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Energy Innovation Program (EIP) – Off-site Construction Challenge │ Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)

March 27, 2026

Value

Varies.

Description

In alignment with these priorities, Natural Resources Canada’s (NRCan) OERD is launching the Off-Site Construction Challenge (“the Challenge”) under the Energy Innovation Program. While off-site construction (OSC) can accelerate the pace of housing construction by streamlining production in controlled environments, reducing costs with replicable designs, and lowering environmental impacts, the integration of high-performance building components and systems into OSC can also help achieve higher whole-building energy performance. As such, OERD is challenging the industry to use innovative OSC methods to build more energy efficient and resilient buildings.

Eligible Applicants

Eligible Canadian recipients will be:

  1. Legal entities validly incorporated or registered in Canada including:
    • for profit and not for profit organizations
    • community groups
  2. Provincial, territorial, regional and municipal governments and their departments and agencies where applicable.
  3. Indigenous:
    • communities or governments
    • tribal Councils or entities that fulfill a similar function (for example, general councils, land claim organizations)
    • national or regional Indigenous councils, or tribal organizations
    • for-profit or not-for-profit organizations (majority owned and controlled by Indigenous people)

For the purposes of this Applicant Guide, the term “Indigenous” is understood to include Inuit, Métis, and First Nations individuals, or any combination thereof.

Eligible Expenses

The Challenge comprises 2 phases, each providing funding to successful applicants:

  • Phase 1 will select a group of finalists who will be awarded funding of up to $180,000 to facilitate the collaborative design and planning of highly energy efficient Multi-Unit Residential Buildings (MURBs) that integrate OSC methods.
  • Phase 2 will select a grand prize winner who will be awarded funding of up to $10 million to support the demonstration of their designed building through construction.

Deadline Date

Applicants must complete and submit a Phase 1 Design Grant: Application through the application portal by 1:00 p.m. ET on March 27, 2026.

Contact

Contact Name: Energy Innovation Program - Off-site Construction Challenge

E-mail Address: eipbuildings-piebatiments@nrcan-rncan.gc.ca

Website: https://natural-resources.canada.ca/funding-partnerships/energy-innovation-program/site-construction-challenge

Industry:

Energy & Environment, Housing, Indigenous, Municipalities, Non-Profit

Location:

Alberta, British Colombia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, NWT, Ontario, PEI, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon

Tags:

ABmunis, Cleantech, Innovation

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