At the Sustainable Communities Conference, Julie Dabrusin, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Natural Resources and to the Minister of Environment and Climate Change, on behalf of the Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Natural Resources, launched the call for applications for two new initiatives to accelerate building retrofits: the Deep Retrofit Accelerator Initiative (DRAI) and the Greener Neighbourhoods Pilot Program (GNPP).
PS Julie Dabrusin, on behalf of the Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Natural Resources; Corey Diamond, Executive Director of Efficiency Canada; and Chris Henderson, CEO of Indigenous Clean Energy, will make a green buildings retrofit program announcement in Ottawa.
Kody Blois, Member of Parliament for Kings—Hants, Nova Scotia, will make an announcement on behalf of the Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Natural Resources Canada, regarding the delivery of the Oil to Heat Pump Affordability (OHPA) grant at EfficiencyOne in Halifax, Nova Scotia. He will be joined by the Honourable Tim Halman, Minister of Environment and Climate Change for Nova Scotia.
Jean Yip, Member of Parliament for Scarborough—Agincourt, on behalf of the Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Natural Resources, Shafqat Ali, Member of Parliament for Brampton Centre, and Julie Dzerowicz, Member of Parliament for Davenport, announced a total investment of $14,863,599 to 32 organizations to install more than 2,350 EV chargers, 2,100 of which will be installed across the Greater Toronto Area (GTA).
Jean Yip, Member of Parliament for Scarborough–Agincourt, on behalf of the Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Natural Resources, was joined by MP Shafqat Ali and MP Julie Dzerowicz to announce federal investments totalling nearly $15 million for the installation of more than 2,350 EV chargers, 2,100 of which will be installed across the Greater Toronto Area.
The Honourable Marco Mendicino, Minister of Public Safety, on behalf of the Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Natural Resources, Maninder Sidhu, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Julie Dzerowicz, Member of Parliament for Davenport, Patrick Brown, Mayor of Brampton, and Jennifer McKelvie, Deputy Mayor of Toronto, will make an announcement to support electric vehicle charging infrastructure. A media availability will follow.
Dr. Fatih Birol, the Executive Director of the International Energy Agency (IEA) praised Canada’s strong climate actions and efforts to support global energy security during a fireside chat with the Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Natural Resources, at the University of Ottawa.
OTTAWA — The Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Natural Resources, and Dr. Fatih Birol, Executive Director of the International Energy Agency, will partake in a fireside chat at the University of Ottawa. The discussion will be moderated by Marie-Pierre Ippersiel, and a media availability will follow.
