Tools

This primer was written in collaboration with the Whistler Centre for Sustainability. Its purpose is to act as a framework for Municipal - First Nation joint sustainability planning and to be used alongside the First Nation - Municipal Community Infrastructure Partnership Program (CIPP) Service Agreement Toolkit.

The CIPP British Columbia Service Agreement Primer provides province-specific information which both First Nations and municipalities in British Columbia can use to better understand the unique context of service agreements in the province.

Written in collaboration with the Yukon Territorial Government, the Council of Yukon First Nations (CYFN), the Association of Yukon Communities (AYC) and the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) this brief overview of First Nation - municipal collaboration on services outlines the governance structures of the self- governing First Nations and municipalities in the Yukon.

Climate change is having an impact in your community and across the country. Local governments are creating momentum for climate protection. PCP can help empower your community to decide where, when and how it will take action on climate change.

This unit provides an overview of CIPP, service agreements, and current trends in First Nations-municipal cooperation across Canada.

This unit addresses common myths, questions, and concerns about First Nations-municipal relations. Checklists and guides to dispute resolution and community engagement are provided as well as a communications protocol template. 

This unit provides a guide to the stages of service agreement development: from feasibility study to the development of appropriate legal agreements to maintenance and renegotiation of agreements. A guide through these processes is concluded with two case studies.

This unit contains First Nation - municipal source water protection and joint sustainability planning guides.  It also serves as a reference guide for funding opportunities and additional resources. 

A single-service agreement, that addresses the provision of multiple services, including: water, wastewater, solid waste, fire protection, animal control, snow removal, park and recreation, transit, and building inspection. This template is meant to be modified to fit your community's specific needs.

Outlines considerations for the provision of recreation services, which may include: pools, arenas, libraries, and public parks and trails maintenance.

Provides a sample of key considerations for establishing a First Nation - municipal transit agreement.

Highlights key considerations regarding animal pounds, animal licensing and the provision of an animal control officer.

Outlines basic considerations for communities to solidify their intentions to work together over the long term.

Outlines basic considerations for sharing piped water and sewer services. 

Provides guidelines for communities wishing to collaborate on solid waste collection, transfer stations and (or) landfill sites.

Provides guidelines for both single-community services and mutual aid agreements.

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The purpose of this guide, prepared by the Government of Nova Scotia is to help municipalities prepare Municipal Climate Change Action Plans . The guide aims to help municipalities reduce greenhouse gas emissions and identify priorities for climate change adaptation.

Engineers Canada, in partnership with Natural Resources Canada, has developed and tested the PIEVC Engineering Protocol. This protocol is a structured procedure using standard risk assessment methods to assess and document infrastructure's vulnerability to future climate change impacts.

The publication, written by the Clean Air Partnership, outlines the research and writing steps as well as the challenges and benefits associated with case study writing.

The purpose of the handbook, prepared by the Canadian Institute of Planners is to help small Canadian communities to prepare and implement a climate change adaptation plan. It can help community planners take the key steps required to plan for climate change adaptation and decision makers determine what strategic actions need to be taken. It is especially useful for small communities without "in house" planning resources.

This guide from ICLEI-Canada provides a milestone framework that leads local government practitioners through a process of initiation, research, planning, implementation and monitoring for climate adaptation planning. The workbook is filled with practical tools and exercises to support the milestone process, and the information annexes summarize a variety of policy and scientific resources that can be used to compliment your activities.

This national guide, written by Robert Black, James Bruce and Mark Egener, provides a process to help users identify and analyze risks due to climate change as well as communicate the findings of the analysis. It follows a standard risk management approach and uses Canadian risk management terminology. The guide provides the method and helpful hints on the risk assessment process.

(Available in French only) This tool, produced by Ouranos for Quebec communities, discusses the need for adaptation and provides an overview of the expected climatic changes and impacts for Quebec as they relate to municipalities.  The tool takes users through a process that results in the development of an adaptation plan.

Local action planning is the process of creating a strategic document that outlines specifically how your municipality will achieve a selected greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction target. This document will guide you through the stakeholder engagement process, based on lessons learned from various municipalities.

This handbook explains how to complete inventories and forecasts of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions that result in recognition of Milestone 1. The primary users of this handbook will be local government staff or consultants who have been asked to develop an emissions inventory. The handbook will also be useful to senior staff and council members who are planning budgets to complete Milestone One. The value of inventories of GHG emissions becomes apparent when local governments begin to set reduction targets for local government operations and the community (Milestone Two).

This resource kit is a companion document to the Final Report of the FCM Increasing Women's Participation in Municipal Consultation Processes project. The resources and tools in this kit are based upon the findings of this one-year research project conducted by the Federation of Canadian Municipalities with funding from Status of Women Canada (June 2003-2004).

Most municipal governments in Canada are struggling with how to maintain, fix or replace aging infrastructure. This guide outlines the practical steps that help answer some fundamental questions in relatively short order - what do we have in the way of infrastructure assets, what are they worth, and what should we be budgeting this year and over the next decade to properly sustain these assets?

The Estimated Inventory estimates the distribution of emissions among sectors like buildings, transportation, and industry, and guides you to where your greatest opportunities for reductions are. You can use the Estimated Inventory to pursue projects immediately in areas where the greatest reduction benefits are, and to guide you in completing the detailed corporate and community inventories.