Canada installs 157 new electric vehicle chargers for Atlantic Canadians

On October 3, 2025, Kody Blois, Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister, on behalf of the Honourable Tim Hodgson, Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, announced over $5 million in federal funding for five projects through Natural Resources Canada’s Zero Emissions Vehicle Infrastructure Program (ZEVIP). These investments will make it easier for people and businesses in Atlantic Canada to switch to EVs by building chargers where Canadians live, work, and travel.  

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ZEVIP provides funding for the deployment of EV chargers and hydrogen refuelling stations. 

Recipient: Nova Scotia Power
Location: Nova Scotia
Funding amount: $3,000,000
Description: The proponent will install 60 Level 3 EV chargers in public places.

Recipient: Steele Auto Group Limited
Location: New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island
Funding amount: $1,300,000
Description: The proponent will install 37 Level 2 EV chargers and 28 Level 3 EV chargers at dealerships. 

Recipient: Nikmaq Trading Inc.
Location: Goffs, Nova Scotia
Funding amount: $742,500
Description: The proponent will install 10 Level 3 EV chargers near the Halifax International Airport.

Recipient: Glooscap First Nation
Location: Hantsport, Nova Scotia
Funding amount: $225,000
Description: The proponent will install two Level 3 EV chargers at Glooscap Landing, a highway retail business centre owned by Glooscap First Nation. These chargers will be powered by a solar microgrid, which was developed with an investment of $200,000 from Indigenous Services Canada through the Strategic Partnerships Initiative’s Atlantic Indigenous Clean Energy Initiative.

Recipient: Southwest Properties
Location: Halifax, Nova Scotia
Funding amount: $100,000
Description: The proponent will install 20 Level 2 EV chargers at multi-unit residential buildings.