Our network was formed to help foster collaboration and coordination among climate action groups in the Toronto area. Here’s some of the value and support we offer to our members:

Make connections: meet representatives of other climate action groups at our general meetings, by participating in subcommittees, through our delegates’ email list, and at social events.

Amplify our voices: through joint statements, collaborative campaigns, and by sharing petitions or actions, we can amplify our voices by speaking together to make our movement heard by the public and by governments.

Increase your profile: our website, social media presence, and newsletter, are designed to help people find accessible ways into climate action, and to find your organization.

Share learning: find out about the numerous and varied ways that TCAN member groups are taking climate action; get ideas and learn from other groups about what tactics and tools have worked for them.

Collaborate: share and leverage the talents, skills, and interests of members across the network; need a photographer? a copy editor? a megaphone? a ladder? reach out across the network; someone might have or know exactly where to find what you’re looking for.

Promote events: post your events on our shared online calendar, and in our newsletter, helping more people find their way to your event.

Find volunteers: list volunteer opportunities on our website and we’ll help find people who are looking to fill the roles you need filled.

Build community: join a community of communities! What better way to strengthen our organizing and movement-building muscles than to collaborate, learn together, share with each other and break down silos.

How to Join

If your group or organization works to prevent climate change, build climate resilience and/or advance climate justice, and are interested in joining TCAN, please see the application instructions below.

Please fill in our membership application form:

Please note that you will need to: 

• agree to TCAN’s Rules of Governance (PDF) 

• pay a membership application fee of $40 (covers your year 1 membership fee) 

• pay an annual membership fee of $40-$200 (sliding scale dependant on organizational budget)

Your application will be reviewed by the TCAN Steering Committee. If the fees described above pose a barrier to your group’s ability to apply for membership, please send us an email. If your organization requires an invoice from TCAN in order to post payment, please email our treasurer. For fees submittal, an e-transfer to committee@tcan.ca is preferred, or cheques (along with the name of your organization, your name, and your email address), can be mailed to: 

TCAN ℅ Stefan Hostetter
Centre for Social Innovation
192 Spadina Ave, Suite 300
Toronto, ON 
M5T 2C2