The Climate Insight map is one of the most popular tools on the platform—and it has just been updated. Communities across Canada use this map to access the most up-to-date and localized data available and make data-driven decisions. Check out the new additions, including:

• A huge increase in housing and demographic data;
• A new socioeconomic layer highlights social resilience;
• The ability to export map data (added by popular request);
• The option to create your own mix-and-match bivariate layers using any climate and socioeconomic data; and
• Faster loading time and an interface that is easier to navigate.

Use this interactive tool to map local climate, housing, demographic, and infrastructural data to see where action matters most in your community. Plus, make use of the map’s extensive housing and demographic data and new socioeconomic layers to plan with the full picture.

The Ontario Resource Centre for Climate Adaptation (ORCCA) Support Desk offers free support to help communities and organizations across Ontario move forward with climate adaptation. From understanding climate data to planning and implementing practical actions, get in touch with someone from the ORCCA team through the Support Desk for free, expert guidance no matter where you are on the journey to adaptation.

Supporting Indigenous leadership and advancing reconciliation are foundational to building resilient, net-zero communities. Join us tomorrow, Wednesday, June 24, from 1:00 to 2:00 pm ET, for our next Peer Network meeting. Together, we will explore practical lessons, relationship-building approaches, and opportunities to deepen collaboration.

For municipalities to meet their climate and housing goals, homes have to be retrofitted with low-carbon, electric solutions. Join a BNZ Community of Practice session on Thursday, June 25, from 2:00 to 3:00 pm ET to learn how municipalities can help local contractors, homeowners, and networks drive uptake of home electrification technologies.

Join over 1,000 delegates, 200 speakers, and 70 sessions in Toronto this September 22–26 for Adaptation Canada 2026 to bring your perspective, insights, questions, and solutions to Canada’s national conversation on climate adaptation. Tickets include access to 3+ days of engaging presentations, workshops, plus two receptions, all conference meals and breaks, study tours, and parallel events. Register by June 30 before rates increase.

The Municipal Net-Zero Action Research Partnership (N-ZAP) has launched a new survey to examine the state of climate action in local government. Municipalities are invited to share on-the-ground insights that will inform new research on emerging Climate Action trends and help strengthen support for local governments on the path to net-zero.

ICLEI World Congress 2027 will be hosted by the City of Pohang, Republic of Korea, from October 5-8, 2027. Mark your calendars and join the global ICLEI Network in Pohang for four days of exchange, inspiration and connection as local and regional governments and their partners from around the world come together to advance a sustainable transition.

Building high-performance housing (fast!) doesn’t happen in a vacuum. Watch this replay to learn from three industry representatives what high-performance construction looks like in practice, and what they wish municipalities understood about the policies and processes that can help get quality housing built.

Ali joins our Adaptation team as a Climate Change Project Coordinator, bringing several years of experience at the intersection of climate policy, Indigenous climate leadership, and environmental justice. Most recently, she worked with the Otipemisiwak Métis Government of the Métis Nation within Alberta, where she co-developed a climate risk and vulnerability assessment framework focused on the impacts of climate change on Métis people’s livelihoods and cultural practices.

Nouran joins the Adaptation team as a Climate Change Project Coordinator, primarily supporting the Ontario Resource Centre for Climate Adaptation (ORCCA). She brings over five years of experience in climate adaptation engagement and sustainability program coordination, most recently with the Canadian Centre for Climate Services, where she helped practitioners understand and apply climate information in planning and decision-making.

Kylie-Anne joins our Adaptation team, where she supports climate resilience work through the Advancing Implementation Training Initiative (AITI) and the ORCCA. She brings over five years of experience in adaptation planning, community engagement, and capacity building, including her work as co-author of the Dufferin Climate Adaptation Strategy.

Some of you may already know Shihan—he impressed us during his fall/winter internship, and we are thrilled to welcome him back as a Climate Change Project Assistant! Shihan supports the Adaptation team across the Building Adaptive and Resilience Communities (BARC) program, ORCCA, and upcoming events, including Adaptation Canada 2026.

Maude joins the ICLEI Canada Québec office team as a Climate Change Intern, supporting the development of municipal climate plans across both adaptation and mitigation. She holds a degree in Industrial Engineering from Polytechnique Montréal, brings five years of professional experience, and is currently completing a Master’s in Environment at the Université de Sherbrooke, with a focus on climate adaptation and community resilience.