Reducing Regulatory Burden in Ontario’s Building Code8/2026 - August 2026. With municipalities across Ontario planning for growth and the government already moving to cut red tape to build…
Exploring Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy (C-PACE) Financing in Ontario7/2026 - July 2026. Government of Ontario. TAF made the following comments on Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy (C-PACE) Financing in Ontario:…
How Ontario can make C-PACE work for building owners and municipalities7/2026 - Krithi Shankhari outlines how a C-PACE program could work for borrowers and municipalities by balancing oversight and flexibility.
Measuring the Economic Health Benefits of Tailpipe Emission Standards7/2026 - TAF submitted the following joint letter, with Canada’s leading health, air quality, and climate experts, to the Minister of Environment…
Ontario’s solar rebate has a hidden catch7/2026 - Krithi Shankhari explains how to make the Ontario’s Home Renovation Savings Program more practical for homeowners and shares firsthand insights from installers navigating this mismatch and its broader impacts on Ontario’s grid.
Enhancing the Home Renovation Savings Program7/2026 - July 2026. Ontario’s growing electricity demand requires an “all-of-the-above” strategy to meet future needs. Distributed energy resources, particularly rooftop solar…
2026 Budget Recommendations for the Government of Ontario1/2026 - January 2026. Government of Ontario. TAF made the following recommendations for the 2026 budget: Commit predictable, multi–year funding to sustain…
Add your voice to protect green development standards in Bill 6011/2025 - Ontario's Bill 60 takes aim at several critical municipal planning authorities, undermining years of progress streamlining and harmonizing low-carbon development across the GTHA.
Outdated zoning bylaws: stuck in the Twilight Zone while climate tech moves forward8/2025 - Outdated zoning bylaws fail to accommodate low-carbon solutions such as heat pumps, EV charging stations, and rooftop solar, writes Diviya Leonard, but modernizing these policies offers a significant opportunity for cities to realign priorities and fast-track climate action.
Canada sprints past the U.S. on appliance efficiency5/2025 - Samia Anwer, Climate Policy Analyst, discusses the latest amendment to the Energy Efficiency Act and why raising the bar on efficiency standards for everyday appliances is one of the most impactful policy tools to-date.
This red tape is blocking climate action4/2025 - Evan Wiseman, Climate Policy Senior Manager, recommends how regulators can unlock significant job growth and efficiency by removing barriers to clean energy technologies.
2025 Federal Climate Policy Recommendations3/2025 - TAF’s federal policy recommendations recognize the critical role of Canada’s cities and communities in achieving mutual climate and health objectives,…