Climate Change Adaptation Program
About the program
Natural Resources Canada’s (NRCan) $39.5 million Climate Change Adaptation Program (CCAP) (2022–2027) supports Canada’s regions and sectors to adapt to a changing climate. The program aims to:
- support decision-makers in identifying and implementing adaptation actions;
- enhance adaptation knowledge and skills among Canada’s workforce; and
- increase access to climate change adaptation tools and resources.
The program is co-funding projects across Canada that enhance skills for adapting to climate change, advance adaptation in the natural resource sectors (forestry, mining, and energy), and expand knowledge on the economics of adaptation and on key emerging issues. Up to $15 million has been allocated for these projects.
Recognizing the disproportionate impacts of climate change on Indigenous, remote, and northern communities and the need to reduce barriers to accessing federal funding for their climate change adaptation initiatives, the program is providing up to an additional $2 million in funding specifically for Indigenous-led projects and up to a further $2.25 million for projects that support enhancing skills to meet the specific adaptation needs of the Territories.
Projects
Projects funded under the Climate Change Adaptation Program will be added to this list as they are officially announced.
| Proponent | Project | NRCan Contribution ($) | Total Project Value ($) | Project Summary | Province/Territory or Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HeronBridge Consulting Inc. | Building Capacity for Community Climate Resilience | $231,000 | $387,886 | This project will build capacity among decision-makers and practitioners at the community and regional level to act on adaptation and enhance resilience. The project will develop and deliver a capacity-building program, a series of learning and dialogue sessions, and a resource guide that will target Indigenous communities and organizations and small, mid-sized, rural and remote communities in British Columbia. | British Columbia |
| Engineers and Geoscientists British Columbia | Development of a Climate Resiliency Training Program for Building Sector Professionals | $366,841 | $613,461 | This project will build the capacity of building sector professionals to integrate climate change adaptation into their practice through the development and delivery of a training course and a guidance document on climate change resiliency. | National |
| Simon Fraser University | Wildfire and Forest Industry Dialogue Series | $500,001 | $897,898 | This project will accelerate implementation of adaptation measures in the forest sector by addressing key barriers to wildfire risk reduction and landscape fire management strategies, including by developing decision support tools and guidance documents for forest industry actors. | British Columbia |
| Fraser Basin Council Society | Bolstering Community Capacity in Integrating Climate Risk into Renewable Energy Project Planning | $255,118 | $429,931 | This project will enhance the resilience of low-carbon energy systems in Canada. Specifically focusing on biomass and solar energy, the work aims to empower communities to identify and manage climate-related risks when planning and implementing renewable energy projects. | National |
| ESSA Technologies Ltd. | Strengthening the Business Case: Information and Guidance to Value the Co-Benefits of Nature-Based Adaptation | $195,955 | $326,555 | This project will develop a compendium of monetary values and simple guidance for the range of co-benefits arising from different nature-based solutions for reducing climate risks and enhancing the climate resilience of Canadian communities, and will conduct four Canadian case studies using these values. | National |
| Secwepemcúl’ecw Restoration and Stewardship Society | Valuing and Restoring Cultural Heritage in a Changing Climate: An Indigenous Approach to Natural Capital Valuation to Support Indigenous-led Climate Adaptation | $292,800 | $358,300 | This project will augment traditional cumulative effects approaches by developing and applying a novel cultural ecosystem services valuation approach and conducting a holistic, Indigenous-centered cost-benefit analysis of priority climate change adaptation pathways. | British Columbia |
| ICLEI - Local Governments for Sustainability (Management) Inc. | Using Economic Tools to Advance Adaptation | $400,000 | $669,100 | This project will engage a wide variety of professionals seeking to apply economic tools to advance community-wide resilience and will work with them to implement and refine two existing practitioner-developed tools to support adaptation decision-making. This work will culminate in a gap assessment examining where additional guidance and support is needed. | National |
| Fort McKay First Nation | Indigenous-led Climate Adaptation Planning for Closure and Reclamation of Oil Sands Mines | $366,646 | $472,846 | This project uses a participatory planning approach to engage oil sands operators and other key stakeholders in developing a guidance document that integrates Indigenous Knowledge and Western Science and incorporates adaptation planning into life-of-mine closure plans for oil sands mines within Fort McKay’s Traditional Territory. The initiative aims to enhance Fort McKay First Nation’s climate resilience and inform regional planning initiatives on closure and reclamation, advancing sustainable solutions for future generations of the Nation. | Alberta |
| City of Calgary | Alberta Climate-Ready Homes | $450,000 | $946,500 | This project will analyze climate risks and associated adaptation measures for the residential sector in urban Alberta. This work will include a cost-benefit analysis of the top adaptation measures identified, and results from this analysis will inform the development of a framework for a residential climate resilience incentive program. | Alberta |
| Touchwood Agency Tribal Council | Touchwood Agency Tribal Council (TATC): A Toolkit for Climate Change Adaptation Decision-Making | $295,500 | $567,500 | This project will provide culturally relevant resources and mentorship to assist decision-makers and communities of the Touchwood Agency Tribal Council in assessing the feasibility of implementing adaptation projects. | Saskatchewan |
| File Hills Qu'Appelle Tribal Council | File Hills Qu'Appelle Tribal Council Initiative on Adaptation Action | $430,166 | $501,478 | This project will explore the experience, knowledge, setbacks, and challenges that File Hills Qu’Appelle Tribal Council (FHQTC) Member Nations have experienced over the past years regarding climate change adaptation planning and implementation. | Saskatchewan |
| The Resilience Institute | Expanding Our Understanding of Meaningful Engagement and Advancing Community-relevant Approaches to Climate Adaptation in Small, Rural and Indigenous Communities Across Canada | $350,330 | $592,005 | This project will expand understanding of equitable and meaningful engagement and advance community-relevant approaches to climate change adaptation, with a particular focus on co-developing and co-implementing climate resilience programming in small, rural, and Indigenous communities across Canada. | National |
| ClimateWest | Climate Ready Prairies | $599,994 | $1,268,144 | This project will increase the capacity of leaders in business, Indigenous communities, all orders of government, adaptation professionals, non-profits and others across Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba to overcome behavioural, social and cultural barriers to climate change adaptation action through the development of a communications and engagement training guide and through the delivery of hybrid training events for a diverse audience. | Prairies |
| University of Winnipeg | Maximizing Pathways to Forest Sector Adaptation by Reducing Barriers for Small Enterprise | $187,127 | $419,714 | This project team will conduct research and develop tools to support climate change adaptation actions by small-to-medium-sized enterprises operating in the forest sector. | National |
Background
The Climate Change Adaptation Program builds on almost two decades of NRCan programming.
| 2017 – 2022 | Building Regional Adaptation Capacity and Expertise (BRACE) ($18M) |
|---|---|
| 2016 – 2021 | Increase resilience of industry and communities to a changing climate ($28M) |
| 2011 – 2016 | Enhancing Competitiveness in a Changing Climate ($35M) |
| 2007 – 2012 | Regional Adaptation Collaborative (RAC) and Tools programs ($51M) |
| 2001 – 2006 | Climate Change Impacts & Adaptation Research Network (C-CIARN) Research Programs ($37.5M) |
| 1998 – 2001 | Federal Science, Impacts and Adaptation programming ($7.5M) |
Explore hundreds of reports, tools, videos and websites that were developed with the support of these programs.
Contact us
If you have any questions about this program, please contact us at adaptation@nrcan-rncan.gc.ca.
Related links
- Canada Invests in Climate Change Adaptation to Keep Communities Safe in the Prairies and Across Canada
- Climate-Resilient Coastal Communities (CRCC) Program
- Canada’s Climate Change Adaptation Platform
- Building Regional Adaptation Capacity and Expertise Program
- Canada in a Changing Climate: National Assessment Process
- Canada’s National Adaptation Strategy
- Canada Invests in Climate Change Adaptation to Keep Communities Safe in British Columbia and Across Canada - Canada.ca
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