| Natural Resources Canada | news releases
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).
| Natural Resources Canada | media advisories
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.
| Natural Resources Canada | backgrounders
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.
| Natural Resources Canada | news releases
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.
| Natural Resources Canada | news releases
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.
| Natural Resources Canada | media advisories
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.
| Natural Resources Canada | media advisories
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.
| Natural Resources Canada | news releases
The Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, and the Honourable Steven Myers, Prince Edward Island’s Minister of Environment, Energy and Climate Action, announced nearly $3 million to plant trees that will permanently expand forest cover in P.E.I. and help recover areas damaged by Hurricane Fiona. The Government of Canada is providing $1.7 million dollars under the 2 Billion Trees program (2BT) with the remainder being provided by the Government of Prince Edward Island.
| Natural Resources Canada | news releases
As part of his visit to Saskatchewan, the Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, announced a contribution of $524,780 toward the Prince Albert Grand Council Indigenous Wildfire Stewards Pilot Program.
| Natural Resources Canada | news releases
To cement Canada’s competitive advantage in the global shift to a net-zero emissions economy and to meet our climate goals, we need to significantly increase the amount of non-emitting energy that we use to power our homes, businesses and industries.
