Minister Hodgson to make funding announcements and give keynote addresses at Energy Innovation Forum and Atlantic Council Summit on the Future of Energy Security in Toronto

October 27, 2025

TORONTO — On October 29, 2025, the Honourable Tim Hodgson, Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, will deliver remarks at the opening session of the Energy Innovation Forum in Toronto, co-hosted by the International Energy Agency and the Government of Canada. Minister Hodgson will also participate in a carbon dioxide removal announcement and announce support for a battery project.

He will also make a keynote address at the Atlantic Council Summit on the Future of Energy Security.

These engagements will take place ahead of the G7 Energy and Environment Ministers’ Meeting in Toronto, co-hosted by Minister Hodgson and the Honourable Julie Dabrusin, Minister of Environment and Climate Change.

Event: Carbon dioxide removal announcement
Time: 8:30 a.m. ET

Event: Keynote speech at Energy Innovation Forum
Time: 9 a.m. ET

Event: Keynote speech at the Atlantic Council Summit on the Future of Energy Security
Time: 12 p.m. ET

Event: Battery project announcement
Time: 3:30 p.m. ET

For the Atlantic Council Summit specifically, accredited media can register here and are asked to identify themselves as such in the registration form. The event will be live-streamed on the Atlantic Council YouTube channel.

For other engagements, all accredited media are asked to pre-register by emailing media@nrcan-rncan.gc.ca no later than 4 p.m. ET on October 28. Details on how to participate will be provided upon registration.