Transportation and Alternative Fuels (Voted)

Name of transfer payment program

Transportation and Alternative Fuels (Voted)

Start date

April 21, 2016

End date

March 31, 2019

Type of transfer payment

Contributions

Type of appropriation

Estimates

Fiscal year for terms and conditions

2016-17

Link to department's Program Inventory

2.1 Energy-Efficient Practices and Lower-Carbon Energy Sources > 2.1.3 Alternative Transportation Fuels

Description

This investment will support the installation of commercially available fast-charging electric vehicle infrastructure and other alternative fuel infrastructure along highly travelled routes to address consumer and commercial fleets’ concerns regarding the low availability of recharging infrastructure, as well as investor concerns regarding the financial risk to investment. This will help accelerate market deployment of electric and alternative fuel vehicles and fuels.

The intent is for the recipients to generate profits, resulting in a self-sustaining industry; therefore this initiative will use repayable contributions to decrease the risk of investing in electric vehicle and alternative fuel infrastructure and reduce upfront investments for investors that install electric vehicle and alternative fuel infrastructure. The projects will be monitored over 10 years, following project completion.

Expected results

The immediate demand-side outcome, stemming from completed installations, is an increase in the capacity of targeted end-users to use lower carbon transportation options as a result of increased availability of alternative fuel recharging stations. This can be measured based on the number of electric vehicle and alternative fuel stations on key coast-to-coast transportation corridors, by fuel type.

The intermediate demand-side outcome would be that targeted end-users take action to use lower carbon transportation options. This can be measured based on share of electric and alternative fuel vehicle sales.

The intermediate supply-side outcome is that targeted audiences take action to make lower carbon transportation options available to end-users. The indicator will be the number of recharging and refueling stations that are planned, under development and completed by funded project proponents (potential owners/operators of recharging/refueling stations), along key coast-to-coast transportation corridors, by fuel type. A second indicator, the ratio of funding leveraged from potential owners/operators of recharging/refueling stations, will also be tracked.

The ultimate outcome is that lower carbon fuels are used in Canadian transportation. This can be measured based on the number of instances of recharging or refueling at funded electric vehicle and alternative fuel stations as well as the amount of electricity, natural gas and hydrogen dispensed through the supported recharging/refueling infrastructure stations.

Fiscal year of last completed evaluation

Not applicable, new program

Decision following the results of last evaluation

Not applicable

Fiscal year of planned completion of next evaluation

Not applicable

General targeted recipient groups

Individuals and legal entities validly incorporated or registered in Canada including: electricity or gas utilities, companies, industry associations, research associations, standards organizations, Indigenous and community groups, Canadian academic institutions, and provincial, territorial, regional or municipal governments or their departments or agencies, where applicable.

International legal entities validly incorporated or registered abroad including: companies, industry associations, research associations, standards organizations, and academic institutions.

Initiatives to engage applicants and recipients

NRCan launched a Request for Information in early spring following with a Request for Proposal soon after. Eligible recipients were invited to submit proposals. Once contribution agreements are signed, there will be public announcements on the successful projects.

Total grants

0

0

0

0

Total contributions

3,569,488

10,909,883

0

0

Total other types of transfer payments

0

0

0

0

Total program

3,569,488

10,909,883

0

0