Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of International Trade and Parliamentary Secretary to the Secretary of State (International Development) Yasir Naqvi (Ottawa Centre, Ont.) announced nearly $5 million in funding to the University of Calgary for the Energy Modelling Hub, a national initiative to advance evidence-based decision making in the energy sector. Additionally, over $2 million was … Read more
Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Tim Hodgson (Markham-Thornhill, Ont.) and Minister of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Innovation and Minister responsible for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario Evan Solomon (Toronto Centre, Ont.) announced $6 million in federal funding to Hydro Ottawa Limited (Hydro Ottawa) for the Ottawa Distributed Energy Resource Accelerator (ODERA) … Read more
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Canadian Identity and Culture and Minister responsible for Official Languages and Parliamentary Secretary to the Secretary of State (Nature) David Myles (Fredericton—Oromocto, N.B.) announced over $10 million in federal funding to help pave the way for EV adoption. This funding includes: over $9 million through the Zero Emission Vehicle … Read more
Bill S-4, An Act to amend the Energy Efficiency Act, was initroduced in the Senate. The new amendments presented will build on progress to date, ensuring the Act functions in modern online marketplaces, and enable it to keep pace with technological innovations in the ways energy is used and managed. Among other updates, amendments will: expand … Read more
Minister of Veterans Affairs and Associate Minister of National Defence Jill McKnight (Delta, B.C.) announced over $1.4 million in federal funding for a research and development project with Hydra Energy Canada Corporation in Delta, B.C. This project is focused on optimizing retrofitted hydrogen co-combustion engines in heavy-duty trucks, which are relatively new to the Canadian transportation … Read more
Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Tim Hodgson (Markham-Thornhill, Ont.) visited Canada Nickel Company’s Crawford Project in Timmins, Ont., to highlight the Government of Canada’s efforts to build one Canadian economy and build Canada’s leadership in the critical minerals sector. This project is part of the second tranche of projects being referred to the Major Projects Office for further review. The full … Read more
Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Tim Hodgson (Markham-Thornhill, Ont.) and Secretary of State for Defence Procurement Stephen Fuhr (Kelowna, B.C.) met with forest sector and mass timber workers at Kalesnikoff in Castlegar, B.C., to highlight Budget 2025’s Buy Canadian Strategy and investments in Canada’s forest sector. These include: Up to $700 million over two … Read more
The G7 commits to the following approach and deliverables to advance the development of standards-based markets for critical minerals: Actions to strengthen supply chain resilience, reliability, traceability, and transparency Criteria that constitute a minimum threshold for standards-based markets International Labour and Human Rights Standards and Local Consultation Rule-of-Law, and Anti-Bribery and Corruption Measures Protections Against … Read more
Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Tim Hodgson (Markham-Thornhill, Ont.) met with Germany’s Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Energy, Katherina Reiche, at the G7 Energy and Environment Ministers’ Meeting in Toronto, Ont. They discussed strengthening bilateral collaboration on critical minerals, specifically by building on the progress of the Critical Minerals Action Plan and maintain momentum … Read more
Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Tim Hodgson (Markham-Thornhill, Ont.) and Environment and Climate Change Minister Julie Dabrusin (Toronto–Danforth, Ont.) opened the G7 Energy and Environment Ministers’ Meeting in Toronto, Ont. Over the two days, discussions will support the development of a shared agenda for action that balances growth, affordability and sustainability, as well as strengthens … Read more
