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Making a Tangible Environmental Impact
By Cristina Senjug, Partnership Manager, Next Level Stormwater Management
What is the Eco‑Roof Incentive Program?
The City of Toronto Eco‑Roof Incentive Program is a municipal environmental grant program that helps property owners offset the cost of installing green roofs and cool roofs on buildings within Toronto. Its main goal is to reduce urban heat, manage stormwater, lower energy use, and improve climate resilience across the city. The Eco‑Roof Incentive Program provides financial incentives to support the installation of:
- Green roofs (vegetated roof systems with plants and growing medium)
- Cool roofs (light‑coloured or reflective roofing systems)
These eco‑roofs help make Toronto cooler, greener, and more climate‑resilient by reducing heat buildup, managing rainwater, improving air quality, and lowering building energy costs.
1.1 Million Square Metres of Impact
Since 2009, Toronto’s Eco‑Roof Incentive Program has funded over 600 green and cool roof projects to create an estimated 1.1 million square meters of eco-roof space. These roofs have helped divert stormwater, reduce energy consumption and create jobs. They reduce citywide greenhouse gas emissions and have made a real, tangible environmental impact to help Toronto with its climate goals.
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Eligible buildings
- existing residential, industrial, commercial & institutional buildings of any size
- new residential, industrial, commercial, & institutional buildings with a gross floor area of less than 2,000 m²
- all new construction projects by Toronto School Boards and not-for-profit organizations
Incentive
- $100 per m2 of vegetated area installed
- Maximum of $100,000 per green roof project
Green roofs on existing buildings are also eligible for up to $1,000 Structural Assessment Grant.
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Toronto Green Roof Incentive for Homeowners
Here to Help With Your Application
Applications are open year‑round, but approval must be received before any construction begins. Next Level Stormwater Management’s (NLSM’s) team of Green Roof Professionals (GRPs) will help you apply for the green roof rebate and navigate Green Roofs Planning, Design, and Maintenance and Inspection and Maintenance Guide.
NLSM has a variety of green roofs to meet your design goals. All green roof systems are wind tested and comply with municipal requirements. Consider our most popular lightweight and economical LiteN’Less® pre-vegetated green roof that is easy, quick and clean to install. Upgrade with a BioBerm® for strategic visual and biodiversity enhancements where your building structure allows more weight. Or, make it an Alpine Meadow or a rooftop oasis with unlimited plantings and even food production with the Flora Garden.
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Supplier of more than 2.5 Million SQFT Coast-to-Coast
Next Level Stormwater Management® (NLSM) is Canada’s leading supplier of high performance rooftop retention and detention solutions such as LiteN’Less®, StormCap®, Alpine Meadow and SpongeBase®. NLSM’s team has more than 90 years of combined industry experience and service. Contact Vicky Snyder at NLSM by email or phone 647-290-4460.
By Cristina Senjug, Partnership Manager, Next Level Stormwater Management
Next Level’s Dr. Karen Liu, Green Roof Specialist along with Cristina Senjug, Partnership Manager are honoured to partake as trainers with the annual Earth Tending Green Infrastructure Training program and look forward to the next session in May 2026.
The Earth Tending program by SpruceLab is an initiative for First Nations, Inuit, and Métis Peoples in the GTA, blending Indigenous Knowledge with Western green infrastructure practices through hands-on, land‑based learning. The program builds skills and pathways into the growing green infrastructure sector while strengthening climate resilience through nature‑based solutions.
Part of the training includes a rare tour of CF Sherway Gardens’ North Expansion Green Roof.
Take a minute and enjoy the unfolding spring splendour of CF Sherway Gardens’ North Expansion green roof in the videos taken during the tours over the last couple of years. CF Sherway Gardens’ North Expansion features 9500 square feet of a soilless green roof system supplied by Next Level Stormwater Management and installed in 2014 and 2015.
Dr. Karen Liu field’s participant questions from Vancouver, BC
Next Level Stormwater Management team looks forward to more opportunities to learn and work together in the future.
Meegwetch to all participants, Gwen Lane and SpruceLab Inc. We feel privileged to work with you!
More Than 2.5 Million Square Feet Coast-to-Coast
NLSM is Canada’s leading supplier of pre-vegetated roofs such as the LiteN’Less™ and StormCap™ systems. We customize to local requirements. Offer warranty & maintenance support, provide stormwater calculations specific to location and building/roof type, stormwater test data & related innovative hydrologic modelling. Click here to get a quote or to design your next green roof.
World Green Roof Day 2022
Images by Greg Van Riel, Sergej Krivenko and Terry Guscott
More Than 2.5 Million Square Feet Coast-to-Coast
NLSM is Canada’s leading supplier of pre-vegetated roofs such as the LiteN’Less™ and StormCap™ systems. We customize to local requirements. Offer warranty & maintenance support, provide stormwater calculations specific to location and building/roof type, stormwater test data & related innovative hydrologic modelling. Click here to get a quote or to design your next green roof.
Read Wind Design Process for Modular Vegetated Roofing Systems by Dr. Karen Liu and Sasha Aguilera in Construction Canada January 2021 Vol. 63 No. 1.
This article was written by Next Level Stormwater Management’s Green Roof Specialist Dr. Karen Liu and Design Ambassador Sasha Aguilera – key participants in the research consortium that developed the first national wind testing standard for vegetated roofing. It explains the Canadian Standards Association (CSA) A123.24-15 Standard Test Method for Wind Resistance of Modular Vegetated Roof Assembly and explains the three simple steps that help determine a vegetated roof’s ability to withstand and protect against wind forces.
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More Than 2.5 Million Square Feet Coast-to-Coast
NLSM is Canada’s leading supplier of pre-vegetated roofs such as Xeroflor, LiteN’Less™ and StormCap™ systems. We are your one-stop-shop. We customize to local requirements, provide wind and stormwater calculations specific to location and building/roof type, P.Eng letters, and other documentation. We offer various products & services including warranty & maintenance support. Click here to start your design.