Carbon Down. Community Up.

Accelerating Ottawa’s transition to an equitable carbon-neutral future.

OCAF Updates

Budget 2026: What It Means for Climate Action in Ottawa

OCAF Presents to House of Commons Committee on Home Energy Efficiency

Ottawa’s $692 Million Development Charge Deal: What It Funds and What It Means for the City’s Growth Plan

Grants

Providing support to NGOs and researchers to analyze, develop and implement strategic initiatives to accelerate climate action and overcome barriers to scale-up.

Granting

Programs

Cultivating partnerships, vetting opportunities, promoting solutions, and communicating opportunities.

Current Programs

Investments

Supporting private investors and entrepreneurs in financing impactful low-carbon projects and business models that inspire replication.

Current Investments

Our Programs

Climate and Affordable Housing

Bringing together climate equity, residential retrofits and affordable housing to address issues with multiple benefits.

Local Energy Resilience

Addressing Ottawa’s energy needs through practical, low-carbon solutions.

Fill It First

An approach to meeting Ottawa’s housing needs through gentle density.

We scale up climate solutions in ways that benefit community.

We bring people together, support and fund local climate projects, and invest in low-carbon ingenuity to ensure a thriving, resilient city for all.

Land Acknowledgement

OCAF is located on traditional and unceded Algonquin Anishnaabe Territory. We acknowledge the original inhabitants’ claim to this land and commit to working with all Indigenous people towards reconciliation and decolonization. We believe that carbon reduction is integral to strengthening these relationships and this work.