The Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Natural Resources, announced funding in HTEC to install a hydrogen refuelling station located at a 7-Eleven/ESSO, off the Trans-Canada Highway in Kelowna, B.C.

“We’re giving Canadians cleaner transportation options to get to where they need to go by making zero-emission vehicle charging and refuelling infrastructure more accessible. Investments like the ones announced today in British Columbia will put 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 

“This station is a significant milestone for HTEC and for the hydrogen industry in Canada, specifically B.C. We are proud to open our Kelowna station and continue to fuel the drive to hydrogen in British Columbia’s interior. We are grateful to Natural Resources Canada for supporting the transition to a low-carbon future in the country. As we expand our network of hydrogen fuelling stations in the province and across Canada, partnerships are key, and we are pleased to again have worked with 7-Eleven Canada to give zero-emission drivers more fuelling options.” 

Colin Armstrong
HTEC President and CEO

• The Incentives for Zero-Emission Vehicles (iZEV) Program provides incentives of up to $5,000 toward the purchase or lease of an eligible vehicle. The iZEV Program has been extended to March 2025 and many different makes and models of vehicles are eligible under the program, including cars, vans and SUVs.

• To date, more than 210,000 incentives to purchase or lease a zero-emission vehicle have been provided to Canadians and Canadian businesses under the iZEV Program. 

• To help more Canadian businesses make the switch to a ZEV, the Incentives for Medium- and Heavy-Duty Zero-Emission Vehicles (iMHZEV) Program provides incentives of up to $200,000 for Canadian businesses toward the purchase or lease of an eligible vehicle. The federal iMHZEV incentives can be combined with provincial or territorial incentives to make these commercial vehicles even more affordable. Trucks, cargo vans, shuttles and other commercial vehicles fall under this program.

• Natural Resource Canada’s fuel consumption ratings search tool can help drivers identify the EVs that best suit their needs.

• The Hydrogen Strategy for Canada, if fully implemented, will position Canada to become a world-leading supplier of clean hydrogen and fuel cell technologies, generating more than 350,000 high-paying jobs from coast to coast and lead to a $50-billion domestic hydrogen sector.

• The strategy supports the government’s strengthened climate plan, A Healthy Environment and a Healthy Economy, which included a federal investment of $1.5 billion in a Low-carbon and Zero-Emissions Fuels Fund to increase the production and use of low-carbon fuels, including hydrogen. It complements the Clean Fuel Standard, which will further drive investment and growth in Canada’s fuels sector by incentivizing the development and adoption of clean fuels such as hydrogen.

Related products

• Zero-Emission Vehicle Hub
• Electric Vehicle and Alternative Fuel Infrastructure Deployment Initiative
• Electric Charging and Alternative Fuelling Stations Locator
• HTEC
• The Canadian Hydrogen & Fuel Cell Association
• First Regional Energy and Resource Tables Collaboration Framework for Accelerating a Low-Carbon Economy Released

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Press Secretary
Office of Minister of Natural Resources
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