

    — Change: Vote For It, retrieved 2025-04-25

  • Integrate AI-based disaster prediction tools into national planning
  • Mandate Floodplain and Disaster Risk Mapping

    "Mandate Floodplain and Disaster Risk Mapping, improving flood plain, tornado corridor, and natural hazard mapping to support local emergency planning." — Change: Vote For It, retrieved 2025-04-25

  • Transform Public Safety Canada into a FEMA-equivalent agency with specialised disaster intervention teams ready for rapid deployment

    "Transform Public Safety Canada into Canada’s National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), a FEMA-equivalent agency with specialized disaster intervention teams ready for rapid deployment." — Change: Vote For It, retrieved 2025-04-25

  • Incorporate Indigenous governments in all national emergency planning and response efforts through the Council of Canadian Governments
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  • Restore natural buffer zones to protect vulnerable communities from wildfires and floods
  • Normalise Canadian Armed Forces deployment for civilian protection during climate disasters
  • Create a Federal-Provincial-Territorial Emergency Response Framework, ensuring seamless coordination between federal, provincial, municipal, and Indigenous governments
  • Procure additional water bombers for high-risk zones
  • Fund domestic manufacturing of critical disaster response equipment, including water bombers, search-and-rescue tools, and emergency medical supplies

    "Expand Canada’s emergency production capabilities by funding domestic manufacturing of critical disaster response equipment, including water bombers, search-and-rescue tools, and emergency medical supplies." — Change: Vote For It, retrieved 2025-04-25

  • Mandate workplace protections for extreme heat, wildfire smoke, and climate-related hazards, including hazard pay and EI emergency benefits for climate-related work stoppages

    "Mandate workplace protections for extreme heat, wildfire smoke, and climate-related hazards, including:

    » Additional hazard pay for workers exposed to climate hazards.

    » EI emergency benefits for climate-related work stoppages."

    — Change: Vote For It, retrieved 2025-04-25

  • Launch a National Wildfire Resilience Strategy, invoking federal emergency powers to expand tree planting, fire breaks, and wildfire suppression efforts
  • Increase disaster assistance and rapid response capabilities through defence spending
  • Expand adaptation funding for the most vulnerable communities, particularly Indigenous and remote communities
  • Expand climate-resilient infrastructure investments, prioritising drinking water and wastewater systems

    "Expand climate-resilient infrastructure investments, prioritizing drinking water and wastewater systems to protect against flooding, droughts, and contamination." — Change: Vote For It, retrieved 2025-04-25

  • Expand and fully fund emergency response forces, including Northern Rangers, Coast Guard, National Civil Defence Corps, Park Rangers, and Fisheries Patrol
  • Invest in domestic manufacturing of solar panels, wind turbines, and energy storage tech

    "Prioritize Canadian workers and supply chains in the energy transition by investing in domestic manufacturing of solar panels, wind turbines, and energy storage technologies." — Change: Vote For It, retrieved 2025-04-25

  • Provide dedicated federal funding for municipal wildfire prevention, response, and recovery

    "Provide dedicated federal funding for municipal wildfire prevention, response, and recovery initiatives, protecting communities from escalating climate threats and ensuring public safety." — Change: Vote For It, retrieved 2025-04-25

  • Provide tax rebates for heat-related safety equipment in high-risk workplaces
  • Mandate Canada Infrastructure Bank to allocate at least 50% of its investments to climate resilience projects

    "Mandate Canada Infrastructure Bank (CIB) to allocate at least 50% of its investments to climate resilience projects, including flood defenses and wildfire mitigation. Establish low-interest financing and grants for municipalities and Indigenous governments to implement climate- proofing measures in public infrastructure projects." — Change: Vote For It, retrieved 2025-04-25

  • Implement standardised federal evacuation guidelines to ensure seamless coordination with different levels government

    "Implement standardized federal evacuation guidelines to ensure seamless coordination across federal, provincial, and municipal agencies." — Change: Vote For It, retrieved 2025-04-25

  • Increase and stabilise federal investment in the Disaster Mitigation and Adaptation Fund

    "Increase and stabilize federal investment in the Disaster Mitigation and Adaptation Fund (DMAF) to help municipalities prepare for and respond to floods, wildfires, extreme heat, and other climate disasters — while strengthening long-term infrastructure resilience." — Change: Vote For It, retrieved 2025-04-25

  • Ensure drought adaptation, water conservation, and sustainable soil management are fully-supported

    "Ensure drought adaptation, water conservation, and sustainable soil management are fully supported through Canada’s climate strategy." — Change: Vote For It, retrieved 2025-04-25

  • Establish a National Adaptation Strategy

    "Establish a National Adaptation Strategy, ensuring that climate adaptation gaps not covered by the NCDC, YCC, National Green Jobs Training and Apprenticeship Program or the Canada Infrastructure Bank (CIB) are fully addressed.

    » Focus funding on community-driven adaptation initiatives, particularly for Indigenous, rural, and remote communities, to enhance local resilience.

    » Provide targeted emergency preparedness funding for climate- resilient evacuation routes, cooling centers, wildfire shelters, and disaster response systems.

    » Launch regional climate risk planning and resilience grants, equipping municipalities with the resources needed to develop long-term adaptation strategies tailored to local climate threats."

    — Change: Vote For It, retrieved 2025-04-25

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