Ottawa – Chrystia Freeland, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, welcomed the announcement of the Canada Growth Fund’s sixth investment. The Canada Growth Fund and Strathcona Resources—Canada’s fifth-largest oil producer—have agreed to invest up to $2 billion combined to build carbon capture and sequestration infrastructure on Strathcona’s steam-assisted, gravity drainage oil sands facilities in Saskatchewan and Alberta. Upon completion, the …
BRAMPTON – The City of Brampton has launched an Expression of Interest (REOI) to provide companies with an opportunity to test innovative technology and infrastructure to support electric vehicles (EV) for personal-use. As part of its goal to promote the adoption of environmentally friendly alternatives to traditional cars and lower their carbon footprint, the two-year pilot project will also promote …
Paris – This week, Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, joined his international counterparts as the Vice-Chair of the 2024 International Energy Agency’s (IEA) Ministerial to strengthen international collaboration on global energy security and the transition to net zero by 2050. The IEA is the leading global intergovernmental organization that provides independent analysis, data and policy recommendations on …
Gatineau – Communities across Canada are looking for cleaner and more affordable energy options, and the Government of Canada is investing to create good jobs and scale up clean technology solutions. This includes investing in innovations in clean fuels such as hydrogen that can reduce or replace higher-emissions fuels. Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, andSteven MacKinnon, Member …
