Ontario Climate Change Action Plan to benefit Toronto’s social housing6/2016 - Ontario’s new Climate Change Action Plan will include $900 million for energy efficiency retrofits in social housing and private apartments. TAF and TCHC welcome the investment as it will improve living conditions for residents, reduce emissions, and lower utility costs for social housing providers.
Province makes historic $17 Million Atmospheric Fund contribution2/2016 - TAF reacts to the Ontario government's announcement to invest $17 million to expand the Toronto Atmospheric Fund (TAF) endowment as part of the 2016 provincial budget.
Energy Benchmarking & Reporting: TAF presents to Ontario Standing Committee2/2016 - TAF has supported energy benchmarking as a best practice in the real estate industry for about 10 years. As part of the Building Value project, TAF conducted extensive research and consultation to explore the potential benefits of a municipal or province-wide benchmarking policy. TAF's Director of Policy & Programs Bryan Purcell testified in front of the Ontario Legislative Assembly's Standing Committee on General Government in favour of this policy tool.