2025 Federal Climate Policy Recommendations

TAF’s federal policy recommendations recognize the critical role of Canada’s cities and communities in achieving mutual climate and health objectives, low-carbon economic development, and job creation.

We embrace “multi-solving” strategies. Our recommendations simultaneously address the housing crisis, climate and air pollution, and rising energy demand and costs. We prioritize economic opportunities for made-in-Canada companies providing low-carbon goods and services, like the auto sector and construction trades.

Our focus is tied directly to the sources of urban greenhouse gas emissions. 45% Canada’s emissions come from buildings and transportation, and
the decarbonization of these two sectors is dependent on non-emitting electricity.

That’s why our short-list of recommendations focus on these three priorities:

1. Buildings: Strategies to decarbonize the building sector while addressing the housing crisis.
2. Transportation: Recommendations to accelerate the adoption of low-carbon mobility and infrastructure.
3. Electricity grid: Steps to a clean grid via renewable energy generation, energy storage, and grid modernization.