CLEAN

CANADA
PROTECTING
THE ENVIRONMENT
AND GROWING
OUR ECONOMY

JUNE 2019
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CLEAN CANADA
PROTECTING THE ENVIRONMENT AND GROWING OUR ECONOMY

In December 2016, on a chilly Friday in Ottawa, Canada’s First Ministers came together to agree on the
country’s first truly national climate plan, developed through a year-long negotiation with provinces and
territories, with input from Indigenous peoples, and through engagement with Canadians, businesses
and civil society across the country.

Clean Canada tells the story of how that plan – along with other actions to protect the environment and
accelerate Canada’s transition to a low-carbon economy – are setting us on the path to a cleaner, healthier
and more prosperous future. It shows how people across Canada are coming together, rolling up their
sleeves and finding new ways to protect nature, improve our health, and make our economy stronger and
more sustainable. We’re generating cleaner, renewable energy and using it more efficiently to get around,
heat our homes and fuel our industries – keeping life affordable, fighting climate change, and helping us
build a better future for our kids and grandkids.

We’re also taking steps to make our communities more resilient to the impacts of climate change. In recent
years, we’ve seen floods in urban and rural areas, from the National Capital Region to New Brunswick. In
2018, spring in Manitoba brought with it one of the worst droughts on record, sending feed prices through
the roof for farmers. In the same year in Montréal, more than 50 people died from a summer heat wave.
The forest fires that devastated parts of B.C. and Alberta and drove hundreds of thousands from their homes
that year are still talked about, especially as each new spring brings the threat of yet another fire season.

Meantime, it seems like once a year we hear reference to ’the storm of the century.’ These events are
becoming more frequent, more expensive to clean up, and more devastating for Canadians. Between 1983
and 2008, insurance claims from extreme weather averaged $400 million a year. Between 2009 and 2017,
those costs quadrupled to an average of $1.8 billion a year. Insurance claims are expected to continue to
increase, as is damage to personal and business property and public assets. We cannot just stand by and
refuse to act.

Taking action on climate change will help address these growing costs. It’s also the key to succeeding in
the new low-carbon economy. Meeting the global challenge of climate change is an opportunity to mobilize
our skilled workers, natural resources and fast-growing tech sector to fight climate change while creating
good jobs and opening up new opportunities for Canadians. Because the whole world is in search of new
solutions, every clean approach we develop here at home can help our businesses compete and win,
building a stronger, more sustainable economy.

Compared to business as usual, bold action on climate change is expected to add at least $26 trillion to
the global economy by 2030, along with 65 million new jobs. Canada is ready to seize that opportunity
and make the most of it to benefit families, communities and businesses.

Clean Canada offers a snapshot of how we’re coming together to build a cleaner, healthier, more
affordable future that we can be proud to have our children inherit. It includes:

• putting a price on carbon pollution across Canada, so it’s no longer free to pollute
• phasing out traditional coal-fired power plants and investing in renewable energy
• expanding public transit in communities across the country
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• investing in energy efficiency to help families and businesses save money

• investing in made-in-Canada technologies and clean solutions
• improving building codes and standards so our homes and buildings use less energy
• finding cleaner alternatives to diesel in remote communities
• raising standards so our cars run on cleaner fuels and cost less to operate
• doubling the amount of nature we protect
• keeping plastics in the economy and out of our environment.

These changes will make life better and more affordable for Canadians. For example, phasing out coal
means fewer problems for people with asthma and other breathing difficulties. More efficient buildings
mean lower costs for heating and cooling. And, just by using cleaner fuels in our cars, we can have an
impact equivalent to taking millions of vehicles off the road by 2030.

Then there’s the economic impact: by taking action to build a cleaner future, we are helping Canadian
companies to innovate, develop new and better technologies, reduce carbon pollution, strengthen
competitiveness and create jobs. And let’s not forget that the global clean-growth market represents
a multi-trillion dollar opportunity for the companies and countries that choose to lead it.

Clean Canada represents the combined efforts of provinces and territories, small and big businesses, cities
and towns, Indigenous peoples, universities, schools and families – all working together to fight climate
change, save money, create good jobs and position Canada as a leader in the clean economy of the 21st
century. At its heart, it’s about people – especially our young people. We want them to look forward to a
better, cleaner, healthier Canada with more jobs, less pollution and more opportunities. This plan shows the way.
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IMPROVING WHERE WE LIVE AND WORK

Imagine if every new house in Canada was so efficient it could
power and heat itself. This isn’t sci-fi – it’s an attainable reality and,

$1 = $5
with growing innovation in the building sector, we’re already on
our way. Constructing better homes and buildings puts people to
work. And building owners and residents save money in the long
run. We also benefit from cutting-edge technologies that result in
cleaner indoor air, higher resale values and less of an impact on FOR EVERY $1 INVESTED IN
our environment. Here’s what we’re doing to bring those benefits ENERGY EFFICIENCY PROGRAMS
CANADIANS SAVE UP TO $5
to more families and communities across Canada:

BUILDING BETTER
• Working with provinces and territories to improve building codes and make
“net-zero-energy ready” the standard for all new construction by 2030.

MAKING EXISTING BUILDINGS CLEANER AND MORE EFFICIENT

• Households and businesses across the country are accessing rebates and incentives to offset the
cost of energy retrofits. 268 programs are available, in every province and territory, helping people
save money while reducing their environmental impact. For example, New Brunswick’s Total Home
Energy Savings Program offers custom advice and thousands of dollars in support for homeowners.
• Budget 2019 included $1.01 billion in funding, to be delivered by the Federation of Canadian
Municipalities, to support energy efficiency in residential, commercial, and multi-unit buildings,
including support to improve efficiency in affordable housing developments.
• We’re investing in social housing upgrades, improving energy efficiency by at least 25%.
• We’re phasing-down HFCs, which are greenhouse gases used in appliances such as fridges and
air conditioners. Tonne for tonne, they’re thousands of times more potent than carbon dioxide.
• Canada is committed to leading by example on greening government operations and growing
demand for cleaner solutions, and has set an ambitious target to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG)
emissions from federal facilities and fleets by 40% below 2005 levels by 2030, and by 80% below
2005 levels by 2050. By 2018, the federal government had already reduced its emissions by 32%
compared to 2005 levels.

Nova Scotia-based Carbon Cure is creating jobs and reducing carbon pollution by capturing
emissions from industrial plants and plugging the carbon into concrete to make it stronger and
greener. Its world-leading technology is being used by over 100 plants across North America,
including a concrete supplier for California’s $64-billion High Speed Rail project.

Mohawk College in Hamilton has commissioned Canada’s largest net-zero-energy institutional

building. The 96,000-square-foot Joyce Centre for Partnership & Innovation will be heated and
powered by geo-exchange wells and solar panels. It’s been chosen as a national pilot project for
the Canada Green Building Council, demonstrating its new net-zero energy carbon standard.
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WORKING TOGETHER
• Canada’s Build Smart strategy combines the efforts
of federal, provincial and territorial governments to make
our homes and buildings more efficient. It’s designed to
ensure that, by 2030, all Canadians will be saving on

90%
energy costs and enjoying better buildings.

MAKING ELECTRICITY CLEANER + INVESTING CANADIAN TARGET

IN RENEWABLES FOR CLEAN ELECTRICITY

• We’re phasing out traditional coal-fired power plants by

2030 and helping workers, communities and businesses
affected by the transition find new opportunities as we
build a cleaner economy together.
• We’re also supporting off-grid communities
to switch from diesel to cleaner sources of
heat and power like biomass and solar.
• By 2030, the goal is to generate 90% of 12.8 MILLION TONNES
Canada’s electricity from clean sources. CUT IN CARBON POLLUTION FROM
PHASING OUT COAL POWER

Nunavut launched the Net Metering Program in April 2018 to encourage residential renewable
energy systems installation. Nunavut’s Qulliq Energy Corporation partnered with Yukon College
to analyze renewable energy possibilities within existing power plants.

Saskatchewan’s First Nations Power Authority helps Indigenous people get involved in the
energy sector. It provides knowledge, expertise and links between the industry and Indigenous
businesses, creating opportunities for investment, employment and sustainable development
in Indigenous communities.
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GETTING AROUND
More and more Canadians are choosing cleaner transportation. Between 1996 and 2016, the number of
people taking transit to work increased by about 60 per cent. So did the number of people commuting by
bike. Interest in zero-emission vehicles is growing. These choices save energy and money while protecting
the environment. And building clean transportation networks brings good jobs and economic growth.
That’s why we’re focusing on finding faster, cheaper, cleaner ways to get where we’re going

CLEANER FUELS AND CLEANER VEHICLES

Using cleaner fuels in transportation, industry and buildings is one of the biggest steps Canada
can take to reduce carbon pollution and make its economy cleaner and more competitive.

• Canada’s new Clean Fuel Standard will cut 30 million tonnes of pollution every year by 2030.
That’s the equivalent of taking seven million cars off the road a year.
• We strengthened emissions standards so that heavy-duty vehicles like trucks will pollute up to 25% less.
• Canada is working with California to grow the market for cleaner passenger vehicles, like cars, trucks
and SUVs. Canada’s goal is to have 100% of all new light-duty vehicles be “zero-emission” (hybrid,
electric or hydrogen) by 2040.

MORE SUPPORT FOR TRANSIT AND ELECTRIC VEHICLES

• Budget 2019 provides support to expand the network of zero-emission vehicle charging
and refuelling stations, and commits $300 million over three years to create new incentives
for people and businesses to purchase zero-emission vehicles.
• Canadians who buy or lease an eligible battery electric, hydrogen fuel cell, or plug-in hybrid
vehicle will get an incentive of up to $5,000.

New Brunswick is the first fully connected province, with a fast charging network for electric
vehicles spanning over 19 communities. New Brunswick installed 49 public charging stations in
partnership with the Government of Canada and is adding 12 more chargers in provincial parks
and historic sites in 2018. New Brunswick is also the fastest growing electric vehicle market
in the country with a 124% year-over-year increase. The New Brunswick Government has also
invested in electric school buses and electric vehicles for government travel.

Quebec’s Agrisoma turns the oil from a mustard-like seed called carinata into a powerful
biofuel, used by Qantas Airlines for the first-ever commercial flight between the U.S. and
Australia powered by a bio-based fuel. Bio-based jet fuels like Agrisoma’s could reduce
emissions from air travel by up to 77 per cent.

Over the next 25 years, electric vehicles will become a key mode of transportation—making our
cities healthier and less polluted. Winnipeg’s New Flyer Industries makes electric buses that
run smoothly and quietly and with zero emissions. And the company is creating good middle-
class jobs. Innovative companies, like New Flyer Industries, are creating jobs and helping build
our green economy through clean transportation.
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• More than 1,000 new electric-vehicle (EV) charging stations will make zero-emissions travel
more convenient and reliable.
• We’re working with cities and communities to expand public transit networks,
supporting 1,200 projects to date nationwide.
• We’re investing in new light-rail transit systems for Canadian cities. Calgary’s Green Line
will create more than 20,000 jobs, while Ottawa’s system will result in the single greatest
reduction of carbon pollution in the city’s history.
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CREATING JOBS AND ECONOMIC GROWTH

Along with our actions for fighting climate change, Clean Canada is a blueprint for building a stronger, more
sustainable economy. The same innovations that reduce carbon pollution and improve our quality of life
can drive economic growth, create jobs and help Canadian companies compete and win in the lucrative
low-carbon economy.

HELPING SMALL AND MEDIUM BUSINESS

• We reduced the small business tax rate to 9%,
beginning in 2019, giving small businesses in Canada
the lowest combined average tax rate in the G7.
• We’re helping businesses improve energy
efficiency and cut energy costs through the
$2-billion Low Carbon Economy Fund. OVER 1 MILLION
• We’re investing in Canada’s farmers, including NEW JOBS
IN CANADA SINCE 2015
support to help them adopt clean technologies
like precision agriculture.
• In provinces where the federal price on pollution
applies, we’re committed to helping smaller businesses save money and stay competitive. Under the
Climate Action Incentive Fund, a portion of federal fuel charge revenue will be used to support small
and medium-sized businesses. These investments will help make small and medium-sized businesses
more productive and competitive as they reduce their energy costs.

SUPPORT FOR CLEAN TECH

• Our new procurement policy gives emerging technology companies a foothold in the marketplace
by having the federal government be their first customer.
• We’re providing financing and other help to companies – so we can all benefit from new innovations
that cut pollution, create jobs and encourage energy savings.
• New international trade deals such as the new NAFTA, CETA and CPTPP highlight clean technologies,
products and services to help our made-in-Canada industry grow. In 2017, clean-technology industries
contributed $28.4 billion to Canada’s GDP, and employed over 183,000 Canadians. In addition,
thanks in part to federal support and growing global demand for innovative clean solutions, Canadian
clean-technology exports reached $9 billion in 2017, an 11 percent increase from the previous year.

In 2018, Newfoundland and Labrador provided $235,000 in funding to support the

SmartICE Sea Ice Monitoring and Information project. Through this investment, SmartICE
will commercialize its SmartBUOY prototype instrumentation for measuring sea-ice thickness
and establish a technology production centre in Nain to be operated by trained Inuit youth.

Enerkem Alberta Biofuels in Edmonton is the world’s first major collaboration between a large
city and an innovative waste-to-biofuels producer. Every year it turns about 100,000 tonnes
of household waste into millions of litres of ethanol and methanol. That ingenuity led to a
$125-million deal to bring Enerkem’s technology to China.
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• Business owners can now write off the full cost of new
clean energy equipment immediately.

CLEANER INDUSTRY
• Provinces, territories, communities, businesses and
non-profits are tapping into the Low Carbon Economy

26 TRILLION
Fund for projects that reduce greenhouse gas
$
emissions and grow the economy.
• The oil and gas sector is working to cut methane VALUE OF THE CLEAN ECONOMY
GLOBALLY IN 2030
emissions nearly in half as companies find cleaner
ways to run their operations.

Ontario-based VeriForm, a steel fabricator, earned $135,000 in annual energy savings

by investing in simple retrofits like smart thermostats and automated receiving doors.
The company’s greenhouse gas emissions fell by 77% and the energy savings made
it more competitive, allowing it to boost its workforce by 25%.

Manitoba’s Farmers Edge is developing technology that helps farmers find fuel and resource
savings through easy-access data and analytics. The company’s “precision agriculture” platform
has earned it tens of millions in investment, customers on almost every continent, and the
prospect of reducing carbon pollution from the agricultural sector worldwide.
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REDUCING PLASTIC POLLUTION AND PROTECTING NATURE

Plastic pollution is a growing problem in our environment,
and a waste of a valuable resource. Instead of being reused or
recycled, plastic waste ends up in our landfills and incinerators,
litters our parks and beaches, and pollutes our rivers, lakes, and
oceans – being eaten by and entangling birds, turtles, fish,
and marine animals.

Without a change in course, the plastics thrown away in Canada

will be worth $11 billion in 2030. However, by improving how we
manage plastic waste and investing in innovative solutions, we
can reduce 1.8 million tonnes of carbon pollution, generate billions
of dollars in revenue, and create approximately 42,000 jobs.

With the longest coastline in the world and one-quarter of

the world’s freshwater, Canada has a unique responsibility –
and opportunity – to lead in reducing plastic pollution.

KEEPING PLASTIC OUT OF THE ENVIRONMENT

• Canada will ban single-use plastics that cause harm as early as 2021 where supported by
scientific evidence and when warranted, and is taking other steps to reduce plastic pollution.
• We are working with provinces and territories to develop Canada’s first-ever Canada-wide action plan
to eliminate plastic waste, and develop consistent Extended Producer Responsibility programs so that
all companies that produce plastic products are subject to the same rules for collection and recycling.
• By 2030, we will reduce plastic waste in our federal operations by 75% by eliminating the use
of unnecessary single-use plastics – including straws, utensils, bags and bottles – in operations,
meetings and events. We will also increase the amount of plastic we reuse, recycle or compost in
government operations, buy more products made from renewable or recycled plastics, and reduce
packaging waste.
• We banned plastic microbeads in toiletries, such as bath and body products, skin cleansers
and toothpaste, to stop them from polluting our rivers and lakes and being eaten by fish.
The complete ban is in effect as of July 1, 2019.
• We are providing over $10 million dollars to help small and medium-sized enterprises develop
made-in-Canada solutions that reduce plastic waste from food packaging, construction waste,
marine vessels, and fishing gear, improve plastic recycling through artificial intelligence and refine
technologies for bioplastics.
• We are providing $1.5 million to support community-led action to keep our shorelines, bodies
of water, parks, and other natural places free of plastic pollution.
• We are supporting ongoing scientific research into the lifecycle of plastics and how plastic pollution
affects our health, wildlife, and the environment. Canada’s Plastics Science Agenda will support
evidence-based decision-making and innovative approaches to sustainable plastics production,
recycling, and recovery.
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• From launching the Ocean Plastics Charter at the 2018

G7 Summit to investing in new Canadian technologies HOW CANADA IS SUPPORTING
that turn plastic waste into valuable resources, we are GLOBAL ACTION ON PLASTIC
taking action to make our economy stronger while POLLUTION
protecting wildlife and the places Canadians love.
At the 2018 G7 in Charlevoix,
Canada launched the Ocean
PROTECTING OUR LANDS AND OCEANS Plastics Charter, which outlines
Nature is our most precious resource—yet it is increasingly concrete actions to eradicate
under threat from climate change, industrial activity, and habitat plastic pollution and recognizes the
loss. Since 1970, the world has lost approximately 60 percent of need for urgent action to address
the populations of mammals, birds, fish, reptiles, and amphibians. the devastating impacts of marine
litter on the health and sustainability
As home to the second-largest remaining wilderness area, one of our oceans, seas, coastal
fifth of the world’s fresh water, and the world’s longest coastline, communities, and ecosystems.
Canada’s leadership is essential to reverse the drastic loss of As of June 2019, the Charter has
been endorsed by 21 governments
animals, plants, and habitat worldwide. The action we take today
and over 60 businesses and
will ensure our kids and grandkids also have the opportunity to organizations.
enjoy the wildlife and wilderness we cherish as Canadians.
Investing in waste management
• Budget 2018 launched the $1.3 billion Nature Legacy solutions in developing countries
— the single-largest investment to protect nature in is essential to reducing marine
Canadian history. litter. The Government of Canada
is contributing $100 million to help
• The Government of Canada is working to double the
developing countries prevent
amount of nature protected across Canada and continues plastic waste from entering the
to make swift progress toward our 2020 goal of protecting oceans, address plastic waste
a total of 2.25 million km2 of land and ocean. on shorelines, and better manage
• We’re finalizing Canada’s largest marine conservation existing plastic resources. This
area in Tallurutiup Imanga/Lancaster Sound in Nunavut. includes $65 million through
the World Bank, $6 million to
• We enhanced the protection of the Greater Toronto Area’s strengthen innovative private-
Rouge National Urban Park, which became Canada’s public partnerships through the
first national urban park in 2017. World Economic Forum’s Global
• In April 2019, the federal government announced the Plastic Action Partnership, and $20
million to help implement the G7
intent to establish four new national wildlife areas: one
Innovation Challenge to Address
on Isle Haute, Nova Scotia; and three in St. Lawrence Marine Plastic Litter.
islands, in Quebec. Working in partnership with provinces,
territories, and Indigenous peoples, we are also making
significant progress toward establishing new national park
reserves in Thaidene Nëné and the South Okanagan–
Similkameen, and have announced the intent to establish
new protected areas in Eastern James Bay and the Magdalen Islands.

The Edéhzhíe region in Northwest Territories was declared an Indigenous Protected Area in 2018,
thanks to a partnership between the Dehcho First Nation and the Government of Canada. The
step preserves lands,waters and wildlife that are integral to the Dehcho while contributing to
Canada’s target of doubling the amount of nature protected in our lands and oceans.
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PUTTING A PRICE ON CARBON POLLUTION

“I refuse to leave this problem to be dealt with by some other person at some other time. We have to
deliver a safer, healthier, more prosperous future for Canadians and their families. We can, and we will.”
-Prime Minister Justin Trudeau

• It can no longer be free to pollute, anywhere in Canada. Governments from coast to coast
to coast are putting a price on the carbon pollution that causes climate change.
• In Ontario, Manitoba, New Brunswick and Saskatchewan, 97 percent of households that filed
their taxes in the spring of 2019 received a Climate Action Incentive payment directly, to help
them adjust to an economy in which carbon pollution is no longer free.
• Going forward, most families will get back more than they pay to help cover the cost impact of pricing
carbon pollution. And there will be a 10% top up for people in small, rural, and remote communities.
• Through this plan, we will also increase our support for small and medium-sized businesses,
municipalities, universities, schools, hospitals, non-profit organizations, and Indigenous
communities - helping the environment, creating jobs, and strengthening local economies.
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HELPING COMMUNITIES ADAPT

Even as we work to fight climate change, Canadians are feeling its impacts. Canada’s Changing Climate
Report, a study led by Environment and Climate Change Canada and released in the spring of 2019, provided
an assessment of current knowledge about how and why Canada’s climate has changed, and what changes
are projected for the future.

The report found that on average, Canada is warming about twice as fast as the global average, and three times
faster in the North. Science shows that warming is influenced by human activities in the past, present and future.

In the last decade, insurance claims related to severe weather in Canada have averaged $1.8 billion a year
– four times higher than in 2008. Every dollar invested in preparing for the impacts of climate change saves
up to 40 dollars, not to mention the benefits to our health. So we’re taking action to help our country and
communities adapt and prepare for what’s ahead. That includes:

• a new Canadian Centre for Climate Services, giving everyone better access to climate science and
information. In connection to the CCCS, the government has supported the creation of ClimateData.ca,
a new climate data portal, which equips public health professionals, engineers, planners, and others
with detailed climate change data to help Canadians understand and adapt to climate change.
• a Climate Lens to ensure that future climate impacts are considered and addressed
in federally funded infrastructure projects.
• a $2 billion Disaster Mitigation and Adaptation Fund to help communities manage
risks and prevent disasters.
• stronger codes and standards to ensure that the buildings and infrastructure
of the future can withstand the impacts of climate change.

We’re also working with Indigenous communities to better understand our changing climate through
the Indigenous Community Based Climate Monitoring Program. It’s one more example of how strong
partnerships can help create a better future for all people.

WORKING TOGETHER GLOBALLY

In the 1980s, Canada played a key role in developing the Montreal Protocol to phase out the use of
chemicals depleting the ozone layer. Now, as part of the same agreement, we’re joining other countries
to phase-down the use of HFCs – greenhouse gases with thousands of times the impact of carbon dioxide.
We’ve also made a difference by:

• Partnering with China and the European Union to convene the Ministerial on climate action
to advance progress on the Paris climate change agreement.
• Partnering with the UK to build an international alliance for phasing out coal.

Summerside, P.E.I. is using smart technologies to make the most efficient use of its various power
sources. The city gets almost half its energy from wind. It also uses solar power as well as more
conventional fuels. Smart technology is expected to improve the city’s grid efficiency by up
to 20 per cent.
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• Hosting an international conference for women leading the fight against climate change.
• Championing the Gender Action Plan, which aims to bring more women to the climate change
negotiating table, as well as the local communities and Indigenous peoples Platform.
• Making sure environmental protections are included in all new trade agreements.
• Working with other countries at the 2018 UN climate summit to agree to a set of rules
for implementing the Paris Agreement.
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MEASURING OUR PROGRESS

Every year, we’re issuing a progress report so Canadians can see how our climate commitments are
translating into action. The federal, provincial and territorial governments report together so all the
results are in one place. Our second annual progress report was released in December, 2018 and we
will continue to engage with Canadians to help ensure we stay on track. As new ideas and findings
emerge, we will adjust our plans with an eye to continual improvement – so people can see results
and realize the benefits sooner.

Governments have collaborated with Indigenous peoples as they move toward more efficient
new building standards. In spring 2018, the National Research Council began consultations
with stakeholders, including the First Nations National Building Officials Association, on the
development of a guide that will leverage Traditional Knowledge and support sustainable housing
on reserves. British Columbia is working on a pilot with the Heiltsuk First Nations in Bella Bella
to install air-source heat pumps in homes that are currently using oil for heating.

New initiatives launched by governments this year support access to financing and skill
development for clean technology producers. The Government of Canada and Yukon College
collaborated to launch the Yukon Innovation Hub, bringing together entrepreneurs, business
advisory support services and Yukon College under one roof.
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REDUCTIONS TO ACHIEVE 2030 TARGET

The concrete actions we are taking with partners across Canada to improve the buildings we live and
work in, to build cleaner transportation systems, support new technologies in our industries, and create
new jobs and economic growth have put us on a path to achieve our 2030 climate target. These measures
will result in a historic level of emission reductions in Canada. Through ongoing collaboration with provinces,
territories, municipalities, Indigenous peoples, and businesses, we will continue to improve on our plan
and capture the emerging opportunities in technology and innovation.

Unmodelled measures and future Oil and Gas: 2030 TARGET

reductions: 79 Mt CO2e* 47 Mt CO2e Starting point (BR2) 815 Mt
E.g.: Total reductions - 302 Mt
• Public Transit Target = 513 Mt
• Clean Innovation
• New Technology
• Future federal, provincial Electricity:
and territorial measures 32 Mt CO2e
Stored Carbon in
Forests and Soils: Transportation:
24 Mt CO2e 23 Mt CO2e

Quebec-California Heavy Industry:

Markets: 13 Mt CO2e 21 Mt CO2e
* Increase relative to 2017 projections is due to updates to
Waste and Other underlying data and economic trends (+7 Mt) and Ontario’s
Sectors: 18 Mt CO2e Agriculture: Buildings:
cancellation of climate action programs, which led to a revi-
sion in the provincial target (+30 Mt).
Those changes are balanced by the contribution from Land
2 Mt CO2e 44 Mt CO2e Use, Land Use Change and Forestry (-24 Mt).
Note: Carbon pollution pricing is estimated to achieve 50-60
Mt of reductions in 2022 across all economic sectors.

Not all of the action we are taking to reduce carbon pollution is reflected in the measures modelled
in Canada’s climate plan, the Pan-Canadian Framework on Clean Growth and Climate Change.
These ‘unmodelled measures’ are outlined below.

We are witnessing a rapid evolution of technologies that will reduce pollution through the economy.
We know that our actions are working and that we will achieve our 2030 goals through these and
future emission reduction opportunities including:

• Strategic investments in innovation and clean technology

Strategic investments in new and emerging technologies present opportunities to reduce
carbon pollution while also creating new job opportunities for Canadians. Battery technology and
other forms of energy storage, underground storage of carbon dioxide, and direct air capture of
emissions are examples of areas where technology is rapidly evolving and becoming more affordable
and efficient. Canada’s 2018 Greenhouse Gas and Air Pollutant Emissions Projections indicated that
the faster uptake of clean technologies could reduce emissions by 16 million tonnes in 2030.
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• Expanding public transit

Investing $28 billion in public transit projects across Canada will give Canadians better, more
affordable options for getting around, fight climate change and reduce traffic congestion and air
pollution (see Annex for details). Investing in new or improved buses, light-rail transit, and streetcars
help Canadians get to where they need to go while providing a cleaner and more sustainable
alternative to driving. Electric, hybrid, and natural-gas buses have even more potential to reduce
greenhouse gas emissions, improve air quality, and drive innovation. For example, the City of Ottawa
expects the first phase of its Light Rail Transit Project to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by close
to 100 thousand tonnes per year by 2030, the equivalent of taking 25,000 cars off the road.

• Green procurement by governments

The Government of Canada is working to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from federal operations
by 80% by 2050, through a host of measures including: increasing the use of renewable electricity in
federal buildings, investing in more efficient and zero-emissions vehicles, encouraging lower-carbon
alternatives to air travel and commuting and adopting greener procurement practices.

• Changes in vehicle fuel efficiency standards and more zero emission vehicles
Once an emerging technology, zero emissions vehicles (ZEVs) are now a common sight on Canadian
roads, and more and more manufacturers are offering a wider and more affordable selection of ZEV
models to Canadian drivers. Budget 2019 includes $300 million over three years to provide purchase
incentives for zero-emission vehicles and to expand the network of zero-emission vehicle charging
and refuelling stations.

• Reducing plastic waste and improving recycling

There is significant potential to reduce emissions by increasing recycling rates. If products are
made from recycled materials, emissions are not being produced from the extraction, production,
processing and shipping of raw materials. This opportunity exists for many different types of products,
and could reduce carbon pollution by almost two million tonnes, according to the audit and consulting
firm Deloitte.

• Nature conservation efforts including our commitment to double our protected areas
Protecting nature helps to keep greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide and methane stored in the
soil, trees, and other natural areas. By working to double the amount of land and ocean protected in
Canada, we can keep carbon pollution out of our atmosphere while protecting nature as a legacy for
our kids and grandkids.

• New provincial and territorial actions

Provinces and territories announce new, updated, or more stringent climate policies on an ongoing
basis. For example, the Clean BC Plan is expected to reduce greenhouse gas pollution by 5 million
tonnes in 2030, above and beyond currently modelled measures. This will be incorporated in the
next national projection of greenhouse gas emissions.
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• Municipalities
Cities and towns have increasingly become leaders in combatting climate change, and are
responsible for decisions in key areas, such as transportation and waste. For example, Vancouver is
taking significant action on climate change, mainly through its efforts to become the world’s greenest
city by 2020. The city’s main targets are to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 80% below 2007
levels by 2050, and to derive 100% of the city’s energy used from renewable sources by 2050.
Smaller cities such as Bridgewater, Nova Scotia, have also been taking action to fight climate
change. Their Community Energy Investment Plan includes making energy-efficient retrofits to the
community’s buildings, installing solar, wind and hydro generating energy and storage systems,
and developing clean and active transportation systems, such as expanding transit systems and
electrifying the community’s vehicle fleets.

• Additional measures proposed by the Advisory Committee on Climate Action

Enhancing the use of electricity and other low-carbon fuels for ground freight would help reduce
greenhouse gases emissions. For example, if 10% of new sales of freight trucks in 2030 were
electric, and 16% fueled by natural gas, we would reduce emissions by about 1.5 million tonnes in
2030. If energy-saving retrofits took place in an additional 5% of commercial buildings every year,
and if these savings reduced emissions by 10% on average, we could reduce emissions by around
1.5 million tonnes in 2030.

Every year we will report on our progress and provide a transparent update on how our existing and new
actions to reduce pollution and grow the economy are working for all Canadians. To fight climate change
and create the future we want for our kids and grandkids, we will have to work together and continuously
improve our Clean Canada plan.
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NEXT STEPS
Clean Canada sets the stage for a cleaner, healthier future with the largest reduction in carbon pollution
in Canada’s history. It puts us on a path to a stronger, more sustainable economy and shows how we’ll
meet our targets as part of the global Paris Agreement.

Key steps forward in 2019 will include areas such as cleaner fuels, renewable energy projects and investing
in energy efficiency and clean technology to create real benefits for people, including good jobs, more
convenient ways to get to work, healthier air, cleaner water, and lower costs to heat our homes and
businesses.

Canada still has lots of work to do. We know we will face new challenges as the world around us changes.
But this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity – not just to save the planet but to build a better quality of life
and take full advantage of the fast-growing market for new ideas, technologies and products.

Canadians have what it takes to win in a cleaner future. We’re building the future our children deserve,
so they can look forward with confidence. Together, we’re bringing that future to life.
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CLEAN CANADA by sector

Improving Where We Live and Work

Net-zero ready • New model building codes being developed with provinces and territories for
buildings net-zero-energy ready buildings that use less energy

Building • Supporting provincial and territorial energy efficiency programs via the Low Carbon
retrofits Economy Fund

• Working with provinces and territories to develop building energy performance labels
and retrofit codes for building renovations

Improved • $64 million for research and development to further advance energy efficient building
technologies
and design • Efficient Buildings Program launched in 2018 will increase energy efficiency with
improvements to design, renovation and construction

Better • Major updates to the Energy Efficiency Regulations will make dozens of products use
equipment less energy, such as household appliances and heaters

• Additional standards will make heating equipment and other key technologies as
efficient as possible

Phasing out • Regulations to phase out traditional coal-fired electricity by 2030 and set performance
coal-fired standards for new and significantly modified natural gas-fired power plants
electricity

Helping remote • $273 million in direct funding to help remote communities replace diesel with cleaner
communities fuels for heat and power

Emerging • $200 million to expand our access to new types of renewable energy, through the
renewables and Emerging Renewable Power Program
the smart grid
• $100 million for next-generation smart grid, energy storage, and clean electricity
technology demonstration and deployment projects

• $20M Power Forward Challenge, in partnership with the UK, to make power grids
more flexible, stable and reliable
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Getting Around

Cleaner fuels • Clean Fuel Standard to reduce pollution from all fuels, including gasoline and diesel

Public and • Over 1,000 public transit infrastructure projects funded in communities across Canada
active transit

Charging • Over 1,000 new electric-vehicle charging stations, plus natural gas and hydrogen
and fueling refueling stations
infrastructure
• Commitment to support a coast-to-coast network for clean, zero-emission vehicles
on the national highway system.

More efficient • Regulations for cars and trucks are driving continuous improvements in efficiency
vehicles
• Additional standards are being developed for off-road vehicles and on fuel-efficient
tires

Zero-Emission • Canada-wide Zero-Emission Vehicle (ZEV) Strategy provides incentives to get more
Vehicles clean vehicles on our roads

Creating Jobs and Economic Growth

Clean • Over $2.3 billion for hundreds of clean technology projects, from early-stage
technology development to commercialization and export
research and
development • People can apply for funding from a range of sources, including the Energy Innovation
Program, the Clean Growth Program and the Impact Canada Initiative
• Commitment to double federal clean energy research and development as part of the
global Mission Innovation project

• Clean Growth Hub created as a one-stop-shop to help clean technology innovators

get the federal support they need

Support for • Accelerated capital cost allowance to encourage Canadian businesses to invest
business in clean energy equipment
• Lower small business tax rate

• Funding for projects to use less energy, through the Low Carbon Economy
Challenge Fund
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Supporting • A federal task force visited communities and coal mines in 2018, to hear from people
workers and affected by the coal phase-out and recommend new supports for coal workers and
communities communities.

• $35 million has already been committed to skills development and creating new
economic opportunities in affected communities

Reducing • Final regulations to reduce methane pollution from the oil and gas sector were
methane published in April 2018
emissions

Improving • Supporting industry efforts to adopt and implement energy management systems to
industrial help them save energy
energy
efficiency • $450 million Low Carbon Economy Challenge Fund is open to projects that reduce
carbon pollution, including industrial energy efficiency and changes to the way
products are made

Research and • Projects are underway through the Oil and Gas Clean Technology Program and the
development Energy Innovation Program

Protecting Nature

Increasing • Doubling the amount of nature protected in Canada’s lands and oceans
stored carbon
• Creating the Canada Nature Fund to protect our ecosystems, landscapes and
biodiversity

• Working with provinces and territories to fund reforestation projects via the Low
Carbon Economy Fund

• Farm stewardship and research programs through the Canadian Agricultural

Partnership

Using more • Support for demonstration projects under the Green Construction through Wood
wood in Program
construction

Generating • Research and development funding through the Canadian Agricultural Partnership
bioenergy and and the Agricultural Clean Technology Program
bioproducts
• Support for bioheat projects in remote and rural communities

Plastics strategy • Working with provinces and territories on a national plan to eliminate plastic waste
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Putting a Price on Carbon Pollution

Pricing • Parliament passed the Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act in June 2018
Carbon
Pollution • Further details were announced in October 2018, including how direct proceeds will
be returned to CanadiansFollowing more than two years of intensive engagement
with industry and stakeholders, the government released final regulations for the
federal carbon pollution pricing system for large industry. Facilities will pay a price on
their carbon emissions that exceed a set level, and earn credits that they can sell if
they pollute less. This will encourage innovation, the adoption of clean technologies
and ensure industry remains competitive.

Helping Communities Adapt

Providing • Canadian Centre for Climate Services (CCCS) launched in October 2018
authoritative
climate • Work with Indigenous peoples underway to understand climate change and
information respectfully include Traditional and Indigenous knowledge in adaptation planning

Building • $2B Disaster Mitigation and Adaptation Fund to protect our built and natural
resilience infrastructure
through
infrastructure • Climate lens applied to all federally-funded infrastructure projects over $10 million to
ensure they plan for climate change

• Developing climate-resilient codes and standards for the buildings and infrastructure
of the future

Protecting • Developing a harmonized heat warning system with public health officials in multiple
human health provinces
and wellbeing
• Infectious Diseases and Climate Change Fund, launched in 2017, supports adaptation
and resilience to emerging health risks, like Lyme disease

Supporting • Developing a Northern Adaptation Strategy with provinces and territories

particularly
vulnerable • Northern Transportation Adaptation Initiative is providing funds to strengthen northern
regions infrastructure
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FEDERAL INVESTMENTS IN CLIMATE ACTION AND

CLEAN GROWTH
Since 2015, the Government of Canada has committed about $60 billion to reduce emissions, adapt to a
changing climate, and support clean technology innovation and the transition to a clean growth economy.

Commitments include:

• More than $28 billion to support public transit 1 , 1,211 transit projects approved;
• $26.9 billion to support green infrastructure2 , including support for renewable energy,
electric vehicle charging, natural gas and hydrogen refuelling stations, clean energy
in rural and remote communities, and climate adaptation and resiliency initiatives
(e.g., flood mitigation under the $2B Disaster Mitigation and Adaptation Fund);
• $3 billion3 to support the development, adoption and scale-up of clean technologies;
• Over $2 billion to help cities and towns adapt to and manage the impacts of climate
change, delivered through the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (e.g., $75 million
for the Municipal Climate Innovation Program, $50 million for the Municipal Asset Management
Program, and over $1 billion in support for building energy efficiency investments);
• $2 billion to generate clean growth and reduce carbon pollution from buildings, industries, forestry,
and agriculture, by leveraging investment in projects through the Low Carbon Economy Fund;
• The $1.5 billion Oceans Protection Plan, to improve marine safety and responsible shipping;
• $1.3 billion for nature conservation;
• $300 million to provide Canadian drivers and businesses with purchase incentives
for zero-emission vehicles;
• Over $64 million to help rural, remote and Indigenous communities transition off diesel fuel;
• $108 million to establish the Canadian Centre for Climate Services, which will improve access to
trusted, useful and timely climate information and data to support adaptation decision-making; and
• Over $100 million in targeted federal funding to support specific economic sectors (such as
transportation, agriculture, and health) and communities, including Indigenous Peoples and Northern
communities (e.g., $52 million for the First Nations Adapt Program and $47 million for Climate Change
Preparedness in the North).

The Annex provides a detailed list of key funding programs, allocated across three of the four pillars
of the Pan-Canadian Framework on Clean Growth and Climate Change (mitigation,

1 Public transit funding includes funding under the Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program ($20.1B),
the Canada Infrastructure Bank ($5B) and the Public Transit Infrastructure Fund ($3.4B).
2 Green infrastructure funding captures several programs in the Annex, e.g., the green infrastructure stream of the Investing in Canada
Infrastructure Program ($9.2B), the green infrastructure stream of the Canada Infrastructure Bank ($5B), the Disaster Mitigation and
Adaptation Fund ($2B), the Arctic Energy Fund ($400M), certain electric vehicle programs, smart grids, emerging renewables, etc.
3 Targeted clean technology investments totalling approximately $3 billion include additional funding proposed in Budget 2018 and 2019 not
yet included in our tracking (the annexed table), e.g., clean tech investments under the Regional Development Agencies, Forest Innovation
Program, Forest Industry Transformation Program and $100M for Clean Resource Innovation Network (CRIN) through the Strategic
Innovation Fund. In addition, clean technology projects are eligible through general innovation programming, including the flagship
Strategic Innovation Fund ($2.4 billion total with $100 million dedicated to CRIN), and Superclusters ($950M).
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ANNEX: CLEAN GROWTH AND

CLIMATE CHANGE FUNDING
PROGRAM SUMMARY
Federal Funding
Program Program Description
Commitment

Reducing Carbon Pollution and Investing in Public Transit

Investing Budget 2017 included $20.1 billion in funding for the construction, expansion, $20.1B
in Canada improvement and rehabilitation of public transit infrastructure, and active
Infrastructure transportation projects, building on investments announced in Budget 2016.
Program –
Public Transit English: https://www.infrastructure.gc.ca/plan/pti-itc-eng.html
Infrastructure French: https://www.infrastructure.gc.ca/plan/pti-itc-fra.html
(INFC)

Public Transit Budget 2016 included $3.4 billion in funding over three years, through $3.4B
Infrastructure the Public Transit Infrastructure fund, to improve and expand public transit
Fund (INFC) systems across Canada.

English: https://www.infrastructure.gc.ca/plan/ptif-fitc-eng.php
French: https://www.infrastructure.gc.ca/plan/ptif-fitc-fra.php

Canada The Canada Infrastructure Bank uses federal support to attract private sector $5B + $5B
Infrastructure and institutional investment to new revenue-generating infrastructure projects
Bank that are in the public interest. ($5B each for the public transit stream and
the green infrastructure stream, which includes mitigation and adaptation
projects).

English: https://www.infrastructure.gc.ca/CIB-BIC/index-eng.html
French: https://www.infrastructure.gc.ca/CIB-BIC/index-fra.html

Investing The Green Infrastructure Stream of the Investing in Canada Infrastructure $9.2B
in Canada Program supports greenhouse gas mitigation projects, infrastructure that will
Infrastructure help communities respond and adapt to the impacts of a changing climate,
Program – Green and infrastructure that supports a healthy environment such as water and
Infrastructure wastewater infrastructure.
Stream (INFC)
English: https://www.infrastructure.gc.ca/plan/gi-iv-eng.html
French: https://www.infrastructure.gc.ca/plan/gi-iv-fra.html
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Federal Funding
Program Program Description
Commitment

Low Carbon The $2 billion Low Carbon Economy Fund is an important part of Canada’s $2B
Economy Fund climate plan, the Pan-Canadian Framework on Clean Growth and Climate
(ECCC) Change. The Fund supports the Framework by leveraging investments in
projects that will generate clean growth, reduce greenhouse gas emissions,
and help meet or exceed Canada's Paris Agreement commitments.

English: https://www.canada.ca/en/environment-climate-change/services/
climate-change/low-carbon-economy-fund.html
French: https://www.canada.ca/fr/environnement-changement-climatique/
services/changements-climatiques/fonds-economie-faibles-emissions-
carbone.html

Federation Budget 2019 included $1.01 billion in funding, to be delivered by the $1.01B
of Canadian Federation of Canadian Municipalities, to support energy efficiency in
Municipalities residential, commercial, and multi-unit buildings, including support to
improve efficiency in affordable housing developments.

English: https://fcm.ca/en/funding
French: https://fcm.ca/fr/financement

Incentive for Effective May 1, 2019, the Government is providing a point-of-sale incentive $300M
Zero-Emission for consumers who buy or lease an eligible zero-emission vehicle.
Vehicles (iZEV)
Program (TC) English: https://www.tc.gc.ca/en/services/road/
innovative-technologies/zero-emission-vehicles.html
French: https://www.tc.gc.ca/fr/services/routier/
technologies-novatrices/vehicules-zero-emission.html

Clean Energy for Clean Energy for Rural and Remote Communities Program projects are $220M
Rural and Remote aimed at reducing the reliance of rural and remote communities on diesel
Communities fuel for heat and power. There are four streams: Capacity building, bioheat,
Program (NRCan) demonstration and deployment.

Capacity building.
English: https://www.nrcan.gc.ca/climate-change/green-infrastructure-
programs/clean-energy-rural-remote-communities-capacity-building-
stream/20477, French: https://www.rncan.gc.ca/changements-climatiques/
programmes-dinfrastructures-vertes/lenergie-propre-pour-collectivites-
rurales-eloignees-volet-renforcement-des-capacites/20480

Bioheat, demonstration and deployment.

English: https://www.nrcan.gc.ca/reducingdiesel
French: https://www.rncan.gc.ca/reductiondiesel
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Federal Funding
Program Program Description
Commitment

Emerging Funding is being provided to expand the portfolio of commercially-viable $200M

Renewables renewable energy sources available to provinces and territories as they
Program (NRCan) work to reduce GHG emissions from their electricity sectors.

English: https://www.nrcan.gc.ca/climate-change/
green-infrastructure-programs/emerging-renewable-power/20502
French: https://www.rncan.gc.ca/changements-climatiques/
programmes-dinfrastructures-vertes/
programme-energies-renouvelables-emergentes/20503

Zero-Emission Budget 2019 included additional funding to expand the network of $130M
Vehicle zero-emission vehicle charging and refuelling stations in workplaces,
infrastructure public parking spots, commercial and multi-unit residential buildings,
(Budget 2019) and remote locations.
(NRCan)
English: https://www.nrcan.gc.ca/energy-efficiency/
energy-efficiency-transportation-and-alternative-fuels/
zero-emission-vehicle-infrastructure-program/21876
French: https://www.rncan.gc.ca/efficacite-energetique/
efficacite-energetique-pour-les-transports-et-carburants-de-remplacement/
programme-dinfrastructure-vehicules-emission-zero/21877

Smart Grid The Smart Grid Program provides funding for utility-led projects to reduce $100M
Program (NRCan) GHG emissions, better utilize existing electricity assets and foster innovation
and clean jobs for demonstration of smart grid technologies and deployment
of smart grid integrated systems.

English: https://www.nrcan.gc.ca/climate-change/
green-infrastructure-programs/smart-grids/19793
French: https://www.rncan.gc.ca/changements-climatiques/
programmes-dinfrastructures-vertes/programme-reseaux-intelligents/19794

Electric Phase two of the Electric Vehicle and Alternative Fuel Infrastructure $80M
Vehicle and Deployment Initiative is focused on completing the network of electric
Alternative Fuel vehicle fast chargers on the national highway system, and continuing to
Infrastructure deploy natural gas refuelling stations along key freight corridors and
Deployment establish hydrogen stations in key metropolitan centres.
– Phase 2
(NRCan) English: https://www.nrcan.gc.ca/energy-efficiency/energy-efficiency-
transportation-and-alternative-fuels/electric-vehicle-alternative-fuels-
infrastructure-deployment-initiative/18352
French: https://www.rncan.gc.ca/efficacite-energetique/efficacite-energetique-
pour-les-transports-et-carburants-de-remplacement/initiative-deploiement-
dinfrastructures-vehicules-electriques-carburants-de/18353
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Federal Funding
Program Program Description
Commitment

Northern REACHE Northern REACHE provides funding for implementing renewable energy $64.2M
(CIRNAC) projects in off-grid Indigenous and northern communities that rely on
diesel and other fossil fuels to generate heat and power.

English: https://www.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca/eng/
1481305379258/1481305405115
French: https://www.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca/fra/
1481305379258/1481305405115

Green The Green Construction through Wood program supports projects $39.8M
Construction and activities that increase the use of wood as a green building material
through Wood in infrastructure projects.
(NRCan)
English: https://www.nrcan.gc.ca/
green-construction-through-wood-gcwood-program/20046
French: https://www.rncan.gc.ca/
programme-de-construction-verte-en-bois-cvbois/20047

Agricultural The Agricultural Greenhouse Gases Program supports projects that will $27M
Greenhouse create technologies, practices and processes that can be adopted by farmers
Gases Program to understand and mitigate GHG emissions.
(AAFC)
English: http://www.agr.gc.ca/eng/programs-and-services/agricultural-
greenhouse-gases-program/?id=1461247059955
French: http://www.agr.gc.ca/fra/programmes-et-services/programme-de-lutte-
contre-les-gaz-a-effet-de-serre-en-agriculture/?id=1461247059955

Industrial Energy The Industrial Energy Management Program supports industrial energy $17M and $0.6M ongoing
Management efficiency through the implementation of energy management systems.
Program (NRCan) The program offers cost-shared financial assistance, capacity-building
tools, access to collaborative networks, and energy management system
certifications.

English: https://www.nrcan.gc.ca/energy-efficiency/energy-efficiency-industry/
financial-assistance-energy-efficiency-projects/20413
French: https://www.rncan.gc.ca/efficacite-energetique/efficacite-energetique-
dans-lindustrie/aide-financiere-projets-gestion-lenergie/20414

Electric Phase one of the Electric Vehicle and Alternative Fuel Infrastructure $16.4M
Vehicle and Deployment Initiative resulted in 102 new publicly-accessible electric vehicle
Alternative Fuel fast chargers, seven natural gas and three hydrogen refuelling stations in
Infrastructure seven provinces.
Deployment –
Phase 1 (NRCan) English: https://www.nrcan.gc.ca/energy-efficiency/energy-efficiency-
transportation-and-alternative-fuels/electric-vehicle-alternative-fuels-
infrastructure-deployment-initiative/18352
French: https://www.rncan.gc.ca/efficacite-energetique/efficacite-energetique-
pour-les-transports-et-carburants-de-remplacement/initiative-deploiement-
dinfrastructures-vehicules-electriques-carburants-de/18353
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Federal Funding
Program Program Description
Commitment

Voluntary Zero- Funding to support work with automakers to secure voluntary zero-emission $5M
Emission Vehicle vehicle sales targets to ensure that vehicle supply meets increased demand,
Sales Targets as well as analysis of additional supply and demand measures that may be
with Automakers needed to ensure Canada’s zero-emission vehicles sales targets can be met.
(TC) English: http://www.tc.gc.ca/en/services/road/innovative-technologies/
zero-emission-vehicles.html?wbdisable=true
French: http://www.tc.gc.ca/fr/services/routier/technologies-novatrices/
vehicules-zero-emission.html

Total Mitigation $46.9B

Climate Change Adaptation and Resilience

Disaster The Disaster Mitigation and Adaptation Fund provides funding for built and $2B
Mitigation and natural, largescale infrastructure projects designed to protect communities
Adaptation Fund from natural disasters and extreme weather and build climate resilience.
(INFC)
English: https://www.infrastructure.gc.ca/dmaf-faac/index-eng.html
French: https://www.infrastructure.gc.ca/dmaf-faac/index-fra.html

National Disaster The National Disaster Mitigation Program addresses rising flood risks and $200M
Mitigation costs, and builds the foundation for informed mitigation investments that
Program (PS) could reduce, or even negate, the effects of flood events.

English: https://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/cnt/mrgnc-mngmnt/
dsstr-prvntn-mtgtn/ndmp/index-en.aspx
French: https://www.securitepublique.gc.ca/cnt/mrgnc-mngmnt/
dsstr-prvntn-mtgtn/ndmp/index-fr.aspx

First Nation The First Nation Adapt Program provides funding to First Nation communities $45M
Adapt Program located below the 60th parallel to enhance their capacity to assess risks
(CIRNAC) related to climate change impacts and develop adaptation plans.

English: https://www.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca/eng/
1481305681144/1481305709311
French: https://www.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca/fra/
1481305681144/1481305709311

Climate Change The Climate Change Preparedness in the North Program provides support $46.9M
Preparedness for assessing risks related to climate change impacts, developing adaptation
in the North plans and implementing adaptation actions.
(CIRNAC)
English: https://www.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca/eng/
1481305554936/1481305574833
French: https://www.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca/fra/
1481305554936/1481305574833
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Federal Funding
Program Program Description
Commitment

Indigenous The Indigenous Community-Based Climate Monitoring Program supports $31.4M

Community- Indigenous communities in the development and implementation of
Based Climate community-based climate monitoring projects.
Monitoring
Program English: https://www.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca/
(CIRNAC) eng/1509728370447/1509728402247
French: https://www.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca/fra/
1509728370447/1509728402247

Building Regional The Building Regional Adaptation Capacity and Expertise Program equips $18M
Adaptation decision-makers with region-specific knowledge and information, and
Capacity and provides training and capacity building activities that will enable them to apply
Expertise available tools and information to take action to adapt to climate change.
(NRCan)
English: https://www.nrcan.gc.ca/environment/
impacts-adaptation/BRACE/21324
French: https://www.rncan.gc.ca/environnement/
impacts-adaptation/RCERA/21325

Climate Change The Climate Change and Health Adaptation Program is designed to build $26.2M
and Health capacity to address the health impacts of climate change by funding
Adaptation community-designed and driven projects. There are funding streams for First
Program (ISC) Nations and Inuit north of 60°N, and for First Nations south of 60°N.

English: https://www.sac-isc.gc.ca/eng/1536238477403/1536780059794
French: https://www.sac-isc.gc.ca/fra/1536238477403/1536780059794

Transportation The Transportation Assets Risk Assessment Program will make our $16.35M
Assets Risk transportation system stronger and more resilient, by assessing the impacts
Assessment of the changing climate on federally-owned transportation assets, such as
Program (TC) bridges, ports and airports.

English: https://www.tc.gc.ca/en/programs-policies/programs/
transportation-assets-risk-assessment-program.html
French: https://www.tc.gc.ca/fr/programmes-politiques/programmes/
programme-evaluation-risques-lies-ressources-transport.html

Climate Change The Climate Change and Health Research Initiative provides funding to $11M
and Health develop and implement targeted research programs on health and climate
Research change, in collaboration with stakeholders.
Initiative (CIHR)
English: http://www.cihr-irsc.gc.ca/e/51002.html
French: http://www.cihr-irsc.gc.ca/f/51002.html
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Federal Funding
Program Program Description
Commitment

Northern The Northern Transportation Adaptation Initiative provides funding to help $6.9M
Transportation meet some of the challenges caused by climate change on transportation
Adaptation systems in the North, through research, technology development, and
Initiative (TC) training.

English: http://www.tc.gc.ca/en/programs-policies/programs/
northern-transportation-adaptation-initiative-program.html
French: http://www.tc.gc.ca/fr/programmes-politiques/programmes/
programme-initiative-adaptation-transports-nord.html

Infectious The Infectious Disease and Climate Change Program focuses on building $42.8M over 11 years
Disease and capacity to address the risks of infectious diseases (zoonotic, vector-borne,
Climate Change food-borne, water-borne) on human health. This includes: surveillance and ($4M/annually)
Fund (PHAC) monitoring, risk assessments, intelligence gathering, modelling, laboratory
diagnostics, and health professional education and public awareness.

The Program includes the Infectious Disease and Climate Change (grants
and contributions) Fund ($2M/annually), which focuses on monitoring and
surveillance, education and awareness in communities, and equipping health
professionals with tools and resources to protect Canadians from
climate-driven infectious diseases.

English: https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/
funding-opportunities/infectious-diseases-climate-change-fund.html
French: https://www.canada.ca/fr/sante-publique/services/
occasions-financement/
fonds-maladies-infectieuses-changements-climatiques.html

Climate Change HealthADAPT provides support for assessing vulnerabilities, establishing $3M
and Health adaptation plans/evaluation strategies to protect the health of Canadians, and
Adaptation supports the climate resiliency of the health system.
Capacity
Building Program English: https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/news/2019/04/
(HealthADAPT) backgrounder-climate-change-and-health-adaptation-capacity-building-
(HC) program-healthadapt.html
French: https://www.canada.ca/fr/sante-canada/nouvelles/2019/04/document-
dinformation-programme-de-contribution-au-renforcement-des-capacites-
dadaptation-aux-changements-climatiques-sur-le-plan-de-la-sante-adapt.html

Developing The National Research Council Canada (NRC) is undertaking ground-breaking $40M
Climate Resilient work to integrate climate resiliency into building and infrastructure design,
Codes and guides, and codes. This initiative is intended to develop capacity to adapt
Standards (NRC) to the increasing demands on our built infrastructure attributed to climate
change, keeping Canadian communities safer from extreme weather and the
effects of climate change.

English: https://nrc.canada.ca/en
French: https://nrc.canada.ca/fr
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Federal Funding
Program Program Description
Commitment

Standards The Standards Council of Canada (SCC) is supporting the development of $11.7M
to Support a broad range of standardization solutions to adapt infrastructure to climate
Resilience in change impacts. This initiative includes: standardization guidance on weather
Infrastructure data, climate information and climate change projections; new and revised
(SCC) standards and guidance to ensure infrastructure across Canada is climate-
ready; and investments in new standards and guidance that support northern
infrastructure.

English: https://www.scc.ca/en
French: https://www.scc.ca/fr

Total Adaptation $2.4B

Clean Technology

Support for Clean

Technology Funding to make available more equity finance and working capital to
Financing promising clean technology firms.
$700M
(Business
English: https://www.bdc.ca/en/pages/home.aspx
Development
French: https://www.bdc.ca/fr/pages/accueil.aspx
Bank of Canada)

Support for Export Development Canada offers expanded risk offering and a specialized $700M
clean technology clean-tech team to provide the financing, risk protection, market knowledge
exports (Export and global contacts clean-tech companies need to get their technology into
Development new markets.
Canada)
English: https://www.edc.ca/
French: https://www.edc.ca/fr/accueil.html

Sustainable Sustainable Development Technology Canada provides targeted support for $400M
Development companies to develop and demonstrate pre-commercial clean technologies.
Technology
Canada English: https://www.sdtc.ca/en/apply/funds/
French: https://www.sdtc.ca/fr/demander-un-financement/nos-fonds/
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Program Program Description
Commitment

Canadian The AgriScience Program, under the Canadian Agricultural Partnership, Up to $338M
Agricultural supports leading edge discovery and applied science, and innovation driven
Partnership – by industry research priorities. There are two components: the projects
AgriScience stream and the clusters stream.
(AAFC)
Clusters:
English: http://www.agr.gc.ca/eng/programs-and-services/
agriscience-program-clusters/?id=1511185929317
French: http://www.agr.gc.ca/fra/programmes-et-services/
programme-agri-science-grappes/?id=1511185929317

Projects:
English: http://www.agr.gc.ca/eng/programs-and-services/
agriscience-program-projects/?id=1516993063537
French: http://www.agr.gc.ca/fra/programmes-et-services/
programme-agri-science-projets/?id=1516993063537

Clean Growth The Clean Growth in the Natural Resources Sector Program provides funding $155M
in the Natural for clean technology research and development and demonstration projects
Resources Sector in Canada’s energy, mining and forestry sectors.
(NRCan)
English: https://www.nrcan.gc.ca/climate-change/
canadas-green-future/clean-growth-programs/20254
French: https://www.rncan.gc.ca/changements-climatiques/
lavenir-vert-du-canada/programme-croissance-propre/20271

Canadian The AgriInnovate program, under the Canadian Agricultural Partnership, Up to $128M
Agricultural provides repayable contributions for projects that aim to accelerate the
Partnership – demonstration, commercialization and/or adoption of innovative products,
AgriInnovate technologies, processes or services that increase agri-sector competitiveness
(AAFC) and sustainability.

English: http://www.agr.gc.ca/eng/programs-and-services/
agriinnovate-program/?id=1515682916298
French: http://www.agr.gc.ca/fra/programmes-et-services/
programme-agri-innover/?id=1515682916298
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Federal Funding
Program Program Description
Commitment

Impact Canada Clean Technology: $75M to launch a series of clean technology challenges $75M
Initiative – Clean focused on unlocking breakthrough solutions to complex and persistent
Technology problems.
Challenges
• Women in Cleantech Challenge
• Sky’s the Limit Challenge (sustainable aviation fuel)
• Canada-UK Power Forward Challenge (smart grids)
• Crush It! Challenge (mining)
• Indigenous Off-Diesel Initiative
• Battery Innovation Challenge (launching July 2019)

English: https://impact.canada.ca/en/challenges
French: https://impact.canada.ca/fr/defis

Oil and Gas The Oil and Gas Clean Technology Program supported the development of $50M
Clean Technology clean oil and gas technologies that will reduce greenhouse gas emissions
Program (NRCan) form the oil and gas sector to help develop Canada’s hydrocarbon resources
in sustainable ways.

English: https://www.canada.ca/en/natural-resources-canada/
news/2016/06/oil-and-gas-clean-tech-program.html
French: https://www.canada.ca/fr/ressources-naturelles-canada/
nouvelles/2016/06/programme-de-technologies-propres-
petrolicres-et-gazicres.html

Energy Efficient $182M to increase energy efficiency and address climate change by $182M
Buildings RD&D improving home and building design, renovation and construction. Includes
(NRCan) $64.1 million for RD&D to support the development and implementation of
building codes for existing buildings and new net-zero building codes.

English: https://www.nrcan.gc.ca/climate-change/
green-infrastructure-programs/energy-efficient-buildings-rdd/19787
French: https://www.rncan.gc.ca/changements-climatiques/programmes-
dinfrastructures-vertes/recherche-developpement-demonstration-batiments-
ecoenergetiques/19788

Electric Vehicle Phase one of the Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Demonstrations Program $46.1M
Infrastructure provides funding to support the demonstration of next-generation electric
Demonstrations – vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure in Canada.
Phase 1 (NRCan)
English: https://www.nrcan.gc.ca/energy/funding-grants-and-incentives/
electric-vehicle-infrastructure-demonstrations/18386
French: https://www.rncan.gc.ca/energie/financement-subventions-et-incitatifs/
demonstrations-dinfrastructures-pour-vehicules-electriques/18387
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Program Program Description
Commitment

Electric Vehicle Phase two of the Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Demonstrations Program $30M
Infrastructure provides funding to support the demonstration of next-generation electric
Demonstrations – vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure in Canada.
Phase 2 (NRCan)
English: https://www.nrcan.gc.ca/climate-change/green-infrastructure-
programs/electric-vehicle-infrastructure-demonstrations-evid/20467
French: https://www.rncan.gc.ca/changements-climatiques/
programmes-dinfrastructures-vertes/
demonstrations-dinfrastructures-pour-vehicules-electriques/20468

Agricultural The Agricultural Clean Technology Program supports the research, $25M
Clean Technology development and adoption of clean technologies through investments in,
Program (AAFC) and promotion of, precision agriculture and agri-based bioproducts.

English: http://www.agr.gc.ca/eng/programs-and-services/
agricultural-clean-technology-program/?id=1521202868490
French: http://www.agr.gc.ca/fra/programmes-et-services/
programme-des-technologies-propres-en-agriculture/?id=1521202868490

Fisheries and The Fisheries and Aquaculture Clean Technology Adoption Program provides $20M
Aquaculture funding to assist Canada’s fisheries and aquaculture industries to improve
Clean Technology their environmental performance through the adoption of clean technologies
Adoption and/or practices in their day-to-day activities.
Program
(Fisheries and English: https://www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/aquaculture/
Oceans Canada) business-entreprises/factap-patppa-eng.htm
French: https://www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/aquaculture/
business-entreprises/factap-patppa-fra.htm

Support for clean The Trade Commissioner Service International Business Development $15M
technology export Strategy for clean technology helps Canadian companies capitalize on
and access to cleantech and climate finance opportunities globally. TCS CanExport and
climate finance Canadian Technology Accelerator programs support Canadian industry,
(Global Affairs including cleantech, to commercialize internationally.
Canada – Trade
Commissioner English: https://www.canada.ca/en/global-affairs/news/2018/03/
Service) international-business-development-strategy-for-clean-technology.html
French: https://www.canada.ca/fr/affaires-mondiales/nouvelles/2018/03/
strategie-de-promotion-du-commerce-international-pour-les-technologies-
propres.html
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Federal Funding
Program Program Description
Commitment

Clean Tech Data The Clean Tech Data Strategy advances the transition towards clean growth $14.5M
Strategy by providing public and private decision-makers with data that will better
(ISED/NRCan) convey the economic, environmental and social contributions of clean
technology in Canada.

English: https://www.canada.ca/en/natural-resources-canada/news/2017/12/
federal_data_measureseconomiccontributionofcleantechnologyincana.html
French: https://www.canada.ca/fr/
ressourcesnaturelles-canada/nouvelles/2017/12/pour_
lapremierefoisdesdonneesfederalesmesurentlapporteconomique.html

Clean Growth The Clean Growth Hub is a whole-of-government focal point for clean $12M
Hub (ISED/ technology focused on supporting companies and projects, coordinating
NRCan) programs and tracking results.

English: https://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/099.nsf/eng/home
French: https://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/099.nsf/fra/accueil

Clean The Clean Transportation System – Research and Development Program $1.5M
Transportation supports the development of clean transportation technology and innovation
System – across the marine, aviation, and rail modes.
Research and
Development English: http://www.tc.gc.ca/en/programs-policies/programs/clean-
Program (TC) transportation-system-research-development.html
French: http://www.tc.gc.ca/fr/programmes-politiques/programmes/
recherche-developpement-reseau-transport-respectueux-environnement.html

Energy Innovation The EIP focuses funding on RD&D of clean energy technologies with the $48M/year are ongoing
Program (EIP) potential for replication and adoption prior to 2030. It will directly enable
implementation of the Pan-Canadian Framework on Clean Growth and
Climate Change.

English: https://www.nrcan.gc.ca/energyinnovation
French: https://www.rncan.gc.ca/innovationenergetique

International Encourage and support Canadian firms in their efforts to capitalize on growing $15M
Business opportunities in the global market for clean technology
Development
Strategy for clean
technology (GAC)

Total Clean Technology $2.8B

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Program Program Description
Commitment

Environment

Oceans In November 2016, the Government launched the $1.5 billion national Oceans $1.5B
Protection Plan Protection Plan to improve marine safety and responsible shipping, protect
(TC) Canada’s marine environment and offer new possibilities for Indigenous and
coastal communities.

English: https://www.tc.gc.ca/en/campaigns/protecting-coasts.html
French: https://www.tc.gc.ca/fr/campagnes/protegeons-cotes.html

Nature Under Budget 2018, the Government committed $1.3 billion in additional $1.3B
funding for nature conservation, including $500 million to create the Canada
Nature Fund, and funding to support the protection of species at risk, expand
national wildlife areas and migratory bird sanctuaries, increase the federal
capacity to manage protected areas, continue the implementation of the
Species at Risk Act, and establish a coordinated network of conversation
areas.

English: https://www.canada.ca/en/environment-climate-change/
services/nature-legacy/fund.html
French: https://www.canada.ca/fr/environnement-changement-climatique/
services/patrimoine-naturel/fonds.html

EcoAction The EcoAction Community Funding Program provides funding for local action- $4.2M
Community based projects that produce measurable, positive effects on the environment,
Funding Program and engage communities. Since 1995, EcoAction has contributed funding
towards climate change mitigation and climate change adaptation projects.
EcoAction funding can be allocated to the following environmental priorities:
Climate Change, Clean Water, Clean Air, and Nature.

English: https://www.canada.ca/en/environment-climate-change/
services/environmental-funding/ecoaction-community-program.html
French: https://www.canada.ca/fr/environnement-changement-climatique/
services/financement-environnement/
programme-communautaire-ecoaction.html

Total Environment $2.8B

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Program Program Description
Commitment

Multiple / Other

International The Government supports a wide range of programs and initiatives that $2.65B
Climate Finance help developing countries manage risks and build resilience to the impacts
(ECCC/GAC) of climate change, deploy clean energy technology, and manage natural
resources sustainably.

English: https://climate-change.canada.ca/finance/
French: https://climate-change.canada.ca/finance/?GoCTemplateCulture=fr-CA

National Trade One of the National Trade Corridors Fund 's four program objectives is to help $2B
Corridors Fund the transportation system withstand the effects of climate change and make
(Transport sure it is able to support new technologies and innovation.
Canada)
English: http://www.tc.gc.ca/en/programs-policies/programs/
national-trade-corridors-fund.html
French: http://www.tc.gc.ca/fr/programmes-politiques/programmes/
fonds-national-corridors-commerciaux.html

Canadian Programs are FPT cost-shared (60:40), and provincially/territorially delivered $436M
Agricultural to address on-farm environmental sustainability issues, including the
Partnership – reduction of GHG emissions and support to adapt to climate change.
FPT cost-shared
programs (AAFC) English: http://www.agr.gc.ca/eng/about-us/key-departmental-initiatives/
canadian-agricultural-partnership/?id=1461767369849
French: http://www.agr.gc.ca/fra/a-propos-de-nous/initiatives-ministerielles-
importantes/partenariat-canadien-pour-l-agriculture/?id=1461767369849

Smart Cities Smart Cities: A challenge for communities to address local issues their $300M
Challenge (INFC) residents face through new partnerships, using a smart cities approach that
relies on the use of data and connected technology. Finalists will receive
support to develop their project.

English: https://www.infrastructure.gc.ca/cities-villes/index-eng.html
French: https://www.infrastructure.gc.ca/cities-villes/index-fra.html

Total Multiple / Other $5.4B