Canada
Since the beginning of the COVID19 pandemic in early 2020, Canada has committed at least USD 33.92 billion to supporting different energy types through new or amended policies, according to official government sources and other publicly available information. These public money commitments include:
- At least USD 11.32 billion for unconditional fossil fuels through 68 policies (35 quantified and 33 unquantified)
- At least USD 3.23 billion for conditional fossil fuels through 12 policies (11 quantified and 1 unquantified)
- At least USD 691.62 million for unconditional clean energy through 26 policies (24 quantified and 2 unquantified)
- At least USD 14.78 billion for conditional clean energy through 53 policies (36 quantified and 17 unquantified)
- At least USD 3.89 billion for other energy through 21 policies (12 quantified and 9 unquantified)
By energy type, Canada committed at least USD 14.19 billion to oil and gas (at least USD 11.01 billion to unconditional oil and gas and at least USD 3.17 billion to conditional oil and gas).
In addition, some public money committed for coal (1 policy with the value of public money unquantified).
Further, no public money commitments identified for hydrogen based on fossil fuels.
Finally, Canada committed at least USD 2.93 million to multiple fossil fuels (at least USD 2.93 million to conditional multiple fossil fuels).
A considerably larger amount of public money committed to supporting the economy and people of Canada through monetary and fiscal policies in response to the crisis may also benefit different elements of the energy sector. However, these values are not available from official legislation and statements and therefore are not included in the database. Meanwhile, in addition to monetary and fiscal measures, the database lists other policies and regulations that can also provide benefits to producers and consumers of different energy types.
These public money commitments are additional to many other government policies that had existed to support different energy types before the COVID19 pandemic.
Updated: 20 January 2021
At least
$14.55 billion
Supporting fossil fuel energy
$387.15
Per capita
At least
$15.47 billion
Supporting clean energy
$411.64
Per capita
Canada
Since the beginning of the COVID19 pandemic in early 2020, Canada has committed at least USD 33.92 billion to supporting different energy types through new or amended policies, according to official government sources and other publicly available information. These public money commitments include:
- At least USD 11.32 billion for unconditional fossil fuels through 68 policies (35 quantified and 33 unquantified)
- At least USD 3.23 billion for conditional fossil fuels through 12 policies (11 quantified and 1 unquantified)
- At least USD 691.62 million for unconditional clean energy through 26 policies (24 quantified and 2 unquantified)
- At least USD 14.78 billion for conditional clean energy through 53 policies (36 quantified and 17 unquantified)
- At least USD 3.89 billion for other energy through 21 policies (12 quantified and 9 unquantified)
By energy type, Canada committed at least USD 14.19 billion to oil and gas (at least USD 11.01 billion to unconditional oil and gas and at least USD 3.17 billion to conditional oil and gas).
In addition, some public money committed for coal (1 policy with the value of public money unquantified).
Further, no public money commitments identified for hydrogen based on fossil fuels.
Finally, Canada committed at least USD 2.93 million to multiple fossil fuels (at least USD 2.93 million to conditional multiple fossil fuels).
A considerably larger amount of public money committed to supporting the economy and people of Canada through monetary and fiscal policies in response to the crisis may also benefit different elements of the energy sector. However, these values are not available from official legislation and statements and therefore are not included in the database. Meanwhile, in addition to monetary and fiscal measures, the database lists other policies and regulations that can also provide benefits to producers and consumers of different energy types.
These public money commitments are additional to many other government policies that had existed to support different energy types before the COVID19 pandemic.
Public money commitments to fossil fuels, clean and other energy in recovery packages, USD billion, as of 20 January 2021
| Country | Jurisdiction | Category | Policy name | Sector | Energy Type | Mechanism | Value committed, USD | Date of announcement | Policy type | Stage | Legislation and Endorsing Agency | Arm of Government | Primary and secondary stated objective of the policy | Date of entry into force | Implemented repeal date, if any | Value as stated (specify currency) | Value committed, national currency | Value disbursed, national currency | Value disbursed, USD: | Policy background | Links to official sources | Links to additional sources | |
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| Canada | National | Fossil unconditional | Approval (Environmental Assessment Decisions) of three offshore exploration drilling projects | Resources | Oil and gas | New or extended regulation (IT... | 11/01/2021 | Fiscal | Exploration or production or processing or storage or transportation | Impact Assessment Agency of Canada | Government | Growing the economy and creating good jobs for Canadians. | The proposed BHP Canada Exploration Drilling Project, Central Ridge Exploration Drilling Project and West Flemish Pass Exploration Drilling Project can proceed. The projects will allow the proponents to determine the presence, nature, and quantities of the potential hydrocarbon resources within their explorations licences located approximately 350 to 375 kilometres offshore east of St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador. | https://www.canada.ca/en/impact-assessment-agency/news/2021/01/the-government-of-canada-announces-environmental-assessment-decisions-for-three-offshore-exploration-drilling-projects.html Accessed 21 January 2021. |
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| Canada | National | Clean conditional | Funding to convert carbon-based additives and components | Other sector | Multiple energy types | Budget or off-budget transfer ... | 15/01/2021 | Fiscal | Energy use (all energy types, consumption in transport, household use, buildings etc) | Western Economic Diversification Canada | Government | Promote sustainable technologies | CAD 1.9 million | Grant to the University of British Columbia’s Okanagan campus (UBCO) to develop an innovation hub that will promote clean technologies that convert carbon-based additives and components into new, sustainable products. With this funding, UBCO will work with manufacturing, mining and lumber companies in Western Canada to research how industrial waste can gain a second life as high-quality carbon products. | https://www.canada.ca/en/western-economic-diversification/news/2021/01/government-of-canada-announces-support-for-innovation-in-clean-technology-and-sustainable-materials.html Accessed 21 January 2021. |
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| Canada | National | Clean conditional | Electric Vehicle Grid Integration Pilot Project in Nova Scotia | Mobility | Multiple energy types | Budget or off-budget transfer ... | 819780.21978022 | 12/01/2021 | Fiscal | Energy use (all energy types, consumption in transport, household use, buildings etc) | Natural Resources Canada | Government | Promote electric vehicles | CAD 1.119 million | 1119000 | To help Nova Scotia Power establish cost-effective energy solutions for an electric vehicle (EV) smart grid–integrated system. Federal funding for this project was provided through Natural Resources Canada’s Green Infrastructure – Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Demonstration program. | https://www.canada.ca/en/natural-resources-canada/news/2021/01/canada-invests-in-electric-vehicle-grid-integration-pilot-project-in-nova-scotia.html Accessed 21 January 2021. |
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| Canada | British Columbia | Clean conditional | Doubling of CleanBC rebates for commercial EVs | Mobility | Multiple energy types | Budget or off-budget transfer ... | 30769230.769231 | 13/01/2021 | Fiscal | Energy use (all energy types, consumption in transport, household use, buildings etc) | Government of British Columbia | Government | Promote electric vehicles | CAD 42 million | 42000000 | The Specialty-Use Vehicle Incentive (SUVI) program is receiving $31 million in funding through StrongerBC, the Province’s economic recovery plan, to double the maximum rebates for medium and heavy-duty vehicles available for B.C. businesses, local and regional governments, public sector organizations and non-profit organizations in their adoption of specialty-use zero-emission vehicles. Organizations in B.C. can also access $11 million in support for piloting unique or large deployments of medium- and heavy-duty or very large electric vehicles (EVs), such as domestic air, marine or rail transportation through the Commercial Vehicle Pilot program. | https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2021EMLI0002-000037 Accessed 21 January 2021 |
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| Canada | British Columbia | Clean conditional | Doubling of home energy retrofit rebates through CleanBC Better Homes Program | Buildings | Multiple energy types | Budget or off-budget transfer ... | 06/01/2021 | Fiscal | Energy efficiency | Government of British Columbia | Government | Promote retrofits | Select residential rebates to switch to high-efficiency heating equipment, while saving energy and reducing greenhouse gases, have increased as follows until June 30, 2021: - double the rebate from $3,000 to $6,000 when switching from a fossil fuel heating system to a high-efficiency heat pump; - double the rebate from $1,000 to $2,000 when switching from a fossil fuel water heater to a heat pump water heater; - double the rebate from $500 to $1,000 for an electrical service upgrade when switching from a fossil fuel heating system to a heat pump; and a $3,000 rebate on an interest-free loan when switching from a fossil fuel heating system to a high-efficiency heat pump and accessing the CleanBC low-interest financing program. | https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2020EMLI0068-002140 Accessed 12 Jan 2021 |
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| Canada | National | Clean unconditional | Indigenous Off-Diesel Initiative – Phase 2 funding | Power generation | Multiple renewable | Budget or off-budget transfer ... | 366300.36630037 | 22/12/2020 | Fiscal | Several energy stages | Natural Resources Canada | Government | Prioritizing a transition away from diesel while supporting the advancement of reconciliation and self-determination | CAD 500,000 | 500000 | 14 projects in the Indigenous Off-Diesel Initiative (IODI) have moved to Phase 2 and received CAD 500,000 in funding to develop a community energy plan, identify and deliver training, and develop a detailed clean energy implementation plan. The IODI is a CAD 20-million Impact Canada Initiative aimed at generating new opportunities by reducing diesel reliance in remote Indigenous communities. Each community receives hands-on support and up to $1.3 million in funding to develop an ambitious clean energy plan and break ground on their first clean energy projects. | https://www.canada.ca/en/natural-resources-canada/news/2020/12/celebrating-indigenous-leadership-in-clean-energy.html Accessed January 4, 2021 |
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| Canada | National | Clean conditional | Measures to sustain Lower Churchill Projects (hydroelectricity) | Power generation | Hydro | Other hybrid support measures | 17/12/2020 | Fiscal | Several energy stages | Government of Canada | Government | Ensure that the Lower Churchill Projects are financially sustainable | Unquantified | Measures announced to support the Lower Churchill Projects hydroelectricity infrastructure include: - Delaying debt and financing payments associated with the Lower Churchill Projects: The Government of Canada has temporarily waived certain financial obligations faced by the provincial Crown corporation Nalcor Energy, to help reduce immediate financial pressures on Newfoundland and Labrador. - Moving forward on a process for a renewed financial structure for the Lower Churchill Projects: The Government of Canada and the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador will continue to work together on options to ensure a financially sustainable long-term solution for Lower Churchill Projects, and identify opportunities to support electrification efforts in Newfoundland and Labrador. - Collaborating to study other clean energy projects: The Government of Canada will work with provinces to identify opportunities to support the Clean Power Roadmap for Atlantic Canada, including the Atlantic Loop. - Appointing a Senior Executive Advisor on the Lower Churchill Projects in Newfoundland and Labrador and electrification in the Atlantic region: In this role, Serge Dupont will help support, and develop recommendations on, the financial restructuring of the Lower Churchill Projects, and make progress on major electrification priorities to advance the Atlantic Loop. | https://www.gov.nl.ca/releases/2020/exec/1217n02/ |
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| Canada | British Columbia | Clean conditional | New 2025 emissions reduction target for British Columbia | Multiple sectors | Multiple energy types | Uncategorized | 16/12/2020 | Fiscal | Several energy stages | Government of British Columbia | Government | Keep BC on track to reducing carbon pollution | Unquantified | The new emission target requires greenhouse gases in B.C. to be 16% below 2007 levels by 2025. It provides a benchmark on the road to B.C.’s legislated emission targets for 2030, 2040 and 2050 of 40%, 60% and 80% below 2007 levels, respectively. The Province will also set sectoral targets, which will be established before March 31, 2021, and will develop legislation to ensure B.C. reaches net-zero emissions by 2050. | https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2020ENV0061-002075 |
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| Canada | National | Other energy | Hydrogen Strategy for Canada | Multiple sectors | Hydrogen | Uncategorized | 16/12/2020 | Fiscal | Several energy stages | Government of Canada | Government | Advance the hydrogen economy | Unquantified | The Hydrogen Strategy for Canada seeks to position Canada as a global hydrogen leader. The Strategy is underpinned by a federal investment of $1.5 billion in a Low-carbon and Zero-emissions Fuels Fund to increase the production and use of low-carbon fuels, including hydrogen. The Strategy is designed to spur investment and partnerships to establish Canada as a global supplier of hydrogen, and to increase domestic production, and build a new hydrogen supply for domestic use as well as exports. | https://www.canada.ca/en/natural-resources-canada/news/2020/12/minister-oregan-launches-hydrogen-strategy-for-canada.html |
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| Canada | National | Other energy | SMR Action Plan | Multiple sectors | Nuclear | Uncategorized | 18/12/2020 | Fiscal | Several energy stages | Government of Canada | Government | Advance the safe and responsible development and deployment of SMRs | Unquantified | Canada's 2020 strengthened climate plan highlights Small Modular Reactors as a potential tool to reduce emissions. The SMR Action Plan provides concrete actions for the Government of Canada to: - ensure robust policy, regulatory and legislative frameworks are in place to protect people and the environment; - accelerate innovation; - continue meaningful engagement with Indigenous communities and all Canadians; and - develop international partnerships and open up new markets. | https://www.canada.ca/en/natural-resources-canada/news/2020/12/canada-outlines-next-steps-for-progress-on-small-modular-reactor-technology.html |
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| Canada | National | Other energy | A Healthy Environment and a Healthy Economy (2020 Climate Plan): Strategic Innovation Fund – Net Z... | Multiple sectors | Multiple energy types | Budget or off-budget transfer ... | 2197802197.8022 | 11/12/2020 | Fiscal | Several energy stages | Government of Canada | Government | Rapidly expedite decarbonization projects with large emitters, scaleup clean technology and accelerate Canada’s industrial transformation across all sectors | CAD 3 billion | 3000000000 | Under the new federal climate plan, ""A Healthy Environment and a Health Economy"", Canada has pledged to create the new Strategic Innovation Fund – Net Zero Accelerator fund of $3 billion over five years to drive investment into large emissions reducing and job-creating projects. The fund will have 3 focus areas: 1) Support for the development and adoption of clean technology solutions in all industrial sectors; 2) Support for clean technology development in Canada’s aerospace and automobile manufacturing sectors; 3) Support for the development of a Canadian battery innovation and industrial ecosystem. As it is not yet clear how funding will be spent and whether it will include funding for the fossil fuel sector or for natural gas or fossil fuel-based hydrogen, this measure has been classified as ""Other Energy."" Canada has also pledged to use proceeds collected from the Output-Based Pricing System (OBPS) for industry to further support industrial projects to cut emissions and use new cleaner technologies and processes, as part of the plan to decarbonize industrial sectors. | https://www.canada.ca/content/dam/eccc/documents/pdf/climate-change/climate-plan/healthy_environment_healthy_economy_plan.pdf |
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| Canada | National | Clean conditional | A Healthy Environment and a Healthy Economy (2020 Climate Plan): Additional policies | Multiple sectors | Multiple energy types | Uncategorized | 11/12/2020 | Fiscal | Several energy stages | Government of Canada | Government | Reduce greenhouse gas emissions | Unquantified | "The new federal climate plan, ""A Healthy Environment and a Health Economy"", includes many uncosted or regulatory measures in addition to costed measures listed elsewhere in the Energy Policy Tracker for bulidings, energy and transportation. These include, inter alia: - efforts to build out supply chains for building materials and EVs - commitment to conduct first ever national infrastruture investment review - promise for permanent funding for public transit - national active transportation strategy - achieve net-zero electricity generation before 2050 and pursue strategic interties for transmission - border carbon adjustments - improved oil and gas methane targets However, the plan has little detail on implementation of just transition initiatives and does not address managed phase out of fossil fuel production. - reduce fertilizer-related emissions by 30% and invest in agriculture cleantech - nature-based solutions - addressing landfill emissions through improved regulations - applying a "climate lens" to government decision-making for a whole-of-government approach | https://www.canada.ca/content/dam/eccc/documents/pdf/climate-change/climate-plan/healthy_environment_healthy_economy_plan.pdf |
https://www.policynote.ca/new-climate-plan/ |
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| Canada | National | Clean conditional | A Healthy Environment and a Healthy Economy (2020 Climate Plan): Carbon price increase | Multiple sectors | Multiple fossil | New or extended regulation (IT... | 11/12/2020 | Fiscal | Several energy stages | Government | Price pollution | Unquantified | Under the new federal climate plan, "A Healthy Environment and a Health Economy", Canada is proposing to increase the carbon price by $15 per year, starting in 2023, rising to $170 per tonne of carbon pollution in 2030. Going forward, the federal carbon price will continue to be revenue neutral, and the Government will continue to return all fuel charge proceeds back to Canadian families and their communities, ensuring that the majority of households receive more in payments than they face in costs. These payments will move from annual to quarterly payments starting as early as 2022. | https://www.canada.ca/content/dam/eccc/documents/pdf/climate-change/climate-plan/healthy_environment_healthy_economy_plan.pdf |
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| Canada | National | Other energy | A Healthy Environment and a Healthy Economy (2020 Climate Plan): Sustainable Development Technology ... | Multiple sectors | Multiple energy types | Budget or off-budget transfer ... | 11/12/2020 | Fiscal | Several energy stages | Sustainable Development Technology Canada | Government | Support startups and scale-up companies to enable pre-commercial clean technologies | Unquantified | Under the new federal climate plan, ""A Healthy Environment and a Health Economy"", Canada will continue support to Sustainable Development Technology Canada (SDTC) with an additional $750 million over five years, to support startups and to scale-up companies to enable pre-commercial clean technologies to successfully demonstrate feasibility as well as to support early commercialization efforts. SDTC provides support to multiple sectors, including energy and transportation. As it is not yet clear how funding will be spent and what portion will represent energy-spending, this measure is not quantified in the Energy Policy Tracker. | https://www.canada.ca/content/dam/eccc/documents/pdf/climate-change/climate-plan/healthy_environment_healthy_economy_plan.pdf |
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| Canada | National | Clean unconditional | A Healthy Environment and a Healthy Economy (2020 Climate Plan): Clean power projects for rural, rem... | Power generation | Multiple renewable | Budget or off-budget transfer ... | 219780219.78022 | 11/12/2020 | Fiscal | Several energy stages | Government of Canada | Government | Transition remote communities from diesel towards renewable energy | CAD 300 million | 300000000 | Under the new federal climate plan, "A Healthy Environment and a Health Economy", Canada has pledged to invest an additional $300 million over five years to advance the Government’s commitment to ensure that rural, remote and Indigenous communities that currently rely on diesel have the opportunity to be powered by clean, reliable energy by 2030. | https://www.canada.ca/content/dam/eccc/documents/pdf/climate-change/climate-plan/healthy_environment_healthy_economy_plan.pdf |
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| Canada | National | Clean conditional | A Healthy Environment and a Healthy Economy (2020 Climate Plan): Smart renewable energy and grid mod... | Power generation | Multiple energy types | Budget or off-budget transfer ... | 706227106.22711 | 11/12/2020 | Fiscal | Several energy stages | Government of Canada | Government | Enable clean power and clean grids | CAD 964 million | 964000000 | Under the new federal climate plan, ""A Healthy Environment and a Health Economy"", Canada has pledged to invest an additional $964 million over four years to advance smart renewable energy and grid modernization projects to enable the clean grid of the future. This includes support to increase renewable power generation capacity such as wind and solar, and the deployment of grid modernization technologies such as power storage. This work will support the electrification of the broader economy and help jurisdictions minimize the role of fossil fuel-fired electricity generation in their electricity systems. | https://www.canada.ca/content/dam/eccc/documents/pdf/climate-change/climate-plan/healthy_environment_healthy_economy_plan.pdf |
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| Canada | National | Clean conditional | A Healthy Environment and a Healthy Economy (2020 Climate Plan): Incentives for Zero-Emission Vehicl... | Mobility | Multiple energy types | Budget or off-budget transfer ... | 210256410.25641 | 11/12/2020 | Fiscal | Energy use (all energy types, consumption in transport, household use, buildings etc) | Government of Canada | Government | Increase uptake of electric vehicles | CAD 287 million | 287000000 | Under the new federal climate plan, ""A Healthy Environment and a Health Economy"", Canada has pledged to invest an additional $287 million over two years, starting in 2020-21, to continue the Incentives for Zero-Emission Vehicles (iZEV) program until March 2022. The program provides a rebate of up to $5,000 on a light-duty zero-emission vehicle. The Government has also pledged to work with the United States on consumer availability of EVs, align Canada's Light Duty Vehicle regulations with stringent performance standards post-2025, and work on supply side policies for adoption of EVs. As of December 2020, no zero-emissions mandate has yet been implemented. This measure is categorized as "clean conditional" given Canada's electricity mix still includes fossil fuels. | https://www.canada.ca/content/dam/eccc/documents/pdf/climate-change/climate-plan/healthy_environment_healthy_economy_plan.pdf |
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| Canada | National | Other energy | A Healthy Environment and a Healthy Economy (2020 Climate Plan): Low-carbon and Zero-emissions Fuels... | Resources | Multiple energy types | Budget or off-budget transfer ... | 1098901098.9011 | 11/12/2020 | Fiscal | Several energy stages | Government of Canada | Government | Increase the production and use of low-carbon fuels | CAD 1.5 billion | 1500000000 | Under the new federal climate plan, ""A Healthy Environment and a Health Economy"", Canada has pledged to invest $1.5 billion in a Low-carbon and Zero-emissions Fuels Fund to increase the production and use of low-carbon fuels (e.g., hydrogen, biocrude, renewable natural gas and diesel, cellulosic ethanol) in a manner that complements federal carbon pollution pricing, regulatory efforts and other federal programming. It is as of yet unclear how funding will be spent, and whether funding for hydrogen will include fossil fuel-based hydrogen, so this entry has been categorized as ""Other Energy"". | https://www.canada.ca/content/dam/eccc/documents/pdf/climate-change/climate-plan/healthy_environment_healthy_economy_plan.pdf |
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| Canada | National | Clean conditional | A Healthy Environment and a Healthy Economy (2020 Climate Plan): Green and inclusive community build... | Buildings | Multiple energy types | Budget or off-budget transfer ... | 1098901098.9011 | 11/12/2020 | Fiscal | Several energy stages | Government of Canada | Government | Support good jobs and local economic growth, contribute to climate objectives and serve disadvantaged populations | CAD 1.5 billion | 1500000000 | Under the new federal climate plan, "A Healthy Environment and a Health Economy", Canada has pledged to invest $1.5 billion over three years for green and inclusive community buildings through retrofits, repairs, upgrades and new builds. They will require that at least 10% of this $1.5 billion in funding be allocated to projects serving First Nations, Inuit and Métis communities, including Indigenous populations in urban centres. This funding builds on previous announcements in 2020 from the Fall Economic Statement and through the Canada Infrastructure Bank. | https://www.canada.ca/content/dam/eccc/documents/pdf/climate-change/climate-plan/healthy_environment_healthy_economy_plan.pdf Accessed 14 December 2020. |
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| Canada | National | Clean unconditional | Green Municipal Fund for solar farm and storage facility in Summerside | Power generation | Solar | Budget or off-budget transfer ... | 8424908.4249084 | 08/12/2020 | Fiscal | Exploration or production or processing or storage or transportation | Government of Canada | Government | Enable clean power | CAD 11.5 million | 11500000 | An investment of $11.5 million to build a solar energy farm and storage facility in Summerside PEI through the Green Municipal Fund. | https://www.canada.ca/en/office-infrastructure/news/2020/12/canada-and-fcm-invest-in-green-infrastructure-in-prince-edward-island.html Accessed 14 December 2020 |
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| Canada | Saskatchewan | Fossil unconditional | Highway construction stimulus | Mobility | Gas and gas products | Budget or off-budget transfer ... | 219780219.78022 | 04/12/2020 | Fiscal | Energy use (all energy types, consumption in transport, household use, buildings etc) | Government of Saskatchewan | Government | To drive economic recovery | CAD 300 million | 300000000 | 124000000 | 90842490.842491 | CAD 300 million in highways stimulus funds will be invested over the next two years to stimulate Saskatchewan’s economic recovery. With the 2020 budget, the Government of Saskatchewan has invested more than CAD 9.8 billion in highways infrastructure since 2008. | https://www.saskatchewan.ca/government/news-and-media/2020/december/04/29-new-passing-lanes-the-result-of-record-government-investment-in-2020-highway-construction-season Accessed 10 December 2020 |
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| Canada | Saskatchewan | Fossil unconditional | Economic Recovery Rebate for SaskPower customers | Power generation | Multiple energy types | Budget or off-budget transfer ... | 191941391.94139 | 01/12/2020 | Fiscal | Energy use (all energy types, consumption in transport, household use, buildings etc) | Government of Saskatchewan | Government | To make power more affordable for Saskatchewan residents | CAD 262 million | 262000000 | This rebate will provide all SaskPower customers a 10 per cent rebate on their power bills. This rebate, known as the Saskatchewan Economic Recovery Rebate, will run from December 1, 2020 to the end of November 2021. The rebate will apply to the “electrical charges” section of customers’ bills, which includes the basic monthly charge, energy charge and demand charge. It does not apply to GST, PST, municipal surcharge, Federal Carbon Tax or other charges such as connect fees or late payment charges. Saskatchewan's electricity mix is almost entirely from fossil fuels. | https://www.saskatchewan.ca/government/news-and-media/2020/december/01/ten-per-cent-economic-recovery-rebate-now-in-effect-for-all-saskpower-customers Accessed 10 December 2020 |
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| Canada | National | Other energy | Strategic interties/electricity transmission infrastructure assessment investment (Fall Economic Sta... | Power generation | Multiple energy types | Budget or off-budget transfer ... | 18315018.315018 | 30/11/2020 | Fiscal | Electricity storage or transmission or distribution | Natural Resources Canada | Government | To inform and complement transmission projects by the Canada Infrastructure Bank | CAD 25 million | 25000000 | To be provided in 2021-22 to help proponents of new electricity transmission infrastructure complete engineering assessments, community engagement, and environmental and regulatory studies. This work will help inform and complement the Canada Infrastructure Bank’s efforts to identify and address financial gaps in the projects. | https://www.budget.gc.ca/fes-eea/2020/report-rapport/toc-tdm-en.html Accessed 10 December 2020. |
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| Canada | National | Clean unconditional | Zero-emissions vehicles infrastructure investment (Fall Economic Statement) | Mobility | Multiple energy types | Budget or off-budget transfer ... | 109890109.89011 | 30/11/2020 | Fiscal | Energy use (all energy types, consumption in transport, household use, buildings etc) | Natural Resources Canada | Government | To increase confidence that charging and refuelling stations are available | CAD 150 million | 150000000 | Provided over 3 years to Natural Resources Canada, starting in 2021-22. These investments in infrastructure for zero-emission vehicles will help increase confidence that charging and refueling stations are available and conveniently located where and when they are needed. | https://www.budget.gc.ca/fes-eea/2020/report-rapport/toc-tdm-en.html Accessed 10 December 2020. |
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| Canada | National | Clean conditional | Residential retrofit and energy efficiency program investment (Fall Economic Statement) | Buildings | Multiple energy types | Budget or off-budget transfer ... | 1904761904.7619 | 30/11/2020 | Fiscal | Energy use (all energy types, consumption in transport, household use, buildings etc) | Natural Resources Canada | Government | To help homeowners improve their home energy efficiency | CAD 2.6 billion | 2600000000 | Provided over 7 years, starting in 2020-21, to Natural Resources Canada to help homeowners improve their home energy efficiency by providing up to 700,000 grants of up to $5,000 to help homeowners make energy-efficient improvements to their homes, up to one million free EnerGuide energy assessments, and support to recruit and train EnerGuide energy auditors to meet increased demand. Additional information on home energy efficiency grants will be provided in a future announcement, and eligibility for these grants will be retroactive to December 1, 2020. | https://www.budget.gc.ca/fes-eea/2020/report-rapport/toc-tdm-en.html Accessed 10 December 2020. |
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| Canada | Prince Edward Island | Clean unconditional | Capital investment in electric schoolbuses for 2021-2022 | Mobility | Wind | Budget or off-budget transfer ... | 23076923.076923 | 20/11/2020 | Fiscal | Energy use (all energy types, consumption in transport, household use, buildings etc) | Government of Prince Edward Island | Government | Support capital infrastructure | CAD 31.5 million | 31500000 | To purchase electric school buses. | https://www.princeedwardisland.ca/sites/default/files/publications/capital_estimates_fall_2020_0.pdf https://www.princeedwardisland.ca/en/news/capital-budget-lays-foundation-prince-edward-island-become-net-zero Accessed 1 December 2020. |
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| Canada | Prince Edward Island | Fossil unconditional | Capital investment in active transportation for 2021-2022 | Mobility | Active transport | Budget or off-budget transfer ... | 3663003.6630037 | 20/11/2020 | Fiscal | Active transport (cycling or walking) | Government of Prince Edward Island | Government | Support capital infrastructure | CAD 5 million | 5000000 | To develop active transportation corridors along provincially-owned roads and pathways to encourage alternative transportation and healthier lifestyles. | https://www.princeedwardisland.ca/sites/default/files/publications/capital_estimates_fall_2020_0.pdf https://www.princeedwardisland.ca/en/news/capital-budget-lays-foundation-prince-edward-island-become-net-zero Accessed 1 December 2020. |
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| Canada | National | Clean conditional | Greening Government Strategy | Multiple sectors | Multiple energy types | Government procurement (DT) | 26/11/2020 | Fiscal | Energy use (all energy types, consumption in transport, household use, buildings etc) | Treasury Board | Government | Improve government operations | This reflects the publication of the updated Greening Government Strategy. The Government of Canada has committed to reduce its own operational greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions to net zero by 2050. The new strategy includes, for the first time, commitments to achieve net-zero emissions from national safety and security (NSS) fleet, green procurement and employee commuting. | https://www.canada.ca/en/treasury-board-secretariat/news/2020/11/the-government-of-canada-is-leading-by-example-on-combatting-climate-change.html Accessed 1 December 2020. |
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| Canada | National | Clean conditional | Funding for EV chargers in Quebec and New Brunswick | Mobility | Multiple energy types | Budget or off-budget transfer ... | 3663003.6630037 | 24/11/2020 | Fiscal | Energy use (all energy types, consumption in transport, household use, buildings etc) | Natural Resources Canada | Government | Encourage electric vehicle use | CAD 5 million | 5000000 | For the installation of 100 electric vehicle (EV) fast chargers as part of the government’s commitment to build a national network of EV charging stations. Federal funding is provided through Natural Resources Canada’s Zero-Emission Vehicle Infrastructure Program. | https://www.canada.ca/en/natural-resources-canada/news/2020/11/new-electric-vehicle-chargers-coming-to-quebec-and-new-brunswick.html Accessed 1 December 2020. |
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| Canada | Ontario | Other energy | Changes to Ontario fuel standards | Mobility | Oil and gas | New or extended regulation (IT... | 26/11/2020 | Fiscal | Energy use (all energy types, consumption in transport, household use, buildings etc) | Government of Ontario | Government | Improve fuel standards | Ontario becomes the first province to require fuel suppliers to increase the amount of "renewable" content in regular-grade gasoline to 15 per cent. This change is expected to result in an annual reduction of up to one megatonne of greenhouse gas emissions in 2030. Notably, this final regulation is weaker than what was put forth in Ontario's climate plan, which stated "increasing the ethanol content of gasoline to 15% as early as 2025". The regulation also delays the compliance period for fuel suppliers in response to the pandemic. Most of the ethanol produced in Ontario is made from locally-grown corn rather than biomass waste -- and this announcement or the accompanying materials do not mention any safeguards that would make these “advanced: or “second” or “third generation” biofuels, so this policy is classified as 'Other energy'. | https://news.ontario.ca/en/release/59352/ontario-to-be-national-leader-and-require-cleaner-and-greener-gasoline-1 https://www.ontario.ca/page/made-in-ontario-environment-plan Accessed 1 December 2020 |
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| Canada | Quebec | Clean unconditional | Investment for zero-emission school buses (Quebec) | Mobility | Multiple energy types | Budget or off-budget transfer ... | 13.186813186813 | 10/07/2020 | Fiscal | Energy use (all energy types, consumption in transport, household use, buildings etc) | Government of Quebec | Government | Electrify transportation | CAD 18 million | 18 | 18000000 | 13186813.186813 | Funding for the deployment of electric school buses under the Electric Schoolbus Deployment Support Program, under the Transport Electrification Action Plan 2015-2020 ("Plan d'action en électrification des transports 2015-2020"). | https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/18-m-supplementaires-pour-electrifier-les-autobus-scolaires-quebecois-896809309.html Accessed 23 November 2020. |
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| Canada | Prince Edward Island | Clean unconditional | Investment in zero-emission school buses | Mobility | Multiple renewable | Budget or off-budget transfer ... | 1978021.978022 | 09/11/2020 | Fiscal | Exploration or production or processing or storage or transportation | Government of Prince Edward Island | Government | Support clean transportation | CAD 2.7 million | 2700000 | Funding for the purchase of 12 new electric school buses. | https://www.canada.ca/en/office-infrastructure/news/2020/11/big-yellow-school-buses-go-green-thanks-to-canada-and-prince-edward-island.html Accessed 18 November 2020. |
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| Canada | National | Clean conditional | Investment in York EV chargers | Mobility | Multiple energy types | Budget or off-budget transfer ... | 256410.25641026 | Fiscal | Energy use (all energy types, consumption in transport, household use, buildings etc) | Natural Resources Canada | Government | Support electric vehicle adoption | 09/11/2020 | CAD 350,000 | 350000 | Funding to help the Regional Municipality of York build 70 electric vehicle (EV) level 2 chargers | https://www.canada.ca/en/natural-resources-canada/news/2020/11/new-electric-vehicle-chargers-coming-to-york-region.html Accessed 18 November 2020 |
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| Canada | National | Clean conditional | Investment in SWITCH EV blockchain technology | Resources | Multiple energy types | Budget or off-budget transfer ... | 10/11/2020 | Fiscal | Energy use (all energy types, consumption in transport, household use, buildings etc) | Natural Resources Canada | Government | Support electric vehicle adoption | CAD 1.1 million | Funding for a blockchain-based EV charging platform that will significantly reduce the cost of EV charging transactions and enhance grid efficiency. The federal funding for this project was provided through Natural Resources Canada’s Green Infrastructure – Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Demonstration program. | https://www.canada.ca/en/natural-resources-canada/news/2020/11/canada-invests-in-innovative-ev-charging-technology.html Accessed 18 November 2020 |
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| Canada | Ontario | Clean conditional | Support for public transit in Milton | Mobility | Multiple energy types | Budget or off-budget transfer ... | 23443223.443223 | 12/11/2020 | Fiscal | Energy use (all energy types, consumption in transport, household use, buildings etc) | Government of Ontario | Government | Provide public transit | CAD 3.2 million | 32000000 | Funding for a project that will improve the safety and efficiency of public transit in Milton. The Government of Canada is investing more than CAD 3.9 million in this project through the Public Transit Infrastructure Stream (PTIS) of the Investing in Canada plan. The Government of Ontario is providing more than CAD 3.2 million.total projected costs over several years. | https://news.ontario.ca/en/release/59176/canada-and-ontario-invest-in-modern-public-transit-infrastructure-for-residents-of-milton Accessed 18 November 2020 |
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| Canada | Quebec | Other energy | Plan for a Green Economy – Innovation | Multiple sectors | Multiple energy types | Budget or off-budget transfer ... | 232234432.23443 | 16/11/2020 | Fiscal | Several energy stages | Government of Quebec | Government | Reduce greenhouse gas emissions | CAD 317 million | 317000000 | Quebec's climate change and clean economy plan includes a number of implementation measures from 2021-2026 focused on energy and electrification. Of its CAD 6.7 billion five-year initial budget, CAD 401 million will be invested for new companies in strategic and innovative areas, though what programs are included in this amount are not fully clear. This entry includes CAD 213 million will target production and distribution of renewable natural gas, CAD 30 million will support bioenergy innovation, CAD 15 million will support green hydrogen initiatives, and CAD 59 million will be spent on innovative GHG-reduction technologies (sectors unspecified). | https://www.quebec.ca/nouvelles/actualites/details/le-gouvernement-du-quebec-lance-le-plan-pour-une-economie-verte-2030-1/ https://cdn-contenu.quebec.ca/cdn-contenu/adm/min/environnement/publications-adm/plan-economie-verte/plan-mise-oeuvre-2021-2026.pdf?1605539784 Accessed 18 November 2020 |
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| Canada | Quebec | Other energy | Plan for a Green Economy – Combining natural gas and electricity in heating | Multiple sectors | Multiple energy types | Budget or off-budget transfer ... | 91575091.575092 | 16/11/2020 | Fiscal | Electricity storage or transmission or distribution | Government of Quebec | Government | Reduce greenhouse gas emissions | CAD 125 million | 125000000 | Quebec's climate change and clean economy plan includes a number of implementation measures from 2021-2026 focused on energy and electrification. Of its CAD 6.7 billion five-year initial budget, CAD 125 million is reserved for building heating conversion from natural gas to dual energy (electricity and natural gas) based on recommendations from Hydro-Quebec and Energir. | https://www.quebec.ca/nouvelles/actualites/details/le-gouvernement-du-quebec-lance-le-plan-pour-une-economie-verte-2030-1/ https://cdn-contenu.quebec.ca/cdn-contenu/adm/min/environnement/publications-adm/plan-economie-verte/plan-mise-oeuvre-2021-2026.pdf?1605539784 Accessed 18 November 2020 |
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| Canada | Quebec | Clean conditional | Plan for a Green Economy – Residential, Institutional, and Commercial Buildings | Buildings | Multiple energy types | Budget or off-budget transfer ... | 16/11/2020 | Fiscal | Energy use (all energy types, consumption in transport, household use, buildings etc) | Government of Quebec | Government | Reduce greenhouse gas emissions | CAD 348 million | Quebec's climate change and clean economy plan includes a number of implementation measures from 2021-2026 focused on energy and electrification. Of its CAD 6.7 billion five-year initial budget, CAD 248 million will be invested in energy efficiency measures for residential, commercial, and institutional buildings, including the transition from use of fuel oil to electricity or renewables. CAD 75 million will go towards heat recovery and use. CAD 25 million will support off-grid communities to develop renewable energy projects and transition away from diesel. | https://www.quebec.ca/nouvelles/actualites/details/le-gouvernement-du-quebec-lance-le-plan-pour-une-economie-verte-2030-1/ https://cdn-contenu.quebec.ca/cdn-contenu/adm/min/environnement/publications-adm/plan-economie-verte/plan-mise-oeuvre-2021-2026.pdf?1605539784 Accessed 18 November 2020 |
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| Canada | Quebec | Clean conditional | Plan for a Green Economy – Industrial sector | Multiple sectors | Multiple energy types | Budget or off-budget transfer ... | 526739925.27473 | 16/11/2020 | Fiscal | Energy use (all energy types, consumption in transport, household use, buildings etc) | Government of Quebec | Government | Reduce greenhouse gas emissions | CAD 719 million | 718999998 | Quebec's climate change and clean economy plan includes a number of implementation measures from 2021-2026 focused on energy and electrification. Of its CAD 6.7 billion five-year initial budget, at least CAD 768 million will be invested to make the industrial sector greener and more competitive, but it is not yet clear if all of this will be for GHG emission reduction projects. This entry includes CAD 90 million for decarbonisation initiatives among the largest emitters, CAD 48 million for a Greenhouse Gas Challenge fund for niche industries, and CAD 2 million for bespoke assistance for large emitters, and CAD 579 million for industrial energy efficiency programs and bioenergy conversion of forest waste, including portions of existing programs EcoPerformance and Technoclimat. | https://www.quebec.ca/nouvelles/actualites/details/le-gouvernement-du-quebec-lance-le-plan-pour-une-economie-verte-2030-1/ https://cdn-contenu.quebec.ca/cdn-contenu/adm/min/environnement/publications-adm/plan-economie-verte/plan-mise-oeuvre-2021-2026.pdf?1605539784 Accessed 18 November 2020 |
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| Canada | Quebec | Clean conditional | Plan for a Green Economy – Transportation | Mobility | Multiple energy types | Budget or off-budget transfer ... | 2673992673.9927 | 16/11/2020 | Fiscal | Exploration or production or processing or storage or transportation | Government of Quebec | Government | Reduce greenhouse gas emissions | CAD 3.65 billion | 3650000000 | Quebec's climate change and clean economy plan includes a number of implementation measures from 2021-2026 focused on energy and electrification. Of its CAD 6.7 billion five-year initial budget, CAD 3.6 billion will be invested in transportation initiatives including public transit, electric vehicles, and electrification of heavy duty vehicles. In addition, CAD 50 million will support electric vehicle industry innovation, such as battery recycling. Quebec is also investing heavily in public transit through its Quebec Infrastructure Plan. However, environmental groups have pointed out the lack of a feebate system to accelerate the EV transition. | https://www.quebec.ca/nouvelles/actualites/details/le-gouvernement-du-quebec-lance-le-plan-pour-une-economie-verte-2030-1/ https://cdn-contenu.quebec.ca/cdn-contenu/adm/min/environnement/publications-adm/plan-economie-verte/plan-mise-oeuvre-2021-2026.pdf?1605539784 https://www.equiterre.org/en/communique/quebecs-green-economy-plan-%E2%80%93-new-tool-to-fight-climate-change-doesnt-go-far-enough-for-th Accessed 16 November 2020. |
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| Canada | National | Fossil unconditional | Indigenous Natural Resource Partnerships | Resources | Oil and gas | Budget or off-budget transfer ... | 8791208.7912088 | 13/11/2020 | Fiscal | Exploration or production or processing or storage or transportation | Natural Resources Canada | Government | Increase the participation of Indigenous communities and organizations in oil and gas infrastructure development in BC and/or Alberta | CAD 12 million | 12000000 | For Indigenous communities and organizations in British Columbia and Alberta to further increase their participation in economic opportunities related to oil and gas infrastructure development. This announcement extends the 2019–20 Indigenous Natural Resource Partnerships program | https://www.canada.ca/en/natural-resources-canada/news/2020/11/government-of-canada-extends-funding-to-increase-indigenous-participation-in-oil-and-gas-infrastructure-development.html https://www.nrcan.gc.ca/our-natural-resources/indigenous-natural-resources/indigenous-natural-resource-partnerships/22197 |
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| Canada | National | Other energy | Low Carbon Economy Fund investment in Alberta | Multiple sectors | Multiple energy types | Budget or off-budget transfer ... | 73260073.260073 | 02/11/2020 | Fiscal | Several energy stages | Natural Resources Canada | Government | Support energy efficiency | CAD 100 million | 100000000 | A total of CAD 280 million in federal and provincial funding for three new funds have been announced: the Shovel-Ready Challenge will use up to CAD 150 million to support a call for proposals for leading-edge technologies at large industrial sites to reduce emissions; the Energy Savings for Business Program will use up to CAD 55 million to help Alberta’s small and medium-sized facilities benefit from industrial and commercial projects that can be installed quickly to cut emissions; the Partnership Intake Program will use up to CAD 75 million to continue supporting emissions reduction projects that stimulate Alberta’s economy. Funding comes from the industry-supported Technology Innovation and Emissions Reduction (TIER) system and the federal Low Carbon Economy Leadership Fund (LCELF). It is not currently clear what projects will be supported, although in the past, similar funding has supported projects in the oil and gas industry. As of November 9, 2020, no breakdown of how the funding will be applied is available. CAD 100 million is provided through the Low Carbon Economy Fund. | https://www.canada.ca/en/environment-climate-change/news/2020/11/government-of-canada-announces-over-100m-to-spur-job-creation-in-alberta-and-fight-climate-change.html Accessed 10 November 2020. |
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| Canada | Alberta | Other energy | New Emissions Reduction Alberta programs | Multiple sectors | Multiple energy types | Budget or off-budget transfer ... | 131868131.86813 | 02/11/2020 | Fiscal | Several energy stages | Emissions Reduction Alberta | Government | Reduce emissions and support COVID-19 recovery | CAD 180 million | 180000000 | A total of CAD 280 million in federal and provincial funding for three new funds have been announced: the Shovel-Ready Challenge will use up to CAD 150 million to support a call for proposals for leading-edge technologies at large industrial sites to reduce emissions; the Energy Savings for Business Program will use up to CAD 55 million to help Alberta’s small and medium-sized facilities benefit from industrial and commercial projects that can be installed quickly to cut emissions; the Partnership Intake Program will use up to CAD 75 million to continue supporting emissions reduction projects that stimulate Alberta’s economy. Funding comes from the industry-supported Technology Innovation and Emissions Reduction (TIER) system and the federal Low Carbon Economy Leadership Fund (LCELF). It is not currently clear what projects will be supported, although in the past, similar funding has supported projects in the oil and gas industry. The federal portion has been announced as up to CAD 100 million, so we calculate at least CAD 180 million for the provincial portion. | https://www.alberta.ca/release.cfm?xID=756076A3D7F7D-9024-C817-4B35572EBB13A119 Accessed 10 November 2020 |
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| Canada | National | Fossil unconditional | Investment in aerospace manufacturing in Burlington | Mobility | Oil and gas | Budget or off-budget transfer ... | 2271062.2710623 | 06/11/2020 | Fiscal | Energy use (all energy types, consumption in transport, household use, buildings etc) | FedDev Ontario | Government | Support growth in the aerospace sector | CAD 3.1 million | 3100000 | To support the scale-up and growth of Formula Solutions Inc. (FSI), a composite manufacturer that specializes in Carbon Fibre Reinforced Plastic aerospace components. | https://www.canada.ca/en/economic-development-southern-ontario/news/2020/11/government-of-canada-invests-in-scale-up-of-aerospace-manufacturer-in-burlington.html Accessed 10 November 2020. |
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| Canada | Northwest Territories | Fossil unconditional | Additional support for essential air access to remote communities | Mobility | Oil and oil products | Budget or off-budget transfer ... | 2197802.1978022 | 02/11/2020 | Fiscal | Energy use (all energy types, consumption in transport, household use, buildings etc) | Government of Northwest Territories | Government | Ensure essential air access | CAD 3 million | 3000000 | A new agreement with the federal government and the Government of the Northwest Territories to support essential air access to remote communities. The Government of Canada is contributing up to $17.1 million to ensure continuity of service for at least six months and up to 18 months if necessary. The Government of the Northwest Territories is also providing up to $3 million through this agreement. | https://www.canada.ca/en/transport-canada/news/2020/11/government-of-canada-announces-agreement-with-the-government-of-the-northwest-territories-to-support-essential-air-access-to-remote-communities.html Accessed 10 November 2020 |
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| Canada | Nunavut | Fossil unconditional | Support for essential air access to remote communities | Mobility | Oil and oil products | Budget or off-budget transfer ... | 02/11/2020 | Fiscal | Energy use (all energy types, consumption in transport, household use, buildings etc) | Government of Nunavut | Government | Ensure essential air access | A new agreement with the federal government and the Government of Nunavut to support essential air access to remote communities. The Government of Canada is contributing up to $17.1 million to ensure continuity of service for at least six months and up to 18 months if necessary. The Government of Nunavut is willing to commit an equal amount, up to $17.1 million, through a combination of monetary and in-kind contributions. The measure has not been quantified here as it is uncertain what portion will be in-kind. | https://www.canada.ca/en/transport-canada/news/2020/11/government-of-canada-announces-agreement-with-the-government-of-nunavut-to-support-essential-air-access-to-remote-communities.html Accessed 10 November 2020 |
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| Canada | Quebec | Clean conditional | Investment in Propulsion Québec for electric and smart transportation | Resources | Energy efficiency | Budget or off-budget transfer ... | 1084042.4908425 | 02/11/2020 | Fiscal | Energy efficiency | Government of Canada | Government | Support energy efficiency | CAD 1.5 million | 1479718 | This investment will support the design and development of an electric propulsion system for a 40-ton mining truck, along with a battery solution technology and a fast-charging infrastructure adapted to mining operations. Funding is provided via the INNOV-R Program to Propulsion Québec, Quebec’s industrial cluster for electric and smart transportation, to help innovation in Canada’s mining industry. The Société du Plan Nord is also participating with a contribution of $100,000 under the Fonds d’initiatives du Plan Nord. There is also a federal investment. | https://www.canada.ca/en/natural-resources-canada/news/2020/11/ottawa-and-quebec-invest-in-clean-technology-for-quebecs-mining-industry.html Accessed 10 November 2020 |
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| Canada | National | Clean conditional | Investment in Propulsion Québec for electric and smart transportation | Resources | Multiple energy types | Budget or off-budget transfer ... | 1465201.4652015 | 02/11/2020 | Fiscal | Energy efficiency | Government of Canada | Government | Support energy efficiency | CAD 2 million | 2000000 | This investment will support the design and development of an electric propulsion system for a 40-ton mining truck, along with a battery solution technology and a fast-charging infrastructure adapted to mining operations. Funding is provided via the Clean Growth Program to Propulsion Québec, Quebec’s industrial cluster for electric and smart transportation, to help innovation in Canada’s mining industry. There is also a provincial investment. | https://www.canada.ca/en/natural-resources-canada/news/2020/11/ottawa-and-quebec-invest-in-clean-technology-for-quebecs-mining-industry.html Accessed 10 November 2020 |
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| Canada | National | Clean conditional | City of Calgary’s biomass production and carbon sequestration project | Other sector | Biofuels and waste | Budget or off-budget transfer ... | 1465201.4652015 | 25/08/2020 | Fiscal | Several energy stages | Natural Resources Canada | Government | Support energy efficiency | CAD 2 million | 2000000 | To support the City of Calgary’s biomass production and carbon sequestration project. This initiative will reduce emissions by planting 300 new hectares of trees over three years at the City’s successful willow plantation. The plantation will use municipal biosolids as fertilizer and will help create a carbon-storage sink that leads to fewer greenhouse gas emissions. Funding provided through the Low Carbon Economy Fund. | https://www.canada.ca/en/environment-climate-change/news/2020/08/government-of-canada-reducing-emissions-in-calgary-by-expanding-the-willow-plantation.html Accessed 10 November 2020 |
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| Canada | Manitoba | Clean conditional | Funding for transit for Manitoba municipalities | Mobility | Multiple energy types | Budget or off-budget transfer ... | 22/10/2020 | Fiscal | Energy use (all energy types, consumption in transport, household use, buildings etc) | Government of Manitoba | Government | Support municipalities to respond to COVID-19 | As part of the Safe Restart Agreement, Manitoba received CAD 33.4 million to be allocated for public transit in the five Manitoba municipalities with eligible public transit systems. This line item represents the provincial contribution. | https://news.gov.mb.ca/news/index.html?item=49451&posted=2020-10-22 Accessed 26 October 2020 |
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| Canada | Alberta | Fossil conditional | Grants for energy efficiency projects and methane emissions reduction | Resources | Oil and gas | Budget or off-budget transfer ... | 36630036.630037 | Fiscal | Several energy stages | Alberta Innovates | Government | Create jobs | CAD 50 million | 50000000 | The funding, being delivered by Alberta Innovates, will be given to technologies that help reduce methane emissions and improve industrial energy efficiency. Alberta Innovates invests in research, innovation and entrepreneurship to drive provincial economic growth and diversity. | https://www.alberta.ca/release.cfm?xID=745642FF8ABED-9314-3005-E8D65AF4E905EAB2 Accessed 3 November 2020 |
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| Canada | Quebec | Fossil conditional | Highway 15 in Laval | Mobility | Oil and gas | Budget or off-budget transfer ... | 1098901098.9011 | 28/10/2020 | Fiscal | Energy use (all energy types, consumption in transport, household use, buildings etc) | Government of Quebec | Government | Maintain and develop infrastructure | CAD 1.5 billion | 1500000000 | The Quebec government announced CAD 1.5 billion for construction on highway 15 in Laval and the Laurentides to improve traffic circulation, safety, and facilitate public transportation. | https://www.quebec.ca/nouvelles/actualites/details/cest-le-temps-daller-de-lavant-avec-la-15-le-gouvernement-annonce-des-investissements-majeurs-de-plu/ Accessed 3 November 2020 |
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| Canada | Quebec | Clean unconditional | Bill 44: Responsible and effective governance to respond to the climate crisis and create prosperity | Multiple sectors | Multiple renewable | New or extended regulation (IT... | 22/10/2020 | Fiscal | Several energy stages | Government of Quebec | Government | Support energy efficiency | Adoption of Bill 44, which will promote governance for climate action and electricification across Quebec. The law comes into force on November 1, 2020. The current Green Fund will be replaced by a new fund "Fonds d'électrification et de changements climatiques (FECC)" for climate change and electrificaton projects. The previous fund had been criticized for funding fossil fuel projects. The Minister of Environment will now be responsible for coordinating government climate change action, including for the government's 2020 roadmap "Plan pour économie verte 2030". The Act also introduces better accountability mechanisms and a climate change advisory committee, in addition to creating a new role for the Auditor General of Quebec to report on climate progress. | https://www.quebec.ca/nouvelles/actualites/details/adoption-du-projet-de-loi-no-44-une-gouvernance-efficace-et-responsable-pour-repondre-a-lurgence-cli/ Accessed 26 October 2020 |
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| Canada | Quebec | Clean unconditional | Programme Technoclimat grant for greenhouse energy efficiency | Buildings | Energy efficiency | Budget or off-budget transfer ... | 2197802.1978022 | 20/10/2020 | Fiscal | Energy use (all energy types, consumption in transport, household use, buildings etc) | Government of Quebec | Government | Support energy efficiency | CAD 3 million | 3000000 | Funding for Sollum Technologies to advance energy efficient LED lighting solutions for greenhouse fruit and vegetable production | http://www.fil-information.gouv.qc.ca/Pages/Article.aspx?Page=7&idArticle=2810205299 Accessed 26 October |
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| Canada | Quebec | Fossil unconditional | Investment in roads in James Bay | Mobility | Oil and gas | Budget or off-budget transfer ... | 50695970.695971 | 21/10/2020 | Fiscal | Energy use (all energy types, consumption in transport, household use, buildings etc) | Government of Quebec | Government | Provide transportation access | CAD 69.2 million | 69200000 | Funding for new roadworks on the Baie-James corridor, a vital transportation link for northern Quebec. | http://www.fil-information.gouv.qc.ca/Pages/Article.aspx?Page=5&idArticle=2810210606 Accessed 26 October 2020 |
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| Canada | Quebec | Fossil unconditional | Funding for energy transition of Aluminerie Alouette | Resources | Gas and gas products | Budget or off-budget transfer ... | 6153846.1538462 | 23/10/2020 | Fiscal | Energy use (all energy types, consumption in transport, household use, buildings etc) | Government of Quebec | Government | Support emissions reductions in heavy industry | CAD 8.4 million | 8400000 | Funding from the Ministère de l'Énergie et des Ressources naturelles (MERN) to Gaz Métro GNL, a subsidiary of Énergir, for the implementation of liquefied natural gas (LNG) service at Aluminerie Alouette. | http://www.fil-information.gouv.qc.ca/Pages/Article.aspx?Page=2&idArticle=2810232141 Accessed 26 October 2020 |
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| Canada | National | Fossil unconditional | Funding for energy transition of Aluminerie Alouette | Resources | Gas and gas products | Budget or off-budget transfer ... | 11501831.501832 | Fiscal | Energy use (all energy types, consumption in transport, household use, buildings etc) | Government of Canada | Government | Support emissions reductions in heavy industry | CAD 15.7 million | 15700000 | Funding for the conversion of the aluminum plant's anode baking furnaces from fuel oil to liquefied natural gas. | http://www.fil-information.gouv.qc.ca/Pages/Article.aspx?Page=2&idArticle=2810232141 Accessed 26 October 2020. |
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| Canada | Prince Edward Island | Clean conditional | Climate Challenge Fund | Multiple sectors | Multiple energy types | Budget or off-budget transfer ... | 19/10/2020 | Fiscal | Several energy stages | Government of Prince Edward Island | Government | Support creativity and community-led solutions to address climate change. | CAD 3 million | 3000000 | 2197802.1978022 | A CAD 3-million commitment being delivered over the next three years, the Climate Challenge Fund will provide up to CAD 100,000 to support projects that either reduce greenhouse gas emissions or help communities and the economy adapt to a changing climate. | https://www.princeedwardisland.ca/en/news/climate-challenge-fund-supports-island-innovation Accessed 26 October 2020 |
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| Canada | Alberta | Fossil unconditional | Tax relief for petroleum producers | Resources | Oil and oil products | Tax or royalty or govt fee bre... | 58608058.608059 | 19/10/2020 | Fiscal | Exploration or production or processing or storage or transportation | Government of Alberta | Government | Reduce fiscal burdens for energy sector. | CAD 80 million | 80000000 | A series of measures to reduce fiscal burdens for oil and gas companies, including elimination of the Well Drilling Equipment Tax, extending a 35% assessment reduction on shallow gas wells, lowering tax assessments for less productive wells, and a 3-year tax exemption for companies building new pipelines or drilling new wells. | https://www.alberta.ca/release.cfm?xID=7450191EACDD1-D715-3078-59DF6480E106FC9E Accessed 26 October 2020 |
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| Canada | Alberta | Fossil unconditional | Lifting of Alberta oil production curtailment | Resources | Oil and oil products | New or extended regulation (IT... | 23/10/2020 | Other | Exploration or production or processing or storage or transportation | Government of Alberta | Government | Maintain stability of Alberta's resource sector | While the Alberta government will extend its regulatory authority to curtail oil production through December 2021, it will not set production limits due to 16 per cent of Alberta’s crude oil production remaining offline, down from 22 per cent at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. At this time the Government of Alberta does not plan to resume production limits. Should forecasts show storage inventories approaching maximum capacity, government could put production limits back in place, giving industry 30 to 60 days of advance notice to enable companies to plan their production. | https://www.alberta.ca/release.cfm?xID=7453839D1E00E-BF57-7D73-26FA912B970B113E Accessed 26 October 2020 |
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| Canada | Ontario | Clean conditional | Building Transit Faster Act and Transit-Oriented Communities Act | Mobility | Multiple energy types | New or extended regulation (IT... | 21/07/2020 | Fiscal | Energy use (all energy types, consumption in transport, household use, buildings etc) | Government of Ontario | Government | Expedite planning and construction of priority transit projects | In July 2020, the Building Transit Faster Act became law, providing the province with the tools to expedite the planning, design and construction process of four priority transit projects in the GTA: the new Ontario Line, the three-stop Scarborough Subway Extension, the Eglinton Crosstown LRT West Extension and the Yonge North Subway Extension. The Transit-Oriented Communities Act permits the Lieutenant Governor in Council to designate land as “transit-oriented community land” to support expansion of transit. | https://news.ontario.ca/en/release/58910/ontario-takes-steps-to-accelerate-the-building-of-key-infrastructure-projects Accessed 26 October 2020 |
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| Canada | National | Fossil conditional | Investment in Clean Resource Innovation Network | Resources | Oil and gas | Budget or off-budget transfer ... | 73260073.260073 | 22/10/2020 | Fiscal | Exploration or production or processing or storage or transportation | Government of Canada | Government | Support oil and gas sector to rebound, create good jobs for workers and reduce its carbon footprint. | CAD 100 million | 100000000 | The investment will help the Clean Resource Innovation Network (CRIN) accelerate the development and adoption of innovative technologies and processes that seek to lower the oil and gas industry’s environmental impacts. Through this investment, CRIN aims to reduce the sector’s greenhouse gas emissions by 100 megatons by 2033. | https://www.canada.ca/en/innovation-science-economic-development/news/2020/10/government-of-canada-invests-in-clean-technology-ecosystems.html Accessed 27 October 2020. |
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| Canada | National | Fossil unconditional | Approval of NOVA Gas Transmission Ltd. expansion project | Power generation | Gas and gas products | New or extended regulation (IT... | 20/10/2020 | Fiscal | Electricity generation | Government of Canada | Government | Create jobs, support recovery in Alberta, and help phase out coal-powered electricity | The Government of Canada has approved the NOVA Gas Transmission Ltd. (NGTL) 2021 System Expansion Project with 35 conditions, and amendments to the Canada Energy Regulator's conditions for approval related to caribou and Indigenous engagement. The $2.3-billion project has been touted for creating 2,920 jobs and giving natural gas producers better access to markets for their products. | https://www.canada.ca/en/natural-resources-canada/news/2020/10/government-of-canada-approves-the-nova-gas-transmission-ltd-2021-system-expansion-project.html Accessed 26 October 2020 |
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| Canada | Alberta | Other energy | Funding for Lacombe Biorefinery | Power generation | Biofuels and waste | Budget or off-budget transfer ... | 7326007.3260073 | 15/10/2020 | Fiscal | Exploration or production or processing or storage or transportation | Government of Alberta | Government | Support job-creating emissions reduction programs | CAD 10 million | 10000000 | Alberta’s government will provide CAD 10 million from the industry-funded Technology Innovation and Emissions Reduction fund through Emissions Reduction Alberta to build a CAD 45-million clean energy and organic fertilizer facility in Lacombe. The facility will have the capacity to generate enough renewable natural gas to heat more than 1,000 homes each year. | https://eralberta.ca/projects/details/lacombe-biorefinery/ Accessed 19 October 2020 |
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| Canada | Ontario | Clean conditional | Energy efficiency measures through the Energy Affordability Program for households | Power generation | Multiple energy types | Uncategorized | 13/10/2020 | Other | Energy efficiency | Government of Ontario | Government | Provide affordable energy | 05/01/2021 | Ontario introduced the Energy Affordability Program (EAP). Beginning the week of January 4, 2021, EAP will provide electricity saving measures to help participating households manage their electricity-use and lower their electricity costs by up to $1,000 per year; tailor energy-efficiency upgrades based on household income, home heating system, location, and an energy needs assessment; and, simplify access to new and updated electricity saving measures through a single program that replaces the Affordability Fund Trust and Home Assistance Program, which are ending in 2020. | https://news.ontario.ca/en/release/58782/ontario-helps-keep-energy-costs-low-for-families-small-businesses-and-farmers Accessed 19 October 2020 |
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| Canada | National | Other energy | Support for small modular nuclear reactors via Terrestrial Energy | Power generation | Nuclear | Budget or off-budget transfer ... | 14652014.652015 | 15/10/2020 | Fiscal | Exploration or production or processing or storage or transportation | Strategic Innovation Fund | Government | Grow the SMR industry | CAD 20 million | 20000000 | The investment is being made to support Terrestrial Energy in commercializing its SMR technology. Canada has an SMR Roadmap, which outlines a long-term vision for the development and deployment of this technology. | https://www.canada.ca/en/innovation-science-economic-development/news/2020/10/government-of-canada-invests-in-innovative-small-modular-reactor-technology.html Accessed 19 October 2020 |
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| Canada | Ontario | Clean conditional | Provincial funding for battery electric vehicle production at Ford Canada’s Oakville Assembly ... | Mobility | Multiple energy types | Budget or off-budget transfer ... | 216117216.11722 | 08/10/2020 | Fiscal | Energy use (all energy types, consumption in transport, household use, buildings etc) | Government of Ontario | Government | Support jobs and economic development | CAD 295 million | 295000000 | Provincial contribution to a $1.8 billion total public and private investment into Ford's Oakville, Ontario plant. The plant directly employs over 3,000 people and will be updated with a flexible manufacturing system able to accommodate multiple battery electric vehicle (BEV) models. It will also include the installation of a battery-pack assembly line. With this funding, the Oakville Assembly Complex is expected to become one of Ford's highest volume BEV plants in North America, with the first electric vehicles forecasted to roll off the production line in 2025. | https://news.ontario.ca/en/release/58736/historic-ford-canada-investment-transforming-ontario-into-global-electric-vehicle-manufacturing-hub Accessed 13 October 2020 |
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| Canada | National | Clean conditional | Funding for battery electric vehicle production at Ford Canada’s Oakville Assembly Complex | Mobility | Multiple energy types | Budget or off-budget transfer ... | 216117216.11722 | 08/10/2020 | Fiscal | Energy use (all energy types, consumption in transport, household use, buildings etc) | Government of Canada | Government | Support jobs and economic development | CAD 295 million | 295000000 | Federal contribution to a $1.8 billion total public and private investment into Ford's Oakville, Ontario plant. The plant directly employs over 3,000 people and will be updated with a flexible manufacturing system able to accommodate multiple battery electric vehicle (BEV) models. It will also include the installation of a battery-pack assembly line. With this funding, the Oakville Assembly Complex is expected to become one of Ford's highest volume BEV plants in North America, with the first electric vehicles forecasted to roll off the production line in 2025. | https://news.ontario.ca/en/release/58736/historic-ford-canada-investment-transforming-ontario-into-global-electric-vehicle-manufacturing-hub Accessed 13 October 2020 |
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| Canada | Newfoundland and Labrador | Fossil unconditional | Budget 2020 allocations for oil and gas industry | Resources | Oil and gas | Budget or off-budget transfer ... | 23443223.443223 | 30/09/2020 | Fiscal | Exploration or production or processing or storage or transportation | Government of Newfoundland and Labrador | Government | Support initiatives to develop the province's oil and gas industry | CAD 32 million | 32000000 | Budget 2020 allocates CAD 26 million for exploration activities to systematically evaluate offshore basins and image prospects to capture global investment offshore Newfoundland and Labrador. It also allocates CAD 6 million to help supply-and-service companies in the oil and gas sector through the Innovation and Business Development Fund. | https://www.gov.nl.ca/budget/2020/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2020/09/Innovation-Industry-Development.pdf Accessed 5 October 2020 |
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| Canada | Newfoundland and Labrador | Fossil unconditional | Budget 2020 funding for highways and bridges | Mobility | Oil and gas | Budget or off-budget transfer ... | 120879120.87912 | 30/09/2020 | Fiscal | Energy use (all energy types, consumption in transport, household use, buildings etc) | Government of Newfoundland and Labrador | Government | Improve the transportation network | CAD 165 million | 165000000 | Budget 2020 allocates CAD 165 million for provincial highways and bridges including CAD 39.8 million for the Trans Labrador Highway. | https://www.gov.nl.ca/budget/2020/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2020/09/Infrastructure.pdf Accessed 5 October 2020 |
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| Canada | National | Clean conditional | Zero-emission buses and charging infrastructure investment through Canada Infrastructure Bank | Mobility | Multiple energy types | Budget or off-budget transfer ... | 1098901098.9011 | 01/10/2020 | Fiscal | Energy use (all energy types, consumption in transport, household use, buildings etc) | Canada Infrastructure Bank | Government | Create good jobs, build stronger communities, and make economy more sustainable and resilient | CAD 1.5 billion | 1500000000 | Through the Canada Infrastructure Bank (CIB) Growth Plan, CAD 1.5 billion has been allocated to accelerate the adoption of zero-emission buses and charging infrastructure so Canadians can have cleaner commutes. This spending, as with other CIB packages, has an emphasis on public-private partnerships. It is estimated CIB Growth Plan Measures will create approximately 60,000 jobs across the country. | https://cib-bic.ca/en/the-canada-infrastructure-bank-announces-a-plan-to-create-jobs-and-grow-the-economy/ Accessed 5 October 2020 |
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| Canada | National | Clean conditional | Large-scale building retrofit investment through Canada Infrastructure Bank | Buildings | Multiple energy types | Budget or off-budget transfer ... | 1465201465.2015 | 01/10/2020 | Fiscal | Energy efficiency | Canada Infrastructure Bank | Government | Create good jobs, build stronger communities, and make economy more sustainable and resilient | CAD 2 billion | 2000000000 | Through the Canada Infrastructure Bank (CIB) Growth Plan, CAD 2 billion has been allocated for large-scale building retrofits to increase energy efficiency and help make communities more sustainable. This spending, as with other CIB packages, has an emphasis on public-private partnerships. It is estimated CIB Growth Plan Measures together will create approximately 60,000 jobs across the country. | https://cib-bic.ca/en/the-canada-infrastructure-bank-announces-a-plan-to-create-jobs-and-grow-the-economy/ Accessed 5 October 2020 |
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| Canada | National | Clean conditional | Clean power and electricity investment through Canada Infrastructure Bank | Power generation | Multiple energy types | Budget or off-budget transfer ... | 1831501831.5018 | 01/10/2020 | Fiscal | Several energy stages | Canada Infrastructure Bank | Government | Create good jobs, build stronger communities, and make economy more sustainable and resilient | CAD 2.5 billion | 2500000000 | Through the Canada Infrastructure Bank (CIB) Growth Plan, CAD 2.5 billion has been allocated for clean power to support renewable generation and storage and to transmit clean electricity between provinces, territories, and regions, including to northern and Indigenous communities. This spending, as with other CIB packages, has an emphasis on public-private partnerships. It is estimated CIB Growth Plan Measures together will create approximately 60,000 jobs across the country. | https://cib-bic.ca/en/the-canada-infrastructure-bank-announces-a-plan-to-create-jobs-and-grow-the-economy/ Accessed 5 October 2020 |
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| Canada | Alberta | Fossil conditional | Investments from the Technology Innovation and Emissions Reduction (TIER) fund for carbon capture an... | Resources | Oil and gas | Budget or off-budget transfer ... | 103663003.663 | 22/09/2020 | Fiscal | Several energy stages | Government of Alberta | Government | Reduce methane emissions, cut costs for industry and get Albertans back to work. | CAD 750 million | 141500000 | The Government of Alberta has announced that it will use up to CAD 750 million from its Technology Innovation and Emissions Reduction (TIER) fund, along with other funding, "to support emissions reductions in key industries." TIER is a carbon pricing system, a fund paid into by large industrial facilities. This announcement will use all amounts currently in the TIER fund. Announcements of where funding will be spent so far include CAD 52 million for methane programs in the oil and gas sector and CAD 80 million for Alberta’s new Industrial Energy Efficiency and Carbon Capture Utilization and Storage (IEE CCUS) Grant Program. CAD 9.5 million was previously announced through Emissions Reduction Alberta to support several carbon capture, utilization and storage projects. | https://www.alberta.ca/release.cfm?xID=7329228BE88D1-0322-5F49-C6C11B795F47B4C0 https://www.alberta.ca/release.cfm?xID=73318C6591C57-0E3B-1147-1811898B8A0131A5 Accessed 28 September 2020 |
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| Canada | National | Clean conditional | Support for clean energy projects in Northwest Territories | Power generation | Multiple renewable | Budget or off-budget transfer ... | 5860805.8608059 | 22/09/2020 | Fiscal | Several energy stages | Natural Resources Canada | Government | Support clean energy | CAD 8 million | 8000000 | Eight community-led clean energy projects in Northwest Territories from the Clean Energy for Rural and Remote Communities program. "This funding will support communities in their efforts to build a cleaner future and reduce their reliance on diesel fuel for heat and power while creating jobs." | https://www.canada.ca/en/natural-resources-canada/news/2020/09/canada-invests-in-clean-energy-projects-in-the-northwest-territories.html Accessed 28 September 2020 |
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| Canada | National | Clean conditional | Support for clean energy projects in Yukon | Power generation | Multiple renewable | Budget or off-budget transfer ... | 22/09/2020 | Fiscal | Several energy stages | Natural Resources Canada | Government | Support clean energy | CAD 5.4 million | 5400000 | 3956043.956044 | Five community-led clean energy projects in Yukon from the Clean Energy for Rural and Remote Communities program. This funding will support communities in their efforts to build a cleaner future and reduce their reliance on diesel fuel for heat and power while creating jobs. | https://www.canada.ca/en/natural-resources-canada/news/2020/09/government-invests-in-clean-energy-initiatives-in-yukon.html Accessed 28 September 2020 |
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| Canada | National | Fossil unconditional | One-time support for Newfoundland and Labrador’s Offshore Energy Sector | Resources | Oil and gas | Budget or off-budget transfer ... | 234432234.43223 | 25/09/2020 | Fiscal | Exploration or production or processing or storage or transportation | Natural Resources Canada | Government | Support oil and gas industry | CAD 320 million | 320000000 | CAD 320 million towards an agreement with the provincial government to support Newfoundland's offshore energy sector. The sector had been lobbying for financial assistance since the onset of COVID-19. Although Minister of Natural Resources Seamus O'Regan alluded to supporting a net-zero transition in his funding announcement, no strings appear to be attached to the funding to ensure it will be used explicitly for job creation or be tied to environmental outcomes. The Government of Newfoundland and Labrador has also established an oil and gas industry recovery task force to decide how to use the funds, among other tasks. | https://www.canada.ca/en/department-finance/news/2020/09/government-of-canada-supports-newfoundland-and-labradors-offshore-energy-sector-workers.html https://www.gov.nl.ca/releases/2020/exec/0925n03/ Accessed 28 September 2020 |
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| Canada | Saskatchewan | Fossil unconditional | Support for Indigenous Participation In Pipeline Projects | Resources | Oil and oil products | Budget or off-budget transfer ... | 732600.73260073 | 23/09/2020 | Fiscal | Exploration or production or processing or storage or transportation | Government of Saskatchewan | Government | Support Indigenous economic activity and oil and gas industry | CAD 1 million | 1000000 | The Peacemaker Project, led by the First Peoples Pipeline, will receive a total of CAD 500,000 to further work on a proposed project to create a new energy corridor for western Canadian oil and gas to an export terminal near Churchill, Manitoba. Project Reconciliation, delivered by the Indian Resource Council of Canada (IRC), will receive a total of CAD 500,000 to focus on promoting Indigenous participation and ownership in the Trans Mountain Pipeline and Expansion Project (TMX) and other major energy infrastructure projects. | https://www.saskatchewan.ca/government/news-and-media/2020/september/23/indigenous-participation-in-pipeline Accessed 28 September 2020 |
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| Canada | Newfoundland and Labrador | Fossil unconditional | New offshore oil exploration initiative and establishment of oil and gas recovery task force | Resources | Oil and gas | Budget or off-budget transfer ... | 24/09/2020 | Fiscal | Exploration or production or processing or storage or transportation | Government of Newfoundland | Government | Support for offshore oil industry | Establishment of a new offshore exploration initiative to provide companies with the incentive to drill more wells by funding a percentage of well costs beyond the first well drilled on a license. The Government of Newfoundland and Labrador has also established an oil and gas industry recovery task force.
Annually, the Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board (C-NLOPB) issues calls for bids for exploration licences in the province’s offshore. The sole criterion for selecting a winning bid is the total amount of money the bidder commits to spend on exploration of the parcel. The successful bidder is required to post a security deposit for 25 per cent of the work expenditure bid. If the bidder does not meet its work commitment, the security deposit is forfeit and the investment opportunity is lost. Under this new policy, forfeited security deposits can be reinvested into offshore exploration projects.
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https://www.gov.nl.ca/releases/2020/exec/0924n02/ https://www.gov.nl.ca/releases/2020/exec/0925n03/ https://www.gov.nl.ca/releases/2020/iet/1202n07/ Accessed 10 December 2020 |
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| Canada | British Columbia | Clean unconditional | Green energy infrastructure and transportation investment matching funding | Multiple sectors | Multiple energy types | Budget or off-budget transfer ... | 13186813.186813 | 01/09/2020 | Fiscal | Several energy stages | Government of British Columbia - CleanBC Communities Fund | Government | Support innovative climate action | CAD 18 million | 18000000 | The Government of British Columbia is contributing nearly $18 million through the CleanBC Communities Fund, part of the federal Investing in Canada plan’s Green Infrastructure Stream. This announcement includes funding for 11 projects to help B.C. communities save energy and reduce pollution, including through renewable energy and energy efficiency projects for select buildings. Funding is also going towards expanding the network of Level-2 electric vehicle (EV) charging stations across the province. The Government of Canada is investing more than $28.5 million in these projects through the Green Infrastructure Stream (GIS) of the Investing in Canada plan, and local and Indigenous communities are contributing more than $13 million. | https://www.canada.ca/en/office-infrastructure/news/2020/09/backgrounder-canada-and-british-columbia-invest-in-green-energy-solutions.html Accessed 28 September 2020 |
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| Canada | National | Fossil conditional | SDTC funding for cleantech projects for oil and gas industry | Resources | Oil and gas | Budget or off-budget transfer ... | 4981684.981685 | 16/09/2020 | Fiscal | Exploration or production or processing or storage or transportation | Sustainable Development Technology Canada | Government | Promote cleantech | CAD 6.8 million | 6800000 | As part of a series of funding announcements for Sustainable Development Technology Canada, this includes CAD 3.4 million for a multilateral junction for shale oil and gas producers and CAD 3.4 million for sensing and monitoring technology for intelligent wellbores and pipelines. | https://www.canada.ca/en/innovation-science-economic-development/news/2020/09/list-of-cleantech-projects-receiving-funding-from-sustainable-development-technology-canada-sdtc.html Accessed 21 September 2020 |
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| Canada | National | Clean conditional | SDTC funding for cleantech projects for energy efficiency and low-emissions vehicle cleantech projec... | Multiple sectors | Multiple energy types | Budget or off-budget transfer ... | 11868131.868132 | 16/09/2020 | Fiscal | Several energy stages | Sustainable Development Technology Canada | Government | Promote cleantech | CAD 6.8 million | 16200000 | As part of a series of funding announcements for Sustainable Development Technology Canada, this includes funding for several cleantech projects that support energy efficiency in water treatement, mining operations, and electric vehicles. (CAD 2.8 million to Pani Energy, CAD 5.6 million to Motion Metrics International Corp, CAD 1.4 million to Swirltex Inc., CAD 2.4 mmillion in Inmotive Inc., CAD 4 million to Soleco Energie Inc.) | https://www.canada.ca/en/innovation-science-economic-development/news/2020/09/list-of-cleantech-projects-receiving-funding-from-sustainable-development-technology-canada-sdtc.html Accessed 21 September 2020 |
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| Canada | Ontario | Fossil unconditional | Funding for natural gas expansion in North Bay | Power generation | Gas and gas products | Budget or off-budget transfer ... | 6351648.3516484 | 10/09/2020 | Fiscal | Exploration or production or processing or storage or transportation | Government of Ontario | Government | Provide affordable energy | CAD 8.67 million | 8670000 | The Ontario government is providing up to CAD 8.67 million to expand natural gas to households and businesses in North Bay. Construction is underway on a new natural gas pipeline (27 km by Enbridge), funded by Ontario's Natural Gas Expansion Program. | https://news.ontario.ca/en/release/58329/ontario-expands-natural-gas-to-more-communities-in-north-bay Accessed 21 September 2020 |
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| Canada | British Columbia | Clean unconditional | New CleanBC stimulus measures for active transportation | Mobility | Multiple renewable | Budget or off-budget transfer ... | 12216117.216117 | 17/09/2020 | Fiscal | Energy use (all energy types, consumption in transport, household use, buildings etc) | CleanBC, Ministry of Energy, Mines, and Petroleum Resources | Government | Support active transportation | CAD 16,675 million | 16675000 | As part of a suite of new stimulus measures announced under the CleanBC plan (the province's plan for clean energy and emissions reductions), over CAD 16 million for active transportation was announced. | https://news.gov.bc.ca/files/StrongerBC_BCs-Economic-Recovery-Report.pdf Accessed 21 September 2020 |
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| Canada | National | Clean conditional | Funding for school energy efficiency and retrofits | Buildings | Multiple energy types | Budget or off-budget transfer ... | 12454212.454212 | 17/09/2020 | Fiscal | Energy use (all energy types, consumption in transport, household use, buildings etc) | Environment & Climate Change Canada | Government | Support for energy efficiency | CAD 17 million | 17000000 | On June 25, 2019, the Minister of Environment and Climate Change announced the Municipalities, Universities, Schools and Hospitals (MUSH) Retrofit stream of the Climate Action Incentive Fund. The first round of funding, announced in September, includes approximately CAD 12 million for Saskatchewan and CAD 5 million for Manitoba. | https://www.canada.ca/en/environment-climate-change/news/2020/09/canada-supports-energy-efficiency-projects-in-saskatchewan-schools.html https://www.canada.ca/en/environment-climate-change/news/2020/09/canada-supports-energy-efficiency-projects-in-manitoba-schools.html https://www.canada.ca/en/environment-climate-change/services/climate-change/carbon-pollution-pricing-proceeds-programming/climate-action-incentive-fund/municipalities-universities-schools-hospitals.html Accessed 21 September 2020 |
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| Canada | National | Clean conditional | Funding for research for electric and alternative fuel vehicles | Mobility | Multiple energy types | Budget or off-budget transfer ... | 1257486.4468864 | 18/09/2020 | Fiscal | Energy use (all energy types, consumption in transport, household use, buildings etc) | Natural Resources Canada | Government | Support clean energy | CAD 1.7 million | 1716469 | An investment of $1,716,469 to the CSA Group, a Toronto-based organization that develops standards to address emerging technologies and issues in the public and private sectors. The funding will support a project to research, develop, adapt and update codes and standards for electric and alternative fuel vehicles and infrastructure. | https://www.canada.ca/en/natural-resources-canada/news/2020/09/investing-in-canadas-zero-emission-vehicle-sector.html Accessed 21 September 2020 |
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| Canada | National | Fossil unconditional | Loan guarantee for a First Nations minority stake investment in a natural gas-fired generating facil... | Resources | Gas and gas products | Budget or off-budget transfer ... | 68131868.131868 | Fiscal | Electricity generation | Government of Alberta | Government | Increasing the ability for Indigenous groups to invest in Alberta | CAD 93 million | 93000000 | The Alberta Indigenous Opportunities Corporation (AIOC) announced its first commitment: a loan guarantee to a consortium of six Alberta First Nations to enable their participation in the Cascade Power Project (Cascade). Cascade is a 900MW combined cycle natural gas fired power plant located near Edson, AB. | https://www.theaioc.com/about/news/alberta-indigenous-opportunities-corporation-announces-first-participation-in-cascade-power-project/ https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2020/09/09/2091232/0/en/Alberta-Indigenous-Opportunities-Corporation-Announces-First-Participation-in-Cascade-Power-Project.html https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/alberta-first-nations-power-plant-1.5717692 Accessed 21 September 2020 |
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| Canada | Yukon | Clean unconditional | Territorial rebates for electric vehicles and home heating systems | Multiple sectors | Multiple energy types | Budget or off-budget transfer ... | 14/09/2020 | Fiscal | Energy use (all energy types, consumption in transport, household use, buildings etc) | Government of Yukon | Government | Support access to affordable and renewable energy | The Government of Yukon released a strategy for climate change, energy and a green economy. The strategy includes 131 actions the Government of Yukon will take to address the impacts of climate change while building a green economy and ensuring Yukoners can access reliable, affordable and renewable energy over the next decade. Included in the strategy are a new suite of clean transportation rebates for low- and zero-emission vehicles, and an expansion of rebates for home heat pumps. | https://yukon.ca/en/news/climate-change-energy-and-green-economy-strategy-yukon-announced https://yukon.ca/en/news/expanded-rebates-renewable-home-heating-now-available https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/yukon-climate-green-energy-plan-final-1.5723936 Accessed 21 September 2020 |
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| Canada | National | Fossil unconditional | Support for essential air access to remote communities | Mobility | Oil and oil products | Budget or off-budget transfer ... | 54945054.945055 | 06/09/2020 | Fiscal | Energy use (all energy types, consumption in transport, household use, buildings etc) | Transport Canada | Government | Support essential air access | CAD 75 million | 75000000 | New measures to support essential air access to remote communities include seeking bilateral agreements with provinces and territories to ensure continuity of service for at least six months, and establishing a $75-million funding program for the federal contribution for the first six months and maintaining these essential services through an investment of up to $174 million over 18 months, if needed. Funding is done in partnership with contributions by provincial and territorial governments to ensure minimum levels of essential transportation services to remote communities, and ensure the continued supply of food, medical supplies, and other essential goods and services. | https://www.canada.ca/en/transport-canada/news/2020/08/government-of-canada-announces-new-measures-to-support-essential-air-access-to-remote-communities.html Accessed 21 September 2020 |
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| Canada | Alberta | Fossil unconditional | Creation of Invest Alberta | Resources | Oil and gas | Budget or off-budget transfer ... | 07/09/2020 | Fiscal | Exploration or production or processing or storage or transportation | Ministry of Jobs, Economy and Innovation | Government | Attract job creating investment, and telling institutional investors the truth about Alberta’s environmentally responsible energy sector | Creation of Invest Alberta, a new provincial agency that will lead an aggressive worldwide campaign to attract job creating investment, while providing concierge service to prospective investors, and promoting Alberta’s energy sector. CAD 18 million initial budget for three years (CAD 6 million per year) but no sectoral breakdown available. Oil, gas, cleantech, petrochemicals, and aviation are all noted as key sectors for Invest Alberta's strategy. This is part of Alberta's Investment and Growth Strategy, which has a budget of CAD 75 million over three years for implementation. | https://www.alberta.ca/assets/documents/alberta-recovery-plan.pdf https://www.alberta.ca/release.cfm?xID=732412285001E-D266-AB66-6185334C659ECC01 Accessed 21 September 2020 |
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| Canada | British Columbia | Other energy | Funding for hydrogen strategy | Mobility | Hydrogen | Budget or off-budget transfer ... | 7326007.3260073 | Fiscal | Energy use (all energy types, consumption in transport, household use, buildings etc) | CleanBC, Ministry of Energy, Mines, and Petroleum Resources | Government | Support for a more prosperous, balanced, and sustainable future. | CAD 10 million | 10000000 | The Government of British Columbia has allocated $10 million to the construction and operation of 10 hydrogen fuelling stations in the province, as well as three years of support for the work of Hydrogen BC. | https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2020EMPR0046-001696 Accessed 15 September 2020 |
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| Canada | Quebec | Clean conditional | Provincial investment in Quebec Bioenergy | Multiple sectors | Biofuels and waste | Budget or off-budget transfer ... | 3003663.003663 | 08/09/2020 | Fiscal | Several energy stages | Ministry of Forests, Wildlife and Parks | Government | Support for a clean energy future. | CAD 4.1 million | 4100000 | $4.1 million Government of Quebec investment in CRB Innovations to convert forest residues to biofuels and bioplastics. $2.5 million from the Wood Innovation Program, managed by the Ministry of Forests, Wildlife and Parks, to support the Westbury company, and $1.575 million under the Technoclimat Program. | https://www.canada.ca/en/natural-resources-canada/news/2020/09/canada-invests-in-bioenergy-in-quebec.html Accessed 19 September 2020 |
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| Canada | National | Clean conditional | Federal investment in Quebec Bioenergy | Multiple sectors | Biofuels and waste | Budget or off-budget transfer ... | 3296703.2967033 | 08/09/2020 | Fiscal | Several energy stages | Natural Resources Canada | Government | Support for a clean energy future. | CAD 4.5 million | 4500000 | $4.5 million federal government spending in CRB Innovations for second generation forest-based bioenergy, with the aim of energy efficiency and GHG reduction by converting forest residues to biofuels and bioplastics. Through Natural Resources Canada Clean Growth Program. | https://www.canada.ca/en/natural-resources-canada/news/2020/09/canada-invests-in-bioenergy-in-quebec.html Accessed 14 September 2020 |
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| Canada | Quebec | Clean conditional | Quebec Funding for Biocarbon Briquettes for Ferroalloy Production | Multiple sectors | Biofuels and waste | Budget or off-budget transfer ... | 8754578.7545788 | 08/09/2020 | Fiscal | Several energy stages | Quebec Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources | Government | Support for a clean energy future. | CAD 11.95 million | 11950000 | Government of Quebec funding for the manufacturing of biocarbon briquettes, a renewable alternative to metallurgical coal that can reduce the environmental impact of foundries and steelworks. Elkem Métal Canada Inc. intends to replace 43,000 tonnes of metallurgical coal per year, used at its Chicoutimi plant in Quebec, with 37,000 tonnes of bio-briquette (biocarbon) for a potential reduction of 100 ktonnes of CO2 eq/yr for Elkem Métal Canada. Elkem is a company specializing in the manufacturing of a ferroalloy used in the foundry and steel mill industry, and the briquettes will be made from forest biomass, reducing waste in the forestry sector. This is a second generation biofuel. | https://www.canada.ca/en/natural-resources-canada/news/2020/09/canada-invests-in-clean-technology-solutions-in-quebec.html Accessed 14 September 2020 |
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| Canada | National | Clean conditional | Federal Funding for Biocarbon Briquettes for Ferroalloy Production | Multiple sectors | Biofuels and waste | Budget or off-budget transfer ... | 3663003.6630037 | 08/09/2020 | Fiscal | Several energy stages | Natural Resources Canada | Government | Support for a clean energy future. | CAD 5 million | 5000000 | Federal government funding for the manufacturing of biocarbon briquettes, a renewable alternative to metallurgical coal that can reduce the environmental impact of foundries and steelworks. Elkem Métal Canada Inc. intends to replace 43,000 tonnes of metallurgical coal per year, used at its Chicoutimi plant in Quebec, with 37,000 tonnes of bio-briquette (biocarbon) for a potential reduction of 100 ktonnes of CO2 eq/yr for Elkem Métal Canada. Elkem is a company specializing in the manufacturing of a ferroalloy used in the foundry and steel mill industry, and the briquettes will be made from forest biomass, reducing waste in the forestry sector. This is a second generation biofuel. | https://www.canada.ca/en/natural-resources-canada/news/2020/09/canada-invests-in-clean-technology-solutions-in-quebec.html |
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| Canada | National | Clean unconditional | Funding for Canada’s Tidal Power Industry | Power generation | Other renewable | Budget or off-budget transfer ... | 6886446.8864469 | 09/09/2020 | Fiscal | Several energy stages | Natural Resources Canada | Government | Support for a clean energy future. | CAD 9.4 million | 9400000 | Funding for four tidal energy projects through NRCan's Energy Innovation, Clean Growth, and Emerging Renewables Power programs: $4 million to Nova Innovation to build a tidal turbine array using sub-sea tidal technology in Petit Passage in the Bay of Fundy. $1.58 million to the University of Manitoba, in partnership with SOAR – Sustainable Oceans Applied Research, to advance research on river hydrokinetic and in-stream tidal energy technologies in the Canadian context. $2 million to Offshore Energy Research Association of Nova Scotia to research an environmental effects monitoring solution for the instream tidal energy industry in Canada, including fish and marine mammal interactions with tidal devices. $2 million to Fundy Ocean Research Centre for Energy to outline a plan to assess the encounter risk for fish with tidal devices and create a tool to support the regulatory authorization process for tidal energy projects. | https://www.canada.ca/en/natural-resources-canada/news/2020/09/government-invests-in-canadas-tidal-power-industry.html Accessed 14 September 2020 |
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| Canada | Alberta | Clean unconditional | Funding for green building technologies via Smart Sustainable Resilient Infrastructure Association | Buildings | Multiple energy types | Budget or off-budget transfer ... | 2051282.0512821 | 04/09/2020 | Fiscal | Several energy stages | Alberta Innovates | Government | Support SMEs to adopt clean tech | CAD 2.8 million | 2800000 | To help Alberta’s construction and engineering industry by supporting small and medium-sized businesses adopt new products and technologies that improve the energy efficiency of buildings and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. | https://www.canada.ca/en/western-economic-diversification/news/2020/09/government-of-canada-invests-in-albertas-construction-industry-to-help-strengthen-energy-efficiency-and-green-building-practices.html Accessed 7 September 2020 |
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| Canada | National | Clean unconditional | Funding for green building technologies via Smart Sustainable Resilient Infrastructure Association | Multiple sectors | Multiple energy types | Budget or off-budget transfer ... | 2197802.1978022 | 04/09/2020 | Fiscal | Several energy stages | Western Economic Diversification Canada | Government | Support SMEs to adopt clean tech | CAD 3 million | 3000000 | To help Alberta’s construction and engineering industry by supporting small and medium-sized businesses adopt new products and technologies that improve the energy efficiency of buildings and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. | https://www.canada.ca/en/western-economic-diversification/news/2020/09/government-of-canada-invests-in-albertas-construction-industry-to-help-strengthen-energy-efficiency-and-green-building-practices.html Accessed 7 September 2020 |
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| Canada | Nunavut | Clean unconditional | Funding for South Baffin Energy Management Project | Buildings | Multiple energy types | Budget or off-budget transfer ... | 6300366.3003663 | 20/08/2020 | Fiscal | Several energy stages | Government of Nunavut | Government | Support innovative climate action | CAD 8.6 million | 8600000 | This project will help improve energy efficiency and introduce renewable energy in 45 buildings owned by the Government of Nunavut in the six communities that make up the South Baffin region. The Government of Nunavut’s Department of Community and Government Services is contributing $8.6 million. The federal government has provided $18.3 million through the Low Carbon Economy Leadership Fund. | https://www.canada.ca/en/environment-climate-change/news/2020/08/government-of-canada-partners-with-nunavut-for-renewable-and-energy-efficiency-projects.html Accessed 7 September 2020 |
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| Canada | British Columbia | Clean conditional | Innovative Clean Energy (ICE) Fund announcements – September 2020 | Multiple sectors | Multiple energy types | Budget or off-budget transfer ... | 6227106.2271062 | 02/09/2020 | Fiscal | Several energy stages | Government of British Columbia - Innovative Clean Energy Fund | Government | Support innovative climate action | CAD 8.5 million | 8500000 | Part of the government’s CleanBC plan, the ICE Fund supports the research, development and commercialization of clean energy technologies that aim to reduce B.C.’s emissions and create new economic opportunities for people. Funding includes innovations in fueling for heavy-duty hydrogen vehicles and renewable energy technology. Some projects received additional funding from partners including Sustainable Development Technology Canada (SDTC). | https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2020EMPR0043-001634 Accessed 7 September 2020 |
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| Canada | Quebec | Clean conditional | Funding for sustainable development projects in Bas-Saint-Laurent | Multiple sectors | Multiple energy types | Budget or off-budget transfer ... | 547252.74725275 | 01/09/2020 | Fiscal | Energy use (all energy types, consumption in transport, household use, buildings etc) | Government of Quebec | Government | Support innovative climate action | CAD 747,000 | 747000 | Funding for 3 sustainable development initiatives, including support for a new recycling facility, support for adoption of biomass energy, and electrification of transport. | http://www.fil-information.gouv.qc.ca/Pages/Article.aspx?Page=6&idArticle=2809016282 Accessed 7 September 2020 |
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| Canada | National | Clean conditional | Infrastructure Canada project funding for public transit since March 2020 | Mobility | Multiple energy types | Budget or off-budget transfer ... | 186916422.71062 | Fiscal | Energy use (all energy types, consumption in transport, household use, buildings etc) | Infrastructure Canada | Government | Funding infrastructure projects for Canadians | 255140917 | Through the Investing in Canada plan (developed prior to COVID-19), the Government of Canada is investing over $180 billion over 12 years in infrastructure projects across Canada. This line item reflects federal investments made in public transit since the start of the pandemic. | https://open.canada.ca/data/en/dataset/beee0771-dab9-4be8-9b80-f8e8b3fdfd9d Last accessed 5 October 2020 |
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| Canada | National | Clean unconditional | Infrastructure Canada project funding for active transportation since March 2020 | Mobility | Active transport | Budget or off-budget transfer ... | 19414013.919414 | Fiscal | Active transport (cycling or walking) | Infrastructure Canada | Government | Funding infrastructure projects for Canadians | 26500129 | Through the Investing in Canada plan (developed prior to COVID-19), the Government of Canada is investing over $180 billion over 12 years in infrastructure projects across Canada. This line item reflects federal investments made in active transportation since the start of the pandemic. | https://open.canada.ca/data/en/dataset/beee0771-dab9-4be8-9b80-f8e8b3fdfd9d Last accessed 10 October 2020 |
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| Canada | Alberta | Clean unconditional | Funding for Net Zero Aquatic Facility in Drayton | Buildings | Other renewable | Budget or off-budget transfer ... | 4630157.5091575 | 25/08/2020 | Fiscal | Several energy stages | Government | Building strong infrastructure across Alberta | CAD 6,320,165 | 6320165 | Design and construction of a 27,000-square-foot aquatic recreational facility. The facility achieve a net zero energy balance by recovering waste heat from a nearby hockey arena (the Omniplex) to serve as the source for the facility's heat pump loop. Additional funding for this was provided by the federal government through Infrastructure Canada, reflected in a separate entry. | https://www.alberta.ca/release.cfm?xID=73092802DA1BA-D9CF-0037-2AC10413509BCE65 https://www.canada.ca/en/office-infrastructure/news/2020/08/backgrounder-canada-and-alberta-invest-in-infrastructure-projects-in-central-alberta-to-strengthen-the-economy-and-build-resilient-communities.html Accessed 1 September 2020 |
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| Canada | National | Fossil conditional | Funding for Algoma Steel’s climate action initiatives | Other sector | Multiple fossil | Budget or off-budget transfer ... | 2930402.9304029 | 18/08/2020 | Fiscal | Several energy stages | Environment and Climate Change Canada | Government | Support innovative climate action | CAD 4 million | 4000000 | The integrated steel producer Algoma Steel will use the funding to improve both the tar-removal and light-oil-recovery areas of its coke-making plant in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. This project is funded through the Low Carbon Economy Fund. The coke-making process of steel production generates a variety of by-products including coke-oven gas, various tars, and light oil. By using updated equipment to capture and remove by-products suspended in coke-oven gas, a steel manufacturer can reduce its greenhouse gas emissions, reduce local air pollution, and re-use captured fuel. | https://www.canada.ca/en/environment-climate-change/news/2020/08/government-of-canada-announces-support-for-algoma-steels-climate-action-initiatives.html Accessed 25 August 2020 |
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| Canada | National | Clean unconditional | Funding for South Baffin Energy Management Project | Buildings | Multiple energy types | Budget or off-budget transfer ... | 13406593.406593 | 20/08/2020 | Fiscal | Several energy stages | Environment and Climate Change Canada | Government | Support innovative climate action | CAD 18.3 million | 18300000 | This project, funded through the Low Carbon Economy Fund, will help improve energy efficiency and introduce renewable energy in 45 buildings owned by the Government of Nunavut in the six communities that make up the South Baffin region. The South Baffin Energy Management Project will receive approximately $18.3 million through the Low Carbon Economy Leadership Fund. The Government of Nunavut’s Department of Community and Government Services is also contributing $8.6 million. | https://www.canada.ca/en/environment-climate-change/news/2020/08/government-of-canada-partners-with-nunavut-for-renewable-and-energy-efficiency-projects.html Accessed 25 August 2020 |
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| Canada | National | Clean unconditional | Funding to reduce emissions from Toronto’s emergency response vehicles | Mobility | Multiple renewable | Budget or off-budget transfer ... | 805860.80586081 | 21/08/2020 | Fiscal | Energy use (all energy types, consumption in transport, household use, buildings etc) | Environment and Climate Change Canada | Government | Support innovative climate action | CAD 1.1 million | 1100000 | This investment, through the Low Carbon Economy Fund, will go toward installing solar panels on the roofs of 215 ambulances and more than 60 emergency paramedic response units, which will power and recharge critical on-board medical equipment. The funding will also help install a hybrid electric drivetrain system in more than 100 ambulances to save fuel and reduce emissions. This will allow the City of Toronto to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by an amount equivalent to removing approximately 2,900 passenger cars off the road for one year. | https://www.canada.ca/en/environment-climate-change/news/2020/08/government-of-canada-supports-innovative-climate-action-by-the-city-of-toronto.html Accessed 25 August 2020 |
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| Canada | National | Other energy | FedDev Ontario investment in biodiesel | Resources | Biofuels and waste | Budget or off-budget transfer ... | 7326007.3260073 | 12/08/2020 | Fiscal | Exploration or production or processing or storage or transportation | Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario | Government | Encourage productivity and economic growth | CAD 10 million | 10000000 | $10 million to support the scale-up and growth of two renewable fuel producers in the Ontario: FORGE Hydrocarbons and IGPC Ethanol Inc. | https://www.canada.ca/en/economic-development-southern-ontario/news/2020/07/two-renewable-fuel-producers-scale-up-to-increase-productivity-and-economic-growth-in-rural-southwestern-ontario.html Accessed 17 August 2020 |
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| Canada | National | Clean unconditional | Electric vehicle chargers in Oakville | Resources | Multiple renewable | Budget or off-budget transfer ... | 161172.16117216 | 11/08/2020 | Fiscal | Energy use (all energy types, consumption in transport, household use, buildings etc) | Natural Resources Canada | Government | Encourage economic growth and climate action | 220000 | CAD 220,000 to add 44 electric vehicle (EV) chargers in Oakville to help establish a network of EV charging stations in high-traffic spaces. Funding for this project comes from Natural Resources Canada’s Zero-Emission Vehicle Infrastructure Program. | https://www.canada.ca/en/natural-resources-canada/news/2020/08/new-electric-vehicle-chargers-coming-to-oakville.html Accessed 17 August 2020 |
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| Canada | National | Clean conditional | Canada Healthy Communities Initiative | Mobility | Multiple energy types | Budget or off-budget transfer ... | 14/08/2020 | Fiscal | Energy use (all energy types, consumption in transport, household use, buildings etc) | Infrastructure Canada | Government | Encourage healthy recovery of Canadian communities from COVID-19 | The Canada Healthy Communities Initiative will provide up to 31 million in existing federal funding to support communities over the next 2 years as they respond to COVID-19. Two of the three priority areas support active and public transportation: "Creating safe and vibrant public spaces", for projects that create new or adapt existing public places, and "Improving mobility options", for projects that permit physical distancing through permanent or temporary changes that make it easier for people to walk, bike, access public and private transit, or meet with other people. It is not currently clear what portion of funds will be spent on green mobility measures. | https://www.infrastructure.gc.ca/chci-iccs/index-eng.html Accessed 17 August 2020 |
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| Canada | British Columbia | Clean unconditional | Additional funding for the CleanBC Specialty-Use Vehicle Incentive (SUVI) program | Mobility | Multiple renewable | Budget or off-budget transfer ... | 1465201.4652015 | Fiscal | Energy use (all energy types, consumption in transport, household use, buildings etc) | Government | Ensure electric vehicles are affordable | 2,000,000 | 2000000 | British Columbia-based businesses and organizations can get rebates for electric vehicles through $2 million in additional funding for the CleanBC Specialty-Use Vehicle Incentive (SUVI) program. Eligible specialty-use vehicles include electric passenger buses, airport and port service vehicles, motorcycles, low-speed utility trucks, and heavy-duty transport trucks. Rebates range from $1,700 to $50,000 per vehicle and are available for businesses, local and regional governments, and non-profit organizations that are purchasing five or fewer vehicles.The SUVI program is part of the CleanBC plan. | https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2020EMPR0035-001464 |
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| Canada | Ontario | Clean conditional | Ontario cost-share funding for Safe Restart Agreement transit allocation | Mobility | Multiple energy types | Budget or off-budget transfer ... | 732600732.60073 | 07/08/2020 | Fiscal | Energy use (all energy types, consumption in transport, household use, buildings etc) | Government of Ontario | Government | Funding infrastructure projects for Canadians | 1000000000 | Up to CAD 2 billion will be shared equally between Ontario and the federal government, meaning that Ontario's contribution for transit could be up to CAD 1 billion. A total of CAD 660 million has been announced for the first round of funding. | https://news.ontario.ca/opo/en/2020/08/ontario-providing-municipalities-with-up-to-16-billion-in-first-round-of-emergency-funding.html?utm_source=ondemand&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=p Accessed 12 August 2020. https://news.ontario.ca/opo/en/2020/07/historic-agreement-delivers-up-to-4-billion-to-support-municipalities-and-transit.html Accessed 12 August 2020 |
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| Canada | National | Clean conditional | COVID-19 Resilience funding stream and expanded eligibility for Infrastructure Canada programs | Resources | Multiple energy types | Budget or off-budget transfer ... | Fiscal | Energy use (all energy types, consumption in transport, household use, buildings etc) | Infrastructure Canada | Government | Under a new COVID-19 Resilience funding stream worth up to $3.3 billion, projects will be eligible for a significantly larger federal cost share – up to 80 per cent for provinces, municipalities and not-for-profit organizations in provinces, and raising it to 100 per cent for remote, northern and territorial projects designated under the new stream. The changes are designed as short-term measures to address the current situation while Canada continues to work towards long-term infrastructure objectives, including public transit, clean energy, and more. Eligibility criteria in the Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program’s other existing streams have also been expanded. This appears to be a re-allocation of existing funding commitments and it is unclear what amount will go towards clean energy. | https://www.canada.ca/en/office-infrastructure/news/2020/08/infrastructure-program-expands-to-support-covid-19-community-resilience.html |
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| Canada | National | Clean conditional | Infrastructure Canada project funding for renewable green energy projects since March 2020 | Power generation | Multiple renewable | Budget or off-budget transfer ... | 41851821.245421 | Fiscal | Several energy stages | Infrastructure Canada | Government | Funding infrastructure projects for Canadians | 57127736 | Through the Investing in Canada plan (developed prior to COVID-19), the Government of Canada is investing over $180 billion over 12 years in infrastructure projects across Canada. This line item reflects federal investments made in renewable energy projects (classified by government as "Green Energy") since the start of the pandemic. | https://open.canada.ca/data/en/dataset/beee0771-dab9-4be8-9b80-f8e8b3fdfd9d Last accessed 1 September 2020 |
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| Canada | National | Fossil unconditional | Infrastructure Canada project funding for highways and roads since March 2020 | Mobility | Multiple energy types | Budget or off-budget transfer ... | 112385834.43223 | Fiscal | Energy use (all energy types, consumption in transport, household use, buildings etc) | Infrastructure Canada | Government | Funding infrastructure projects for Canadians | 153406664 | Through the Investing in Canada plan (developed prior to COVID-19), the Government of Canada is investing over $180 billion over 12 years in infrastructure projects across Canada. This line item reflects federal investments made in highways and roads since the start of the pandemic. | https://open.canada.ca/data/en/dataset/beee0771-dab9-4be8-9b80-f8e8b3fdfd9d Last accessed 1 September 2020 |
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| Canada | British Columbia | Clean conditional | Provincial support and rate caps for transit | Mobility | Multiple energy types | Budget or off-budget transfer ... | 380219780.21978 | Fiscal | Energy use (all energy types, consumption in transport, household use, buildings etc) | Government of British Columbia | Government | Supporting municipalities through COVID-19 impacts | CAD 519 million | 519000000 | The Province earmarked up to $1 billion of additional spending targeted to address COVID-19 impacts and restart plans of local governments and public transit services, conditional on matching federal contributions under a 50/50 cost-sharing criteria. In British Columbia, the federal government has committed to provide to the Province up to $540 million, conditional on the Province matching federal contributions. Agreements for Safe Restart Agreement funding have been signed with TransLink ($644 million), BC Transit ($86 million) and BC Ferries ($308 million). The Province has also frozen fares: At BC Ferries, this means no fare increase this fiscal year ending March 31, 2021, and that future increases over the next three years will be limited to rate caps established prior to the pandemic. Any fare changes for BC Transit and Translink are capped at affordable levels through to BC Transit’s fiscal year end of March 31, 2024 and TransLink’s fiscal year end of December 31, 2024. | https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2020PREM0038-001352 https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2020TRAN0053-001810 https://www.canada.ca/en/intergovernmental-affairs/news/2020/12/safe-restart-agreement-funding-supports-reliable-public-transportation-and-affordable-fares-in-british-columbia.html Accessed 10 December 2020 |
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| Canada | Alberta | Fossil conditional | Natural Gas Challenge investment by Emissions Reduction Alberta | Resources | Oil and gas | Budget or off-budget transfer ... | 42490842.490842 | 21/07/2020 | Fiscal | Exploration or production or processing or storage or transportation | Alberta government | Government | Incent investment in innovation for emissions reductions | CAD 58 million | 58000000 | Alberta’s government is providing $58 million through Emissions Reduction Alberta to support the Natural Gas Challenge, which will fund technology and innovation opportunities in Alberta’s natural gas industry. Government funds ERA through the Technology Innovation and Emissions Reduction (TIER) system. ERA’s funding model requires that every dollar committed to an initiative is matched or exceeded by additional investments. | https://www.alberta.ca/release.cfm?xID=728627405CE2F-953D-C71A-39908B074E8213CE Accessed 21 July 2020 |
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| Canada | Alberta | Fossil unconditional | Investment in natural gas infrastructure in northern Alberta | Resources | Gas and gas products | Budget or off-budget transfer ... | 11721611.721612 | 10/07/2020 | Fiscal | Exploration or production or processing or storage or transportation | Alberta government | Government | CAD 16,000,000 | 16000000 | 0 | At least CAD 16 million will support construction of 92 kilometres of six-inch high-pressure natural gas supply line from the NOVA Gas Transmission Ltd. Wolverine River Lateral pipeline northeast of Peace River north to La Crete. | https://www.alberta.ca/release.cfm?xID=7280048B71C01-0C70-6182-7997E24568C33837 Accessed 20 July 2020 |
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| Canada | National | Other energy | Broad Support for the Minerals and Metals Sector | Resources | Multiple energy types | New or extended regulation (IT... | 29/07/2020 | Fiscal | Exploration or production or processing or storage or transportation | Government | Supporting mining, minerals, and energy sectors | 29/07/2020 | CAD 98 million | The federal government will invest $98 million over five years to renew two flagship geoscience programs led by the Geological Survey of Canada: the Geo-mapping for Energy and Minerals program and the Targeted Geoscience Initiative. The Geo-mapping for Energy and Minerals program provides geoscientific knowledge of the untapped resources in Canada’s North and informs mineral resource opportunities in the context of a changing climate. The Targeted Geoscience Initiative provides geological knowledge and innovative techniques to target deeply buried mineral deposits. Both initiatives will support oil and gas exploration, but it is not possible to quantify what portion of the CAD $98 million will go to this compared to other resources that might also play a role in the transition to a clean economy, or to resources unrelated to energy. For this reason this measure is classified here as "other energy" and no dollar total is included. | https://www.canada.ca/en/natural-resources-canada/news/2020/07/canada-delivers-broad-support-for-the-minerals-and-metals-sector.html Accessed 1 August 2020 |
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| Canada | Ontario | Clean conditional | Provincial investment in modern, green public transit for residents of Oakville, Brampton, and Sault... | Mobility | Multiple energy types | Budget or off-budget transfer ... | 47179487.179487 | 29/07/2020 | Fiscal | Energy use (all energy types, consumption in transport, household use, buildings etc) | Public Transit Infrastructure Stream (PTIS) | Government | Supporting healthier, sustainable, and accessible communities | 29/07/2020 | CAD 64.4 million | 64400000 | (Provincial portion) Joint federal, provincial, and municipal funding for buses, zero-emission electric buses, and bus infrastructure in Brampton, Oakville, and Sault Ste-Marie through the Investing in Canada infrastructure plan through the Public Transit Infrastructure Stream (PTIS). | https://www.canada.ca/en/office-infrastructure/news/2020/07/backgrounder-canada-and-ontario-invest-in-modern-green-public-transit-for-residents-of-oakville.html Accessed 1 August 2020 https://www.canada.ca/en/office-infrastructure/news/2020/07/backgrounder-canada-and-ontario-invest-in-sustainable-public-transit-to-support-residents-of-sault-ste-marie.html Accessed 1 August 2020 https://www.canada.ca/en/office-infrastructure/news/2020/07/backgrounder-canada-and-ontario-invest-in-sustainable-public-transit-for-brampton-residents.html Accessed 1 August 2020 |
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| Canada | Alberta | Fossil unconditional | Expanded eligibility in the Technology Innovation and Emissions Reduction (TIER) regulation | Multiple sectors | Multiple energy types | New or extended regulation (IT... | 29/07/2020 | Fiscal | Energy use (all energy types, consumption in transport, household use, buildings etc) | Alberta Environment and Parks | Government | Protecting more industries from the federal carbon tax | 29/07/2020 | Expands eligibility for the Technology Innovation and Emissions Reduction (TIER) regulation which exempts industries and facilities from the federal carbon tax. TIER applies to large industrial emitters and opted-in facilities like small oil and gas operations, and will now include a wider range of sectors. This effectively lowers the carbon price paid by 90% and 450 million a year for oil and gas facilities and $300 million a year for other large industrial facilities. | https://www.alberta.ca/release.cfm?xID=7292319CC5788-CEF2-8709-FAC1B7ED49C6FACD Accessed 1 August 2020 |
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| Canada | National | Clean unconditional | Smart Grid technology investment in London Hydro | Power generation | Multiple renewable | Budget or off-budget transfer ... | 3736263.7362637 | 23/07/2020 | Fiscal | Several energy stages | Natural Resources Canada | Government | Supporting clean electricity investments | 23/07/2020 | CAD 5,100,000 | 5100000 | To develop and deploy a smart microgrid in the West 5 net-zero energy community in London, Ontario. The microgrid will integrate monitoring, data management and communications, electric vehicle infrastructure, distributed energy resource management, solar power generation and batteries to reduce grid use. | https://www.canada.ca/en/natural-resources-canada/news/2020/07/canada-invests-in-smart-grid-technology-for-london-net-zero-energy-community.html Accessed 1 August 2020 |
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| Canada | Prince Edward Island | Clean unconditional | Investment in transmission infrastructure for wind energy production in Prince Edward Island | Power generation | Wind | Budget or off-budget transfer ... | 16666666.666667 | 23/07/2020 | Fiscal | Electricity storage or transmission or distribution | Infrastructure Canada | Government | Supporting clean electricity investments | 23/07/2020 | CAD 22.75 million | 22750000 | Provincial government support to build a new transmission line to support future wind energy generation projects in western Prince Edward Island | https://www.canada.ca/en/office-infrastructure/news/2020/07/canada-and-prince-edward-island-invest-in-new-transmission-line-to-support-wind-energy-production.html Accessed 1 August 2020 |
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| Canada | National | Clean conditional | Investment in clean technologies under Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions | Multiple sectors | Multiple energy types | Budget or off-budget transfer ... | 5383433.6996337 | 23/07/2020 | Fiscal | Several energy stages | Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions (CED) | Government | Investment in 16 projects relating to the adoption and development of clean energy and energy efficiency technologies in Quebec. The wider policy announcement endorsed 30 projects total, with those not included here being for sustainable agriculture, waste reduction, or otherwise not directly related to energy or energy use. | 23/07/2020 | CAD 7,348,387 | 7348387 | Investment in 30 projects relating to the adoption and development of clean technologies in Quebec. | https://www.canada.ca/en/economic-development-quebec-regions/news/2020/07/investment-in-clean-technologies-for-a-sustainable-future.html Accessed 1 August 2020 |
https://www.canada.ca/en/economic-development-quebec-regions/news/2020/07/backgrounder-investments-in-clean-technology.html Accessed 1 August 2020 |
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| Canada | National | Clean conditional | Support for transit for municipalities impacted by COVID-19 (part of the Safe Restart Agreement) | Mobility | Multiple energy types | Budget or off-budget transfer ... | 1318681318.6813 | 16/07/2020 | Fiscal | Energy use (all energy types, consumption in transport, household use, buildings etc) | Government | Support municipalities impacted by COVID-19 | 16/07/2020 | CAD 1.8 billion | 1800000000 | As part of the Safe Restart Agreement, the federal government announced more than $19 billion to help provinces and territories safely restart their economies and increase resiliency over six to eight months from July 2020 onwards. There are seven priority areas identified, including public transit, which the federal government is prepared to invest up to CAD 1.8 billion to match municipalities' investments. To access the funding, each province and territory will need to outline how they will invest these funds. | https://pm.gc.ca/en/news/news-releases/2020/07/16/more-support-canadians-through-safe-restart-agreement Accessed 20 July 2020 https://pm.gc.ca/en/news/backgrounders/2020/07/16/priorities-safely-restart-canadas-economy Accessed 20 July 2020 https://www.canada.ca/en/office-infrastructure/news/2020/07/safe-restart-agreement-helps-canadian-communities-get-back-on-their-feet.html Accessed 20 July 2020 |
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/safe-restart-federal-provinces-1.5652317 Accessed 20 July 2020 |
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| Canada | Quebec | Fossil conditional | Support for production and distribution of renewable natural gas | Resources | Other energy type | Budget or off-budget transfer ... | 51282051.282051 | 07/07/2020 | Fiscal | Exploration or production or processing or storage or transportation | Government | Reduce GHG emissions in natural gas networks and support local industry | CAD 70,000,000 | 70000000 | The provincial government has earmarked CAD 70 million over three years for renewable natural gas (RNG) projects. The 2020 budget sets aside CAD 45 million for eight RNG production projects, including for construction and for connection of production sites to the natural gas distribution network. Terms and conditions for the allocation of the remaining $25 million will be announced at a later date. | https://mern.gouv.qc.ca/gouvernement-quebec-attribue-70-m-soutenir-gaz-naturel-renouvelable-2020-07-07/ Accessed 15 July 2020 |
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| Canada | British Columbia | Fossil unconditional | Deferring and postponing pipeline and orphan well liability levies for oil and gas companies | Resources | Oil and gas | Tax or royalty or govt fee bre... | 8058608.0586081 | 16/04/2020 | Fiscal | Exploration or production or processing or storage or transportation | Government | Primary: reducing costs to the industry during COVID-19 | 16/04/2020 | 11000000 | The British Columbia Oil and Gas Commission has deferred the annual Pipeline Liability Levy by 60 days, as well as postponing invoicing of the Orphan Liability Levy. The latter funds would normally cover the cost of orphan well cleanups. It is currently unclear when companies will be invoiced for these measures. The BC Oil and Gas Commission has already anticipated a CAD 36 million deficit in its orphan reclamation fund. This measure was announced the day prior to the federal government's announcement of CAD 1.7 billion for orphan wells clean up in British Columbia and Alberta. | https://www.bcogc.ca/node/15935/download Accessed 11 May 2020 |
https://web.archive.org/web/20200708191835/ https://thenarwhal.ca/b-c-suspends-oil-and-gas-company-payments-for-orphan-well-clean-up-worth-11-million-due-to-coronavirus/ |
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| Canada | Ontario | Fossil unconditional | Highway and bridge investments as part of Ontario’s Action Plan: Responding to COVID-19 | Mobility | Oil and oil products | Budget or off-budget transfer ... | 1904761904.7619 | 06/07/2020 | Fiscal | Energy use (all energy types, consumption in transport, household use, buildings etc) | Government | Primary: create jobs and economic activity through infrastructure projects | CAD 2,600,000,000 | 2600000000 | $2.6 billion to expand and repair Ontario’s highways and bridges. Part of Ontario’s Action Plan: Responding to COVID-19. | https://news.ontario.ca/opo/en/2020/07/new-legislation-first-step-in-a-made-in-ontario-plan-for-growth-renewal-and-economic-recovery.html Accessed 10 July 2020 |
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| Canada | National | Clean unconditional | Second phase of Community Efficiency Financing initiative | Buildings | Energy efficiency | Budget or off-budget transfer ... | 219780219.78022 | 30/06/2020 | Fiscal | Energy use (all energy types, consumption in transport, household use, buildings etc) | Government | Help homeowners cut their energy bills and emissions and keep the local economy moving | 30/06/2020 | CAD 300000000 | 300000000 | Second phase of the new Community Efficiency Financing initiative funded by the Government of Canada and delivered by the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM). The $300-million Community Efficiency Financing initiative helps municipalities and their partners implement innovative local financing programs that help homeowners cut their greenhouse gas emissions and make homes more comfortable and affordable. Bottom-up approach to local program design, offering applicants the opportunity to study and design programs tailored to local priorities and contexts. These programs for low-rise residential properties may build on approaches such as Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) and utility on-bill financing. | https://www.canada.ca/en/office-infrastructure/news/2020/06/new-initiative-to-help-homeowners-cut-their-energy-bills-and-emissions-and-keep-the-local-economy-moving.html Accessed 10 July 2020 |
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| Canada | British Columbia | Clean unconditional | Low-interest financing for home energy retrofits | Buildings | Multiple renewable | Budget or off-budget transfer ... | 3003663.003663 | 29/06/2020 | Fiscal | Energy use (all energy types, consumption in transport, household use, buildings etc) | Government | Reduce emissions, energy use, and energy costs for homeowners. | CAD 4,100,000 | 4100000 | Budgetary transfer to support low-interest financing for more energy-efficient electric heat pumps to replace fossil fuel based ones. | https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2020EMPR0025-001181 Accessed 10 July 2020 |
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| Canada | Alberta | Fossil unconditional | Highway and bridge investments as part of Alberta’s Recovery Plan | Mobility | Oil and oil products | Budget or off-budget transfer ... | 322344322.34432 | 29/06/2020 | Fiscal | Energy use (all energy types, consumption in transport, household use, buildings etc) | Government | Primary: create jobs and economic activity through infrastructure projects | CAD 440,000,000 | 440000000 | $150 million in funding for the twinning of Highway 3 $120 million to expand Terwillegar Drive $50 million to widen Highway 40 $120 million to twin David Thompson Highway | https://www.alberta.ca/release.cfm?xID=727120D7B418C-DF0C-FB14-235849A8D5356268 Accessed 1 August 2020 https://www.alberta.ca/release.cfm?xID=72736A3E73EC6-E9AF-79ED-DE0308AA0264FFA2 Accessed 1 August 2020 https://www.alberta.ca/release.cfm?xID=727243F03ADB0-B612-A494-6815ABD7F5543245 Accessed 1 August 2020 https://www.alberta.ca/release.cfm?xID=72841A6405827-C26F-AC33-6EA9E2E81A787EF1 Accessed 1 August 2020 |
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| Canada | National | Fossil conditional | Clean Technology for Alberta’s Natural Resources Sectors | Resources | Oil and gas | Budget or off-budget transfer ... | 4395604.3956044 | 07/07/2020 | Fiscal | Several energy stages | Government | Support research & development on the detection and mitigation of methane emissions from oil and gas in Alberta | CAD 6,000,000 | 6000000 | An investment of $6 million, as part of the Canadian Emissions Reduction Innovation Network (CERIN) initiative, to the Petroleum Technology Alliance of Canada (PTAC) and Canadian Gas Association (CGA), through their Natural Gas Innovation Fund, to support their work in the oil and gas sector. These investments will inform protocols and standards for the detection and mitigation of methane emissions that will become the benchmark for Canada and the world. Through strong industry collaboration these investments will help Canada better understand and reduce methane emissions. | https://www.canada.ca/en/natural-resources-canada/news/2020/07/canada-invests-in-clean-technology-for-albertas-natural-resources-sectors.html Accessed 1 August 2020 |
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| Canada | Ontario | Fossil unconditional | Purchase of natural gas power plants | Power generation | Gas and gas products | Equity injection or nationalis... | 2051282051.2821 | 29/04/2020 | Fiscal | Electricity generation | Ontario Power Generation | Government | Securing power plant ownership under the provincial crown corporation in order to provide electricity | 2800000000 | Ontario Power Generation (a for-profit business entity owned by the province of Ontario) finalized a deal to purchase three natural gas assets from TC Energy. OPG generates around 50% of the electricity used in Ontario. These natural gas power plants were already in use by the province and represent a transfer of assets. This purchase deal was developed pre-COVID-19 but is included here. The current Ontario government previously canceled hundreds of renewable energy projects and declined an offer from neighboring Quebec to purchase hydropower. | https://www.opg.com/media_release/opg-subsidiary-atura-power-finalizes-acquisition-of-natural-gas-assets/ Accessed 11 May 2020 |
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| Canada | Saskatchewan | Fossil unconditional | Postponed deadline for companies to report greenhouse gas emissions data | Multiple sectors | Multiple fossil | Regulatory rollback or non-gov... | Other | Energy use (all energy types, consumption in transport, household use, buildings etc) | Saskatchewan government | Government | Reducing burdens for industry during COVID-19 | Saskatchewan has suspended the requirement for companies to report greenhouse gas emissions data on time. | https://www.saskatchewan.ca/government/health-care-administration-and-provider-resources/treatment-procedures-and-guidelines/emerging-public-health-issues/2019-novel-coronavirus/covid-19-information-for-businesses-and-workers Accessed 17 June 2020 |
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| Canada | Saskatchewan | Fossil unconditional | Deferral of environmental reporting programs and data reporting requirements | Multiple sectors | Multiple energy types | Regulatory rollback or non-gov... | 14/04/2020 | Other | Several energy stages | Saskatchewan government | Government | Reducing burdens for industry during COVID-19 | Saskatchewan has deferred environmental monitoring programs and associated requirements for industry to report data under these same programs in cases where there is no “imminent risk” of impacting the environment. The province has also suspended the requirement for industrial and mining operations to report “sampling and analysis” of environmental protection-related data. | https://www.saskatchewan.ca/government/health-care-administration-and-provider-resources/treatment-procedures-and-guidelines/emerging-public-health-issues/2019-novel-coronavirus/covid-19-information-for-businesses-and-workers Accessed 17 June 2020 |
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| Canada | Saskatchewan | Fossil unconditional | Suspension of penalties for oil and gas companies who breach environmental obligations | Resources | Oil and gas | Regulatory rollback or non-gov... | 14/04/2020 | Other | Exploration or production or processing or storage or transportation | Saskatchewan government | Government | Reducing burdens for industry during COVID-19 | Saskatchewan has temporarily suspended enforcement of penalties for companies that have not reported on the condition and safety of oil and gas wells, as well as incidents such as fires and leaks. Well operators are temporarily exempted from surveys to detect and fix leaks if the health and environmental risks are not imminent. | https://publications.saskatchewan.ca/#/products/104973 Accessed 17 June 2020 |
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| Canada | Saskatchewan | Fossil unconditional | Flexibility on enforcement for companies who breach environmental obligations | Multiple sectors | Multiple energy types | Regulatory rollback or non-gov... | Other | Several energy stages | Saskatchewan government | Government | Reducing burdens for industry during COVID-19 | Saskatchewan is taking into consideration the impacts of COVID-19 when companies breach environmental laws and obligations, including those related to greenhouse gas emissions. | https://www.saskatchewan.ca/government/health-care-administration-and-provider-resources/treatment-procedures-and-guidelines/emerging-public-health-issues/2019-novel-coronavirus/covid-19-information-for-businesses-and-workers Accessed 17 June 2020 |
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| Canada | Quebec | Fossil unconditional | Suspension of pursuing penalties for companies who breach environmental obligations | Multiple sectors | Multiple energy types | Regulatory rollback or non-gov... | Other | Several energy stages | Quebec government | Government | Reducing burdens for industry during COVID-19 | Quebec is taking into consideration the impacts of COVID-19 when pursuing penalties for companies who breach environmental obligations. | https://www.quebec.ca/en/environment-and-natural-resources/covid-19-environnement/prioritization-environmental-monitoring-covid-19/ Accessed 17 June 2020 |
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| Canada | Nova Scotia | Fossil unconditional | Fee deferrals for onshore petroleum drilling applications | Resources | Oil and oil products | Regulatory rollback or non-gov... | Other | Exploration or production or processing or storage or transportation | Government of Nova Scotia | Government | Reducing burdens for industry during COVID-19 | Onshore Petroleum Drilling Application Fee and Onshore Petroleum Geophysical Exploration Application Fee payment deadlines have been postponed to June 30, 2020. | https://novascotia.ca/coronavirus/fees/ Accessed 17 June 2020 |
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| Canada | Nova Scotia | Fossil unconditional | Air pollution emission fee deferrals | Multiple sectors | Multiple energy types | Regulatory rollback or non-gov... | Other | Several energy stages | Government of Nova Scotia | Government | Reducing burdens for industry during COVID-19 | Industrial Air Emission Fee payment deadlines have been postponed to June 30, 2020. | https://novascotia.ca/coronavirus/fees/ Accessed 17 June 2020 |
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| Canada | National | Fossil unconditional | Funding for critical air services to Northern and remote communities | Mobility | Oil and oil products | Budget or off-budget transfer ... | Fiscal | Energy use (all energy types, consumption in transport, household use, buildings etc) | Government of Canada | Government | Providing relief to the aviation industry and ensuring critical flights during COVID-19 | The federal government originally provided up to $17.3 million to the governments of Yukon, Northwest Territories, and Nunavut to support critical air services to Northern and remote communities, in partnership with investments by the territorial governments, to ensure the continued supply of food, medical supplies, and other essential goods and services to remote and fly-in communities. In September 2020 under the Safe Restart Agreement, an additional CAD 41.41 million was provided to the territories in support for air carriers to ensure reliable air service to remote communities. | https://www.canada.ca/en/department-finance/economic-response-plan.html#industry https://www.canada.ca/en/intergovernmental-affairs/news/2020/10/safe-restart-funding-top-ups-for-northwest-territories-yukon-and-nunavut.html Accessed 19 October 2020 |
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| Canada | Manitoba | Fossil unconditional | Stimulus to advance highway projects | Mobility | Multiple fossil | Budget or off-budget transfer ... | 12/05/2020 | Fiscal | Energy use (all energy types, consumption in transport, household use, buildings etc) | Manitoba government | Government | Create jobs and economic activity through infrastructure projects | This measure is part of an economic stimulus package that adds an additional $500 million above the $3-billion infrastructure investment in Manitoba's Budget 2020. The $500 million will be allocated over two years and includes CAD 230 million earmarked for the provincial share of projects under the Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program (ICIP), CAD 150 million for asphalt highway resurfacing, and CAD 65 million for major projects that will improve the safety of Manitoba’s highways. | https://news.gov.mb.ca/news/index.html?item=48119&posted=2020-05-12 Accessed 17 June 2020 |
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| Canada | Manitoba | Fossil unconditional | Reduction in vehicle registration fees | Mobility | Gas and gas products | Tax or royalty or govt fee bre... | 8058608.0586081 | 12/05/2020 | Fiscal | Energy use (all energy types, consumption in transport, household use, buildings etc) | Manitoba government | Government | Reduce costs for consumers | 11000000 | Most Manitobans will benefit from a $15 decrease to the existing $154 vehicle registration fee as a first step to reverse a 30 percent increase in these fees in 2012 by the previous administration. The government has cited COVD-19 as a rationale for the program. | https://news.gov.mb.ca/news/index.html?item=48119&posted=2020-05-12 Accessed 17 June 2020 |
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| Canada | British Columbia | Fossil unconditional | Increased flexibility in environmental reporting | Resources | Multiple energy types | Regulatory rollback or non-gov... | 25/04/2020 | Other | Exploration or production or processing or storage or transportation | Government of British Columbia | Government | Reducing burdens for industry during COVID-19 | Companies are able to contact the government in cases where they are not able to comply with normal environmental rules due to COVID-19. The government will consider reasons related to the pandemic when addressing non-compliance. | https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/environment/natural-resource-stewardship/natural-resource-law-enforcement/environmental-compliance/compliance-covid-19 Accessed 17 June 2020 |
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| Canada | British Columbia | Fossil unconditional | Decrease in natural gas levy | Resources | Oil and gas | Tax or royalty or govt fee bre... | 01/04/2020 | Fiscal | Exploration or production or processing or storage or transportation | British Columbia Oil and Gas Commission | Government | Reducing costs to industry to limit economic impact of COVID-19 | The provincial government has lowered the amount payable for levies that companies pay to produce natural gas (from $0.85 per 1,000 m3 of marketable gas produced, to $0.77). The government noted that this change was meant to compensate for an increase in the orphan well levy. The orphan well levy is also currently suspended. | https://www.bcogc.ca/news/natural-gas-levy-rate-change-indb-2020-13/ Accessed 17 June 2020 |
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| Canada | Alberta | Fossil unconditional | Temporary suspension of requirement for companies to report exceeding certain air quality guidelines... | Multiple sectors | Multiple energy types | Regulatory rollback or non-gov... | 31/03/2020 | Other | Several energy stages | Alberta government | Government | Reduce burdens for industries impacted by COVID-19 | Alberta suspended the requirement for companies to immediately notify the provincial government when they exceed certain air quality guidelines from March 31 to July 15 2020. Companies are required to report these instances on a monthly basis, and this does not apply to all air quality exceedances. | http://web.archive.org/web/20200617161342/ https://open.alberta.ca/dataset/70c04728-f685-42db-8a48-a82652db19fc/resource/6fef0513-e14d-4f90-bb1c-218ba0194278/download/aep-amd-temporary-relief-policy-2020-03.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20200704000544/ https://www.alberta.ca/release.cfm?xID=72670D5511C29-EB2E-3C4B-BAF86938580C3532 |
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| Canada | Alberta | Fossil unconditional | Deadline extension for large, industrial greenhouse gas emitters to submit compliance reports and em... | Resources | Multiple energy types | Regulatory rollback or non-gov... | 30/03/2020 | Other | Several energy stages | Alberta government | Government | Reduce burdens for industries impacted by COVID-19 | Citing COVID-19, Alberta has postponed the deadline for large, industrial greenhouse gas emitters to submit compliance reports and emissions reduction plans under the Technology Innovation and Emissions Reduction Regulation. | https://open.alberta.ca/publications/ministerial-order-15-2020-environment-and-parks Accessed 17 June 2020 |
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| Canada | Alberta | Fossil unconditional | Reduction of environmental protections to prevent coal mining in the Foothills and Rockies | Resources | Coal | Regulatory rollback or non-gov... | 15/05/2020 | Other | Exploration or production or processing or storage or transportation | Alberta government | Government | Facilitate coal industry activity in Alberta | The province of Alberta has cancelled blanket environmental protections (in place since 1976), which makes it easier to pursue open-pit coal mine development in ecologically sensitive areas. | https://www.alberta.ca/coal-policy-guidelines.aspx Accessed 17 June 2020 https://inform.energy.gov.ab.ca/Documents/Published/IL-2020-23.pdf Accessed 17 June 2020 |
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| Canada | Newfoundland and Labrador | Fossil unconditional | Extension of fuel tax exemption permits | Multiple sectors | Gas and gas products | Tax or royalty or govt fee bre... | 30/03/2020 | Fiscal | Energy use (all energy types, consumption in transport, household use, buildings etc) | Government of Newfoundland and Labrador | Government | Reducing costs for consumers, including industry, impacted by COVID-19 | The expiry date for Fuel Tax Exemption Permits, which allows permit holders to purchase tax-exempt marked gasoline and light fuel oil, which was set to expire on March 31, 2020 has been extended to June 30, 2020. Gasoline and carbon product retailers throughout the province are authorized to accept such permits and continue to sell marked diesel and light fuel oil exempt of gasoline and carbon tax to these permit holders up to and including June 30, 2020. | https://www.gov.nl.ca/releases/2020/fin/0330n03/ Accessed 16 June 2020 |
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| Canada | National | Fossil conditional | Delay of publication and implementation of the Clean Fuel Standard | Multiple sectors | Multiple fossil | Regulatory rollback or non-gov... | 28/04/2020 | Other | Several energy stages | Government of Canada | Government | Allow adequate time for the development of regulations | The Clean Fuel Standard will contribute to reducing Canada’s greenhouse gas emissions through the increased use of lower-carbon fuels, energy sources, and technologies. The standard, due to be published in spring 2020, has been delayed to fall. The implementation of regulations, originally slated for January 2020, has been broadened to 2020 (date unspecified). Although the standard will be weakend from the initial plan in the early years, it will be strengthened in the years following. | https://www.canada.ca/en/environment-climate-change/services/managing-pollution/energy-production/fuel-regulations/clean-fuel-standard.html Accessed 16 June 2020 |
https://globalnews.ca/news/7086877/coronavirus-clean-fuel-standards/ Accessed 16 June 2020 |
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| Canada | National | Fossil unconditional | Extension of deadline for pollution data reporting by industry | Resources | Multiple energy types | Regulatory rollback or non-gov... | Other | Several energy stages | Government of Canada | Government | Reducing burdens for industry during COVID-19 | The deadline for National Pollutant Release Inventory data by industry has been extended to July 31, 2020. | http://web.archive.org/web/20200617153650/ https://www.canada.ca/en/services/environment/pollution-waste-management/national-pollutant-release-inventory.html |
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| Canada | National | Fossil unconditional | Extension of deadline for greenhouse gas emissions reporting by industry | Resources | Multiple energy types | Regulatory rollback or non-gov... | 02/05/2020 | Other | Several energy stages | Government of Canada | Government | Reducing burdens for industry during COVID-19 | 02/05/2020 | The deadline for greenhouse gas emissions reporting by industry has been extended to July 31, 2020. | https://www.canada.ca/en/environment-climate-change/services/climate-change/greenhouse-gas-emissions/facility-reporting/reporting.html Accessed 16 June 2020 |
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| Canada | National | Fossil unconditional | Streamlined review process for companies proposing exploratory oil and gas drilling off the coast of... | Resources | Oil and gas | New or extended regulation (IT... | 04/06/2020 | Other | Exploration or production or processing or storage or transportation | Impact Assessment Agency of Canada | Government | Ensure the offshore oil and gas industry remains globally competitive | A new regulation allowing companies proposing exploratory oil and gas drilling in Newfoundland and Labrador to bypass the usual federal impact assessment process. Companies would need to meet alternative environmental conditions. | https://www.canada.ca/en/natural-resources-canada/news/2020/06/statement-by-the-minister-of-natural-resources-on-the-coming-into-force-of-a-regulation-to-improve-the-review-process-for-exploratory-drilling-in-t.html Accessed 16 June 2020 |
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| Canada | Alberta | Fossil unconditional | Suspension of additional reporting requirements for oil, gas and coal companies | Resources | Multiple fossil | Regulatory rollback or non-gov... | 06/04/2020 | Other | Exploration or production or processing or storage or transportation | Alberta government | Government | Reduce burdens for industries impacted by COVID-19 | 31/03/2020 | 15/07/2020 | The province of Alberta suspended environmental reporting requirements for oil, gas and coal companies including deadlines for oil and gas companies to demonstrate proper shut off of inactive wells; requirements for companies operating coal mines to submit annual reports (including key environmental data); requirements for oil and gas companies to report on the condition of wells. This was in place from March 31 to July 15, 2020, ending four weeks earlier than the period announced initially. In addition, over the same time period, the province suspended a broad section of requirements for oilsands companies to monitor environmental conditions, including reports on leaks, wetlands and wildlife and monitoring, deaths of birds on tailings ponds, as well as active checks on groundwater, soil, wildlife and tailings ponds, etc. | https://open.alberta.ca/dataset/d0190561-7988-479f-a25b-d01c0c178b6c/resource/9477b36f-031a-444a-aef4-178453a7a03a/download/covid-energy-mo219-2020-reporting-deferrals.pdf Accessed 16 June 2020 https://www.aer.ca/documents/news-releases/IndustryMeasures_Table.pdf Accessed 16 June 2020 https://www.alberta.ca/release.cfm?xID=72670D5511C29-EB2E-3C4B-BAF86938580C3532 Accessed 16 June 2020 |
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| Canada | Ontario | Other energy | Fixed electricity price for all time-of-use electricity customers | Multiple sectors | Multiple energy types | Budget or off-budget transfer ... | 30/05/2020 | Fiscal | Energy use (all energy types, consumption in transport, household use, buildings etc) | Ontario government | Government | Reduce the economic burden for consumers during COVID-19 | 01/06/2020 | Ontario has introduced a fixed electricity price, known as the COVID-19 Recovery Rate, of 12.8 cents per kWh, which will be automatically applied to all time-of-use customers 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. This follows previous announcements related to cost relief for electricity in Ontario for residential, farm, and small business consumers announced on March 24, 2020. | https://news.ontario.ca/mndmf/en/2020/05/ontario-provides-consumers-with-greater-stability-and-predictability-with-their-electricity-bills.html Accessed 1 June 2020 |
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| Canada | Ontario | Other energy | Cost relief for electricity for residential, farm and small business consumers | Multiple sectors | Multiple energy types | Budget or off-budget transfer ... | 12454212.454212 | 24/03/2020 | Fiscal | Energy use (all energy types, consumption in transport, household use, buildings etc) | Ontario government | Government | Reduce the economic burden for consumers during COVID-19 | 25/03/2020 | CAD 17000000 | 17000000 | 17000000 | 12454212.454212 | Most of Ontario's electricity is low-carbon but some is natural gas. The Ontario government introduced cost-relief measures for electricity for select consumers and expanded eligibility to their Low-Income Energy Assistance Program while ensuring consumers were not cut off from electricity supplies. At least CAD 175 million has been disbursed so far. | https://news.ontario.ca/opo/en/2020/05/ontario-extends-electricity-rate-relief-during-covid-19.html Accessed 1 June 2020 https://news.ontario.ca/mndmf/en/2020/05/ontario-provides-consumers-with-greater-stability-and-predictability-with-their-electricity-bills.html Accessed 1 June 2020 |
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| Canada | Northwest Territories | Fossil unconditional | Funding for airlines in Northwest Territories | Mobility | Oil and oil products | Budget or off-budget transfer ... | 10711355.311355 | 08/05/2020 | Fiscal | Energy use (all energy types, consumption in transport, household use, buildings etc) | Government of Northwest Territories | Government | 08/05/2020 | CAD 13.6 million in direct funding | 14621000 | On May 8, CAD 8.7 million in funding was announced by the territorial government to support Northwest Territories (NWT) passenger-based airlines who offer scheduled service during the COVID-19 pandemic. An additional CAD 2.9 million was announced in June and an additional CAD 3.021 million was announced in September. Part of this support comes from a CAD 130 million allocation by the federal government on April 14, 2020 to assist the territories and northern businesses during the pandemic. The Government of NWT is providing this funding to NWT airlines to ensure that companies can continue to provide scheduled connections into communities, providing essential goods, like food and medical supplies. Additional support is expected to be announced. | https://www.gov.nt.ca/en/newsroom/gnwt-provides-funding-support-nwt-airlines Accessed 11 May 2020 https://www.gov.nt.ca/en/newsroom/gnwt-announces-over-29-million-new-funding-nwt-aviation-companies Accessed 11 May 2020 |
https://www.gov.nt.ca/en/newsroom/gnwt-provides-funding-support-nwt-airlines https://www.gov.nt.ca/en/newsroom/gnwt-announces-over-29-million-new-funding-nwt-aviation-companies https://www.gov.nt.ca/en/newsroom/gnwt-allocates-more-20-million-new-funding-support-nwt-airlines Accessed 21 September 2020 |
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| Canada | Northwest Territories | Fossil unconditional | Waiving of landing fees at Northwest Territories airports and additional fees for businesses operati... | Mobility | Oil and oil products | Tax or royalty or govt fee bre... | 1465201.4652015 | 08/05/2020 | Fiscal | Energy use (all energy types, consumption in transport, household use, buildings etc) | Government of Northwest Territories | Government | Providing relief to the aviation industry and ensuring critical flights during COVID-19 | 2000000 | All landing fees have been waived at airports in the Northwest Territories. The territory has also waived leases, licenses and concession fees for all businesses operating at Northwest Territories airports. | https://www.gov.nt.ca/en/newsroom/gnwt-provides-funding-support-nwt-airlines Accessed 11 May 2020 |
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| Canada | Northwest Territories | Fossil unconditional | Rent relief for public land | Multiple sectors | Multiple energy types | Tax or royalty or govt fee bre... | 1978021.978022 | 01/04/2020 | Fiscal | Several energy stages | Government of Northwest Territories | Government | Reduce costs to industry during COVID-19 | 2700000 | Rent relief is available to all holders of existing recreational, residential, and commercial and mining surface dispositions on public land. Surface dispositions are usually leases, but there are a small number of other types of dispositions such as easements or licenses of occupation, that will also be eligible for relief. This measure does not apply to applications received after April 1, 2020. The measure covers mines, bulk fuel companies, trucking companies, and more. | https://www.gov.nt.ca/en/newsroom/government-northwest-territories-offers-rent-relief-leaseholders Accessed 11 May 2020 |
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| Canada | National | Other energy | Large employer emergency financing facility (LEEFF) for major companies | Multiple sectors | Multiple energy types | Loan (Hybrid) | 11/05/2020 | Fiscal | Several energy stages | Government of Canada; Canada Development Investment Corporation | Government | Providing liquidity via loans of last-resort to industries impacted by COVID-19 | Under this program, the Government of Canada introduced some conditionality measures for access to funding. Companies must disclose climate risks according to the Financial Stability Board (FSB)'s Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosure (TCFD) and sustainability plans to qualify. Emergency loans of CAD 60 million or more will be provided in certain cases to large employers with revenues of over CAD 300 million per year. The objective is to prevent bankruptcies (government to be a lender of last resort). Companies must have significant operations or large numbers of employees in Canada. | https://pm.gc.ca/en/news/news-releases/2020/05/11/prime-minister-announces-additional-support-businesses-help-save Accessed 11 May 2020 https://www.cdev.gc.ca/leeff-factsheet/ Accessed 11 May 2020 |
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| Canada | National | Fossil unconditional | Expansion of eligibility for the Business Credit Availability Program (BCAP) for oil and gas compani... | Multiple sectors | Multiple energy types | Loan (Hybrid) | 17/04/2020 | Fiscal | Several energy stages | Business Development Canada; Export Development Canada | Government | Provide liquidity to oil and gas producers | Alberta and the oil and gas sector lobbied for up to CAD 30 billion in liquidity for producers to manage impacts related to the pandemic. This federal measure ensures energy producers are included and prioritized in the Business Credit Availability Program that is provided through Business Development Canada and Export Development Canada. On May 11, the government announced it would expand the BCAP program to mid-sized companies with larger financing needs, including loans of up to CAD 60 million per company and loan guarantees of up to CAD 80 million. On June 18th, the federal government announced the Mid-Market Guarantee and Financing Program as part of BCAP, which is intended to fund operational cashflow needs with support for sectors "particularly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic and/or the recent decline in oil and gas prices," such as oil and gas by providing loans between CAD 12.5 million and CAD 60 million prior to September 30, 2020. 90% of financing for this program is provided by Business Development Canada. As of July 8, 2020, total funding provided through BCAP for all sectors was at least CAD 81.25 billion, including CAD 40 billion through the Small and Medium-sized Enterprise Loan and Guarantee Program. No figures are currently available for the Mid-Market Guarantee and Financing Program. | https://pm.gc.ca/en/news/news-releases/2020/04/17/prime-minister-announces-new-support-protect-canadian-jobs Accessed 24 Jun 2020 https://pm.gc.ca/en/news/news-releases/2020/05/11/prime-minister-announces-additional-support-businesses-help-save Accessed 24 Jun 2020 https://www.bdc.ca/en/about/mediaroom/news_releases/pages/bdc-deploys-new-program-intended-support-medium-sized-businesses-cashflow-needs-result-covid19.aspx Accessed 24 Jun 2020 https://www.canada.ca/content/dam/fin/publications/efs-peb/homepage/EFS2020-eng.pdf Accessed 24 Jun 2020 |
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| Canada | Alberta | Fossil unconditional | Utility bill payment deferral for electricity and natural gas for select consumers | Multiple sectors | Multiple fossil | Tax or royalty or govt fee bre... | 18/03/2020 | Fiscal | Energy use (all energy types, consumption in transport, household use, buildings etc) | Bill 14, Utility Payment Deferral Program Act | Government | Reduce economic burdens for consumers during COVID-19 | Residential, farm and small commercial customers can defer bill payments for electricity and natural gas until June 18. Alberta is planning to pass the Utility Payment Deferral Program Act, which will allow electricity and natural gas providers to apply for loans either from the Balancing Pool or from the Government of Alberta. The bill will also outline repayment criteria for the deferred bill payments. The vast majority of electricity in Alberta is produced from fossil fuels (coal and natural gas). | https://www.alberta.ca/release.cfm?xID=71267FC0607EA-012A-4274-FD41C86319D31165 Accessed 11 May 2020 https://www.alberta.ca/release.cfm?xID=7128235BF78CD-DDC6-C14D-B1F6FF492D9C28CC Accessed 11 May 2020 https://www.alberta.ca/utility-payment-deferral.aspx Accessed 11 May 2020 |
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| Canada | Ontario | Other energy | Deferral of Global Adjustment charges for industrial and commercial electricity consumers | Multiple sectors | Multiple energy types | Tax or royalty or govt fee bre... | 01/05/2020 | Fiscal | Energy use (all energy types, consumption in transport, household use, buildings etc) | Ontario government | Government | Reducing costs for industry during COVID-19 | 01/05/2020 | Defers a portion of Global Adjustment electricity charges for industrial and commercial electricity consumers that do not participate in Ontario's Regulated Price Plan. This change applies to over 50,000 companies and is estimated to prevent bill increases for Class B electricity consumers by at least 15%. Large industrial and commercial Class A consumers will receive the same percentage reduction. Global adjustment rates will be held in line with pre-COVID-19 levels. Ontario's electricity grid is mixed; only a portion of this change would represent deferrals for fossil fuel or nuclear-based energy. The government plans to recover deferred costs starting in January 2021 over a period of 12 months. | https://news.ontario.ca/mndmf/en/2020/05/ontario-providing-support-for-industrial-and-commercial-electricity-consumers-during-covid-19.html Accessed 6 May 2020 http://www.ieso.ca/en/Learn/Electricity-Pricing/What-is-Global-Adjustment Accessed 6 May 2020 |
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| Canada | Yukon | Fossil unconditional | Funding for lost revenues for aviation businesses | Mobility | Oil and oil products | Budget or off-budget transfer ... | 2036630.03663 | 04/05/2020 | Fiscal | Energy use (all energy types, consumption in transport, household use, buildings etc) | Yukon government | Government | Provide relief to the aviation industry and ensuring critical flights during COVID-19 | 2780000 | This measure consists of federal funding disbursed by Yukon to compensate for lost airline revenues related to COVID-19. The first instalment included CAD 1.1 million for Air North over three months to ensure critical routes are maintained, and the second instalment, announced in August 2020, included CAD 1.06 million over three months for Air North. Alkan Air will receive approximately CAD 140,000 in connection with the provision of medevac services from April to June 2020. | https://yukon.ca/en/news/new-support-available-yukons-aviation-industry Accessed 5 August 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200806161123/ https://yukon.ca/en/news/yukons-aviation-industry-continues-receive-support Accessed 5 August 2020 |
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| Canada | Yukon | Fossil unconditional | Waiving of all airport landing, aircraft parking fees, loading fees and other commercial fees in Yuk... | Mobility | Oil and oil products | Tax or royalty or govt fee bre... | 571428.57142857 | 14/01/2020 | Fiscal | Energy use (all energy types, consumption in transport, household use, buildings etc) | Yukon government | Government | Provide economic relief to the aviation sector and ensure critical air services are maintained | 780000 | On April 14, the Yukon Government waived all airport landing, aircraft parking fees, and loading fees. On May 5, the territory waived additional fees including land lease and license fees, building leases, aircraft fuel fees, etc. The fees are waived until the end of 2020. These changes were intended to support Yukon businesses and the tourism industry to incentivize carriers to stay in Yukon. Aviation was cited as "critical" for the territory, which is in northern Canada and has many remote communities. | https://yukon.ca/en/news/aviation-fees-waived Accessed 4 May 2020 https://yukon.ca/en/news/new-support-available-yukons-aviation-industry Accessed 4 May 2020 |
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| Canada | British Columbia | Fossil unconditional | Deferral of carbon tax and fuel tax payments | Resources | Multiple fossil | Regulatory rollback or non-gov... | 01/04/2020 | Fiscal | Energy use (all energy types, consumption in transport, household use, buildings etc) | Government of British Columbia | Government | Reduce economic impacts on consumers, including industry, during COVID-19 | 01/04/2020 | Filing and payment due dates for the carbon tax, motor fuel tax, provincial sales tax, and tobacco tax have been extended to September 30, 2020. | https://www2.gov.bc.ca/assets/gov/taxes/sales-taxes/publications/notice-2020-002-covid-19-sales-tax-changes.pdf Accessed 30 April 2020 |
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| Canada | British Columbia | Fossil unconditional | Delay in British Columbia carbon tax increase | Multiple sectors | Multiple fossil | Tax or royalty or govt fee bre... | 01/04/2020 | Fiscal | Energy use (all energy types, consumption in transport, household use, buildings etc) | Government of British Columbia | Government | Reduce economic impacts to consumers during COVID-19 | 01/04/2020 | The Province of British Columbia delayed implementation dates for changes to B.C.’s carbon tax. On 2 Sep 2020 it was announced that a scheduled increase in April 2020 from $40 to $45 per tonne of carbon dioxide equivalent (tCO2e) had been paused until at least October as part of the COVID-19 Action Plan. Upon review, the B.C. government has decided the carbon tax rate will remain at its current level of $40 per tCO2e until April 2021, when it will increase from $40 to $45 per tCO2e. The carbon tax will increase to $50 per tCO2e in April 2022. | https://www2.gov.bc.ca/assets/gov/taxes/sales-taxes/publications/notice-2020-002-covid-19-sales-tax-changes.pdf Accessed 30 April 2020 https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2020FIN0049-001647 Accessed 4 September 2020 |
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| Canada | Saskatchewan | Fossil unconditional | Regulatory relief for Saskatchewan oil and gas producers | Resources | Oil and gas | Regulatory rollback or non-gov... | 8351648.3516484 | 14/04/2020 | Other | Exploration or production or processing or storage or transportation | Saskatchewan government | Government | Address immediate liquidity and administrative challenges to help companies focus on employment and production | 14/04/2020 | 11400000 | This policy aims to assist Saskatchewan's oil and gas sector through three components: 1) deadline extensions on reporting until the sector returns to "normal operations", 2) mineral rights extension of one year, similar to measures enacted in Alberta, and 3) reduction of the Oil and Gas Administrative Levy by 50%. | https://www.saskatchewan.ca/government/news-and-media/2020/april/14/oil-industry-support Accessed 20 April 2020 |
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| Canada | National | Fossil conditional | Creation of Emissions Reduction Fund with focus on methane | Resources | Oil and gas | Budget or off-budget transfer ... | 549450549.45055 | 17/04/2020 | Fiscal | Reduced environmental damage | Government of Canada | Government | "Reduce GHG emissions in the near-term while accelerating capital expenditures that would otherwise be delayed." | CAD 750000000 | 750000000 | 750000000 | 549450549.45055 | This policy provides funding focused on jobs and environmental outcomes but ultimately represents increased support to fossil fuel companies. The intent is to assist the oil and gas industry to reduce methane emissions. There remains a lack of clarity around what portion of the funding will be provided as grants versus loans. The funds are intended to be provided over two years. | https://pm.gc.ca/en/news/news-releases/2020/04/17/prime-minister-announces-new-support-protect-canadian-jobs Accessed 20 April 2020 https://www.canada.ca/content/dam/fin/publications/efs-peb/homepage/EFS2020-eng.pdf Accessed 20 April 2020 |
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| Canada | National | Fossil conditional | Orphan & inactive well clean-up investment | Resources | Oil and oil products | Budget or off-budget transfer ... | 1260073260.0733 | 17/04/2020 | Fiscal | Reduced environmental damage | Government of Canada | Government | Provide economic support to the oil and gas sector after impacts from COVID-19; retain and create jobs; address outstanding environmental liabilities. | 1720000000 | The Government of Alberta and the oil and gas sector lobbied heavily for orphan wells clean up assistance before COVID-19. This policy provides funding focused on jobs and environmental outcomes but the impacts will depend on still-pending details. A large portion of funds will go towards service companies. The majority of announced funding will go towards cleaning up inactive wells (however, inactive wells are owned by viable companies who have not cleaned up wells themselves). CAD 1 billion will be provided to Alberta, CAD 400 million to Saskatchewan, and CAD 120 million to British Columbia. In Alberta, notably, CAD 200 million of provided funding will be a loan to the Orphan Well Association, which is supposed to be funded by industry levies. In British Columbia, federal funding will support three programs: CAD 100 million for the newly created Dormant Sites Reclamation Program, CAD 15 million for the Orphan Sites Reclamation Program, and CAD 5 million for the Legacy Sites Reclamation Program. | https://pm.gc.ca/en/news/news-releases/2020/04/17/prime-minister-announces-new-support-protect-canadian-jobs Accessed 20 April 2020 https://www.canada.ca/content/dam/fin/publications/efs-peb/homepage/EFS2020-eng.pdf Accessed 20 April 2020 |
https://pm.gc.ca/en/news/news-releases/2020/04/17/prime-minister-announces-new-support-protect-canadian-jobs https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2020PREM0026-000871 https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/kenney-wells-remediation-money-ottawa-alberta-1.5543935 https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2020EMPR0028-001294 https://www.canada.ca/en/natural-resources-canada/news/2020/09/cleaning-up-dormant-oil-and-gas-wells-supporting-1200-jobs-in-bc9.html https://cgeng.ca/knowledge/bc-dormant-orphan-legacy-site-reclamation https://www.alberta.ca/release.cfm?xID=728244423007F-0F7A-C909-8382EE14AD7DA045 https://www.saskatchewan.ca/government/news-and-media/2020/july/16/accelerated-site-closure-program https://www.alberta.ca/site-rehabilitation-program-apply-for-a-grant.aspx#how%20to%20apply Accessed 21 September 2020 |
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| Canada | Alberta | Other energy | Extension of consultation periods for Indigenous consultation on natural resource projects | Resources | Multiple energy types | Uncategorized | 20/04/2020 | Other | Non-applicable (non-energy measure) | Alberta government | Government | Allow adequate time for consultation on resource projects with First Nations impacted by COVID-19 | 20/04/2020 | This measure allows for the addition of up to 15 days on Indigenous consultation processes related to Crown land for natural resource projects. | https://www.alberta.ca/release.cfm?xID=70126F8A7B955-9E01-297E-8444C592E6BF4812 Accessed 20 April 2020 |
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| Canada | National | Fossil unconditional | Waiving of rent for ground leases for 21 airport authorities | Mobility | Oil and oil products | Tax or royalty or govt fee bre... | 242783882.78388 | 30/03/2020 | Fiscal | Energy use (all energy types, consumption in transport, household use, buildings etc) | Government of Canada | Government | "Help airports reduce cost pressures and preserve cash flow." | 30/03/2020 | 331400000 | Ground lease payments will allow airport authorities to preserve cash flow during COVID-19-related disruptions, consistent with similar actions that took place during SARS. Rents are normally based on revenues earned from operating the airports and related land owned by the government. This relief measure is intended to extend until December 2020. | https://www.canada.ca/en/department-finance/news/2020/03/support-to-canadas-air-transportation-sector.html Accessed 2 April 2020 https://www.pbo-dpb.gc.ca/web/default/files/Documents/LEG/LEG-2021-007-S/LEG-2021-007-S_en.pdf Accessed 2 April 2020 |
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| Canada | National | Fossil unconditional | Changes to Export Development Act removing cap on finance and some risk protections | Multiple sectors | Multiple energy types | Other hybrid support measures | 25/03/2020 | Fiscal | Several energy stages | Export Development Act | Government | Accelerate and streamline ability of Export Development Canada to provide capital to businesses in response to COVID-19 | 25/03/2020 | As an export credit agency, Export Development Canada facilitates export growth in Canada’s international industries and businesses. EDC had their mandate expanded to support domestic businesses in 2008, and also provides substantial support to domestic oil and gas companies and operations. Under the most recent changes, EDC's domestic mandate was further expanded, and limits on the liability that EDC can incur have increased from CAD 45 billion to CAD 90 billion until at least October 2020. Limits on EDC's Canada Account have also been increased from CAD 20 billion to CAD 75 billion until at least October 2020. These measures are highly likely to benefit the oil and gas industry as EDC provides on average nearly CAD 13.8 billion in support of oil and gas companies each year, more than five times the support categorized as 'cleantech'. Transparency on disbursements and individual transactions from EDC is low. | https://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/AnnualStatutes/2020_5/page-1.html Accessed 2 April 2020 |
http://priceofoil.org/2020/05/27/g20-still-digging/ Accessed 2 April 2020 https://www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/article-ottawa-prepares-multibillion-dollar-bailout-of-oil-and-gas-sector/ Accessed 2 April 2020 |
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| Canada | British Columbia | Clean conditional | Relief on electricity bills by BC Hydro | Power generation | Hydro | Regulatory rollback or non-gov... | 01/04/2020 | Other | Energy use (all energy types, consumption in transport, household use, buildings etc) | BC Hydro | Government | Reduce economic impacts to consumers during COVID-19 | BC Hydro introduced deferrals for a portion of electricity bill payments for a variety of customers, including industry and coal mines. The change was originally introduced for March to May 2020. About 8% of BC Hydro's energy sources is natural gas or oil. | https://archive.news.gov.bc.ca/releases/news_releases_2017-2021/2020PREM0018-000611.htm Accessed 2 April 2020 |
https://archive.news.gov.bc.ca/releases/news_releases_2017-2021/2020PREM0018-000611.htm Accessed 2 April 2020 |
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| Canada | Alberta | Fossil unconditional | Extensions for oil and gas tenures by one year | Resources | Oil and gas | New or extended regulation (IT... | 20/03/2020 | Other | Exploration or production or processing or storage or transportation | Alberta government | Government | "Providing increased certainty for industry by allowing additional time to raise capital and plan future activities" | 20/03/2020 | In response to COVID-19 and declining oil prices in early 2020, Alberta extended the term of mineral agreements expiring in 2020 by one year. | https://www.alberta.ca/release.cfm?xID=69881BCC004DB-C3DC-DCD7-B62724AFB886EE9C Accessed 2 April 2020 |
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| Canada | Alberta | Fossil unconditional | Funding the Alberta Energy Regulator for 6 months by covering industry levies | Resources | Oil and gas | Budget or off-budget transfer ... | 82783882.783883 | 20/03/2020 | Fiscal | Exploration or production or processing or storage or transportation | Alberta government | Government | Enhance immediate liquidity of oil and gas producers | 20/03/2020 | 113000000 | In response to COVID-19 and declining oil prices, the Alberta government opted to fund the oil and gas industry levy for the Alberta Energy Regulator for a period of six months. | https://www.alberta.ca/release.cfm?xID=69881BCC004DB-C3DC-DCD7-B62724AFB886EE9C Accessed 2 April 2020 |
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| Canada | Alberta | Fossil unconditional | Temporary 90% reduction of the operating budget of Canadian Energy Centre | Resources | Oil and gas | Budget or off-budget transfer ... | -4908424.9084249 | 30/03/2020 | Fiscal | Other energy stage | Alberta government | Government | Reduce government spending during COVID-19. | 30/03/2020 | CAD -6.7 million | -6700000 | Alberta's energy "war room" reduced its operating budget by 90% for at least three months citing a reduced need for paid advertising campaigns during the pandemic, representing a reduction in support for oil and gas of CAD 6.7 million. | https://www.alberta.ca/release.cfm?xID=69960C81518F5-A158-D43A-69D835B75C84FBFD Accessed 8 July 2020 |
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| Canada | Alberta | Fossil unconditional | Suspension of certain environmental reporting requirements for the Environmental Protection and Enha... | Resources | Oil and gas | Regulatory rollback or non-gov... | 31/03/2020 | Other | Exploration or production or processing or storage or transportation | Environmental Protection and Enhancement Act, Water Act, and the Public Lands Act | Government | Relieve hardship for industry to comply with routine reporting requirements during a health emergency | 31/03/2020 | Following similar rollbacks in the United States, Alberta suspended a number of environmental reporting requirements through ministerial orders, on the basis of industry facing hardship due to the COVID-19 outbreak if forced to comply with existing environmental rules. | https://open.alberta.ca/dataset/2deef631-4dad-4b47-a20f-d31dd2cbe343/resource/366a722d-630c-4ce8-9ea5-3a22f3696bfb/download/aep-ministerial-order-15-2020.pdf Accessed 8 July 2020 https://open.alberta.ca/dataset/904ee5c9-015e-4ea1-95e8-ba26f460b378/resource/9a7f721b-c065-405a-8ce0-fc36f46d5386/download/aep-ministerial-order-16-2020.pdf Accessed 8 July 2020 https://open.alberta.ca/dataset/0cc78dea-655e-4a28-8128-5f0310399b74/resource/d26172b7-7109-418c-bfbe-e9b049076581/download/aep-ministerial-order-17-2020.pdf Accessed 8 July 2020 |
https://thenarwhal.ca/alberta-suspends-19-oilsands-environmental-monitoring-requirements-coronavirus-concerns/ Accessed 8 July 2020 |
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| Canada | Alberta | Fossil unconditional | Loan guarantee from the Alberta government for TC Energy’s Keystone XL pipeline | Resources | Oil and oil products | Loan guarantee (Hybrid) | 4395604395.6044 | 31/03/2020 | Fiscal | Exploration or production or processing or storage or transportation | Alberta government | Government | "Increasing Alberta’s takeaway capacity and access to international markets" | 6000000000 | The Keystone XL pipeline was proposed in 2008. With this investment and project, the Albertan government anticipates material benefits (through taxes and royalties) to provincial government revenues and the wider Canadian economy, including jobs. | https://www.alberta.ca/investing-in-keystone-xl-pipeline.aspx Accessed 8 July 2020 |
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| Canada | Alberta | Fossil unconditional | Equity investment from the Alberta government for TC Energy’s Keystone XL pipeline | Resources | Oil and oil products | Equity injection or nationalis... | 1100000000 | 31/03/2020 | Fiscal | Exploration or production or processing or storage or transportation | Alberta government | Government | "Increase Alberta’s takeaway capacity and access to international markets" | 1100000000 | The Keystone XL pipeline was proposed in 2008. With this investment and project, the Albertan government anticipates material benefits to provincial government revenues (through royalties and taxes) and the wider Canadian economy, including jobs. | https://www.alberta.ca/investing-in-keystone-xl-pipeline.aspx Accessed 8 July 2020 |
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