Reducing pollution from the transportation sector is critical to Canada achieving its climate targets. That’s why the Government of Canada is making it easier for Canadians to purchase, charge and drive electric vehicles (EV) in New Brunswick and across the country.
Jenica Atwin, Member of Parliament for Fredericton, on behalf of the Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Natural Resources, announced a $83,938 investment in WSC Colpitts Developments (2003) Ltd. to install 22 Level 2 EV chargers in a number of multi-unit residential buildings across Fredericton.
Patrick Weiler, Member of Parliament for West Vancouver–Sunshine Coast–Sea to Sky Country, on behalf of the Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Natural Resources, celebrated the official occupancy of oN5, which is constructed using high-performance, insulated, prefabricated cross-laminated timber (CLT) panels.
The Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Natural Resources, announced a $49,000 investment in DB Land Acquisitions Inc. Inc. to install 20 Level 2 EV chargers in Langford, British Columbia.
The Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Natural Resources, congratulated the winners of the 2022 ENERGY STAR Canada Awards for their remarkable contributions in promoting the most energy-efficient products, new homes and buildings — inspiring Canadians to regularly take action on climate change.
Planting two billion trees across the country will help Canada’s efforts to tackle the twin crises of climate change and biodiversity loss. Trees capture and store carbon from the atmosphere, improve air and water quality, support biodiversity and create and support thousands of good jobs.
The Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Natural Resources, announced over $2.4 million in funding through the 2 Billion Trees program (2BT) to Trees for Life.
The Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Natural Resources, announced a $515,000 investment in TorchLight Bioresources to study a district energy system — a heat network — that would connect over 90 percent of buildings in the community and reduce greenhouse gas emissions and heating costs for Canadians in New Glasgow, Nova Scotia.
Canada holds the resources, clean technology and experience to thrive in the global net-zero economy, creating prosperity and high-quality jobs for generations to come.
The Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Natural Resources, formally launched the first phase of the Regional Energy and Resource Tables as part of the Government of Canada’s commitment to work with provinces, territories and other partners to take advantage of the unprecedented economic opportunities presented by a low-carbon future.
Yvonne Jones, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Natural Resources and to the Minister of Northern Affairs, on behalf of the Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Natural Resources, announced a total investment of $21.6 million for 14 Indigenous energy champions and their communities to begin implementing clean energy projects, through the Indigenous Off-Diesel Initiative (IODI).
The Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Natural Resources and Joanne Vanderheyden, President of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM), announced an investment of over $3.2 million for 16 municipally led projects. This investment comes from the Green Municipal Fund’s (GMF) Community Buildings Retrofit (CBR) initiative which enables communities to undertake retrofits and other upgrades to lower emissions and improve energy performance of community buildings.
The need to strengthen the reliability and resiliency of Canada’s energy systems from cyber attacks has never been greater as cyber threats grow more frequent, complex, and costly. Protecting the energy sector remains critical for the economy, the environment, and national security, and is essential for ensuring the secure adoption of the technologies contributing to Canada’s commitment to reach net zero by 2050.
The Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Natural Resources, announced a $156,514 investment in a Canadian engineering company’s playbook that provides instructions and guidelines which the energy sector organizations leverage to counter and recover quickly from cyber attacks.
