The Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, alongside Member of Parliament Patrick Weiler, announced federal investments of $14.9 million for 20 projects that will install more than 3,000 EV chargers across Canada, while raising awareness of the benefits of EVs and advancing training and code upgrades to ensure more communities have access to current information and opportunities to seize the potential of EVs.
WEST VANCOUVER — The federal Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, the Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, will make an announcement related to electric vehicle infrastructure. He will be joined by Patrick Weiler, Member of Parliament for West Vancouver–Sunshine Coast–Sea to Sky Country. Media availability will follow.
Today, Mark Gerretsen, Member of Parliament for Kingston and the Islands, on behalf of the Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, announced almost $8.4 million in investments to Cyclic Materials Incorporated (Cyclic Materials) and Green Graphite Technologies Inc. (GGT) under the Critical Minerals Research, Development and Demonstration (CMRDD) program. This funding will support the development of a circular economy for rare earth elements for permanent magnets and the recycling of graphite for use in lithium-ion batteries here in Canada.
KINGSTON — Mark Gerretsen, Member of Parliament for Kingston and the Islands, on behalf of the Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, will tour a facility and make an announcement in support of critical minerals value chains.
Today, the Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, Canada’s Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, the Honourable Harjit Sajjan, President of the King’s Privy Council for Canada, Minister of Emergency Preparedness and Minister responsible for the Pacific Economic Development Agency of Canada, and the Honourable Bowinn Ma, British Columbia’s Minister of Emergency Management and Climate Readiness, announced that the Earthquake Early Warning (EEW) system in British Columbia is operational and supporting earthquake preparedness efforts in western Canada.
The Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, along with the Honourable Harjit S. Sajjan, President of the King’s Privy Council for Canada, Minister of Emergency Preparedness and Minister responsible for the Pacific Economic Development Agency of Canada, and the Honourable Bowinn Ma, B.C.’s Minister of Emergency Management and Climate Readiness, will make an important announcement regarding emergency preparedness in B.C. They will be joined by Wilson Miao, Member of Parliament for Richmond Centre, B.C.
Today, Francis Scarpaleggia, Member of Parliament for Lac-Saint-Louis, on the behalf of the Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, announced a federal contribution of more than $2.8 million to FPInnovations for three projects. The funding includes investments to support the use of low-carbon Canadian wood in the Canadian construction market and a project to support the use of zero-emissions vehicles in the forestry and commercial transportation sectors.These investments are provided through Natural Resources Canada’s (NRCan) Green Construction through Wood (GCWood) program and the Zero Emission Vehicle Awareness Initiative (ZEVAI).
Today, the Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, Canada’s Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, and the Honourable Tory Rushton, Nova Scotia’s Minister of the Department of Natural Resources and Renewables, announced a joint investment of more than $40 million to plant up to 21 million trees by 2031 on private and public lands in Nova Scotia. This funding will result in the planting of more than 21 trees for each resident of Nova Scotia.
MP Paul Chiang, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, will announce support for a sustainable neighbourhood in Markham, Ontario, on behalf of the Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, and Rory Nisan, Deputy Mayor for the City of Burlington and Ontario Caucus Chair for the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM).
Member of Parliament Brendan Hanley, on behalf of the Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, with the Honourable Richard Mostyn, Minister of Community Services, announced a joint investment of over $21 million over five years through the Government of Canada’s Fighting and Managing Wildfires in a Changing Climate Program (FMWCC) – Equipment Fund.
