Today, the Government of Canada, in partnership with the Government of Nova Scotia, is pleased to announce the coming into force of legislation to enable the development of offshore renewable energy for the first time in Canada. This follows the passage of Bill C-49 and Nova Scotia’s mirror legislation, Bill 471, which amended the federal and provincial versions of the Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Resources Accord Implementation Act.
the Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, with François Bonnardel, Minister of Public Security and Minister Responsible for the Estrie Region, announced a joint investment of $64 million over three years through the Government of Canada’s Fighting and Managing Wildfires in a Changing Climate Program (FMWCC) – Equipment Fund.
the Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, announced an investment totalling close to $13.4 million to support made-in-Alberta technologies to reduce pollution while growing jobs and economic prosperity.
Today, 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).
Today, Michael McLeod, Member of Parliament for the Northwest Territories, on behalf of the Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, and the Honourable Jay Macdonald, Northwest Territories’ Minister of Environment and Climate Change, announced a joint investment of over $10.3 million over five years through the Government of Canada’s Resilient Communities through FireSmart (RCF) Program.
Today, Julie Dabrusin, Parliamentary Secretary to the Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, along with Member of Parliament Bardish Chagger, announced over $4.5 million in funding for nine projects in southern Ontario or with a national reach under Natural Resources Canada’s Climate Change Adaptation Program (CCAP). These projects aim to enhance knowledge and skills among professionals, businesses and communities in southern Ontario and across Canada to adapt to a changing climate, through the development and delivery of tools, resources and training.
Today, the Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson and Parliamentary Secretary Julie Dabrusin announced $4.1 million in funding for two projects based around Ontario’s Great Lakes under Natural Resources Canada’s Climate-Resilient Coastal Communities (CRCC) Program.
Today, the Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, along with the Honourable Dominic Leblanc, the Honourable Diane Lebouthillier, the Honourable Joanne Thompson and the Honourable Lawrence MacAulay, announced over $8.8 million in funding for nine projects in Atlantic Canada under Natural Resources Canada’s Climate Change Adaptation Program (CCAP) and Climate-Resilient Coastal Communities (CRCC) Program.
the Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, Canada’s Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, announced an investment of more than $900,000 to Integrity Reforestation for a major reforestation project that will help to restore wildfire-impacted land and caribou habitat in Ontario’s Ogoki Forest.
Today, Member of Parliament Marcus Powlowski, on behalf of the Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, announced over $11 million to support projects that will advance the technologies needed to further strengthen Canada’s clean fuels and alternative fuels sectors.
