In 2023, Echo Foundation awarded grants totalling $8,870,333 to support a variety of concrete endeavours which reflect the Foundation’s environmental priorities and concerns, including:
Action Saint-François
Sherbrooke, Quebec
($25,000, over three years) $10,000
For its waterway cleaning activities.
Les Amis de la Montagne
Montreal, Quebec
$75,000
To increase public awareness of Mount-Royal and the need for its long‑term protection.
Les Amis de la Montagne
Montreal, Quebec
($50,000, over two years) $25,000
For its project “Consultation of Mount Royal institutions for the ecological management of their properties, GDE component”.
Appalachian Corridor
Eastman, Quebec
($225,000, over three years) $75,000
For the protection of the natural corridor spanning the Vermont/Quebec border and extending from the Green Mountains, through the Sutton Mountains, to Mount Orford and beyond.
Aqua Action
Montreal, Quebec
($50,000, over three years) $15,000
For AquaHacking Atlantic Canada 2022-2024.
Avataq Cultural Institute
Montreal, Quebec
($75,000, over two years) $40,000
For the project “Retaking The Lead: Nunavik’s Integrated Plan For Self-Determination In Research Governance”.
Banques alimentaires du Québec
Longueuil, Quebec
($75,000, over three years) $25,000
For their supermarket recovery program.
Birds Canada / Wildlife Conservation Society / NatureServe Canada
Port Rowan, Ontario
($350,000, over three years) $100,000
For their project “Identifying and Stewarding Key Biodiversity Areas in Canada”.
Bruce Trail Conservancy
Hamilton, Ontario
$150,000
For the acquisition and protection of the 218-acre Riverside Woods Nature Reserve.
Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment Foundation
Toronto, Ontario
$100,000
For a full-time coordinator in Ontario and for organizational development.
Canadian Organic Growers
Ottawa, Ontario
($120,000, over two years) $60,000
For its project titled “Regenerative, resilient organic food and farming system across Canada”.
Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society – Quebec Chapter
Montreal, Quebec
($80,000, over two years) $40,000
For the Table Duchesnay volunteer network project.
Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society – Quebec Chapter
Montreal, Quebec
($225,000, over three years) $75,000
For its project “Acting as a leader in marine conservation in Quebec”.
The Canary Research Institute for Mining, Environment and Health
Ottawa, Ontario
($200,000, over two years) $100,000
For the promotion of improved mining regulations and policies, studies on the environmental and socio-economic impacts of mining operations, as well as for administrative expenses.
Capitale Nature
Quebec City, Quebec
($45,000, over two years) $25,000
For its project “Canvassing of acquisitions and its property management plan”.
Centre d’interprétation du milieu écologique du Haut-Richelieu
Mont Saint-Grégoire, Quebec
$25,000
For the acquisition and protection of the Cormier et Brosseau properties totalling 7.6 acres.
Centre for Environmental Leadership in Canada
Toronto, Ontario
($300,000, over three years) $100,000
For the GreenPAC Parliamentary Internship Program.
Centre for Land Conservation / Kawartha Land Trust
Ottawa, Ontario
($525,000, over three years) $200,000
For the joint project titled “Resilience through Collaboration: Conservation partnership, mentoring.and capacity building in the Peterborough and Kawartha Lakes region”
Citizens Environment Alliance of Southwestern Ontario
Windsor, Ontario
$140,000
For the development and implementation of coordinated climate action in four Ontario municipalities and collaborative learning opportunities.
Community Energy Association
Vancouver, British Columbia
($182,000, over two years) $91,000
For the “National Municipal Climate Action Accelerator (NMCAA)” project.
Community Forests International
Sackville, New Brunswick
($300,000, over three years) $100,000
For its Forgotten Forests project.
Connexion Nature
Mont-St-Hilaire, Quebec
($150,000, over three years) $50,000
For its operating expenses.
Connexion Nature
Mont-St-Hilaire, Quebec
($200,000, over two years) $100,000
For the ‘Coalition for the protection and connectivity of the Montérégie hills’.
Conservation Lakefield
Gore, Quebec
$25,000
For the acquisition and protection of a 53-acre property in the County of Gore.
Cycle Toronto
Toronto, Ontario
$20,000
For its cycling outreach program.
DataStream Initiative
Toronto, Ontario
$50,000
For its operating expenses.
Ducks Unlimited Canada
Quebec City, Quebec
$32,000
For the acquisition and protection of two properties totalling 199 acres at Île-du-Grand-Calumet.
Earth Rangers
Woodbridge, Ontario
($65,000, over two years) $30,000
For its ‘ER Teens’ program.
Earthroots
Toronto, Ontario
($170,000, over three years) $50,000
For its capacity building.
East Coast Environmental Law Association
Halifax, Nova Scotia
($160,000, over three years) $50,000
For its capacity building.
Éco-Corridors Laurentiens
St. Jerome, Quebec
($130,000, over three years) $60,000
For its project ”Ecological corridors: A strategy for adapting to climate change”.
Ecojustice Canada
Toronto, Ontario
($600,000, over three years) $200,000
For its project “Aligning Canada’s Financial System with Climate and Environmental Goals”.
Ecology Action Centre
Halifax, Nova Scotia
($150,000, over two years) $75,000
For its operating expenses.
Ecology Action Centre
Halifax, Nova Scotia
($140,000, over two years) $70,000
For its project “Committing to e-school buses across Atlantic Canada”.
Elora Centre for Environmental Excellence
Elora, Ontario
$25,000
For “The Tree Trust”.
Environmental Defence Canada
Toronto, Ontario
($600,000, over three years) $200,000
For its work on plastics and its capacity building.
Environmental Defence Canada
Toronto, Ontario
$75,000
To support the Strathmere Group to nurture collaborative work among ENGOs.
Environment Funders Canada
Toronto, Ontario
$1,000,000
To support the work of the Low Carbon Funders’ Group as reflected in the Pan-Canadian Framework.
Environment Funders Canada
Toronto, Ontario
$5,000
For the event “Rising to the Challenge: Integrating Climate Justice and Equity” held in Montreal in September 2023.
Équiterre
Montreal, Quebec
($300,000, over two years) $150,000
For its project “Building resilient agriculture to tackle the climate and biodiversity crises”.
Fatal Light Awareness Program Canada
Toronto, Ontario
$10,000
For its operating expenses.
Fondation en environnement et développement durable
Montreal, Quebec
($80,000, over three years) $40,000
For Climate Narratives Quebec.
Fondation SÉTHY
Granby, Quebec
($85,000, over three years) $25,000
For its conservation and restoration projects.
Foundation of Greater Montreal
Montreal, Quebec
$20,000
For the Montreal Climate Partnership.
Foundation of Greater Montreal
Montreal, Quebec
($95,000, over two years) $65,000
For the “Fund for Climate and Ecological Transition”.
Foundation for Environmental Stewardship
Toronto, Ontario
($350,000, over four years) $50,000
For its work to support and empower the youth climate movement.
Foundation for Environmental Stewardship
Toronto, Ontario
($200,000, over four years) $60,000
For the Youth Climate Lab.
Foundation for Environmental Stewardship / Centre for Social Innovation
Toronto, Ontario
$60,000
For the ‘Community Climate Centre”.
Greenbelt Foundation
Toronto, Ontario
($300,000, over three years) $100,000
For its project titled “Valuing Nature in Municipal Asset Management”.
Greenbelt Foundation
Toronto, Ontario
($325,000, over three years) $125,000
For the Natural Assets Initiatives’s capacity building and Ontario work.
Le Groupe Ambioterra
St. Chrysostome, Quebec
($60,000, over three years) $15,000
For the protection of natural habitats in southwestern Quebec.
Heritage Montreal Foundation
Montreal, Quebec
($80,000, over three years) $50,000
For its operating expenses.
Hamilton Naturalists’ Club
Hamilton, Ontario
$30,000
For the acquisition and protection of 50 acres of Hayesland Swamp.
Inter Pares
Ottawa, Ontario
($160,000, over two years) $80,000
For the project titled “Food for the Common Good: Supporting a rapid transition to just and ecological food systems through network and advocacy”.
Island Nature Trust
Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
$30,000
For the acquisition and protection of the 101.25-acre Union Corner property.
The Land Between
Haliburton, Ontario
$25,000
For the Agwamtoon Mshkiikii project.
Legacy Fund for the Environment
Montreal, Quebec
($150,000, over four years) $60,000
For the hiring of a new Executive Director and an Administrative Assistant.
Lift 360 Foundation
Toronto, Ontario
$35,000
For the launch, pilot and evaluation of their program.
Long Point Basin Land Trust
Port Rowan, Ontario
$75,000
For the acquisition and protection of the 112-acre Fishers Creek Nature Reserve.
MakeWay
Vancouver, British Columbia
($60,000, over two years) $30,000
For the Atlantic Water Network and its project “Water Monitoring 101”.
MakeWay Charitable Society
Toronto, Ontario
($325,000, over three years) $100,000
For Our Living Waters and the Forum for Leadership on Water, and their work to ensure clean and healthy waters for all Canadians.
MakeWay Charitable Society
Toronto, Ontario
($180,000, over three years) $60,000
For the EcoAnalytics initiative.
MakeWay Charitable Society
Toronto, Ontario
($150,000, over two years) $75,000
For its “Coalition for Action on Toxics” project.
Municipality of Eastman
Eastman, Quebec
$35,000
For the acquisition and protection of the summit of Mount Lily-Butters.
The Narwhal News Society
Victoria, British Columbia
($190,000, over three years) $90,000
For its Ontario expansion plans.
National Farmers Foundation / National Farmers Union – Ontario
Guelph, Ontario
($50,000, over two years) $25,000
For their project “Land-Linking and Succession Planning”.
The Natural Step (Canada) Inc.
Ottawa, Ontario
($300,000, over three years) $100,000
For its project “Invest in Nature Expert Resources Hub”.
Nature Canada
Ottawa, Ontario
($360,000, over four years) $100,000
For its project titled “Scaling Up Nature-based Climate Solutions in Canada”.
Nature Conservancy of Canada
Toronto, Ontario
$80,000
For its Large Landscapes Program in Ontario.
Nature Conservancy of Canada
Montreal, Quebec
$40,000
For the acquisition and protection of the 12.4-acre SIMI property on Île Perrot.
Nature Canada
Ottawa, Ontario
($50,000, over two years) $25,000
For the Green Budget Coalition, which regroups over 20 leading environmental organizations, which analyzes the environmental impacts of the Federal government’s draft budgets and makes recommendations thereon.
Nature Nova Scotia
Kentville, Nova Scotia
$20,000
For capacity building.
Nature Québec
Quebec City, Quebec
($180,000, over three years) $50,000
For its work natural areas conservation.
The Nature Trust of New Brunswick
Fredericton, New Brunswick
$100,000
For the acquisition and protection of a 100-acre Appalachian Hardwood Forest.
Nature United
Toronto, Ontario
($100,000, over two years) $50,000
For its project “Mobilizing Nature To Tackle Climate Change”.
Oak Ridges Moraine Land Trust
Schomberg, Ontario
$130,000
For the acquisition and protection of the 196-acre Ganaraska property in Northumberland County.
Oceana Canada
Toronto, Ontario
($225,000, over three years) $75,000
For its work on reducing plastics.
Ontario Clean Air Alliance Research Inc.
Toronto, Ontario
($100,000, over two years) $50,000
For its work to promote the phasing out Ontario’s gas plants and gas for home heating and meeting Ontario’s future needs with renewable energy.
Ontario Farmland Trust
Guelph, Ontario
$13,333
For the protection of the 100-acre Hazell Family Farms.
Ontario Nature
Toronto, Ontario
$40,000
For the acquisition and protection of the 57-acre Sandy Bay Road property.
Ontario Streams
Aurora, Ontario
($300,000, over three years) $100,000
For its project titled “Conserving and Rehabilitating Southern Ontario Watersheds 2023-2026”.
Ontario Turtle Conservation Centre
Selwyn, Ontario
($45,000, over three years) $15,000
For its educational programming.
Ottawa Riverkeeper
Ottawa, Ontario
($150,000, over three years) $50,000
For its Watershed Health Assessment and Monitoring initiative.
Partage & Solidarité
Montreal, Quebec
$2,000
For its fight against food waste.
The Pembina Institute for Appropriate Development / Pollution Probe / Ecology Ottawa
Calgary, Alberta
($60,000, over two years) $30,000
For the Ontario Electric School Bus coordination working group.
Quebec Environmental Law Centre
Montreal, Quebec
$60,000
For its operating expenses.
Quebec-Labrador Foundation
Montreal, Quebec
($275,000, over three years) $75,000
For its work on connectivity in the Northern Appalachian-Acadian/Wabanaki ecoregion and for a Northeastern North America Landscape Connectivity Summit and Action Plan.
rare Charitable Research Reserve
Cambridge, Ontario
($400,000, over two years) $200,000
For land conservation projects.
RAVEN (Respecting Aboriginal Values and Environmental Needs)
Victoria, British Columbia
($300,000, over three years) $100,000
For its core operations.
Rivers Foundation
Montreal, Quebec
($50,000, over two years) $25,000
For its project “NO to unjustified dams”.
Sackville Rivers Association
Lower Sackville, Nova Scotia
($35,000, over two years) $15,000
For its River Restoration Project.
Salal Foundation / Canopy
Vancouver, British Columbia
($225,000, over three years) $75,000
For its collaboration with Canopy for conservation work under the Salal Foundation’s program priority Greening Canadian Industries.
Salal Foundation / Future/New Majority
Vancouver, British Columbia
($150,000, over two years) $75,000
For the ‘Supermajority’ project.
Salal Foundation / STAND
Vancouver, British Columbia
($250,000, over two years) $125,000
For its collaboration with STAND on Boreal Forest protection, and its work in Ontario and the rest of Eastern Canada.
Salal Foundation
Vancouver, British Columbia
($80,000, over two years) $40,000
For the “For Our Kids” initiative.
SeedChange
Ottawa, Ontario
($360,000, over three years) $120,000
For its project titled “Farmer Capacity Building for Climate-Resilient Seed Systems in Eastern Canada”.
Simon Fraser University
Vancouver, British Columbia
$50,000
To support Clean Energy Canada’s project titled “Advancing Climate Action in Ontario”.
Small Change Fund
Toronto, Ontario
($150,000, over three years) $50,000
For its operating expenses.
Small Change Fund
Toronto, Ontario
$70,000
For its computers and IT infrastructure upgrade.
Small Change Fund
Toronto, Ontario
$30,000
For the impact campaign related to the documentary “Plastic People”.
Small Change Fund
Toronto, Ontario
$50,000
For the “Alliance for a Liveable Ontario”.
Small Change Fund
Toronto, Ontario
$50,000
For the “Artists for Real Climate Action”.
Small Change Fund
Toronto, Ontario
$30,000
For the “Natural Burial Association”.
Small Change Fund
Toronto, Ontario
($120,000, over three years) $40,000
For its work with the Wellington Water Watchers to accomplish innovative solutions to environmental and Indigenous issues.
Small Change Fund
Toronto, Ontario
($600,000, over two years) $200,000
For the “Public Voice Fund’.
Small Change Fund
Toronto, Ontario
($100,000, over two years) $50,000
For the Climate Justice Organizing Hub.
Small Change Fund
Toronto, Ontario
($600,000, over three years) $200,000
For its efforts to protect the Toronto Greenbelt.
St. Lawrence River Institute of Environmental Sciences
Cornwall, Ontario
($30,000, over two years) $15,000
For its science for youth programs.
Succession / Ecology Ottawa
Ottawa, Ontario
($200,000, over two years) $100,000
For their work to convene municipal grassroots organizations and engage citizens in climate solutions.
Sustainability Network
Toronto, Ontario
($150,000, over three years) $60,000
For the implementation of the Vision2030 framework.
Thames Talbot Land Trust
London, Ontario
($75,000, over two years) $25,000
For its capacity building.
Thames Talbot Land Trust
London, Ontario
($300,000, over two years) $150,000
For land conservation projects.
Thunder Bay Field Naturalists
Thunder Bay, Ontario
$35,000
For the acquisition and protection of the 1,248-acre McTavish Wetlands Nature Reserve.
Toronto Association of Neighbourhood Services
Toronto, Ontario
($120,000, over two years) $40,000
To support the work of the Ontario Nonprofit Network.
Toronto Metropolitan University
Toronto, Ontario
($200,000, over three years) $50,000
For the Future Majority project.
Trent University
Peterborough, Ontario
($72,000, over three years) $24,000
For the implementation of the Trent Nature Areas Stewardship Plan.
Watersheds Canada
Perth, Ontario
$40,000
For its community engagement program.
West Neighbourhood House
Toronto, Ontario
($120,000, over four years) $15,000
For its project “Vegging Out”.
Whistler Centre for Sustainability Institute Society
Whistler, British Columbia
($400,000, over four years) $100,000
For the “Climate Caucus”.
Wildlife Conservation Society Canada
Toronto, Ontario
($200,000, over two years) $100,000
For conservation work in Ontario’s northern Boreal area, mapping and GIS support of the northern Appalachian/Acadian ecoregion and for its operating expenses.