The Zero Emissions Innovation Centre (ZEIC) is an independent non-profit and charitable organization that is part of the Low Carbon Cities Canada (LC3) network established by the Government of Canada and the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM). ZEIC’s mandate is to catalyze, accelerate and scale climate action innovation across Metro Vancouver related to green buildings, renewable energy and transportation through a combination of impact investing, granting, partnerships, research and capacity building.

The establishment of ZEIC has been made possible through a $21.7M endowment by the Government of Canada and the efforts of regional champions including the Renewable Cities at the Morris J. Wosk Centre for Dialogue at Simon Fraser University (SFU), City of Vancouver, Metro Vancouver and the Province of British Columbia.

Our organization is situated on the traditional, ancestral and unceded territories of Coast Salish Peoples, including the q̓ic̓əy̓ (Katzie), qʼʷa:n̓ƛʼən̓ (Kwantlen), kʷikʷəƛ̓əm (Kwikwetlem), xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), sɛmiˈɑːmuː (Semiahmoo), Stó:lō (Sto:lo), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh), and sc̓əwaθən məsteyəxʷ (Tsawwassen) Nations.  To the Nations who have stewarded and cared for these lands since time immemorial, we offer acknowledgement, gratitude and our commitment to ongoing learning and respect.