The Government of Canada has informed the country of its plan to develop all future infrastructure through a green lens. This is a key pillar to the post-pandemic economic ‘reboot’ and has included several funding programs and streams dedicated to building (and renewing) public infrastructure assets which are less carbon-intensive, more resilient and ‘green’.  In parallel to these economic drivers, there is growing appreciation for, and accounting of, our municipal natural assets and the role that nature has in helping achieve our climate goals.

Join us for this ‘future forward’ discussion where we will explore some of the green infrastructure funding programs and identify where those commitments are perhaps falling short. What green infrastructure opportunities are we missing? What barriers exist to obtaining more funding in those areas?  What are agencies, companies and NGOs doing to advance these efforts?   How can we best leverage the massive natural asset ‘capital’ we have in Canada and adopt more nature-based solutions?

InfraIntelligence: Funding Green Infrastructure