| Natural Resources Canada | media advisories
The Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Natural Resources, will announce funding to Bekevar Wind Ltd. for a wind energy project that will supply over 200 megawatts (MW) of zero-emissions power.
| Natural Resources Canada | news releases
The Canada–British Columbia Regional Energy and Resource Tables (B.C. Regional Table) is the primary forum for this collaboration. The Regional Energy and Resource Tables are partnerships between the federal government and individual provinces and territories, in collaboration with Indigenous leaders, to align efforts and seize key economic opportunities enabled by the global shift to net zero. These Tables seek robust input from partners including industry and labour.
| Natural Resources Canada | media advisories
Member of Parliament Anita Vandenbeld, on behalf of the Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Natural Resources, will make a funding announcement at Roseburg Forest Products Canada in Pembroke, Ontario.
| Natural Resources Canada | media advisories
The Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Natural Resources; the Honourable Josie Osborne, British Columbia Minister of Energy, Mines and Low Carbon Innovation; Chief Don Tom, Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs; and Robert Phillips, Political Executive, First Nations Summit, will make a Regional Energy and Resource Tables announcement at the Pan Pacific Hotel in Vancouver, British Columbia.
| Natural Resources Canada | media advisories
The Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Natural Resources , and Prabha Ramaswamy, CEO of the Saskatchewan Chamber of Commerce, will make a Smart Renewables and Electrification Pathways announcement on Wednesday in Regina.
| Natural Resources Canada | news releases
The Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, Canada’s Minister of Natural Resources, and David L. Cohen, United States Ambassador to Canada, signed an arrangement that strengthens the two countries’ long-standing cooperation to combat wildland fires and protect communities in the face of this climate change–driven threat.
| Natural Resources Canada | statements
The Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Natural Resources, issued the following statement:
| Natural Resources Canada | news releases
The Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Natural Resources, and the Federation of Canadian Municipalities President, Scott Pearce, announced a $395,700 investment to the City of Nelson, B.C. to help pilot a project to evaluate food waste recyclers as an alternative method of organic waste diversion using in-home pre-treatment appliances.
| Natural Resources Canada | backgrounders
A net-zero emissions economy represents significant opportunities for Canadians — to secure and create good, well-paying jobs, to grow our industries and to lead the world with the resources and technologies it will need for generations to come. With highly skilled and dedicated workers, abundant natural resources and energy sources critical for a net-zero future, and a thriving clean technology industry, Canada is uniquely positioned to seize the moment.
| Natural Resources Canada | news releases
For seven years, the Government of Canada has been working on strategies, investing and improving regulations to help Canada become the clean energy and technology supplier of choice in a net-zero world. This plan features partnership with provinces and territories, including via the Regional Energy and Resource Tables. It also includes the February 2023 release of the Interim Sustainable Jobs Plan, which spoke to the work to be done to seize the economic opportunities that will be enabled through a move to a low-carbon future.
