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Climate Plan Update

The Draft 2026 Climate Plan is now available.

We invite you to review the Draft Plan and provide your feedback through the public survey.

👉 Read the Draft 2026 Climate Plan

👉 Take the survey (by noon on May 22)

or view the summarized slide deck of the Draft Plan and proposed actions.

The Draft 2026 Climate Plan has been informed by extensive community and equity-centred engagement undertaken in Phase 1, as well as a Community Climate Hazard and Resilience Assessment (Draft 2026) and a Corporate Climate Risk Assessment (coming soon):

Background

Most of the actions from the 2020 Climate Plan have now been completed or are well underway. We have made significant progress towards our goals, including a 19% reduction in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from our 2007 baseline. An updated Climate Plan will confirm what actions we need to get us to our 2030 and 2050 goals, while accounting for major changes in global and local contexts, including more extreme weather events, a housing and affordability crisis, and increasing political and economic uncertainty.  

An updated Climate Plan will address both:

  • Climate change mitigation (reducing our GHG emissions), and
  • Climate change adaptation (being prepared and resilient to climate impacts) in our community.

The Plan will also focus on opportunities to improve the various co-benefits of climate action, including affordability, green jobs, mental and physical wellbeing, environmental health, and quality of life.

Terms of Reference

A detailed Terms of Reference for the Climate Plan Targeted Update was endorsed by Council at the Committee of the Whole meeting on November 4, 2024. The Terms of Reference are linked below:

Climate Plan Targeted Update: Terms of Reference

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Phases

Phases overview
Phase 1: Public and Stakeholder Engagement
Public and Stakeholder Engagement
Phase 2: Public and Stakeholder Review of Draft Plan
Public and Stakeholder Review of Draft Plan

Public and Stakeholder Review of Draft Plan

May 7, 2026 - May 22, 2026

Take the Survey by noon on May 22!

The District of Saanich is seeking input on the Draft 2026 Climate Plan.

This survey is part of the second phase of engagement. You are encouraged to review the Draft 2026 Climate Plan prior to providing feedback in the survey. All survey responses will be reviewed and used alongside other inputs to inform the final 2026 Climate Plan. Dependent upon the level of feedback provided, the survey should take approximately 15 minutes to complete (this does not include time to review the Draft 2026 Climate Plan).

The Draft Climate Plan update builds on five years of engagement with the public and stakeholders on climate-related actions and programs, and has been informed by a range of research, data analysis, community engagement and collaboration, including:

  • A Community Climate Hazard and Resilience Assessment (2026),
  • a Corporate Climate Risk Assessment (2026),
  • information shared by First Nations, technical experts, key stakeholders, community representatives and the public; and
  • extensive community engagement, including equity-centered engagement led by a community-based organization.

All supporting documents are available under the Resources section on this project page or at saanich.ca/climateplan.

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