On March 5, 2025, the Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, announced several investments that demonstrate Canada’s commitment to clean energy, innovation and energy security as it continues to move toward a low-carbon economy.
On March 3, 2025, at the 2025 Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) Convention, the Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, announced 32 projects representing a total investment up to $50 million to support the development of Canada’s critical mineral value chains to create good jobs, support economic opportunities, bolster our energy security by reducing reliance on authoritarian governments and contribute to a resilient and secure future.
The Canada-Prince Edward Island Regional Energy and Resource Table (Regional Table), a federal-provincial collaboration launched in 2022, supports PEI's ambitious goal of becoming Canada’s first net-zero province. The Regional Table works through government collaboration with Indigenous Partners and input from regional stakeholders
Natural Resources Canada has provided $6.2 million in investment to seven Indigenous-led projects in development in British Columbia through the Indigenous Natural Resource Partnerships (INRP) Program.
On February 20, 2025, the Honourable Diane Lebouthillier, along with the Honourable Steven Guilbeault, on behalf of the Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, announced over $3.6 million in funding for six projects in Quebec under Natural Resources Canada’s Climate Change Adaptation Program (CCAP) and the Climate-Resilient Coastal Communities (CRCC) Program.
Today, Parliamentary Secretary Marc G. Serré, on behalf of the Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson announced an investment totalling over $14 million to support carbon management technologies under the Energy Innovation Program’s Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage (CCUS) research, development and demonstration (RD&D) call for proposals. These projects will support the RD&D of next-generation CO2 capture and storage and transportation technologies.
On February 6, 2025, the Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, Canada’s Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, announced up to $43.5 million in investments under two critical mineral funding programs that will help to advance infrastructure to better develop, supply and research critical minerals in Quebec.
On January 29, 2025, Marc G. Serré, Parliamentary Secretary to the Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, along with Member of Parliament Viviane Lapointe and Member of Parliament Anthony Rota, announced over $2.7 million in funding for five projects based in Northern Ontario under Natural Resources Canada’s Climate Change Adaptation Program (CCAP).