Canada Invests in Climate Change Adaptation to Keep Communities Safe in Quebec and Across Canada
Summary
On February 20, 2025, the Honourable Diane Lebouthillier, along with the Honourable Steven Guilbeault, on behalf of the Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, announced over $3.6 million in funding for six projects in Quebec under Natural Resources Canadas Climate Change Adaptation Program (CCAP) and the Climate-Resilient Coastal Communities (CRCC) Program.These projects aim to support regions and sectors in Quebec and across Canada adapt to a changing climate by developing future climate scenarios, adaptation tools and resources, knowledge sharing networks and integrated adaptation plans and actions.The funding announced today comes from a total investment of $39.5 million, announced on November 14, 2024, through the CCAP and the CRCC Program to reduce climate change risks and build more resilient communities across the country in support of the National Adaptation Strategy (NAS).NRCan is funding the following three projects under the CCAP:Project Name: Economic analyses of wildfire adaptation measures for QuebecRecipient: Nada Conseils Inc.Reach: QuebecLocation: Laval, QuebecFunding from the CCAP: $750,000Project Summary: This project aims to quantify the economic costs associated with wildfires in Quebec in the context of climate change and to assess the profitability of various adaptation measures using cost-benefit analyses.Project Name: Post-2100 climate change scenarios: Mining sector case studyRecipient: OuranosReach: NationalLocation: Montreal, QuebecFunding from the CCAP: $290,410Project Summary: This project will develop post-2100 climate scenarios that map possible futures for the province of Quebec, as well as broader climate scenarios for the rest of the country. The project will use these climate scenarios to develop case studies for informing adaptation decision-making in the mining sector.Project Name: Toward a resilient future: How sharing and collaboration support adaptation!Recipient: Centre dexpertise et de recherche en infrastructures urbainesReach: QuebecLocation: Montreal, QuebecFunding from the CCAP: $194,104Project Summary: This project will bring together professionals, including engineers, urban planners, landscape architects and accountants, and municipal stakeholders to share knowledge on best practices for adapting urban infrastructure climate change.NRCan is funding the following three projects under the CRCC Program:Project Name: Resilience to Climate Change Using the Adaptation Pathways Approach in the Gasp\xe9 PeninsulaRecipient: Centre dinitiation \xe0 la recherche et daide au d\xe9veloppement durableReach: Gasp\xe9 Peninsula, QuebecLocation: La Haute Gasp\xe9sie, La C\xf4te-de-Gasp\xe9, Le Rocher-Perc\xe9, Bonaventure, AvignonFunding from the CRCC Program: $977,032Project Summary: This project will operationalize climate change adaptation for Gasp\xe9 Peninsula communities by adopting a pathways approach designed to provide a focal point for transformational adaptation led by community-based priorities. It will integrate health and environmental co-benefits into socio-economic development projects to allow communities to become more resilient in response to climate change risks, contributing to the overall well-being of these communities in a way that protects the environment.Project Name: Adaptation to Climate Change for Main Economic Sectors of Quebec Coastal CommunitiesRecipient: Association des professionnels en d\xe9veloppement \xe9conomique du Qu\xe9becReach: QuebecLocation: Bas-Saint-Laurent, C\xf4te-Nord, Gasp\xe9sie\xceles-de-la-MadeleineFunding from the CRCC Program: $832,575Project Summary: This project will conduct a vulnerability assessment of the negative impacts of climate change on the coastal communities in Bas-St-Laurent, C\xf4te-Nord and Gasp\xe9sie\xceles-de-la-Madeleine as well as the commercial fishing, tourism and construction sectors by exploring short- and long-term prospective scenarios. It will develop potential adaptation actions for these coastal communities and three economic sectors to improve their climate and economic resilience.Project Name: Adaptive Management of Climate Vulnerabilities for Coastal Communities in the Manicouagan RCMRecipient: R\xe9gion de biosph\xe8re Manicouagan-UapishkaReach: Manicouagan Region, QuebecLocation: Innu community of Pessamit, Ragueneau, Pointe-aux-Outardes, Pointe-Lebel, Chute-aux Outardes, Baie-Comeau, Franquelin, Godbout, Baie-Trinit\xe9, Rivi\xe8re-aux-OutardesFunding from the CRCC Program: $599,152Project Summary: This project will adopt a participatory and iterative approach for the development of a regional adaptation plan and thematic action plans to address climate change risks in Manicouagan Regional County Municipality (RCM) coastal communities. This project responds directly to a need identified by the Manicouagan RCM during the revision of its regional land use and development plan, which asks municipalities to integrate adaptation actions into their policies and plans relating to public health and safety constraints linked to climate change.