Canadian Organizations for Active Transportation & Climate Action

Explore these Canadian organizations working to reduce car dependency, promote walking and cycling, and build more climate-friendly communities.  Jobs | Volunteer | Take Action

Active Mobility / Transportation

• The Centre for Active Transportation (TCAT) — advancing knowledge and support for safe and inclusive streets for walking and cycling. We believe that active transportation plays a critical role in creating environmentally and economically sustainable cities.
• Guelph Coalition for Active Transportation (GCAT) — GCAT envisions a future in which Guelph’s citizens can walk or bike around their city in comfort, while contributing positively to public health and happiness, clean air, and a vibrant local economy.
• BEST Mobility British Columbia — Facilitating access to sustainable transportation through initiatives, partnerships, and advocacy
• Active Travel Studies — A peer-reviewed journal and open access source of authoritative research on walking, wheeling, cycling and other forms of active mobility. 
• Active Transportation Fund — Federal funding for infrastructure, such as bike lanes, pathways, and trails
• What is Active Transportation? — Wikipedia | Government of Canada | BC | Duck | Google
• Transportation Association of Canada — Active Transportation section

Walkability & Pedestrian Advocacy

• Canada Walks — Promoting walkable communities and healthy lifestyles across Canada.
• America Walks — Ensuring safe, walkable, vibrant communities
• International Federation of Pedestrians — Walking is not only a natural right. Walking is a legitimate use of public space and people should be supported and encouraged to choose to walk. Being an essential part of sustainable mobility, walking improves health and liveability of communities.
• Walk Toronto — Advocating for safer and more walkable streets in Toronto.
• Walkable Ottawa — Transitioning Ottawa's neighbourhoods into walkable communities
• Walk21 — Global network supporting walkable cities with Canadian involvement.
• Jane’s Walk — Free, citizen-led walking tours that foster local engagement.
• Active School Travel — Programs helping children walk and bike to school.

Cycling Advocacy and Infrastructure

• Vélo Canada Bikes — National organization advocating for safe cycling infrastructure.
• Share the Road Cycling Coalition — Ontario-based cycling advocacy with national reach.
• HUB Cycling Vancouver — A charitable non-profit organization that has spent over 25 years removing barriers to cycling in Metro Vancouver while cultivating active transportation's health, environmental, and economic benefits
• Go By Bike BC — A future where everyone has the opportunity to experience the joy of cycling – for work, for play, for well-being, for the planet.
• Cycle TO — Giving cyclists a voice in Toronto. A diverse member-based organization.
• Bike Ottawa —  We believe riding a bike in Ottawa should be a fun, safe, and easy choice for all ages and abilities.  We are committed to advocating for a vibrant and equitable Ottawa where active transportation plays an important role in year-round mobility.
• Cycling Nova Scotia — Promotes cycling throughout Nova Scotia.
• Bike Winnipeg — Works to make Winnipeg safer and more accessible for cyclists.
• Velo Quebec — Développer la culture vélo pour toutes et tous, partout au Québec.
• The Biking Lawyer — Personal injury lawyers for injured cyclists and vulnerable people, deeply committed to the betterment of our communities. (Ontario)

Transit & Transportation Reform

• Transport Action Canada — Advocacy for sustainable public transportation across the country.
• TTCRiders — Toronto-based group advocating for improved transit service and equity.
• Transit Alliance — Promoting smarter infrastructure and transit policy in Southern Ontario.

Sustainable Transport / Transportation

• David Suzuki Foundation – Sustainable Transportation — Advocacy and research for low-carbon transportation.
• More: Environmental Defence | Pembina Institute | IISD | Queens University | Colleges & Institutes | Wikipedia

Urban Design, Policy & Climate Integration

• 8 80 Cities — Toronto-based nonprofit promoting inclusive urban design.
• Canadian Urban Institute — Think tank supporting sustainable and resilient Canadian cities.
• More:  OECD | IISD | Wikipedia

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Suggest a Group

Know another group working on walkability, cycling, transit, or climate justice in Canada? Get in touch and help us grow this list.

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More information, ideas & resources

• Driving to Disaster: Cars and Climate Change
• Go for a walk

 

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