City of Stratford invites public to apply for Green Recognition Program

The City of Stratford would like to hear from individuals, businesses, industries and organizations that are helping it become a more sustainable city, for now and for the future.

Any green leaders in Stratford are welcome to apply to its annual Green Recognition Program, which recently opened for applications. Local leaders’ efforts to make a cleaner and greener city will help others to see how it’s done. By being recognized for their efforts, they can show others the path forward.

If you have been working towards any of the following initiatives, the city welcomes your submissions.

Waste reduction and diversion: Show how you have minimized waste and diverted it from the landfill, through innovative waste management practices.

Energy management and electrification: Tell the city how you have significantly reduced your energy consumption. If you have switched from natural gas to electricity or low carbon fuel, please tell us about your energy and/or cost savings.

Green Building Award: Highlight steps you’ve taken to promote sustainability in the building stock through building envelope improvements, passive design strategies and energy efficient retrofits, adhering to green building standards beyond the Ontario Building Code. This category will include new and existing buildings in residential, commercial, institutional and industrial building types.

Tourism: Have you made conscious efforts to make the visitor economy low-carbon? Your efforts can be anything from local food production or eliminating single-use plastic use in your premises.

Applications can be submitted through an online form available on the City of Stratford’s website at www.stratford.ca/green.

The deadline for submissions is March 15, 2026.