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Equitable Engagement

QUEST Canada Incorporates Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Principles into its Capacity Building Initiatives

QUEST Canada’s Equitable Engagement project recently reached a new milestone with the release of new resources and the launch of supplementary training opportunities for participating communities seeking to strengthen their Indigenous engagement efforts and incorporate equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI) principles into their community energy and emissions plans (CEEPs).
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À propos du projet

QUEST Canada supports communities across the country, building community-level capacity by providing the tools, resources, and knowledge necessary to develop and implement community energy and emissions plans (CEEPs). The Equitable Engagement project works to incorporate Indigenous knowledge as well as equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) considerations into QUEST Canada’s capacity building-based initiatives. The aim of this project is to ensure current and future participating communities are equipped with the tools, resources, and knowledge required to engage all stakeholders on the pathway to a durable and just net-zero future. 

CALENDRIER

The project consists of three phases, each designed to support communities on their pathway to net-zero.
A graphic depicting the Equitable Engagement project timeline

Ressources

Multiple one-pagers have been developed to help participating communities navigate the development and implementation of equitable CEEPs.

PEEC - Vue d'ensemble

Outil d'évaluation des étapes des Partenaires pour la protection du climat

CEEP Collective Impact

CEEP Value of Communities

CEEP Community Engagement

Partners & Funders

Partenaires

In order to ensure EDI considerations were adequately incorporated into this project, including the newly revised resources, QUEST Canada prioritized the benefits of holistic engagement by partnering with the Centre for Indigenous Environmental Resources (CIER), Dr. Runa Das from Royal Roads University, and the Tamarack Institute.

Bailleurs de fonds

This project is made possible with support from the McConnell Foundation and the Suncor Energy Foundation (SEF).

Empowering Canadian Communities

QUEST Canada develops and implements projects with the aim to nurture strategic partnerships, facilitate connections, empower community champions, and influence decisions makers, supporting communities across Canada on their pathway to net-zero. Find out more about our projects:

Energy Transition Policy Program

Energy Transition Policy Program

The objective of QUEST Canada’s Energy Transition Policy Program is to engage in a collaborative discussion with energy decision-makers to align climate and energy transition planning and policies that will facilitate sustainable community energy systems in support of a net-zero carbon (carbon neutral) economy by 2050.

NCA: Prairies Cohort

NCA: Prairies Cohort

The NCA Program’s inaugural cohort, the Prairies Cohort, is currently comprised of ten participating communities from Alberta, Manitoba, and Saskatchewan.

New Brunswick Smart Energy Communities Accelerator Pilot Program

Programme pilote d’accélération des collectivités écoénergétiques intelligentes au Nouveau-Brunswick

Le programme pilote ACEI NB a réussi à mettre en place un accélérateur de planification énergétique communautaire pour aider une série de communautés du Nouveau-Brunswick et une Première nation, en leur fournissant les outils et les connaissances nécessaires pour élaborer et mettre en œuvre des plans énergétiques communautaires et comprendre l'avantage économique net qu'ils peuvent apporter.