Accelerating Ottawa’s transition to an equitable carbon-neutral future.
How are we going to do it? By finding better ways to bring low-carbon initiatives, investments and people together to deliver real, lasting success that’s equitable across our city.
About the Ottawa Climate Action Fund
The Ottawa Climate Action Fund (OCAF) is an initiative of the Ottawa Community Foundation and a proud member of the Low Carbon Cities Canada (LC3) network.
OCAF's Role
For project implementers
We’re an investor and advisor who offers capital and networks.
For investors
We’re a partner and co-investor who generates opportunities and de-risks investments.
For policy makers
We’re a think-and-do-tank and a convenor, bringing together leaders, insights and action to bring solutions to scale.
For community actors
We’re a grantmaker for strategic and catalytic initiatives and an advocate for equitable change.
News and Insights
Institutional Investors Dig Into Detail on Deep Energy Retrofits for MURBs
By Tina Nicholson and Nathaniel Sneyd-Dewar Some of Ottawa’s leading institutional investors are taking a closer look at the prospects for deep energy retrofits in the city’s multi-unit residential buildings (MURBs) after joining a six-month…
OCAF Celebrates the Launch of the Ottawa Community Housing Electric Vehicle Car Sharing Program
Ottawa is on the road to making electric vehicles available to communities that need them most with the launch of an electric vehicle (EV) carsharing program accessible to five Ottawa Community Housing Corporation (OCH) communities…
EV Experience/Expérience VÉ Hits the Road
The Ottawa Climate Action Fund (OCAF), an initiative of the Ottawa Community Foundation (OCF) and the OCF are proud to be founding sponsors of EnviroCentre’s EV Experience/Expérience VÉ, a milestone on the road to decarbonizing…