In response to this crisis, the Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Natural Resources, has announced the launch of a new initiative to help Ukraine preserve and rebuild its science and research capacity in the natural resource sectors. Through the Canada–Ukraine Science Partnership, scientists from Ukraine willing to come to Canada can submit their resume through a newly created website. This program will provide temporary employment to Ukrainian scientists fleeing the war by leveraging its regional lab network, relationships with academia and existing relations with Ukrainian science institutes.
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, will make a clean and renewable energy announcement at the Canadian Renewables Association’s Electricity Transformation Canada Conference.
The Honourable Randy Boissonnault, Minister of Tourism and Member of Parliament for Edmonton Centre, on behalf of the Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Natural Resources; Stuart Lee, EPCOR President and Chief Executive Officer; and City Councillor Anne Stevenson, on behalf of Amarjeet Sohi, Mayor of Edmonton, will make an announcement to support electric vehicle charging infrastructure in Edmonton.
The Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, Canada’s Minister of Natural Resources, and the Honourable Steven Myers, PEI’s Environment, Energy and Climate Action, are pleased to announce that the Government of Canada and the Government of Prince Edward Island signed an Agreement in Principle (AiP) under the 2 Billion Trees program.
The Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Natural Resources, participated in and spoke at a number of events to highlight the opportunity for ongoing Canadian leadership in the nuclear sector.
Director General Grossi, member states. I am pleased to be here at the 5th Ministerial Conference on Nuclear Power, representing the Government of Canada in my capacity as Minister of Natural Resources.Today, we meet at a pivotal moment in history. As you know, the effects of the war in Ukraine are having a significant impact in Europe and far beyond.
The Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Natural Resources announced two contributions through the Investments in Forest Industry Transformation (IFIT) program that support Canada’s forest sector in becoming more economically competitive and environmentally sustainable through targeted investments in advanced technologies. The program is providing $1.14 million to Deadwood Innovations and the Nak’azdli Development Corporation (NDC) to build and optimize a pilot-scale facility deploying an innovative process to manufacture value-added engineered wood products from underutilized dead and damaged wood fibre, as well as $4.25 million to Tolko Industries Ltd. (Tolko) to expand and diversify its production beyond commodity plywood products to include specialty, industrial and engineered wood products.
Today, the Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, federal Minister of Natural Resources, and the Honourable Todd Smith, Ontario Minister of Energy, announced that Ontario is formally joining the Regional Energy and Resource Tables, a partnership among the federal government and each province and territory to support economic growth and strong communities across the country.
OTTAWA — The Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Natural Resources, will attend the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Ministerial Conference on Nuclear Power in Washington, D.C.
