The Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, will join the Federation of Canadian Municipalities and the Greater Victoria Housing Society to make a funding announcement to support energy efficiency for buildings across Victoria, British Columbia. This announcement follows the publication of the 2023 Fall Economic Statement, which prioritized housing and building a clean economy.
That is why, Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, the Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, announced the launch of the Call for Proposals (CFP) of the Critical Minerals Infrastructure Fund (CMIF). The CMIF will address key infrastructure gaps to enable sustainable critical minerals production and to connect resources to markets. With up to $1.5 billion available over seven years, the fund will support clean energy and electrification initiatives as well as transportation and infrastructure projects that will enable the sustainable development of Canada’s critical minerals.
The Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, Canada’s Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, and Pierre Charron, Mayor of Saint-Eustache, announced a joint investment of more than $250,000 to plant 10,000 trees on 24 public sites covering 9.5 hectares in order to strengthen community resilience to the impacts of climate change and natural disturbances.
The Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, and FCM President Scott Pearce announced a $5 million federal investment for retrofits to the Fountain Park Recreation Centre in St. Albert, Alberta, through the Green Municipal Fund’s (GMF) Community Buildings Retrofit initiative.
Julie Dabrusin, Parliamentary Secretary to Canada’s Minister of Energy and Natural Resources and Canada’s Minister of Environment and Climate Change, announced a combined federal investment of over $3 million for partners that are driving innovation for energy efficiency in buildings across British Columbia.
On behalf of the Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, Julie Dabrusin, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Environment and Climate Change and to the Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, will make a funding announcement to support energy efficiency for buildings in Vancouver, British Columbia. Media availability will follow.
The Honourable Jenna Sudds, Minister of Families, Children and Social Development, on behalf of the Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, and Scott Pearce, President of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities, announced an investment of more than $6.2 million through the Green Municipal Fund (GMF) to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from municipal buildings in the Town of Beckwith and the Region of Peel in Ontario.
The Honourable Jenna Sudds, Minister of Families, Children and Social Development, on behalf of the Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, along with Tim Tierney, Ottawa City Councillor and Third Vice-President of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM), will make a funding announcement for Beckwith and Peel through the Green Municipal Fund.
The Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, announced a $5.4-million investment over four years for the International Institute of Sustainable Development (IISD) to support its ongoing role as the Secretariat of the Intergovernmental Forum on Mining, Minerals, Metals and Sustainable Development (IGF). The IGF provides a wide range of services to its 81 member countries to support the advancement of their sustainable development goals through laws, policy making and regulations within the mining sector.
