The Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, along with the Honourable Harjit Sajjan, President of the King’s Privy Council for Canada and Minister of Emergency Preparedness and Minister responsible for the Pacific Economic Development Agency of Canada; the Honourable Bill Blair, Minister of National Defence; the Honourable Patty Hajdu, Minister of Indigenous Services; the Honourable Randy Boissonnault, Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Official Languages; the Honourable Dan Vandal, Minister of Northern Affairs and Minister Responsible for the Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency and Prairies Economic Development Canada; and Michael McLeod, Member of Parliament for the Northwest Territories, announced that more than $65 million in federal funding has been committed so far through for six agreements through the $256-million Fighting and Managing Wildfires in a Changing Climate - Equipment Fund.
The Honourable Sean Fraser, Minister of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities on behalf of the Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Energy and Natural Resources; Jason Parisé, Development Director of SWEB Development LP; and Chief Sidney Peters from the Glooscap First Nation will make a Smart Renewables and Electrification Pathways announcement in Antigonish, Nova Scotia.
The Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, and FCM President Scott Pearce announced $10 million for retrofits to the Susan Fennell Sportsplex in Brampton, Ontario, through the Green Municipal Fund’s (GMF) Community Buildings Retrofit (CBR) initiative.
Federal, provincial, and territorial ministers met in Quebec City, Quebec, from August 30 to September 1 at the annual Energy and Mines Ministers’ Conference (EMMC).
QUEBEC CITY — The Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, Canada’s Minister of Energy and Natural Resources; Maïté Blanchette Vézina, Quebec’s Minister of Natural Resources and Forests; and Christopher Skeete, Quebec’s Minister for the Economy, will hold a joint media availability at the end of the Energy and Mines Ministers’ Conference in Quebec City, Quebec.
The Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, concluded an EV tour from Montreal to Trois-Rivières to Quebec City by announcing 1,578 new EV chargers across Quebec City and throughout Quebec. Funding was provided through Natural Resources Canada’s Zero Emission Vehicle Infrastructure Program.
The Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, Canada’s Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, concluded a zero-emissions vehicle tour from Montréal to Trois-Rivières and Québec City. He was joined by representatives from industry to announce nearly $30 million in federal investment to deliver over 1,500 additional EV chargers across Quebec, including over 400 fast chargers.
Jaime Battiste, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations and MP for Sydney — Victoria, on behalf of the Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, and Scott Pearce, President of FCM, announced $500,000 through the Green Municipal Fund’s (GMF) Sustainable Affordable Housing (SAH) initiative to support New Dawn Enterprises Ltd.’s, a non-profit enterprise, ambitious energy-saving retrofit of 20 homes in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia.
Jaime Battiste, MP for Sydney–Victoria, on behalf of the Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, along with Geoff Stewart, Deputy Mayor of Colchester County and First Vice-President of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities, will make a Green Municipal Investment funding announcement for Nova Scotia.
The Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, will make an announcement regarding new federal investments in the electric vehicle economy. He will be joined by senior executives from the electricity and technology sectors. A media availability will follow.
