Ottawa – Buildings are Canada’s third largest emitter of GHG emissions, with over 96 percent of building emissions coming from space and water heating. Major changes in the building sector are underway and have the potential to create hundreds of thousands of sustainable jobs, improve energy affordability for Canadians, and better equip our communities to withstand the effects of climate …
British Columbia — Electric vehicles (EVs) will be getting a boost from the hundreds of public EV charging ports that will be installed throughout the Capital Regional District (CRD) after a combined investment of more than $8.7 million from the federal and provincial governments, the CRD, and the City of Victoria. Announced by Minister Sean Fraser, Minister George Heyman, and CRD Board Chair Colin Plant, …
Edmonton – Canadian Armed Forces members deserve modern facilities that are fit-for-purpose so that they can train and maintain their readiness. Across Canada, the Government of Canada is investing to upgrade military facilities by building cleaner, more modern infrastructure that will save taxpayers money and better support our military’s needs. Bill Blair, Minister of National Defence, and tRandy Boissonnault, Minister …
Peterborough – Boosting home energy efficiency can help fight climate change and reduce costs to homeowners. That is why the Government of Canada, and the Federation of Canadian Municipalities are working with municipalities and their partners to simplify retrofit planning and financing. Steven Guilbeault, Minister of Environment and Climate Change, on behalf ofJonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, …
Toronto – City of Toronto announced the eight buildings participating in the Deep Retrofit Challenge (DRC), a competition-style program with up to $5 million in investment from Natural Resources Canada provided through its Green Infrastructure – Energy Efficient Buildings Program. Through the DRC, grants of up to $500,000 will be awarded to each of the buildings, seven of which are …
