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TORONTO \u2014 As members of the <\/em>One Clean Economy Task Force<\/em><\/a>, Clean Energy Canada, the Canada Cleantech Alliance, the Battery Metals Association of Canada, the Canadian Renewable Energy Association, Electric Mobility Canada, and Electricity Human Resources Canada made the following statement: <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Tuesday\u2019s federal budget took a number of important steps to position Canada as a clean energy superpower and to help Canada\u2014led by its clean industries\u2014remain competitive both in the face of today\u2019s tariff and trade shocks and in the long term, ensuring we are at the forefront of the global energy transition and ready to reap the economic benefits. <\/p>\n\n\n\n On Monday, the One Canadian Clean Economy Task Force released Our<\/em> North Star Action Plan<\/em><\/a>,<\/em> outlining 30 key actions that governments could take to streamline, connect, and invest in Canada. To that end, we were pleased to see several budget items aligned with these priorities, including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n However, the work to unlock the potential of Canada\u2019s clean economy doesn\u2019t stop here. <\/p>\n\n\n\n While the budget contained some commitments to support Indigenous equity participation and consultation\u2014such as the announcement of additional funds for Northern projects and an expanded scope for the Indigenous Loan Guarantee program\u2014more is needed to ensure Indigenous nations are equipped for partnership in Canada\u2019s economic future. This includes creating additional opportunities for Indigenous support, ownership, and economic participation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n We look forward to working with the government to help ensure that new investments and procurements can unlock demand for Canada\u2019s clean products, that the clean economy continues to be emphasized in nation-building efforts, and that the clean electricity grid that will underpin future clean investments is made even more of a focus at all levels of government. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Because if Canada is to build a stronger nation, a clean economy must be at the centre of it. \u201cThe Climate Competitiveness Strategy outlined in tuesday\u2019s budget is an important step for keeping Canada a top-tier place to invest in renewable energy and energy storage. Building clean competitiveness means ensuring Canadian companies have access to the low-cost and low-carbon power they need to make investments.\u201d \u2014Vittoria Bellissimo, President and CEO, Canadian Renewable Energy Association (CanREA)\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cTax measures and other support for critical minerals and clean technologies, as well as regulatory certainty for clean energy projects, are vital steps for attracting investment and building out Canada\u2019s EV supply chain. We look forward to working with the federal government on how a vibrant EV industry\u2014a critical and growing sector for Canada\u2019s economy, set to support over 600,000 jobs by 2035\u2014fits into Canada\u2019s new industrial strategy.\u201d \u2014Daniel Breton, President and CEO, Electric Mobility Canada<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cTuesday\u2019s budget offered a series of updated investments in worker training\u2014especially youth and apprentices at this pivotal time. As the details of these new funds emerge, we must specifically focus on clean economic sectors that are ready for the growth of one Canadian economy. Existing labour shortages in key occupations are already hurdles to speeding up clean energy projects across the country. Addressing these sectors and their workers should continue to be a priority.\u201d \u2014Mark Chapeskie, Vice President of Programs, Electricity Human Resources Canada<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe federal government\u2019s budget sends a clear signal that critical minerals are at the centre of positioning Canada as a clean energy superpower. There are a variety of measures that will enhance the competitiveness of and accelerate investments in critical minerals. We look forward to working with the government to build the supporting infrastructure and facilitate the workforce development required to ensure Canadian critical minerals can be connected to both Canadian supply chains and our efforts to diversify our trading partnerships.\u201d \u2014Sean Devries, Battery Metals Association of Canada<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe budget made important progress on providing greater investment certainty and offering new tools to support more direct investment into the clean economy\u2014from updating Canada\u2019s suite of clean economy investment tax credits to progress on sustainable finance, attracting venture capital and R&D spending. We welcome these new and reinforced tools to scale up Canadian clean tech and support homegrown innovation. We look forward to working with the government to ensure these tools can crowd in the scale of private capital Canada needs to build a thriving clean economy.\u201d \u2014Lynn C\u00f4t\u00e9, Executive Director, Canada Cleantech Alliance <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThis budget importantly recognizes the importance of low-carbon industries and the clean economy to drive Canada\u2019s economic future. The climate competitiveness strategy rightly focuses on offering regulatory certainty, crowding in private capital, and incentivizing clean technologies, alongside a key promise to develop new metrics to track success. Getting implementation right will be critical, and we look forward to working with the Government of Canada to help ensure we continue to streamline, connect and invest in Canada in a way that will set us up to build the future economy we need to succeed.\u201d \u2014Rachel Doran, Executive Director, Clean Energy Canada\u00a0\n
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