Administered by Environment and Climate Change Canada
Cost-shared funding for GHG-reducing projects across industry, buildings, and communities. Multiple streams; large project scale.
LCEF funds projects that materially reduce greenhouse gas emissions in Canada. Multiple streams target industry, buildings, forestry/agriculture, and Indigenous-led projects. Cost share varies by stream.
The total program pool, per-organization max, and what your contribution has to be.
This program does not publish an aggregate annual funding pool.
Matching contribution required from your organization (at least 75% of eligible costs).
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Find your matches →For projects with quantifiable GHG reduction and a credible measurement plan. The MRV (measurement, reporting, verification) rigor required rules out speculative or hard-to-measure projects.
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Enter the total cost of the project you want to fund with LCEF. We'll estimate the funding, your contribution and your net cost at the program's published rate (25%).
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