Capital Regional District, The / CRD

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625 Fisgard St
PO Box 1000
Victoria, BC V8W 2S6
The CRD is a provider of municipal government services to the residents, businesses and municipalities of southern Vancouver Island.

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Capital Regional District, The / CRD
Capital Regional District telecommunications and automation employees evaluate communications infrastructure   (Photo credit: Leanna Rathkelly)

Recognized as one of Canada's Greenest Employers (2025):

By Richard Yerema and Chantel Watkins, and Sonja Verpoort, Mediacorp Canada Inc. staff editors (Apr 21, 2025)

Here are some of the reasons why Capital Regional District, The / CRD was selected as one of Canada's Greenest Employers (2025):

  • Capital Regional District supports residents in undertaking upgrades that make their homes more eco-friendly through the Home Energy Navigator Program, offered in partnership with City Green Solutions -- residents are connected with an energy concierge to guide them through the entire process, from home energy evaluation to connecting with contractors
  • Capital Regional District walks the talk as a steward of more than 13,000 hectares of natural area, including 31 regional parks and three trail systems on southern Vancouver Island and the Gulf Islands
  • Capital Regional District has an ongoing zero-emissions fleet initiative that includes adopting and testing e-bikes and electric vehicles as well as a program to "right-size" vehicles to suit their purpose
Capital Regional District employees repair a water main break  

    Highlights

    Industry Municipal government
    Major Canadian locations Salt Spring Island BC, Victoria BC
    Full-time employees in Canada 656
    Part-time employees in Canada 510
    Employee green team Fleet and Facilities Climate Action Working Group
    Senior executive who oversees initiatives General Manager, Parks and Environmental Services
    Formal strategy/policy name corporate climate action strategy
    Publishes sustainability report yes
    Green highlights formal green building policy for new construction and retrofits of existing buildings, provides environmental education and outreach programs (topics include stormwater management, biodiversity, invasive species management, and waste diversion, to name a few), My Green Lab program to improve sustainability in lab facilities
    Noteworthy initiatives formal targets to reduce greenhouse gas emissions (to 33% over a 2007 baseline year)
    Building footprint includes rainwater collection, green roof, solar water heating, geothermal heating/cooling, electric vehicle charging stations, rooftop garden, numerous features across its building portfolio (from LED lighting, public EV charging, sun-tube lighting to rainwater collection), responsible for more than 13,000 hectares of natural area (including 31 regional parks and 3 trail systems on southern Vancouver Island and the Gulf Islands)
    Extended recycling organics, e-waste, soft plastics, tennis balls, mixed recycling streams
    Commuter amenities supports the annual Bike to Work Week (and partners with the Greater Victoria Cycling Coalition and the Salt Spring Island Bike Club), green fleet policy (aims to reduce fleet emissions by increasing efficiency and transitioning to low-carbon and electric vehicles), walk to public transit, secure/sheltered bicycle parking, transit subsidies
    Community partnerships BC Sustainable Energy Association (sponsors environmental leadership workshops for students), Habitat Acquisition Trust, Esquimalt Lagoon Stewardship Initiative, Greater Victoria Compost Education Centre, City Green Solutions (delivers the Home Energy Navigator Program, providing support to residents in undertaking home energy upgrades)

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