Bee City Renewal

To renew your Bee City designation, fill out the renewal form and pay the annual fee.

Help us celebrate your accomplishments!

The purpose of the Bee City renewal is to celebrate your city’s accomplishments and to set future goals.

If possible, please include a short video summarizing what your city has done to help protect pollinators during the past year. We’ll add your video to our website and Youtube channel to celebrate your city’s accomplishments and inspire others.

A) City Information

Name of City, Town, Municipality or First Nation *

Province *

Applicant's Name *

First

Last

Applicant's Job Title *

Organization or Department *

Address *

Address Line 1

Address Line 2

City

State / Province / Region

Postal Code

Applicant's Phone *

Applicant's Email *

Confirm Email

Are you the primary contact person? *

B) Bee City Pollinator Team

Please list the members of your community’s Bee City Pollinator Team.

Pollinator Team Members *

Add the name, role and email address of each team member.

C) Your Experiences and Plans for the Coming Year

Upload a short video summarizing what your city has done to help protect pollinators during the past year.

Click or drag a file to this area to upload.

Max file size 128MB.

Briefly summarize your Bee City experience during the past year. Please include information about challenges, feedback, and media responses. *

Please tell us about your community’s efforts to reduce the use of pesticides.

Outline community initiatives focusing on habitat creation and restoration. If possible, include a plant list.

How did your community promote being a Bee City?

Please tell us about your efforts aimed at educating your community, including residents, city employees, contractors, children and other groups.

Please tell us about your community’s participation in National Pollinator Week celebrations and other events.

Describe your plans for creating, improving and maintaining pollinator habitat during the next year. *

D) Media for Events, Activities & Initiatives

Provide information about any events, activities or initiatives that you have organized and would like highlighted through our social media channels.

Upload Files

Click or drag files to this area to upload. You can upload up to 10 files.

Attach photos, posters, documents or other media showcasing these events, activities or initiatives.

Has your City/Town/Municipality/First Nation posted Bee City Canada signage? *

Has your City/Town/Municipality/First Nation created a Bee City website or webpage? *

E) Annual Renewal Fee

Each year all Bee Cities will receive an invoice for an annual renewal fee. This is determined using a sliding scale based on population, as shown in the table below.
Fees are used to offer our Bee City partners more resources, such as educational “Buzz” webinars and promoting our Bee Businesses.

Bee City Renewal Fees *

Less than 5,000 population - FREE
5,000 – 10,000 population - $150
10,001 – 25,000 population - $200
25,001 – 50,000 population - $300
50,001 – 100,000 population - $400
100,001 – 250,000 population - $500
250,001 – 500,000 population - $750
500,001 – 1,000,000 population - $1000
+ 1,000,000 population - $1500

Fees can be paid through: Our website www.beecitycanada.org/donate, or by cheque. Mail cheque to Bee City Canada c/o Pollinator Partnership Canada PO Box 73619 Wychwood PO Toronto, Ontario M6C 4A7.

Tax receipts will be provided for all payments. Bee City Canada is a federally-recognized charity (number 84169 5174 RR0001) focused on creating a pollinator-friendly Canada through our programs for cities, schools, businesses and other organizations.

F) Comments and Suggestions

We welcome your comments and suggestions to help us improve Bee City Canada.

Phone

Have questions about your renewal? Email [email protected].