Materials for Learning

In addition to interviews, we relied on pre-existing research from a variety of sources. Below are some of the invaluable resources that we utilized in creating and refining our recommendations. We encourage you to explore and learn more!

• Canada’s National Adaptation Strategy, Government of Canada

• Energiesprong, Sustainable Buildings Canada

• Expert assessment recommends improvements to National Adaptation Strategy, Canadian Climate Insitute

• Extreme Heat and Human Mortality: A Review of Heat-Related Deaths in B.C. in Summer 2021, The BC Coroners Service

• Extreme Heat Events Guidelines: Technical Guide for Health Care Workers, Health Canada

• Health checks during extreme heat events, National Collaborating Centre for Environmental Health

• Irreversible Extreme Heat: Protecting Canadians and Communities from a Lethal Future, Intact Centre on Climate Adaptation, University of Waterloo

• Reducing urban heat islands to protect health in Canada: An introduction for public health professionals, Health Canada

• Retrofit Accelerator, The Atmospheric Fund

• The Health Costs of Climate Change: How Canada Can Adapt, Prepare, and Save Lives, Canadian Institute for Climate Choices

• Urban Heat Island Effect, Climate Atlas of Canada