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In the Community

We’re focused on building resilience. That means helping society and our customers adapt to the impacts of climate change and creating opportunities for children and families living in poverty.

Generosity — helping others, protecting the environment and making our communities more resilient — is one of the values that guides our work. We focus our generosity to help our communities in three areas where we can have the biggest impact: 

  •  Ensuring communities are climate resilient 
  •  Creating opportunities for children and families living in poverty 
  •  Supporting our employees to help others 

For more details on how we’re building resilient communities, please read our Social Impact Report.
 

Municipal Climate Resiliency Grants

Municipalities are on the frontlines of flood and wildfire risk management. Providing them with resources to assess their exposure to these threats and address them – while also mobilizing residents in the process – is essential to building climate resilient communities.

Application Portal Now Open

Intact Financial Corporation is doubling down on efforts to build resilient communities by doubling the investment – $2 million over two years – in projects that help people and communities adapt to a changing climate. Learn more about the program and how to apply.

The deadline to submit your application is January 31, 2025.

For specific questions on the granting please reach out to the Intact Foundation at [email protected].

Webinar Series

Join us for tips and strategies to help with your grant application.

Flood Risk Mitigation Solutions
Date: October 15:
Time: 11 a.m. ET    
In collaboration with the Intact Centre on Climate Adaptation at the University of Waterloo
Register here

November (TBC): Wildfire Risk Mitigation Solutions

December (TBC): Case Study - Overview of Successful Residential Focused Flood and Wildfire Projects
In collaboration with the Federation of Canadian Municipalities

January (TBC): Application Overview Session – Q&A and Discussion

For more information email [email protected]. Be sure to check back for registration links.

 

2022 Grant Partners Community Initiatives

In 2022, Intact Public Entities and the Intact Financial Corporation invested $1 million in 10 communities across Canada to bolster resiliency where climate has the ability to have a negative impact. The selected applicants implemented a variety of projects, including those that create a new wetland by engaging youth, offer FireSmartTM approved enhancements to at-risk homes, build fire breaks around vulnerable communities and provide advance flood prevention information to local residents.

City of Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island

Charlottetown Flood Risk Reduction Rebate Program  

City of Fredericton, New Brunswick

City of Fredericton’s Neighbourhood-Level Flood Risk Portal  

EYA, Vancouver, British Columbia

Increasing Climate Resilience through Wetland Development in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside  

FEDD, Sergent Lake, Quebec

This project aims to create green infrastructure to increase infiltration and retention of runoff water upstream from Sergent Lake, in order to reduce the risk of flooding.  

Lac La Biche County, Alberta

Wildfire Mitigation Incentive Program  

Municipality of Red Lake, Ontario

Fire Break Development   

Nature-Action Québec Inc. Quebec City, Quebec

Development of an intervention plan in the Rivière à la Raquette watershed.  

Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo, Alberta

FireSmartTM Home Action Rebate Program   

Town of Whitecourt, Alberta

Whitecourt FireSmartTM Home Owner Incentive/Sprinkler trailer