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CoastAdapt's regional groupings are intended to help users navigate resources and reflect broad geographic areas. They are not intended to define or represent Indigenous territories, which are diverse, may overlap, and may extend across provincial, territorial, and regional boundaries.

The coasts and waters covered by CoastAdapt are the traditional territories of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis Peoples, who have cared for these lands and waters since time immemorial and continue to do so today. We're committed to working further with Indigenous partners to help guide how these relationships and territories should be appropriately reflected within the platform.

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Canada's coastlines span three oceans and the Great Lakes-St.Lawrence system, creating a diverse and interconnected landscape of climate risks. While sea-level rise, storm surge, and erosion affect coastlines across the country, each region faces distinct challenges, from permafrost thaw and sea-ice loss in the Arctic to warming oceans, acidification, and shifting fisheries in the Atlantic and Pacific. The Great Lakes face their own challenges, including highly variable water levels and changing ice cover.

On this page, explore organizations, programs, and tools supporting coastal adaptation across Canada, or select a region to find local priorities and resources.

Organizations and Partnerships

Infrastructure Design/Options Organizations

Natural Resources Canada

Natural Resources Canada supports coastal adaptation through its $41-million Climate-Resilient Coastal Communities Program (2023–2028), funding regional pilot projects on flooding, erosion, sea-level rise, and permafrost. Priority goes to partnerships with Indigenous, northern, and remote communities across Atlantic, Pacific, Arctic, and Great Lakes–St. Lawrence coasts.

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Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)

Hazard Planning Organizations

ICLEI Coastal Climate Resilience Collaborative

The Coastal Climate Resilience Collaborative, led by ICLEI Canada, brings together local governments, First Nations, regional organizations, and health authorities on British Columbia's Pacific North Shore and Sunshine Coast. The initiative fosters cross-jurisdictional cooperation to identify shared resilience priorities and develop coordinated adaptation strategies addressing sea-level rise, drought, and extreme weather, while strengthening ecosystem health and community well-being.

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ICLEI Canada

Hazard Planning Organizations

Coastal Zone Canada Association (CZCA)

The Coastal Zone Canada Association (CZCA) is a nationally incorporated non-profit society of coastal zone management professionals committed to promoting Integrated Coastal Zone Management practices in Canada and abroad.

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Coastal Zone Canada Association (CZCA)

Funding Programs

Hazard Planning Funding & Programs

Disaster Financial Assistance Arrangements - Disaster Risk Reduction Incentive

This resource explains the Disaster Risk Reduction Incentive under Canada’s Disaster Financial Assistance Arrangements. The incentive encourages provinces and territories to invest in reducing disaster risk before disasters occur, helping lower response and recovery costs and lessen impacts on people, businesses, and communities. It identifies the activities that qualify and explains how provinces and territories can demonstrate their efforts to receive increased federal financial assistance after an eligible disaster.

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Public Safety Canada (PSC)

Finding Partnerships Funding & Programs

Local Leadership for Climate Adaptation

This initiative provides tailored funding to help municipalities plan, test, and implement local climate adaptation solutions.

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Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM)

Finding Partnerships Funding & Programs

Indigenous Community-Based Climate Monitoring Program

This program provides funding to support Indigenous Peoples in the design, implementation or expansion of community-based climate monitoring projects north of 60°.

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Crown‑Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC)

Regional Resources

Standards and Regulations

Standards for flood mitigation and resiliency in communities

CSA Group offers standards supporting flood mitigation and resiliency in Canadian communities, covering stormwater management, erosion control, coastal flood risk assessment, flood mapping, and hydrometeorological monitoring. Designed for urban planners, municipal officials, and infrastructure developers, these standards help build consistent, climate-resilient infrastructure as flooding remains Canada's costliest extreme weather threat.

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CSA Group

Hazard Planning Reports

Indigenous Coastal Climate Adaptation Resource

Report synthesizes existing research, tools, and resources to support Indigenous coastal climate adaptation in Canada. This resource combines peer-reviewed studies, government reports, and Indigenous-led publications to help decision-makers, communities, and practitioners better understand the scope of adaptation tools available today and identify areas where new work is urgently needed.

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Aluu’taa Corporation

Hazard Planning Tools

Climate Insights Solutions Finder

The Climate Insight Solutions Finder is a decision-support tool that helps users identify and evaluate climate solutions based on their goals, location, sector, or specific challenges. It organizes relevant technologies, and strategies into an easy-to-navigate format, providing evidence-based insights on potential impacts, feasibility, costs, and implementation considerations to support informed climate action.

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Climate Insights