| Natural Resources Canada | speeches
The Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Natural Resources, announces the Regional Energy and Resources Strategy during a keynote address to the Vancouver Board of Trade (originally delivered on June 1, 2022).
| Natural Resources Canada | news releases
The Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Natural Resources, officially launched a call for proposals (CFP) for the Zero-Emission Vehicle Awareness Initiative (ZEVAI). The initiative’s 2022 CFP will help fund new and innovative projects that aim to increase awareness and knowledge of ZEVs and charging and refueling infrastructure thereby increasing public confidence in these vehicles and their economic and environmental benefits. Natural Resources Canada will provide funding through non-repayable contributions of between 50 and 75 percent of the total eligible project costs, with a maximum funding of up to $300,000 per project. The CFP will close on August 18, 2022.
| Natural Resources Canada | news releases
In February 2022, the Canadian Council of Forest Ministers (CCFM) held five national roundtables as part of the Canadian Dialogue on Wildland Fire and Forest Resilience. Co-chaired by the Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, Canada’s Minister of Natural Resources, and the Honourable Mike Holland, Minister of Natural Resources and Energy Development for New Brunswick, the dialogue brought together close to 100 participants from a broad spectrum of society to identify shared needs, priorities and approaches on wildland resilience.
| Natural Resources Canada | news releases
The Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Natural Resources, announced a $5-million investment in Novus Earth to execute a front-end engineering design (FEED) study for the Latitude 53 geothermal energy project in the community of Hinton, Alberta.
| Natural Resources Canada | news releases
The Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Natural Resources, officially launched a call for proposals to fund clean fuels awareness projects. The callout seeks proposals for innovative projects that aim to increase awareness and reduce knowledge gaps among Canadians and industry on all clean fuel types and clean fuel technologies in the sector. These include biofuels such as cellulosic ethanol, renewable diesel, synthetic fuels and sustainable aviation fuel, as well as gaseous fuels such as hydrogen and renewable natural gas.
| Natural Resources Canada | news releases
The Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Natural Resources, announced a $525,000 investment in the Region of Peel to install 69 EV chargers at workplaces, public places and for light-duty fleets in Peel.
| Natural Resources Canada | news releases
The Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Natural Resources, and Yvonne Jones, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Natural Resources, participated at the Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) convention, the world’s premier annual exploration and mining event.
| Natural Resources Canada | news releases
Today, the Government of Canada and the Yukon Government have come to a joint decision that concludes the environmental and socio-economic assessment process for the Kudz Ze Kayah project. The project can now proceed to the regulatory phase.
| Natural Resources Canada | news releases
Critical minerals are essential to powering the green, digital economy of tomorrow. Increasing demand and constrained supply of these all-important minerals are presenting Canada with a generational economic opportunity, and the Government of Canada is committed to seizing that opportunity while delivering on its ambitious climate and nature goals.
| Natural Resources Canada | news releases
The Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Natural Resources, announced the Canadian Mining Innovation Council (CMIC) as the grand prize winner of the $5-million Crush It! Challenge. The prize was awarded for the best energy breakthrough for the crushing and grinding of rocks, or comminution, which is one of the most energy-intensive processes in the mining industry.
