Supporting Canada’s transition to a climate-friendly future.

How we help.

The Clean Economy Fund offers a variety of tools to philanthropic organizations and individuals looking to support Canada’s transition to a net-zero, climate-friendly future.

  • Evidence-based priority setting, with the help of an expert advisory committee
  • Original research to understand gaps and opportunities
  • Direct access to experts, influencers and potential partners
  • Entry points for bold philanthropy with issue-targeted funds and collaborative grant-making opportunities
  • Grant administration and due diligence
  • Facilitated funding partnerships with both "qualified" and "non-qualified" donees

The Clean Economy Fund is not membership-based. Contact us to find out how these tools can be put to use for you. 

Priorities in 2023.

Every year the Clean Economy Fund draws on independent subject-matter specialists, its Expert Advisory Committee, and input from its annual funders’ retreat to identify priority focus areas. These are CEF’s priority focus areas for 2023:

  1. Meeting the housing affordability challenge with climate-friendly growth 
    Fostering support for initiatives that develop strong and clear policy solutions for ensuring that the unprecedented projected growth of Canada’s housing and cities over the next ten years is aligned with net zero.
  2. Accelerating electrification through Indigenous, provincial and municipal leadership
    Fostering support for initiatives that strengthen Indigenous capacity and partnerships for electrification; stimulate provincial action on energy and electrification planning; and enable municipal energy planning and advocacy.
  3. Incubating creative communications and engagement
  4. Advancing the sustainable finance agenda
  5. Climate solutions for agriculture
  6. Affordable net-zero transitions
  7. Transitions in Canada’s oil and gas sector 


Interested in exploring how your philanthropy could make a difference in these urgent areas? Contact CEF to discuss.