Actions

Connected and Resilient Communities
1. Climate Equity and Reconciliation

• 1.1.1

  Implementation (On time)

  Engage Indigenous knowledge keepers to co-develop priorities and include traditional knowledge in City practices, progra…
• 1.1.2

  Continuous

  Offer annual training opportunities to City staff that increase cultural awareness and an understanding of the rights of…
• 1.1.3

  Not started (Cancelled or postponed)

  Incorporate a climate justice lens into the creation of the Human Resource's People Plan
• 1.1.4

  Planning (On time)

  Conduct a review and revision of Charlottetown's land use policies to ensure they comply with the United Nations Declara…
• 1.1.5

  Implementation (On time)

  Assess the feasibility of making the City of Charlottetown a living wage employer.

Connected and Resilient Communities
2. Emergency Preparedness

• 2.1.1

  Continuous

  Annually update the City's Emergency Measures Plan and engage with local businesses, service providers, other levels of …
• 2.1.2

  Implementation (On time)

  Update and improve the City's Communications Plan for emergencies to ensure the public is informed in advance of and dur…
• 2.2.1

  Continuous

  Coordinate with local organizations to ensure that shelters and reception centres are well-publicized in times of need, …
• 2.2.2

  Continuous

  Continually update the list of existing and potential safe, accessible emergency shelter and reception centres and enter…
• 2.2.3

  Planning

  Regularly assess and equip emergency shelters and reception centres with the necessary facilities, climate resilience me…
• 2.3.1

  Continuous

  Increase the number of outdoor and indoor public water fountains and water bottle refill stations.
• 2.3.2

  Implementation (On time)

  Improve and expand indoor and outdoor public cooling facilities around the City that are accessible and welcoming to all…
• 2.3.3

  Not started

  Form, train, and fund neighborhood volunteer emergency response teams or neighborhood check-in programs.
• 2.3.4

  Not started

  Work with key partners to create a voluntary vulnerable persons registry for those who require additional support in the…
• 2.3.5

  Not started

  Establish a City of Charlottetown Emergency Measures Team that includes mobile care teams with expertise related to both…
• 2.3.6

  Not started

  Explore a community-driven tree monitoring program to involve residents in the maintenance of trees in their neighbourho…

Connected and Resilient Communities
3. Food Security

• 3.1.1

  Continuous

  Educate, incentivize, and support residents and businesses in choosing low carbon, local foods and reducing food waste.
• 3.1.2

  Continuous

  Leverage the City's annual tree planting initiatives to plant food-bearing trees in public spaces.
• 3.1.3

  Continuous

  Support and promote urban farming initiatives, including community gardens, to increase local food production.
• 3.1.4

  Not started

  Work with partners to create a Food Strategy for Charlottetown that improves access to food for all residents, including…
• 3.1.5

  Not started

  Apply a food security lens to City policy and decision-making, recognizing the impacts municipal operations have on the …
• 3.1.6

  Not started

  Redesign and maintain the City's Food Asset Map, particularly in regards to food-related supports available during emerg…
• 3.1.7

  Not started

  Incorporate sustainable procurement practices into municipal food purchasing, prioritizing foods that are low-carbon, lo…
• 3.1.8

  Not started

  Expand and maintain food centres (e.g. certified community kitchens) to ensure food is accessible especially during extr…

Low Carbon Resilient Infrastructure
4. Efficient and Resilient Buildings

• 4.1.1

  Not started

  Share best practices and provide incentives for homeowners, landlords, and building owners to implement climate resilien…
• 4.1.2

  Implementation (On time)

  Expand the Home Flood Protection Rebate Program to incentivize flood protection measures and other climate adaptation re…
• 4.1.3

  Not started

  Develop resilient design guidelines to apply to municipal building retrofits and new builds.
• 4.2.1

  Planning (Late)

  Support sustainable urban development by examining how the proposed limitations on inclusionary zoning and single-family…
• 4.2.2

  Not started

  Implement mandatory standards for new developments that create requirements pertaining to climate resiliency measures, t…
• 4.2.3

  Planning (On time)

  Develop and implement training, policy, and programs that require and support developers and home builders in complying …
• 4.2.4

  Not started

  Create and resource a structure that supports and incentivizes developers in meeting the City’s environmental priorities…
• 4.2.5

  Not started

  Develop a policy and guidelines that require development permit applications to calculate and report embodied carbon mea…
• 4.3.1

  Planning (On time)

  Work with partner organizations to create and maintain a resource to guide residents and building owners through the man…
• 4.3.2

  Implementation (On time)

  Expand on the Better Homes Neighbourhood Energy Project to offer wrap around neighbourhood energy efficiency programming…
• 4.3.3

  Continuous

  Offer resources, events, and training to educate the community, businesses, and contractors on best practices in energy …
• 4.3.4

  Not started

  Develop a program to support renters and landlords in increasing the energy efficiency of their units.
• 4.3.5

  Not started

  Create incentives for homeowners undertaking deep energy retrofits to meet Passive House and/or Zero Carbon standards.
• 4.3.6

  Not started

  Work with partners to develop additional incentives for energy efficiency retrofits in heritage buildings.
• 4.4.1

  Implementation (On time)

  Work with Maritime Electric to transition all streetlights in the city to LED.
• 4.4.2

  Implementation (Late)

  Continue to complete energy efficiency audits, commissioning, and retrofits in all City facilities.
• 4.4.3

  Continuous

  Build all new City buildings to net zero or Passive House standards.
• 4.4.4

  Planning

  Perform comprehensive energy audits on all Water and Sewer Utility buildings, including the Charlottetown Pollution Cont…
• 4.4.5

  Not started

  Complete retrofits to structures, facilities, and equipment in City parks to work towards net zero park operations.
• 4.4.6

  Implementation (On time)

  Reduce emissions from City lawn maintenance practices through investment in electric equipment and natural methods.

Low Carbon Resilient Infrastructure
5. Renewable Energy and Energy Storage

• 5.1.1

  Planning (On time)

  Complete a detailed feasibility study to guide community renewable energy projects that identifies barriers, enabling co…
• 5.1.2

  Continuous

  Support partner organizations to expand capacity of the existing district heating system and explore options to lower em…
• 5.1.3

  Planning (On time)

  Assess the feasibility of rooftop solar panel installation on City facilities and install wherever feasible.
• 5.1.4

  Not started

  Work with the Province of PEI to amend legislation to allow for larger net metered systems, raise minimum purchase price…
• 5.2.1

  Not started

  Implement programs to support, incentivize, and guide an increase in residential and community energy storage.
• 5.2.2

  Not started

  Increase battery storage available to City facilities through techniques such as installing battery storage at City faci…

Low Carbon Resilient Infrastructure
6. Sustainable Transportation

• 6.1.1

  Planning (Late)

  Update the Zoning and Development Bylaw to reduce or remove minimum car parking requirements for new and existing develo…
• 6.1.2

  Planning (On time)

  Create and implement a Parking Strategy for Charlottetown that ensures space in the public right of way is shared approp…
• 6.2.1

  Implementation (On time)

  Develop bus stop standards to improve safety, accessibility, and usability (e.g. curbs, shelters, snow clearing, spacing…
• 6.2.2

  Planning (On time)

  Work with partner organizations, educational institutions, businesses, and employers to provide incentives and support f…
• 6.2.3

  Implementation (On time)

  Implement the PEI Capital Area 10-year Public Transit Plan to meet or exceed its most ambitious growth scenario, includi…
• 6.3.1

  Not started

  Work with partner organizations, educational institutions, businesses and employers to reduce and/or remove parking ince…
• 6.3.2

  Not started

  Identify anti-idling zones in which anti-idling signs are installed and campaigns are periodically run to reward communi…
• 6.3.3

  Continuous

  Continue to educate staff and enforce the City’s anti-idling policy for City vehicles, including public transit buses.
• 6.3.4

  Not started

  Create a corporate Fleet Strategy that includes electrification, rightsizing, and assesses needs for shared vehicles at …
• 6.3.5

  Continuous

  Work with partners to increase public EV chargers in Charlottetown with consideration for geographic distribution.
• 6.4.1

  Planning (On time)

  Create City design standards for active transportation infrastructure to increase consistency, safety, and accessibility…
• 6.4.2

  Continuous

  Work with partner organizations, educational institutions, businesses, and employers to offer incentives, events, and tr…
• 6.4.3

  Planning (On time)

  Undertake a public bikeshare pilot program that also functions as a feeder system to public transit routes.
• 6.4.4

  Planning (On time)

  Create and implement a multi-year, city-wide active transportation strategy with an emphasis on safety, connectivity of …
• 6.4.5

  Not started

  Pilot additional downtown streets as car-free zones, either seasonally or year-round, and identify locations for 'slow s…

Low Carbon Resilient Infrastructure
7. Natural Assets and Green Infrastructure

• 7.1.1

  Continuous

  Work with watershed groups, local non profits, and Indigenous communities to increase capacity for effectively managing …
• 7.1.2

  Continuous

  Continue to protect and enhance City wellfield sites through actions guided by the Wellfield Protection Plans and Forest…
• 7.1.3

  Not started

  Continue and expand programs to promote grey water use (e.g. rain barrels) on residential and commercial properties to r…
• 7.1.4

  Continuous

  Reduce water consumption through incentives, seasonal restrictions and the billing process.
• 7.1.5

  Planning

  Promote and incentivize drought-tolerant, low water-use, adaptive landscaping in both public and private spaces to maint…
• 7.2.1

  Continuous

  Promote and increase programs to support tree planting on private, institutional, and commercial property
• 7.2.2

  Implementation (On time)

  Increase tree planting and the naturalization of municipally-owned land, prioritizing the planting of Wabanaki-Acadian s…
• 7.2.3

  Not started

  Develop and operationalize an Urban Forest Management Plan incorporating the recommendations from the Post-Fiona Restora…
• 7.2.4

  Continuous

  Expand volunteer opportunities for the public to participate in urban forest stewardship and conservation projects.
• 7.2.5

  Implementation (On time)

  Improve the City's tree maintenance program to take a more proactive approach and protect the urban canopy from the impa…
• 7.2.6

  Not started

  Develop and implement a Private Tree Protection Bylaw that includes a replanting requirement when trees are cut down.
• 7.3.1

  Continuous

  Collaborate with community partners and private property owners to educate the public on the identification and manageme…
• 7.3.2

  Review, expand and create a prioritization framework for the Parkland Allocation Fund that recognizes the need for and v…
• 7.3.3

  Planning

  Integrate the existing Municipal Natural Asset Inventory and Street and Park Tree Inventory into future asset management…
• 7.3.4

  Planning (Late)

  Add requirements to the Zoning and Development Bylaw that protect existing natural assets and promote the creation of na…
• 7.3.5

  Not started

  Develop and implement design standards for City-led landscaping that prioritizes non-invasive, native species that are c…
• 7.3.6

  Implementation (On time)

  Increase capacity for invasive species management to complete monitoring, identification, and management on City-owned l…
• 7.3.7

  Implementation (On time)

  Increase the total area of and connectivity between ecologically significant greenspaces and green stormwater management…
• 7.3.8

  Implementation (On time)

  Update the Municipal Natural Asset Inventory as new data becomes available.
• 7.3.9

  Implementation (On time)

  Assess the condition of Charlottetown's natural assets as well as develop and implement management plans to steward and …
• 7.3.10

  Not started

  Quantify the value of ecological services and co-benefits provided by Charlottetown's natural assets including carbon se…
• 7.3.11

  Not started

  Develop a Light Pollution Bylaw that incorporates Dark Sky principles.

Low Carbon Resilient Infrastructure
8. Adapted Critical Infrastructure

• 8.1.1

  Planning (On time)

  Purchase a computerized Asset Management System that will assist asset management, including budget and replacement plan…
• 8.1.2

  Not started

  Create an Asset Management Policy that prioritizes climate adaptation and incorporates sustainable management of Charlot…
• 8.1.3

  Not started

  Create a Corporate Asset Management Strategy that identifies City-owned infrastructure requiring climate adaptation-info…
• 8.2.1

  Implementation (On time)

  Continue to install and support installation of back-up power to critical infrastructure and buildings used as emergency…
• 8.3.1

  Continuous

  Evaluate current stormwater infrastructure, identify capacity to handle current and future stormwater levels and floodin…
• 8.3.2

  Not started

  Work with the Province to more accurately map and model current and future flood risk in Charlottetown.
• 8.3.3

  Continuous

  Implement nature-based stormwater management solutions in priority flood-prone areas.
• 8.3.4

  Planning

  Pilot and promote the installation of permeable pavers or other permeable surfaces on City owned property.
• 8.4.1

  Not started

  Work with the Province of PEI and key stakeholders to inform the public, particularly those most at risk, about future s…
• 8.4.2

  Not started

  Implement best methods for protection and naturalization of Charlottetown's coastline, prioritizing nature-based solutio…
• 8.4.3

  Not started

  Develop and implement management or relocation plans for essential City infrastructure and facilities at risk due to sea…
• 8.5.1

  Implementation (On time)

  Collaborate with utility partners for effective vegetation management around power lines to prevent storm-related outage…
• 8.5.2

  Not started

  Work with developers and electrical utility partners to explore feasibility of burying powerlines in high density region…
• 8.5.3

  Not started

  Explore the feasibility of undertaking a pilot project, in collaboration with housing developers, to install alternative…

Municipal Climate Leadership
9. Governance

• 9.1.1

  Completed

  Develop a detailed monitoring, reporting, and engagement schedule for the Climate Action Plan, including specific Key Pe…
• 9.1.2

  Planning (On time)

  Research and implement sustainable financing mechanisms for funding climate action.
• 9.1.3

  Continuous

  Implement the recommendations of the City's Sustainable Procurement Strategy and Action Plan, considering every municipa…
• 9.1.4

  Continuous

  Work with the Province of PEI, utility companies, and other partners to establish channels for collecting and sharing cl…
• 9.1.5

  Not started

  Create a lifecycle assessment framework to apply to all municipal equipment purchases and construction projects that con…

Municipal Climate Leadership
10. Education and Communication

• 10.1.1

  Continuous

  Conduct targeted education campaigns that incorporate cultural awareness and intergenerational learning to better inform…
• 10.1.2

  Continuous

  Ensure climate data and resources are easily accessible to the public.
• 10.1.3

  Continuous

  Expand interdepartmental collaboration and capacity building by conducting regular training sessions for City staff and …
• 10.1.4

  Not started

  Partner with businesses to promote climate change awareness, climaterelated worker safety (e.g. heat safety protocols), …
• 10.1.5

  Continuous

  Work with partner organizations to create mental wellness programs and supports for community members experiencing the e…