DiscoverEE Webinars

Canada is in a housing crisis. We need to invest in the growth and renewal of our affordable housing stock. 

We explore Canadian contractors’ points of view on policy solutions that can strategically transform the industry towards delivering high-quality residential retrofits.

We focus on four sets of technologies that are particularly promising for increasing the potential of housing construction and realizing the opportunity to build efficiently.

This presentation introduces the Building Decarbonization Alliance, a cross-sectoral coalition that is working to accelerate the electrification of buildings in Canada.

Kevin Lockhart introduces the major findings of Efficiency Canada’s The Municipal Guide to Net-Zero Energy Ready Building Codes.

What municipalities need to know about net zero emissions building codes, to prepare for the 2025 net zero emissions building code.

Targets have been laid out for the construction industry – get new buildings to net zero by the early 2030s. Not long afterwards, we’ll do the same to existing buildings in Canada. But how?

Abhi Kantamneni reviews how energy poverty amplifies existing vulnerabilities for Canadian households.

Early learnings and successes from the newly launched Home Upgrades Program, designed to reduce energy poverty in Alberta.

Rental energy efficiency policy is really hard to get right. Abhilash Kantamneni, research associate at Efficiency Canada, explains why.

Steve and Diana join us to talk about low-income programming in the U.S., including the Weatherization Assistance Program and Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program.

Energy poverty needs to be prioritized at the national level if the transition to net-zero emissions is to be fair and just, and energy efficiency should benefit all Canadians.

An engaging conversation on what equity-centered climate leadership looks like in practice and how Canada’s $48 billion energy efficiency sector is being shaped by women of colour at the forefront of change.

Celebrate International Women’s Day with Yasmin Abraham, President and Co-Founder of Kambo Energy Group, a social enterprise tackling energy poverty and improving housing in underprioritized communities.

Join ECO Canada and Geni Peters for highlights from the 2024 Energy Efficiency Employment in Canada Report.

An inspiring conversation with Nikki Muswaggon and Brandi Ferenc—two women reshaping Canada’s skilled trades and clean energy landscape.

We explore some ways Canada’s Energy Efficiency Act could be modernized for the 21st century to address climate change, improve affordability, and deliver health benefits.

Sarah Riddell, Efficiency Canada’s Policy Research Associate, Clean Heat, walks us through the recently released Advancing Canadian Appliance and Equipment Standards policy brief.

Efficiency Canada has released a new Canadian Heat Pump Myth Buster report, in advance of the release of the federal Green Building Strategy, later this year.