Household Challenge

Take the Challenge

Once you’ve learned your household’s priorities, you can move on to action!  Select one of our four Challenges below and take at least one of the actions listed:

• Our Homes (June 22 – November 15, 2025): Energy efficiency and home retrofits. From sealing drafts to switching appliances, these changes can cut emissions and costs. Grand prize of $10,000, runner-up prize of $500. Take the challenge!
• Getting Around (June 22 – July 19, 2025): Commuting, public transit, active transport and low-carbon travel. Replace short car trips, try transit, bike or walk more often. Grand prize of $5,000, runner-up prize of $500. Take the challenge!
• How We Celebrate & Play (August 10 – September 8, 2025): Leisure, entertainment, holidays and traditions. Rethink what brings joy and connection a lighter footprint. Grand prize of $5,000, runner-up prize of $500. Coming soon!
• Our Daily Lives (September 28 – October 25, 2025): Food and stuff – what we buy, repair and share, how we eat, and how much we waste. Small changes can have big ripple effects. Coming soon!

Choose thoughtfully: the more Challenges and actions you take on – and the more impact you have – the more chances you have to win big! (See How to Win below.) 

Start with the area that makes the most sense for you. You don’t have to tackle everything at once.  Each challenge as a different time span, so all four can be done in sequence.

How to win

To enter, post about your experience on Instagram and/or Facebook using #LiveNetZero2025 before the deadline for that Challenge. We’ll look out for your posts! 

You can get inspired by lots of cool stories of how to #LiveNetZero as more households participate across Canada. And there are so many ways to take on each Challenge. You can change your climate and nature impact, and create memories and community! 

We’ll shortlist 10 households from across the country for each Challenge. If you’re one of them, we’ll ask you to share more for a chance to win big prizes!

Mark your calendar! We’ll announce the winning households on 15 November 2025.

Tips for a winning entry

Your entry is evaluated based on the social media posts you create for one or more of the Challenges – and on the wider influence you have on communities across Canada.
For each Challenge, we’re looking for impact, actions that lots of people can take, and clear and compelling storytelling.

We’re also looking for Canadian household champions that represent diverse households across our vast Canadian geography, and across a variety of #LiveNetZero actions.
All your submissions are important! You’re letting us know what actions you take, and where you’re getting stuck and need support. We bring these insights to policymakers, business, communities and the media so they can take action to make living net zero easier over time for everyone.

Checklist to create a strong post:

• Action – Make it clear which sustainable living action you’ve taken, and the impact of that action (past, present or planned).
• Reason – Let us know why you’re taking this action.
• Challenge theme – Make sure the Challenge theme is obvious.
• Photo or video – Post a strong photo or video (3 minutes max.)
• About you – Share where you live and a bit about your household: we’re looking for a diversity of households across Canada!
• Story or reflection – Tell a story or reflection with a strong personal voice (use humour & emotion); share your journey and encourage other Canadians to step up and join you!
• #LiveNetZero2025 hashtag and go public – Use the hashtag and set your Instagram or Facebook post to “public.” Whether you share a single powerful post or a series of smaller ones, quality counts more than quantity.

It’s great if your submission can also:

• Shift the system – Include what helped or what was hard: what’s supporting you or holding you back? Reflect on affordability, access, policies and what’s needed from others (government, business, community, media) to support sustainable living for more people. Show us the big picture.
• Mention or engage others – Whether it’s online, at school, in your community or at the kitchen table – we’re looking for all kinds of influence. You don’t need to go viral.

For inspiration, explore how other Canadian households have taken action on home energy use and getting around! [add link]

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