5.9 – Introduction deck: Framework to Build a Green Prairie Economy
- Green Prairie Economy (GPE) was launched on December 18, 2023.
- Informed by public consultation, GPE is a federal commitment to strengthen federal coordination on Prairie-based investments and collaborate more closely with Prairie partners.
- PrairiesCan also announced a commitment to invest $100M over the next three years in projects aligned with GPE priorities.
- The first progress report to Parliament is due on or before December 2025.
GPE stems from the Building a Green Prairie Economy Act, a successful Private Member’s Bill championed by the late Honourable Jim Carr.
The Act names the Minister responsible for PrairiesCan as lead, with responsibility to deliver the Framework, collaborate with other federal Ministers, and report back to Parliament on its progress.
Guided by Ministerial and Deputy Ministerial committees, implementation focuses on five areas for collaboration that were identified by Prairie stakeholders
- Growing key regional sectors, including natural resources, agriculture and manufacturing
- Effective movement of goods, people and information
- Expanding and capitalizing on clean electricity
- Community economic development
- Economic reconciliation and inclusive growth
Ten federal departments support Framework implementation
- PrairiesCan
- Environment and Climate Change Canada
- Transport Canada
- Innovation, Science, and Economic Development Canada
- Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
- Finance Canada
- Natural Resources Canada
- Indigenous Services Canada
- Employment and Social Development Canada
- Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada