Partnering for Indigenous Community Energy Capacity (PICEC) is an Indigenous, community-led initiative aimed at strengthening the understanding and knowledge of priorities, needs, and challenges surrounding community energy planning.

Partnering for Indigenous Community Energy Capacity (PICEC) is an Indigenous, community-led initiative aimed at strengthening the understanding and knowledge of priorities, needs, and challenges surrounding community energy planning.
QUEST Canada recently announced the launch of its signature program, the Net-Zero Communities Accelerator, a program...
The NB Environmental Trust Fund awarded funds to QUEST Canada and Decodesign to train professionals on promoting energy efficiency through land use planning design and smart growth principles integrated into development projects.
Partnering and participating communities have successfully completed Stage 4 of their Smart Energy Community...
Community Energy Planning Alignment & Implementation FrameworkWhat is the CEP Alignment and Implementation...
The project will combine cutting-edge research with on-the-ground qualitative analysis to develop a research database capturing the current state of low carbon innovation in the energy sector.
Do you need help to create your climate adaptation plan and increase your resilience against the impacts of climate change and extreme weather? Apply for the Climate Adaptation Program!
All Net-Zero Pathways Begin With a Local Step October 2021 The Diverse Pathways to Net-Zero initiative examines the...
May 2020 Renewable Natural Gas (RNG) presents a unique opportunity not only to tackle GHG emissions and improve local...
July 6, 2022March 31, 2022 Today, QUEST Canada announced a new milestone for communities participating in the New...
The Accelerating the Implementation of Renewable Energy (AI-RE) protocol is a free online resource for Canadian...
The goal of the Regulatory Innovation Sandboxes project is to create foundational policy frameworks for legislated regulation innovation. The foundational frameworks can then be used by provincial, territorial and federal policymakers and regulators to create more effective policies, regulations, and programs to accelerate the transition to a low-emissions future efficiently and fairly using a multi-sectoral, collaborative process.
Discover the local economic benefits of implementing Community Energy Plans by downloading the workbook and 2 case studies from NB municipalities
This QUEST initiative aimed to foster collaboration between municipalities, energy utilities, and other key community stakeholders to undertake a climate risk and vulnerability assessment, and to work together to select climate adaptation measures.
Discover how QUEST helps Albertan communities to adapt their energy infrastructure to the impact of increasing extreme events.
In 2019, the Enabling Municipal Implementation of Community Energy Plans (CEPs) project took 25 New Brunswick...
For many municipalities, there is a disconnect between broader provincial planning policies and programs and local...
Almost 90 percent of Canadian natural gas, thermal and electric utility distributors have been significantly impacted...