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This report emphasizes that retrofits create many local jobs, stimulate economic activity, and use local materials, while also improving housing affordability, health, and reducing emissions.  It recommends actions such as increasing incentives for deep retrofits, upgrading social housing and public buildings, and expanding workforce training, emphasizing that investments should focus on equitable, long‑term, and large‑scale improvements to maximize impact

This Briefing Note explains how local governments can play a key role in reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from buildings, which make up a significant share of community emissions. It outlines five key policy tools to support building energy retrofits and emissions reductions: home energy labelling, PACE/LIC financing, regulations for new and existing buildings, and building benchmarking/reporting.

The Efficiency Canada “Climate Retrofit Mission” report argues that Canada needs a large-scale, coordinated effort to retrofit buildings in order to meet climate goals. It explains that current approaches are too slow and fragmented, and proposes a “mission-oriented” strategy to transform the retrofit market—scaling up innovations, reducing costs, and accelerating upgrades across the country.

The Clean Air Partnership LIC Toolkit explains how municipalities can use Local Improvement Charge (LIC) financing (also called PACE) to support energy‑efficiency retrofits in homes. It shows how these programs work by covering the upfront costs of retrofits through loans that are repaid over time via property taxes, making upgrades more affordable for homeowners.

This Pembina report summary outlines a nationwide plan to retrofit buildings to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and support economic growth.