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Government of Canada Announces Funding to Support Domestic Critical Minerals Value Chains and Create Good Jobs in the Northwest Territories

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Tuesday, March 26, 2024

YELLOWKNIFE, NT, March 26, 2024 /CNW/ - Canada is committed to supporting strong domestic value chains for critical minerals and the clean technologies and energy sources they enable.

Key Points: 
  • YELLOWKNIFE, NT, March 26, 2024 /CNW/ - Canada is committed to supporting strong domestic value chains for critical minerals and the clean technologies and energy sources they enable.
  • The Government of Canada is focused on increasing mineral and energy security, creating good jobs and supporting economic opportunities across critical mineral value chains, from upstream exploration and extraction to downstream processing, manufacturing and recycling.
  • "Critical minerals development like Fortune Minerals' NICO project is a key component of the future of mining in the Northwest Territories.
  • Budget 2021 provided $47.7 million to NRCan for the Critical Minerals Research Development and Demonstration (CMRDD) program to support the development of Canadian critical minerals value chains.

Canada and FCM Invest $655,000 to Support Energy and Cost Saving Efforts in Communities Across Ontario

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Monday, March 25, 2024

This is why the Government of Canada and the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) are continuing to invest in projects to help communities from coast-to-coast-to-coast retrofit their buildings and reduce their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.

Key Points: 
  • This is why the Government of Canada and the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) are continuing to invest in projects to help communities from coast-to-coast-to-coast retrofit their buildings and reduce their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.
  • The Community Building Retrofit initiative is part of a $950-million federal investment in FCM's Green Municipal Fund (GMF) and is designed to scale up energy efficiency and lower emissions across Canada.
  • GMF, administered by the FCM, is funded through an endowment by the Government of Canada and helps local governments switch to sustainable practices faster.
  • That's why we can only welcome, with support from the federal government, GMF's delivery of the Community Buildings Retrofit initiative to enable communities across Canada, including Ontario today, to lower their emissions and improve energy performance.

Collaboration Framework to Accelerate the Low-Carbon Economy and Create Good Jobs Is Released Under the Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Regional Energy and Resource Table

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Wednesday, March 20, 2024

The Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Regional Energy and Resource Table (NL Regional Table) is one of nine Regional Tables the Government of Canada has established to date with individual provinces and territories.

Key Points: 
  • The Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Regional Energy and Resource Table (NL Regional Table) is one of nine Regional Tables the Government of Canada has established to date with individual provinces and territories.
  • Launched in June of 2022, the NL Regional Table is helping to advance the province's top economic priorities for a low-carbon future in the province's energy and resource sectors.
  • Today, the Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, Canada's Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, and the Honourable Andrew Parsons, Newfoundland and Labrador's Minister of Industry, Energy and Technology, released The Newfoundland and Labrador Regional Energy and Resource Table Framework for Collaboration on the Path to Net Zero .
  • In addition, the Collaboration Framework proposes to significantly expand and deepen provincewide engagement on climate action through the NL Regional Table.

Government of Canada and Germany Land Agreement Securing Early Market Access for Clean Canadian Hydrogen

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Monday, March 18, 2024

Canada can be a world-leading producer and exporter of clean hydrogen and associated technologies, and the federal government is helping to make that happen.

Key Points: 
  • Canada can be a world-leading producer and exporter of clean hydrogen and associated technologies, and the federal government is helping to make that happen.
  • This program will accelerate commercial-scale hydrogen trade between Canada and Germany, secure early access for clean Canadian hydrogen producers in the German market and strengthen our two countries' efforts to fight climate change and enhance energy security.
  • Prior to today's announcement, Canada has made significant efforts to support the production and export of clean hydrogen.
  • It will help secure early market access for competitively priced clean energy products by Canadian industry and ensure good jobs, clean economic growth and emission reductions at home while strengthening energy security abroad.

Government of Canada Announces Next Steps on Methane Centre of Excellence and Associated Call for Proposals

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Monday, March 11, 2024

Projects funded by this call for proposals, and other work associated with the Centre of Excellence, are crucial given that methane emissions — particularly methane leaks, also known as fugitive methane emissions — have been consistently under-reported for decades, both in Canada and globally.

Key Points: 
  • Projects funded by this call for proposals, and other work associated with the Centre of Excellence, are crucial given that methane emissions — particularly methane leaks, also known as fugitive methane emissions — have been consistently under-reported for decades, both in Canada and globally.
  • Canadians are global leaders in the technologies, regulations and science associated with methane emissions due to Canada's early leadership providing methane management solutions.
  • The Centre of Excellence will help ensure Canada achieves its methane emissions reduction commitments and the economic, health and climate benefits that their achievement will bring."
  • Canada joined by international partners in regulating and controlling methane emissions including the U.S., EU, China, Brazil, Colombia and Mexico.

Government of Canada invests $15 Million in Clean Fuels Projects in the Niagara Region and Across Canada

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Friday, March 8, 2024

These fuels, like gasoline and diesel, help power our economy, but their extraction and combustion represent a significant source of pollution in Canada.

Key Points: 
  • These fuels, like gasoline and diesel, help power our economy, but their extraction and combustion represent a significant source of pollution in Canada.
  • Today, the Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, announced in Thorold, Ontario, a federal investment of $15 million to support six clean fuels projects across Canada, including $10 million for two projects in the Niagara region.
  • This funding will help advance clean fuels while supporting new jobs, attracting more investments, and bringing more clean energy and technology businesses to our region.
  • Launched in June 2021, the Clean Fuels Fund is investing $1.5 billion to grow the production of clean fuels in Canada, such as hydrogen, renewable diesel and natural gas, cellulosic ethanol, synthetic fuels and sustainable aviation fuel.

Minister Wilkinson Advances Global Cooperation, Resource Security and Sustainable Mining at World's Premier Mining Convention, PDAC 2024

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Thursday, March 7, 2024

TORONTO, March 7, 2024 /CNW/ - Canada is a mining nation, and critical minerals are essential for the global energy transition.

Key Points: 
  • TORONTO, March 7, 2024 /CNW/ - Canada is a mining nation, and critical minerals are essential for the global energy transition.
  • Canada is a global leader in sustainable mineral development and mining innovation.
  • "I look forward to continuing to work with partners, both nationally and globally, in the development of sustainable minerals and green mining.
  • Also announced $5.4 million in funding to the International Institute of Sustainable Development to support their ongoing role as the Secretariat of the Intergovernmental Forum on Mining, Minerals, Metals and Sustainable Development.

Government of Canada Invests $16.7 Million to Support Ontario's Power Grid Operator With Delivering Reliable, Affordable and Clean Energy

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Wednesday, March 6, 2024

In fact, Ontario's electricity grid operator, the IESO, expects that Ontario's electricity needs will increase by 40 percent over the next two decades.

Key Points: 
  • In fact, Ontario's electricity grid operator, the IESO, expects that Ontario's electricity needs will increase by 40 percent over the next two decades.
  • Integrating new and emerging technologies into Ontario's electricity grid will help deliver more electricity to Ontario homes and businesses reliably and affordably, while decarbonizing Ontario's electricity system.
  • To this end, today, the Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, announced a $16.7-million federal investment for a project by Ontario's power grid operator that will strengthen its electricity grid operations.
  • The SREPs program is one of many initiatives that the Government of Canada is undertaking to deliver clean, reliable and affordable power to every region of Canada by 2035.

Canada Announces Over $15 million to Support Canadian Mining Sector at the 2024 Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada Convention

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Wednesday, March 6, 2024

And as the world moves toward net zero by 2050, demand for Canada's mineral resources, especially critical minerals, will only increase.

Key Points: 
  • And as the world moves toward net zero by 2050, demand for Canada's mineral resources, especially critical minerals, will only increase.
  • That is why, yesterday at the 2024 Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) convention, the Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, announced federal investments of over $15 million in projects to increase Indigenous participation and support the development of Canada's critical minerals sector.
  • Minister Wilkinson also announced the launch of the first call for proposals for Indigenous grants under the Critical Minerals Infrastructure Fund (CMIF).
  • At least $25 million of this funding is dedicated to Indigenous communities' capacity building to support their participation in critical minerals development.

Federal Investment for New EV Chargers Across Ontario

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Tuesday, March 5, 2024

The chargers are expected to be installed by November 2025 and will help EV drivers get to where they need to go with confidence and ease.

Key Points: 
  • The chargers are expected to be installed by November 2025 and will help EV drivers get to where they need to go with confidence and ease.
  • To date, federal investments are helping to deploy over 47,000 EV chargers across the country.
  • The Zero Emission Vehicle Infrastructure Program provides funding to support the installation of EV chargers in multi-use residential buildings, at workplaces, on-street, at public places and where EV fleets are serviced.
  • Over 50 models qualify for the federal iZEV purchase incentive in 2023, which is an 80 percent increase from 2019.