Submission to the pre-budget consultation, Standing Committee on Finance

Part of CAGBC’s advocacy work involves working with and informing government on the needs and potential of the green building sector. This includes recommendations in advance of budget planning. At a time when international markets are ramping up investments and regulations for carbon reductions, opportunities abound for the Canadian building sector. To help continue building momentum for green building programs, CAGBC provided the following recommendations as part of a submission to the Standing Committee on Finance prebudget consultation:

1 – To provide sustainable and affordable homes, the government should:

Ensure all federal housing programs and the work of crown corporations prioritize lower energy bills, increased building comfort, and improved resilience.

2 – To stimulate Canada’s supply chain of low-carbon construction materials, the government should:

Create a grant program to support the needed capacity for life cycle assessments and environmental product declarations for products manufactured by small- and medium-sized Canadian companies.

3 – To supercharge Canada’s retrofit economy, the government should:

Ensure all federal deep carbon retrofit programs support and require the development of zero-carbon transition plans for large buildings. Transition planning will ensure the effective timing and sequencing of carbon reduction measures that will contribute to meeting Canada’s climate commitments.

Read the full submission here.