Minister of Veterans Affairs and Associate Minister of National Defence Jill McKnight (Delta, B.C.) announced over $1.4 million in federal funding for a research and development project with Hydra Energy Canada Corporation in Delta, B.C. This project is focused on optimizing retrofitted hydrogen co-combustion engines in heavy-duty trucks, which are relatively new to the Canadian transportation … Read more
Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Tim Hodgson (Markham-Thornhill, Ont.) delivered remarks at the second annual Energy Innovation Forum with the International Energy Agency in Toronto, Ont. He made a number of announcements during his speech, including: $11 million toward cutting-edge, made-in-Canada carbon utilization and storage technologies for projects located in Quebec and Newfoundland and Labrador; The launch … Read more
Minister of Northern and Arctic Affairs, and responsible for the Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency Rebecca Chartrand (Churchill-Keewatinook Aski, Man.) announced over $5.4 million for 28 projects across the Prairies that will accelerate Indigenous participation and leadership in the forest sector, create good jobs and promote the use of wood-based products in construction. The full release is … Read more
Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Tim Hodgson (Markham-Thornhill, Ont.) announced an investment of $5.8 million to support made-in-Canada carbon management technologies. This includes $1.3 million to Svante to enhance testing capabilities by establishing new facilities, as well as $2 million to Anodyne Chemistries Inc. for the demonstration and scale-up of innovative industrial processes that … Read more
Natural Resources Canada released a joint declaration of intent between Canada and Germany on critical minerals cooperation: “The Department of Natural Resources (NRCan) of Canada and the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWE) of Germany recognize the strategic importance of critical minerals to the economic and national security of our countries, including defense applications, … Read more
Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Tim Hodgson (Markham-Thornhill, Ont.) announced a federal investment of $8.2 million through the Global Partnerships Initiative (GPI) to Northcliff Resources (Northcliff), a Canadian company developing a tungsten-molybdenum deposit in New Brunswick through its Sisson Project. The funding is part of the broader Canadian Critical Minerals Strategy. The full release is available … Read more
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Corey Hogan (Calgary Confederation, Alta.) announced, in collaboration with Project Forest, The Carbon Farmer and FIND Biomass Inc, a joint investment of over $125 million for four projects that will plant 12 million trees and restore critical habitat for species at risk throughout Alberta, such as caribou. The … Read more
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Finance and National Revenue and to the Secretary of State (Canada Revenue Agency and Financial Institutions) Ryan Turnbull (Whitby, Ont.) highlighted a $4-million federal investment for tree-planting projects in urban and suburban areas in southern Ontario. Trees For Life will collaborate with planting partners to plant an average of 24,000 trees … Read more