Value
Up to 50% of eligible costs, to a maximum of $40,000Description
Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) will provide financial assistance to help fund your industrial facility’s energy management project.
Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) will provide financial assistance of up to 50% of eligible costs, to a maximum of $40,000. When combined with other funding sources, NRCan may adjust its level of funding so that the combined level of financial assistance from all public sources will not exceed 75% of total eligible project costs.
Eligible Applicants
To be eligible for financial assistance, an organization must follow this process:
- Register as a CIPEC Leader.
- Email NRCan to request a project proposal template.
- Write your proposal following the instructions in the template.
- Submit your proposal to NRCan for review and acceptance before you begin your project. If we accept it, we will contact you to establish a Contribution Agreement. Work must not start until an agreement is reached.
- Arrange to implement the project and pay all related costs when the work has been completed.
- Submit a reimbursement claim and final report to NRCan for review and approval.
- After your claim is approved, NRCan will issue a reimbursement through direct deposit to your financial institution.
Eligible projects will be determined on a first-come, first-served basis and should:
- be intended to improve industrial energy performance and reduce GHG emissions
- demonstrate potential for learning and/or replication
- have results that can be disseminated to promote energy management best practices
- have potential to recommend technical projects and practices that represent energy savings
Note: Facilities located in British Columbia may be eligible for additional cost-shared financial assistance from the British Columbia Ministry of Energy and Mines.
Eligible Expenses
The following types of projects may be eligible for assistance:
- ISO 50001 Energy Management Systems Standard projects
- Energy Management Information Systems (EMIS) projects
- Process Integration (PI) and Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) studies
For more detailed information on eligible expenses under each type of projects, please click the link indicated below.
Deadline Date
First-come, first served basis.Contact
Contact Name: Government of Canada
