Organizer: Sustainability Network

Join us for a conversation about the essential role of independent climate news reporting. This session is for anyone trying to build momentum for climate solutions—on the front lines, or in federal and provincial policy.

Finding a steady foothold is challenging in the midst of a global climate and affordability crisis, cascading mis/disinformation, and alarming attacks on democracy and Canadian sovereignty. Independent journalism, practiced from a base of deep energy and climate expertise, is crucial to that effort.

This session will cover:

- The line between climate journalism and advocacy—and why it matters;

- Why reliable, independent news reporting is an essential bulwark for democracy and Canadian sovereignty, an antidote to mis/disinformation, and a basis for communities to rebuild trust;

- How ENGOs and other changemakers can use climate and energy journalism as a proof point for their own work.

The session is set up to allow lots of time for questions and discussion. So bring your own ideas and experience, hopes and concerns to this hour-long conversation.

Register and More details: https://www.sustainabilitynetwork.ca/events/the-energy-mix-on-solutions-journalism-how-climate-news-builds-momentum-for-action

Organizer: Sustainability Network

In this 1-hour webinar, led by Sydney Penner and Erika De Torres, “Ask Us, Not About Us: Centering Youth Voices in ENGOs through AisB’s Youth Friendly Recommendations,” we’ll explore how environmental non-governmental organizations can move beyond tokenism to engage young people meaningfully. Drawing on Apathy is Boring’s Youth Friendly resources and experiences, we’ll introduce practical strategies to share power, co-create initiatives, and design programs and governance structures that are responsive to youth needs, experiences, and leadership. Participants will leave with an idea of how the 3 workshop sessions will go, along with a deeper look into “Leaf it to Us” organizational reviews. They will also be introduced to concrete tools, examples, and reflection questions to help assess how youth-friendly their organization truly is and identify next steps to embed youth voice at every level of their work.

Register and More details: https://www.sustainabilitynetwork.ca/events/centering-youth-voices-introduction-to-youth-friendly-principles-for-engos-with-apathy-is-boring

Organizers: Curbside Cycle and Community Bikeways

E-bikes promote the growth of cycling by allowing new groups and ages to ride bikes. How do we protect this positive trend while addressing features (speed, acceleration, weight, and power) that may intimidate or frustrate other cyclists and road users? Join us for an informative presentation and discussion.

This in-person event is wheel-chair accessible, This event is kid-friendly and open to all ages.

Register and More details: https://curbsidecycle.com/blogs/events?srsltid=AfmBOoqfy_PkY6Y1g0-P-7HHWmxmiPNKm4JEuCRXc31-nM0tbUjHMbWU

Organizer: Social Planning Toronto

On February 10, Toronto City Council will be voting on the 2026 City Budget. Social Planning Toronto and partners are organizing a community rally outside City Hall to let Council know this is no time for cuts.

This year's proposed budget strengthens vital community programs and services, including increased tenant supports, extended library hours, and TTC fare capping. Still, key areas require deeper investment and faster action, particularly on affordability measures. We are asking City Council to build on this progress and commit to fully funding critical programs and services that people rely on. It's time to send a strong message: we need to fund a city where everyone can thrive.

Learn more about our 2026 budget priorities, developed in partnership with our Budget Coalition (a group of over 150 community and grassroots organizations).

Register and More details: https://www.socialplanningtoronto.org/save_the_date

Organizer: Sustainability Network

Why are anti-climate messages resonating at a time when extreme weather disasters are escalating and solutions to the crisis have never been stronger? What can people who care deeply about a liveable planet do to counter their influence?

In this presentation, Geoff Dembicki, global managing editor of the investigate climate news outlet DeSmog, and Kevin Grandia, digital strategist and founder of Spake Media, will share metrics showing how pro-science and pro-climate voices are being drowned out by anti-climate voices in a rapidly shifting digital media landscape.

They will lead a discussion about what can be learned from the anti-climate ecosystem; how to cultivate pro-climate influencers and effective communications strategies; and what elements are needed to build a strong, sustainable media ecosystem in this new digital era.

Register and More details: https://www.sustainabilitynetwork.ca/events/the-rise-of-climate-denialism-use-of-social-media

Organizer: Sustainability Network

Sustainability Network and Raissa Marks bring you an opportunity to join an online group leadership coaching program with fellow ENGO leaders in early 2026.

Group coaching blends one-on-one coaching with guided discussion and uses the power of the group mind to amplify personal and professional learning and growth. It involves a small group of individuals who come together as a supportive peer group for a series of sessions facilitated by a professional coach.

The first session will involve introductions, reviewing the program goals and logistics, identifying the main themes/topics to be discussed, and establishing group guidelines. Subsequent sessions will involve check-in questions, individual coaching for two participants on that session’s topic/theme, and reflection questions. The last session will be a wrap-up session to reflect on learnings and next steps. Participants will also have access to one individual coaching session.

This program is designed for Executive Directors of small-to-medium-sized environmental ENGOs (those with fewer than 25 employees) in Canada. Ideally, the cohort will be made up of eight individuals (min 6, max 10) from different types of organizations, at different points in their career path, and from different demographic groups (e.g., gender & gender identity, ethnicity, region, etc.). The program will run in English.


How to Apply

Interested leaders should email Raissa at raissa@raissamarks.ca by December 14 to arrange a brief 1-on-1 Zoom chat to ensure a good fit for the program and answer any questions you may have. By mid-January, those selected for this cohort will be invited to register.

More details: https://www.sustainabilitynetwork.ca/events/group-coaching-for-engo-leaders

Organizers: Amnesty International and Decolonial Solidarity Network

Join Amnesty International and Decolonial Solidarity Network for an exciting discussion about how people around the world – including right here in Canada – are fighting to protect the environment and our collective futures by ending public financing for fossil fuel expansion.

Hear from human rights defenders and activists about how public financing of fossil fuel projects harms human rights,  what we lose by giving billions of dollars to these projects during a time of shrinking services and a cost of living crisis, and how we can join forces across Canada to defend our right to a healthy environment by ending new public fossil fuel financing. Major fossil fuel projects that could be accelerated under the Carney government are wholly owned by foreign corporations. Ksi Lisims is 100% American-owned and the PRGT pipeline has been backed by American billionaires linked to US President Trump.

Register and More details: https://amnesty.ca/event/extraction-extinction-ending-the-fossil-fuel-era-online-info-session/

Organizer: Greenpeace Canada

Jessica da Silva, Greenpeace Canada's JEDIS & Integrity Officer, hosts a group discussion on Changing the Terms: Decoloniality & Afrofuturist Dreaming, as we celebrate the start of Black History month.

This online, Zoom only, event will have closed captioning.

Register and More details: https://www.greenpeace.org/canada/en/attend-a-meeting-training-or-special-event/

Organizer: Toronto Home Energy Network

When the old furnace finally gives out on a cold night in February, most Torontonians panic and replace it with another gas furnace. But you're thinking ahead. This webinar shows you exactly how to prep your home for a heat pump—from electrical panel capacity to insulation gaps to ductwork tweaks.

Register and More details: https://www.thenetwork.to/event-details/electrification-with-the-experts-heat-pump-prep?utm_source=TCAN&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=heat_pump_prep

Organizer: Sustainability Network

Dates: Tuedays, February 3, 10, 17, 24 & March 3, 1-2 PM ET (Zoom Meeting)

*Please note, all registrants will be provided with a link to the recording and presentation slides following the sessions. The recording will be available for 60 days.

‍Each webinar will last 60 minutes including both presentation and questions and answers. After each webinar, participants will receive a workbook and self-assessment to help them better understand their strengths and how they can grow as nonprofit leaders.
Five topics will be covered in the series:

1. Authentic Leadership for Nonprofit Leaders

2. Transformational Leadership for Nonprofit Leaders

3. Servant Leadership for Nonprofit Leaders

4. Effective Management for Nonprofit Leaders

5. Organizational Change Management for Nonprofit Leaders

Register and More details: https://www.sustainabilitynetwork.ca/events/nonprofit-leadership-series-spring-2026

Organizer: ClimateFast

Want to learn more about AI data centres? What are the environmental, social, and community-level impacts of AI data centres in Ontario?

Two guest speakers will be joining ClimateFast to help explain what AI data centres are and how they work. The first 30 minutes will be a 101 presentation on data centres and then the remainder of the time will be Q&A for attendees to ask questions!

This is a free event and all are welcome. A zoom link will be shared with registrants.

This online event will have closed captioning, This event is kid-friendly and open to all ages

Register and More details: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/101-on-ai-data-centres-and-their-impact-on-communities-tickets-1980929063153

Organizer: Environmental Education Ontario

Following the EEON’s Annual General Meeting.

In this session, Maria Vamvalis shares insights from her research on holistic climate justice education, inviting educators to design learning that nurtures well-being and action rooted in relationality, regeneration and justice. Participants will leave with renewed clarity on the importance of engaging curriculum, pedagogy, and community partnerships toward a flourishing future.

Register and More details: https://www.eeon.org - scroll down to the event on the 27th.

Organizer: Sustainability Network

Every manager dreads difficult conversations. Whether it’s delivering bad news, denying employee requests, or giving negative feedback, these are the conversations that keep up at night and make our stomachs churn.

To be an effective manager, however, you must have those difficult conversations. And, you need to have them in a way that is constructive and productive.

Difficult conversations will never be easy. But, with proper mindset, proper preparation, and practical technique, those conversations can become easier and more productive. In this interactive workshop, participants will learn practical techniques to facilitate difficult conversations and get a chance to practice in breakouts.

This workshop is for both new and experienced managers.

Register and More details: https://www.sustainabilitynetwork.ca/events/difficult-conversations-a-workshop-for-new-and-experienced-managers-spring-2026

Organizer: LGBT YouthLine

Are you wondering how you can help stand up for the environment and protect our future? 🤔 🌍 Join us on Monday, January 26th from 5:00-7:00 PM EST for the final presentation in our Eco Advocacy Teach-in series. 🌱 Researcher and activist Beze Gray will be leading a presentation called “Environmental Advocacy and You!"

Register and More details: https://www.youthline.ca/teach-ins/

Organizer: Empire Files

Join Abby Martin for the Toronto premiere of her feature documentary film on the environmental impact of the US military!

Earth's Greatest Enemy is the second documentary from journalist Abby Martin that uncovers a shocking blind spot in the climate conversation: the U.S. military.

Featuring Q&A with director Abby Martin following the film.

Register and More details: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/earths-greatest-enemy-toronto-evening-premiere-with-abby-martin-qa-tickets-1976993944106

Organizer: Empire Files

Join Abby Martin for a matinee of her feature documentary film on the environmental impact of the US military!

Earth's Greatest Enemy is the second documentary from journalist Abby Martin that uncovers a shocking blind spot in the climate conversation: the U.S. military.

Featuring Q&A with director Abby Martin following the film.

Register and More details: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/earths-greatest-enemy-toronto-matinee-premiere-with-abby-martin-qa-tickets-1978161584550

Organizer: Sustainability Network

Build three core skills that transform conflict from an energy drain to a driver of collaboration and trust.

In this series, mediator and facilitator Matt McKenna shares practical, human-centered models that leaders can use to handle the difficult moments and dynamics every team faces. Each interactive session blends insight with practice, so you can immediately apply your learning to your context.

‍Date: January 22, 29, & February 5, 1-2:30 PM ET

Cost: $75 for the series (Zoom Meeting)

Maximum 50 registrants.

Buy 2 tickets from the same organization, get 1 ticket free!

Register and More details: https://www.sustainabilitynetwork.ca/events/tools-of-the-conflict-capable-leadership-in-engos

Organizer: Sierra Club Canada Foundation

🕯 Rest as Resistance. Grief as Strategy. Presence as Praxis.

Bi-weekly Zoom Sessions for Activists + Allies

In a world on fire, it can feel like there’s no space to pause, grieve, or even feel. These bi-weekly sessions are a place to lay it down—for an hour—and be with what’s breaking: in our movements, our systems, and ourselves.

Rooted in The Work That Reconnects and inspired by Hospicing Modernity, this is not a space to fix or strategize. It’s a space to feel, unmake, and re-weave. Through meditation, somatic inquiry, and collective reflection, we create a kind of sanctuary—where grief is not a liability, and not knowing is allowed.

We practice moral imagination, stretch beyond urgency, and remind each other that rest, presence, and tenderness are part of the work.

✨ Drop-in friendly. Free to join. Come as you are—with your heartbreak, your half-formed questions, and your tired magic.

🕰 Every two weeks, on Zoom
💌 jessicam@sierraclub.ca

🌱 Donations welcome: sierraclub.ca/donate

This in-person event is wheel-chair accessible.

This is a bi-weekly offering (every other week) :)

Register and More details: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/ems2fowITueUQjLda1Oh4Q#/registration

Organizer: Toronto Climate Action Network

Join us at the Centre for Social Innovation to discuss how we can make a difference in Toronto's city budget for climate action!

This event will prepare you to advocate for climate action at the Budget Committee hearings. Your voice matters!

You can join us either in person at CSI Spadina or over zoom. First time and experienced deputants are all welcome.

Register and More details: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/advocate-for-climate-action-in-torontos-city-budget-tickets-1980046258661

Organizer: University of Toronto’s School of the Environment

How can we get people to care about climate change? The answer - don't bother. Get them to act based on what they already care about. In this lecture, we dive into why people act sustainably, how we can encourage sustainable action using a behavioral science approach, and how theories and academic research translate in the real world.

Register and More details: https://www.environment.utoronto.ca/events/environment-seminar-series-getting-shift-done-applied-psychology-environmental-impact-dr

Organizer: Citizens' Climate Lobby Canada

Join us for the first session of our 2026 Education Series with Simon Sharpe, Managing Director of S-Curve Economics CIC and Director of Economics for the Climate Champions Team.

In Five Times Faster (2023), Sharpe argues that climate action must move beyond global carbon pricing and net-zero targets. By using sector-specific regulations, targeted public investments, and multilateral agreements, he shows how tipping points can create rapid, structural change—offering a bold roadmap to accelerate decarbonization five times faster than current efforts.

Register: https://citizensclimate.zoom.us/meeting/register/Di37sNPVTX6mJcEcQDaW4g#/registration

More details: https://canada.citizensclimatelobby.org/upcoming-events/

Organizer: Social Planning Toronto

Join us for our Deputation 101 workshop, where we will explore how you can make your voice heard at Budget Committee Public Presentation meetings. Together, we will walk through the deputation process step by step, support you in shaping clear key messages and concrete budget requests, and share practical tips for delivering confident and impactful deputations.

Register and More details: https://www.socialplanningtoronto.org/deputation_101

Organizer: Greenpeace Canada

Location, hybrid, emailed after registration.

Keith Stewart, Greenpeace Canada's Senior Energy Strategist, discusses Carney's new federal bills (Bill C-2, C-5, C-8...and more) - what they are, their dangerous implications, and how we can take action.

This in-person event is wheel-chair accessible.

Register and More details: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdp4t88JWflv6UzybkGkZbdYjHH6ZekNGJkhNnfuK3Foczvuw/viewform

Organizer: Institute for Environment, Conservation and Sustainability

Will green capitalism save us from the climate crisis? “Clean” technologies and renewable energy and certainly growing sites of capitalist investment, with government policies playing a key role in making these sectors profitable. But the supply chains that produce the technologies pose vexing dilemmas for the energy transition. These dilemmas are most dramatic at the extractive frontiers of green capitalism: where the natural resources needed to manufacture electric vehicles and build windmills are extracted. In this talk, I will unpack these challenges through the lens of lithium, a so-called ‘critical mineral’ essential for its role in decarbonizing one of the most polluting sectors: transportation.

Register and More details: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/extraction-the-frontiers-of-green-capitalism-tickets-1975036081085

Organizer: Social Planning Toronto

Social Planning Toronto’s Budget 101 workshop will provide an overview of the City of Toronto's budget process and of effective advocacy strategies. Senior Researcher Beth Wilson and Senior Community Planner Israt Ahmed will share their expertise and answer questions about the City's budget. We invite you to join us for a clear introduction to this complex process.

Register and More details: https://www.socialplanningtoronto.org/budget_101

Organizer: Faith and Climate Action

Please come out on Tuesday, December 23 at 9 am to support Canon Michael Van Dusen, an Anglican deacon in the Toronto diocese and Co-chair of Faith and Climate Action, as he stands trial for trespassing charges arising from a 2024 pray-in at a Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) branch protesting the bank's continued financing of fossil fuel pipelines. Reverend Van Dusen plans to plead not guilty based on his baptismal vow to “strive to safeguard the integrity of God’s creation, and respect, sustain and renew the life of the Earth.” 

More details: https://faithandclimate.ca/ under upcoming events

Organizer: Change Course

As we organize to divest and kick banks off our campuses, we also need to imagine and build alternatives to our current capitalist banking system.

Join our Webinar: Building a Better Bank—Reclaiming Public Money for Public Good

Canadian banks continue to use our money to invest in fossil fuels, weapons, mining, and other industries destroying our future. If the banks are burning us, what can we build instead?

Join us to learn about public retail banks: a real alternative to private banks like RBC, BMO, Scotiabank, TD, and CIBC. There are already over 900 public banks around the world and they can shift power and resources away from corporations and back into communities.

We’ll explore:

• What public retail banks are

• Current efforts to win one in Canada

• How they can support a more just, sustainable future for all

You can share with your network and friends with this Instagram post: https://www.instagram.com/p/DRxlR-dkXmL/

Register and More details: https://actionnetwork.org/events/building-a-better-bank

Organizer: Toronto Climate Comedy

Toronto Climate Comedy's Holiday Edition is here! Our first 4 events were sold-out :) Come join us as every laugh helps save our planet.

TCAN subscribers can use code TCAN to get 10% OFF!

Hello climate friends! 👋 Are you climate conscious and stressed about what is happening? Do you want to have fun while doing your part? We have got the best show for you where your laughs will make the world a better place 💚

We are back for our 5th show 😊 Our first 4 shows had an audience of 340 people! These are experts, activists, volunteers, professionals, founders, students and influencers in the climate space. So far we have raised $2500 for climate initiatives 🙇‍♂️

In this show we are raising money for Scarborough Environmental Association 💰! We are supported by The Marigold Touch, The Vegan Oven and Soygirl Designs.

This in-person event is wheel-chair accessible.

Register and More details: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/toronto-climate-comedy-50-stand-up-network-for-climate-tickets-1967769638961

Organizer: Sustainability Network

Join Hailey Walker of Echoroot as she walks you through a 5-stage framework that will help you turn one-time supporters into committed advocates who give year after year. You'll learn how to map your community journey and discover the strategic touchpoints that create lasting engagement and recurring donations. Top-performing organizations have a clear system that nurtures relationships automatically while keeping the human connection their communities crave.

You'll discover:

-The 5-Stage Community Journey Framework that can help your nonprofit create predictable, recurring support.

- Where to add simple automations that save you hours weekly while making supporters feel more valued, not less.

- The strategic moments that transform casual followers into monthly donors, active volunteers and excited program participants.

- How to prioritize the gaps you see so you can see results in weeks, not months.

- The difference between scattered outreach and strategic engagement.

Register and More details: https://www.sustainabilitynetwork.ca/events/how-top-nonprofits-build-communities-that-generate-recurring-revenue-clear-strategy-systems-that-scale-and-real-relationships