Residential and commercial buildings account for a significant share of Canada’s emissions. Decarbonizing buildings, increasing energy efficiency, retrofitting homes, and advancing affordable low-carbon housing, are key to reducing our demand-side emissions. TFF has supported work to advance regulatory and policy solutions to decarbonize buildings across Canada, as well contributed to catalyzing financial investments for net-zero housing. 

Seven in ten Canadians live in urban areas, making cities central to climate action. Urban communities are often on the frontline of climate impacts, including heat waves and flooding, with underprivileged and racialized populations most affected. Municipal leadership can accelerate practical solutions that scale beyond city boundaries, influencing provincial, federal, and even international action. TFF has focused on fostering innovative urban strategies, supporting leadership, and enabling policies that reduce emissions while promoting climate equity. 

Communities play a critical role in climate action, particularly those historically underrepresented in decision-making. TFF’s work in this area emphasized supporting locally led solutions that address climate challenges while advancing equity and inclusion. By strengthening community capacity, amplifying local leadership, and fostering collaboration across sectors, we aim to ensure that climate solutions are both effective and grounded in the people and places most affected by climate change.

Energy production and consumption — from fossil fuels to renewables — remains a major driver of Canadian emissions. Achieving national targets requires reducing reliance on oil, gas, and coal, expanding electrification, deploying clean electricity strategies, and improving energy efficiency in buildings and transportation. TFF advanced solutions that transform how Canada produces, distributes, and consumes energy—supporting innovation, strengthening leadership, and driving systemic change across the sector. 

Heavy industry, including steel and cement, accounts for nearly half of Canada’s industrial emissions. Decarbonizing these sectors is technically complex but crucial for a low-carbon economy. TFF has focused on systemic interventions, technological innovation, enabling policies, and market incentives to advance a rapid and just transition, ensuring Canada can reduce industrial emissions while maintaining economic competitiveness. 

Climate change is evolving rapidly, and emergent opportunities often require immediate attention. Our aim is to remain agile, ready to respond to cross-cutting challenges, urgent needs, and high-leverage opportunities, whether advancing accountability, shaping policy, or supporting initiatives with durable impact.  

Achieving a clean economy requires unprecedented private-sector investment. TFF has leveraged its endowment and assets through mission-aligned investing, divestment from fossil fuels, shareholder engagement, and sector education. By connecting philanthropic and financial strategies, TFF aims to mobilize capital to accelerate Canada’s transition to net-zero, supporting solutions that scale across sectors and geographies. 

Transportation accounts for 26% of Canada’s emissions, spanning passenger vehicles, freight, aviation, and marine transport. Transitioning to cleaner mobility involves technological solutions, policy change, and social adoption, with benefits including cleaner air, improved public health, and reduced inequities. TFF has worked to accelerate electrification, strengthen enabling policy frameworks, and remove systemic barriers to clean transportation—helping move Canada toward a low-emissions future.