About the NCA Program
The Net-Zero Communities Accelerator (NCA) program brings together leaders from across the Prairies and Canada in the fields of energy, emissions, and resilience planning and implementation. Each offer tools and services as program partners to provide participating communities with the capacity they need to develop evidence-based, integrated plans and drive project implementation.
At its core, the NCA program is action-oriented and is designed to equip participating communities with the support they need to build resilient, healthy, prosperous and low-carbon communities.
About the Prairies Cohort
The NCA Program’s inaugural cohort, the Prairies Cohort, is currently comprised of fifteen participating communities from Alberta, Manitoba, and Saskatchewan.
Communities from the Prairies are uniquely positioned to significantly contribute to Canada’s net-zero goals due to the region’s projected renewable energy growth and its historically high concentration rates of fossil-fuels. Communities living in heavy fossil-fuel use provinces are increasingly leading the way by embracing the energy transition and improving economic resilience through integrated societal considerations.
Partnering Organizations
The NCA Program’s inaugural cohort, the Prairies Cohort, is comprised of four partnering organizations: the Centre for Indigenous Environmental Resources (CIER), the Community Energy Association (CEA), Eco-West / Éco-Ouest Canada, and the Municipal Climate Change Action Centre (MCCAC).
Partnering organizations deliver the necessary services, tools, and knowledge to the cohort’s participating communities. This support guides in the development and implementation of their Community Energy and Emissions Plans (CEEPs) / Climate Action Plans and initiatives, helping communities realize the environmental, economic, and social benefits associated with this important work.
Participating Communities
City of Lethbridge, Alberta
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City of St. Albert, Alberta
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Rural Municipality of De Salaberry, MB
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St. Theresa Point First Nation, Manitoba
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Town of Biggar, Saskatchewan
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Town of Gravelbourg, SK
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MD of Pincher Creek, Alberta
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Town of Pincher Creek, Alberta
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Village of St-Pierre-Jolys, MB
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Key First Nation, Saskatchewan
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City of Medicine Hat, Alberta
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Sandy Bay Ojibway First Nation, Manitoba
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Town of Athabasca, Alberta
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Town of Devon, Alberta
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Town of Okotoks, Alberta
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Town of White City, Saskatchewan
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Funders
The Net-Zero Communities Accelerator (NCA) Program is made possible thanks to the generous support of its funders: Cenovus, the Government of Alberta, and Prairies Economic Development Canada (PrairiesCan).
