Leif Einarson
Manager, Communications
Ottawa-Gatineau Area, Eastern Ontario
Bio
PhD, MA, BA (Hons)
Leif has over 10 years of experience in non-profit communications and marketing. Prior to joining GCC, Leif was Communications Advisor with the Canada Green Building Council, and before that he was Communications Manager with GCC member Peterborough GreenUP. Leif grew up in the lower mainland of British Columbia, and now lives in Ontario with his family. He enjoys biking, walking, steering dragon boats, observing the diversity of life in his family’s drought-tolerant garden, and adventuring with his family.
Communications & Marketing
Articles by Leif Einarson
Canadian Trees for Life and Green Communities Canada Nearly Triple Investment in 2026 Partnership
More than $350,000 Will Support 27 Projects Across Canada in 2026: Targeting 5,000 Trees, 14 Mini Forests, and 16,000 Native Plant Species Earth Day, April…
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GCC Welcomes Election of New Prime Minister and Calls for Action to Grow Strong, Sustainable, and Inclusive Communities
Green Communities Canada congratulates Prime Minister Mark Carney on his victory and welcomes the commitments of the Government of Canada to creating healthy, sustainable, and…
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Voices for Action – Measuring what Matters
In recent decades, communities across Canada have seen alarming trends. Physical activity rates for children and youth have declined. Unsafe road conditions have increased around…
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Voices for Action – Growing the Mini Forest Movement in Canada
In January 2025, Green Communities Canada hosted our first Voices for Action webinar on the topic of “Growing the Mini Forest Movement in Canada.” You…
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Celebrating National Forest Week in Buttonbush Woods, Oakville, Ontario
Canada is home to approximately one quarter of the world’s wetlands. Nearly 90 per cent of wetlands in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) have been…
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Two National Charities Celebrate Earth Day by Teaming up to Support 10 Urban Tree-Planting Projects
Photo: A 2024 planting project supported by both Green Communities Canada (GCC) and Trees for Life. Located in Ottawa, this project was led by GCC…
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Voices for Action – Rooting Out Loneliness
The feeling that we belong is central to the human experience, and social cooperation is essential to tackling collective problems like climate change and inequity. Yet…
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Green Communities Canada Launches Heat Pump Right-Sizing Service
Heat pumps are all the rage right now, but most are sized incorrectly. Green Communities Canada intends to change that with a new Heat Pump Right-sizing…
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Climate Solutions Close to Home Videos Series
Three quarters of Canadians - nearly 30 million people - live in urban communities. Between 2020-2025, many of those people experienced the impacts of climate…
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Green Communities Canada Announces 36 Recipients of the 2025 Living Cities Canada Fund
As the global community marks World Biodiversity Day (May 22), Green Communities Canada (GCC) is announcing the 36 recipients of one of our biggest annual…
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