Today, Member of Parliament Brendan Hanley, on behalf of the Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson and the Honourable Steven Guilbeault, announced a federal investment of $1.4 million from the Oil to Heat Pump Affordability program (OHPA) and approximately $287,000 from Canada’s Low Carbon Economy Fund (LCEF) to support climate action in the Yukon and help low-to-median-income homeowners reduce their energy costs. He was joined by John Streicker, Yukon Minister for Energy, Mines and Resources, who announced an additional $700,000 in territorial funding toward this initiative.
Today, Member of Parliament Brendan Hanley, on behalf of the Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Energy and Natural Resources (NRCan), announced $1 million in funding through the Greener Neighbourhoods Pilot Program (GNPP) to Earthrise Building Services Inc.
Whitehorse — Brendan Hanley, Member of Parliament for Yukon, will make an energy affordability announcement alongside the Honourable John Streicker, Minister of Energy, Mines and Resources, Minister of Tourism and Culture, Minister responsible for Yukon Development Corporation, Minister responsible for Yukon Energy Corporation and Minister responsible for French Language Services Directorate. Media availability will follow.
Today, the Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, Canada’s Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, announced a co-investment with the United States in the Canadian mining company Fireweed Metals Corp. (Fireweed). Fireweed will receive up to CA$12.9 million (approximately US$9.2 million) from Natural Resources Canada for its North Canol Infrastructure Improvement Project, pending final due diligence, for pre-development activities by the company such as design, studies and collection of baseline data, as well as engagement and consultations with First Nations. These pre-development activities will focus on improvements of approximately 250 kilometres of road, upgrades to an existing transmission line between Faro and Ross River, and the construction of a new transmission line from Ross River to the Macmillan Pass site. This infrastructure will be key to the development of Fireweed’s Critical minerals projects in eastern Yukon.
On December 13, 2024, Member of Parliament George Chahal announced investments totalling over $152 million for nine clean electricity projects in Alberta through the Smart Renewables and Electrification Pathways Program (SREPs).
Today, Member of Parliament George Chahal announced investments totalling over $152 million for nine clean electricity projects in Alberta through the Smart Renewables and Electrification Pathways Program (SREPs).
The Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson announced $2.4 million in funding through the Codes Acceleration Fund for the Government of Prince Edward Island to adopt higher performance tiers of the 2020 national model energy codes of Canada. This funding will provide building officials and building industry professionals with the tools and training required to ensure compliance with provincial building codes as the province adopts increasingly energy-efficient performance tiers.
George Chahal, Member of Parliament for Calgary Skyview, will announce significant funding on behalf of the Minister of Energy and Natural Resources for projects in Alberta that will support Canada’s clean energy future. A media availability will follow.
Growing Canada’s clean electricity system is a historic economic opportunity, and an imperative in order to fight climate change. We must come together to tackle this goal in a manner that ensures affordability and reliability for households, businesses, and institutions.
Today, the Honourable Steven Guilbeault and the Honourable Dominic LeBlanc announced over $1 billion in additional investments to ensure that as New Brunswick’s electricity demands grow substantially over the coming years, we meet demand with clean electricity that is both reliable and affordable. NB Power estimates the following investments could help power up to 140,000 homes.
