Please note that public consultation on the Climate Adaptation and Action Plan has now concluded. Council will consider adoption of the plan in early 2025.

The Prince Rupert Climate Adaptation and Action Plan the City's effort to integrate considerations related to the climate crisis into our work to renew infrastructure, invest in our community, and improve our resilience to climate hazards.

Why now?

Now, more than ever, we want to ensure that the investments of today make sense for the community of tomorrow. We must ensure our community is prepared to face of the impacts of the climate crisis, including heavy storms, floods, and heat waves.

What will climate planning entail?

The Climate Adaptation and Action Plan (CAAP) will include a climate-focused hazard risk and vulnerability assessment as well as a suite of policies and actions we can take to reduce climate-related risks in Prince Rupert.

The Climate Adaptation and Action Plan will be developed through two main and interrelated work streams: technical analysis and engagement. The technical analysis will draw on local data, research, and input from the City and community to assess the potential impact of climate hazards on social, environmental, and economic issues, including public health, safety, natural areas, greenspace, agriculture, the economy, energy costs, and insurance costs. It will consider anticipated population growth and major industrial changes like port expansion projects.

Engagement will help us understand what environmental values matter to our community and how to protect them, as well as how vulnerable different community members are to climate hazards and how to reduce these impacts.

Climate planning is a cross-departmental effort for the City that will inform municipal priorities such as infrastructure replacement, financial sustainability, disaster risk reduction, housing needs, and community livability. To support this work, the City is establishing an Advisory Group comprised of local organizations and individuals who represent the broad spectrum of parties impacted and affected by climate change in Prince Rupert.

See below for our latest Climate Action Plan Survey.
Fill it out and be entered to win a $100 grocery gift card!

Information collected in any surveys or other engagement tools on this page done so under the general authority of the Community Charter and Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FOIPPA), and is protected in accordance with FOIPPA. Questions about the collection of your personal information may be referred to the Communications Department at communications@princerupert.ca or by calling (250) 627 0976.

Prince Rupert Climate Action Plan Survey

From cold snaps to flash floods to high winds, local weather is becoming more unpredictable and extreme. Many of these changes, along with disasters like landslides and floods, are shaped by the changing climate.

The City of Prince Rupert is developing the Climate Adaptation and Action Plan (CAAP) to reduce the risk of these hazards and prevent harm to our community. The CAAP will be presented to the City Council in the fall. We are looking for your input to prioritize actions that will help our community become more resilient to extreme weather and climate hazards such as flooding, wildfires, and smoke. The survey will take between 10 and 15 minutes depending on your level of interest. At the end, you will have an opportunity to be entered in a draw for a $100 grocery gift card for completing this survey.

The City has developed various possible actions to decrease the community’s vulnerability to climate hazards. We would like your input on these actions, how they might affect you, and what kind of support you might need to improve your resilience. We are also interested to learn about what residents are already doing to support each other, and how we can further encourage these kinds of community and neighbourhood initiatives. You will also have an opportunity to offer general feedback and ideas.

Feedback collected in this survey and through other engagement activities will help inform Prince Rupert’s Climate Adaptation and Action Plan. A report summarizing the survey results will be published on Rupert Talks.

Please contact planning@princerupert.ca(External link) if you have any questions about the survey.

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Information collected in any surveys or other engagement tools on this page is done so under the general authority of the Community Charter and Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FOIPPA), and is protected in accordance with FOIPPA. Questions about the collection of your personal information may be referred to the Communications Department at communications@princerupert.ca(External link) or by calling (250) 627 0976.

The Survey has now concluded.

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