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Wah-ila-toos: Clean Energy Initiatives in Indigenous, rural and remote communities:

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An additional $300 million is available until 2027 for your clean energy projects.

Description

Wah-ila-toos’ mission is to provide funding for renewable energy and capacity-building projects and related energy efficiency measures in Indigenous, rural and remote communities across Canada.

Diesel is a well-known and reliable energy source in Indigenous, rural and remote communities. However, it can also have negative impacts on communities and the environment. The transition to clean energy continues to be important to many Indigenous communities and the Government of Canada as we work together towards reconciliation.

Wah-ila-toos is still accepting applications under:

  • Clean Energy for Rural and Remote Communities – Biomass heating, district heating, and combined heat and power systems
  • Clean Energy for Rural and Remote Communities – Research, Development, and Demonstration projects
  • Northern Responsible Energy Approach for Community Heat and Energy program (Northern REACHE).

Eligible Applicants

  • First Nations, Inuit and Métis communities, governments, development corporations and organizations
  • Canadian businesses and not-for-profit organizations
  • Provincial, territorial, regional or municipal government organizations

Eligible Expenses

  • Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency
    • Solar
    • Wind
    • Hydropower
    • Energy storage
    • Energy Efficiency (e.g. building retrofits, energy audits – undertaken as part of a renewable energy project or smaller-scale projects in the North)
    • Innovative technologies (e.g. grid modernization, ocean energy, hydrogen)
  • Capacity Building
    • Training, skills and curriculum development
    • Energy coordinators
    • Energy literacy
    • Energy planning
    • Workshops, events and engagement
    • Research and feasibility studies
  • Heat
    • Biomass heating, district heating, and combined heat and power systems
    • Biomass supply chains
    • Geothermal
    • Solar thermal

Deadline Date

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