Modern and Resilient Infrastructure

By the end of 2025-2026, invest $20 billion in funding for green infrastructure initiatives that reduce GHG emissions and improve climate resilience and environmental quality

Work with partners on green infrastructure

• Enhance the Energy Code for Buildings by 2020 and move towards net zero-energy-ready buildings

By improving the energy efficiency of codes in target sectors, such as buildings, through international regulatory alignments, contribute to greener infrastructure.

The starting point for commercial/institutional buildings is the 2011 model National Energy Code for Buildings (NECB). The starting point for housing is the 2015 model National Building Code (NBC), Part 9.36.

Performance assessed by increased average efficiency of model energy code requirements between each update.

Targets:

30% improvement in NECB efficiency by 2020;

Develop a tiered net-zero energy ready model National Building Code by 2020

2.1.4 Energy Efficiency

• Demonstrate key emerging Smart Grid technologies essential to integrate a higher proportion of renewables onto the grid
• Support RD&D to drive down the cost and create market confidence in net zero building construction
• Demonstrate innovative clean energy solutions for northern communities and reduce their reliance on diesel power
• Facilitate the development and deployment of next generation electric vehicle charging infrastructure

By funding technology demonstration projects that reduce cost and address technical hurdles, contribute to the deployment of next-generation clean energy technologies pertaining to infrastructure.

Ratio of NRCan program investments in clean energy S&T to leveraged funding from partners

Target: 1:1 ratio

Reductions in GHG emissions from NRCan funded projects of green innovation

Target: 11.44 megatons annually (equivalent to 2.86 million passenger cars removed from our roads) by 2030 

Advancing Clean Energy Technologies

Target: 50% of RD&D projects advance the technology readiness level of emerging technologies, by one level, by 2023.

2.2.3 Clean Energy Science and Technology

• Support the shift from higher to lower-emitting types of transportation, including through investing in infrastructure

By providing funds to increase the number of recharging and refuelling stations in Canada, contribute to the transition to low-carbon options in the transportation sector through greener infrastructure.

Number of recharging and refuelling stations completed by funded project proponents (potential owners/operators of recharging/refuelling stations) along key coast-to-coast transportation corridors (by fuel type).

Target: Phase 1 deployment, ending in March 2018 has targets of 70 electric vehicle recharging stations, 6 natural gas and 2 hydrogen refuelling stations by 2018

2.1.3 Alternative Transportation Fuels