Natural Resources Canada has launched the Offshore Wind Predevelopment Program (the ‘OWP Program’) to capitalize on Canada’s offshore wind potential off the coasts of Nova Scotia and Newfoundland and Labrador.
The Program is composed of complementary initiatives:
- Offshore Wind Indigenous and Coastal Communities Grant Funding
- Regional Marine Data Collection Campaign
- Atlantic Canada Offshore Wind Integration and Transmission Study
- Regional Data Analysis and Interpretation, including:
- Increasing capacity of CanmetEnergy labs to continue supporting offshore wind
- Geotechnical Risk Assessment for Offshore Wind in Nova Scotia (Request for Proposal closed October 2025).
To learn more about the Atlantic Canada Offshore Wind Integration and Transmission Study: