News & Events
HCi3 Announces Final 2024 Grant Awards
HCi3 has made six new grant awards, as part of its 2024 granting program. . We are delighted to share the recipients of our final 2024 grants, awarded under our "“Partnership” and “Catalyst” streams.
HCi3 Makes First Impact Investment
HCi3 has concluded its first impact investment with a $500,000 loan to the ReCover Initiative in support of its Atlantic Canada Deep Retrofit Accelerator.
New HCi3 Grants Accelerate Clean Transportation
HCi3 has made four grant awards in support of clean transportation in HRM/Kjipuktuk as part of its 2024 granting program. HCi3 funds projects that lead to greenhouse gas emissions reductions while also contributing to social equity, reconciliation, and community benefit.
HCi3 Partners with ReCover on New Retrofit Program
On July 18, 2024, the Government of Canada announced an award of $16.5 million to ReCover to implement DRAI in Atlantic Canada between 2024 and 2027.
Reflecting on the Youth Climate Pitch Competition
In May of this year, Nova Scotia saw its first ever Youth Climate Pitch Competition, co-hosted by Tribe Network and HCi3. Read more about how the competition went, and who the cash prize!
Province of Nova Scotia Contributes $7.5 Million to HCi3 in Support of Local Climate Action
The Province of Nova Scotia contributes $7.5 million to HCi3 in support of local climate action through Nova Scotia’s Climate Change Plan.
HCi3 Awards Accelerating to Zero Grants to Support Local Climate Action
HCi3 awarded $500,000 through the Accelerating to Zero Grant program to support 14 climate action projects across Halifax/Kjipuktuk.
HCi3 Receives Funding for Climate Solutions and Equity from McConnell Foundation:
HCi3 has received a grant of $740,000 over five years from the McConnell Foundation to support climate solutions that advance social equity and reconciliation with Indigenous peoples.
Halifax Climate Investment, Innovation and Impact Fund Awards Grants to Local Climate Projects
The HCi3 Fund has awarded grants to local organizations to implement projects that focus on GHG reductions and demonstrate a commitment to equity and community benefits.
Prime Minister Trudeau Announces Increased Climate Ambition
Climate change is the greatest long-term threat that we face as a global community, but it is also our greatest economic opportunity.
Green Fund Supports Energy Efficiency
Nova Scotia announced $15.7 million in new funding for efficiency programs.
Big Canadian Moment for Climate: Unique Model Goes National
With the increasing urgency of the climate crisis, it’s out with incrementalism and in with big investments.
GMF Council Announces New Committee to Advise on Low Carbon Cities Canada
FCM’s Green Municipal Fund (GMF) Council has created a new committee to advise the Council on matters related to the Low Carbon Cities Canada (LC3)-FCM initiative.
Halifax Named as New Urban Climate Centre (July 2019)
Canada is building a clean energy future that creates jobs, reduces costs for families and ensures that we remain a destination of choice for international investment.
Federal Budget 2019 to Fund New Way to Help Fight Climate Change in Halifax (April 2019)
The new federal budget is helping Halifax fight climate change by making a visionary $183 million investment in Low Carbon Cities Canada (LC3).