2026 federal pre-budget submission :
Urban Climate Leadership’s Pre-Budget Submission to the Government of Canada (2026) outlines a set of practical, economy-focused recommendations to align federal investment with climate, affordability, and productivity goals.
The submission focuses on three priority areas: scaling the retrofit and electrification of existing buildings as a national industrial strategy, establishing a coordinated framework for sustainable AI data centre development, and strengthening Canada’s grid to support clean transportation and vehicle-to-grid integration.
Together, these three priorities weave across the core of the Build Canada Strong strategy, which is catalyzing a series of nation-building projects in energy, trade, and critical minerals, transport, data, and beyond – projects that will make Canada stronger, more resilient, and more independent.