Canada Community Energy Planning Implementation Survey

The Community Energy Implementation Framework

The Community Energy Implementation Readiness Survey will take 5 – 10 minutes to complete. By completing the survey, you will get access to recommended strategies to consider for the implementation of your community energy plan.

Survey Instructions

Read the following implementation factors and indicate the extent to which you agree or disagree with the factors on a scale of 1–5.

Survey Results

Thank you for completing the Community Energy Implementation Readiness Survey.

Below are your responses, along with recommended strategies based on your answers.

Visit our resources page to learn more about tools to help you on your net-zero journey. If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to us at [email protected].

Implementation Survey

Your Information

Before starting the survey, please tell us a bit about yourself.

First Name

Last Name

Organization

City

Province

Email Address *

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The Plan

Factor 1: The CEP vision and benefits are clear and able to inspire local leaders, local government staff and community stakeholders to act. *

Factor 2: The number, diversity and interdependence of actions in the CEP is manageable. *

Factor 3: The CEP energy and greenhouse gas emission targets, and actions, are specific, measureable, attainable, relevant and time-bound. *

Factor 4: There is clear understanding among those leading the CEP about the risks associated with not implementing the CEP. *

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Community Context

Factor 5: Council is supportive of a more integrated approach to planning energy within the community and there is a sentiment among Council that implementing the CEP can help achieve other community priorities (e.g. economic, health, social) *

Factor 6: The local government is perceived by stakeholders to have the legitimacy and capacity to lead the development and implementation of a CEP. *

Factor 7: Provincial/territorial policies, programs and regulations are supportive of local efforts to develop and implement CEPs. *

Factor 8: The local government is leading by example and has implemented community energy projects and programs that are recognized as successful by the community. *

Factor 9: There has been strong uptake from local residents and businesses of existing programs focused on energy conservation (including transportation, energy efficiency, waste, etc.). *

Factor 10: The administrative structure of our organization supports, rather than acts as a barrier to, CEP implementation. *

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Management and Governance

Factor 11: There is a dedicated staff person responsible for leading implementation, delegating responsibilities to other local government staff and monitoring implementation activities among external stakeholders. *

Factor 12: Local government department staff know which aspects of the CEP impact or are impacted by their work and there is an assigned staff person responsible for implementing, measuring and reporting on the actions in the plan. *

Factor 13: Those responsible for implementation have a process in place to convene and communicate regularly. *

Factor 14: There is a leadership team in place, with representation from council, local government and key community stakeholders, to provide strategic direction on the CEP. *

Factor 15: There is an implementation team in place and the team has the authority and mechanisms to implement the plan, and can make changes to the implementation plan based on new learning, shifts in context, and implementation challenges. *

Factor 16: In cases where the implementation team does not have authority to implement actions, new governance models have been developed to support implementation. *

Factor 17: There is a clear decision making framework in place to support CEP implementation. *

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Staff and Financial Resources

Factor 18: Local government staff tasked with implementation have sufficient skills, commitment and time to manage the implementation of the plan and/or have ability to improve their capacity as required. *

Factor 19: Risk of staff turnover is low and there is a succession plan in place to pass on the corporate knowledge of the plan. *

Factor 20: There is funding to support a dedicated staff person to oversee CEP implementation. *

Factor 21: There is sufficient internal funding in place to support capital expenses, programs and contractors. *

Factor 22: There is sufficient external funding in place (e.g. funding from energy distributors, provincial/territorial funding, real estate developers, etc.) to support capital expenses, programs and contractors. *

Factor 23: There is clear understanding among those leading CEP implementation about what can reasonably be implemented and in what time frame, based on local government staff and financial resources. *

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Stakeholder Engagement

Factor 24: There is a process in place to engage stakeholders on an ongoing basis. *

Factor 25: There is clear understanding about how CEP implementation is generating/will generate value for community stakeholders. *

Factor 26: Community stakeholders contributed to the development of the plan and feel ownership for its key actions, responsibility for its implementation, and commitment toward hoped for results. *

Factor 27: There is a clear understanding about what actions community stakeholders have committed to implementing, and stakeholders have indicated that resources are or will be in place to support implementation in an agreed to timeframe. *

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This survey has been adapted from the Wilder Collaboration Factors Inventory. Mattessich, P., Murray-Close, M., & Monsey, B. (2001). Wilder Collaboration Factors Inventory. St. Paul, MN: Wilder Research.

Read the following implementation factors and indicate the extent to which you agree or disagree with the factors on a scale of 1–5.

There are 27 factors. The survey will take 5 – 10 minutes to complete.

Thank you for completing the Community Energy Implementation Readiness Survey.

Below are your responses, along with recommended strategies based on your answers.

Visit our resources page to learn more about tools to help you on your net-zero journey. If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to us at [email protected].

Your Information

The Plan

Community Context

Management and Governance

Staff and Financial Resources

Stakeholder Engagement