Press Release Department: Federal - Natural Resources Canada

Minister of Housing and Infrastructure and Minister responsible for Pacific Economic Development Canada Gregor Robertson (Vancouver Fraserview—South Burnaby, B.C.), Environment and Climate Change Minister Julie Dabrusin (Toronto–Danforth, Ont.) and the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) President Rebecca Bligh announced $85.5 million in funding under the Sustainable Affordable Housing (SAH) stream of the Green Municipal Fund (GMF). This investment … Read more

Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Tim Hodgson (Markham-Thornhill, Ont.) announced an investment of $5.8 million to support made-in-Canada carbon management technologies. This includes $1.3 million to Svante to enhance testing capabilities by establishing new facilities, as well as $2 million to Anodyne Chemistries Inc. for the demonstration and scale-up of innovative industrial processes that … Read more

Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Tim Hodgson (Markham-Thornhill, Ont.) announced that Canada’s 2 Billion Trees program has agreements to plant nearly one billion trees since the program’s launch in 2021. As of June 2025, Canada has signed or is negotiating tree-planting agreements with 11 provinces and territories, 58 Indigenous partners, 30 municipalities and 88 non-governmental … Read more

Minister of Housing and Infrastructure and Minister responsible for Pacific Economic Development Canada Gregor Robertson (Vancouver Fraserview—South Burnaby, B.C.) announced nearly $22.7 million for eight projects aimed at improving electric vehicle (EV) charging availability in British Columbia. The investment will install more than 480 EV chargers along main travel routes, in public places, at workplaces and … Read more

Natural Resources Canada released a joint declaration of intent between Canada and Germany on critical minerals cooperation: “The Department of Natural Resources (NRCan) of Canada and the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWE) of Germany recognize the strategic importance of critical minerals to the economic and national security of our countries, including defense applications, … Read more

Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Corey Hogan (Calgary Confederation, Alta.) announced an investment of $540,300 for two projects through the Government of Canada’s Fighting and Managing Wildfires in a Changing Climate Program (FMWCC) – Training Fund. The funding includes: $335,000 to Yorkton Tribal Council in Yorkton, Sask., to support the training of 35 … Read more

Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Tim Hodgson (Markham-Thornhill, Ont.) announced over $13 million in federal funding to support five clean energy projects in Ontario that will help modernize existing electricity systems. These projects were funded through the Energy Innovation Program – Smart Grids Demonstration Call for Proposals. The full release is available online. Contact Gregory.Frame@nrcan-rncan.gc.ca.

Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Claude Guay (LaSalle-Émard-Verdun, Que.) announced more than $25 million for 33 projects aimed at improving electric vehicle (EV) charging availability, decarbonizing freight transportation and developing innovative technologies for medium- and heavy-duty trucks. This funding from Canada’s new government will make zero-emission vehicles more practical for Canadian families and … Read more

Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Corey Hogan (Calgary Confederation, Alta.) announced $45.7 million in funding for 30 projects across Canada through Natural Resources Canada’s Build and Mobilize Foundational Wildland Fire Knowledge program. The full release is available online. Contact gregory.frame@nrcan-rncan.gc.ca.

Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Tim Hodgson (Markham-Thornhill, Ont.) announced a federal investment of $8.2 million through the Global Partnerships Initiative (GPI) to Northcliff Resources (Northcliff), a Canadian company developing a tungsten-molybdenum deposit in New Brunswick through its Sisson Project. The funding is part of the broader Canadian Critical Minerals Strategy. The full release is available … Read more