Julie Dabrusin, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Natural Resources and to the Minister of Environment and Climate Change, on behalf of the Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Natural Resources, launched a new, integrated, federal zero-emission vehicles (ZEV) infrastructure landing page.

“We’re making electric vehicles more affordable and charging more accessible where Canadians live, work and play. Investing in more EV chargers, like the ones announced today in Vancouver, B.C., will put more Canadians in the driver’s seat on the road to a net-zero future and help achieve our climate goals.”

The Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson

Minister of Natural Resources 

“I was pleased to announce federal support for the deployment of 75 new EV chargers in two of Vancouver’s multi-unit residential buildings. Projects such as this are vital to reducing emissions, providing Canadians with access to charging and creating sustainable jobs. The Government of Canada is supporting these vital projects through a newly enhanced set of digital resources to access funding from federal departments and the Canada Infrastructure Bank.”

Julie Dabrusin,

Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Natural Resources

and to the Minister of Environment and Climate Change

“Investments in infrastructure that accelerate Canada’s transition toward net-zero are a key element of the CIB’s mandate. Through initiatives like our zero-emissions fleet lending program to our recently announced $500 million Charging and Hydrogen Refueling Infrastructure Initiative, the CIB is moving at scale and speed to make this a reality. By collaborating with partners in both the public and private sectors, and by working with NRCan and other federal departments, the CIB is making significant progress in reducing the carbon intensity of Canada’s transportation sector.”

Ehren Cory

CEO, Canada Infrastructure Bank

“PCI Developments is recognized for building communities that prioritize sustainable lifestyles and transportation choices. We are collaborating with Natural Resources Canada and Clean BC to deliver EV chargers at several of our new developments across Metro Vancouver, including in Vancouver at two of our residential rental buildings and in Surrey at King George Hub, our comprehensive, mixed-use, transit-oriented community that will have close to 800 EV chargers. All told, the chargers at these three PCI projects represent a shared investment of more than $6 million.”

Brad Howard

Director of Development, PCI Developments

•  On December 12, Minister Wilkinson opened two calls to apply for funding for the nearly $200-million Green Freight Program and the Zero-Emission Vehicle Awareness Initiative’s (ZEVAI) new medium- and heavy-duty stream to help drivers save money at the pump while contributing to Canada’s fight against climate change. This is in addition to the ongoing call for applications under the $2.75-billion Zero Emission Transit Fund that supports school and transit bus operators in putting more zero-emission buses on Canadian roads and building the associated infrastructure.

•  Canada's Critical Minerals Strategy will help advance the development of Canadian critical minerals resources and value chains — including metals for clean technologies like electric vehicles and advanced batteries — to enable the transition to a low-carbon economy and support advanced technology and manufacturing. The Strategy is supported by nearly $4 billion in federal investments over eight years.

• Thanks to the funds invested to date by the Electric Vehicle and Alternative Fuel Infrastructure Deployment Initiative (EVAFIDI) and Zero-Emission Vehicle Infrastructure Program, more than 34,500 new charging stations will be installed where Canadians live, work and play by 2027.  

• Budget 2022 provided NRCan’s ZEVIP with an additional $400 million to fund the deployment of ZEV charging infrastructure in sub-urban and remote communities, and it announced that the CIB  will invest $500 million in large-scale urban and commercial ZEV charging and refuelling infrastructure to deploy an additional 50,000 electric vehicle chargers by 2027.

• To date, over 150,000 Canadians and Canadian businesses have taken advantage of the federal incentive to purchase a zero-emission vehicle.  

• Launched in 2021, the $2.75-billion Zero Emission Transit Fund offers support to public transit and school bus operators across Canada who are electrifying their fleets.   

• Thanks to the $300 million in funds over five years allocated in Canada’s Strengthened Climate Plan, the Government of Canada is ensuring that rural, remote and Indigenous communities that currently use diesel have the opportunity to be powered by clean, reliable energy by 2030. 

• Fifty-eight percent of Canadians have never ridden in or driven a ZEV, but 79 percent would be interested in taking one for a test drive.  

•  The Green Freight Program and the medium- and heavy-duty stream of the ZEVAI build on Minister Alghabra’s announcement of Transport Canada’s Incentives for Medium- and Heavy-Duty Zero-Emission Vehicles (iMHZEV) program in July. These incentives reduce emissions by helping businesses and communities across the country make the switch to zero-emission vehicles.

• The iMHZEV Program is expected to result in annual greenhouse gas emission reductions of up to 200,000 tonnes per year in 2026, growing to three million tonnes per year by 2030. 

Associated links

• ZEV Infrastructure Landing Page
• PCI Developments
• Zero-Emission Vehicle Infrastructure Program
• Canada Infrastructure Bank
• Infrastructure Canada’s Zero-Emission Transit Fund
• Zero-Emission Vehicle Awareness Initiative
• 2030 Emissions Reduction Plan: Clean Air, Strong Economy
• Electric Charging and Alternative Fuelling Stations Locator
• Investing in Canada Plan Project Map
• Green Infrastructure programs
• Zero-emission vehicles: Incentives
• Incentives for Medium- and Heavy-Duty Zero-Emission Vehicles Program
• Call for Applications: Green Freight Program
• Call for Proposals: ZEVAI — Medium- and Heavy-Duty Vehicles
• Canada’s Critical Mineral Strategy

Natural Resources Canada
Media Relations
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Keean Nembhard

Press Secretary

Office of the Minister of Natural Resources

613-323-7892

Keean.Nembhard@nrcan-rncan.gc.ca