OTTAWA – The Government of Canada has committed over C$13.3 million from its Low Carbon Economy Fund to five strategic projects across Alberta and the Northwest Territories, signaling a robust commitment to decarbonization and sustainable economic development. Announced by Environment and Climate Change Canada, these investments target significant greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reductions while fostering clean growth and creating local employment opportunities. The funding, distributed through the Challenge Fund and Indigenous Leadership Fund streams, underscores Canada's broader clean growth and climate action plans, aiming to accelerate the adoption of proven low-carbon technologies and support Indigenous-led energy initiatives.

Three projects in Alberta, totaling over C$6.3 million, will receive funding under the Challenge Fund, which supports organizations in adopting low-carbon technologies. Sherritt International Corporation, a nickel and cobalt refiner in Fort Saskatchewan, will receive C$1.6 million to install boiler economizers. These units will preheat boiler feedwater using waste heat from stack exhaust, enhancing boiler efficiency and reducing natural gas consumption and associated GHG emissions. Cavendish Farms Corporation in Lethbridge is allocated C$1.375 million for a Line 1 Fryer Heat Recovery project, which will capture and reuse heat energy from fryer exhaust in various facility processes, thereby cutting natural gas use and emissions. Additionally, Taurus Canada Renewable Natural Gas Corp. will receive C$3.405 million for a small-scale carbon capture and storage (CCS) system connected to a 100% feedlot manure-based anaerobic digestion facility near a Kasko Cattle Co. site. This innovative project aims to reduce agricultural GHG emissions and stimulate rural investment and job creation.

In the Northwest Territories, two Indigenous-led projects will receive over C$6.9 million from the Indigenous Leadership Fund, which champions renewable energy and energy efficiency initiatives. Denendeh Manor GP Ltd. in Yellowknife will utilize C$2.33 million for an energy efficiency retrofit of Denendeh Manor, an Indigenous-owned apartment building. Upgrades include a wood pellet biomass heating system, energy-efficient windows, enhanced insulation, LED lighting, and a rooftop solar hot water preheat array with sewage heat recovery. This comprehensive retrofit aims to eliminate oil-fired heating, significantly reduce GHG emissions, lower utility costs, and create local jobs. The Inuvialuit Regional Corporation is granted C$4.65 million for its ISR Renewable Energy Cabin Retrofit project, which will supply ground-mounted solar photovoltaic (PV) installation kits to Inuvialuit-owned cabins across the Inuvialuit Settlement Region. The project also includes workshops on solar panel installation and maintenance in six communities, enhancing accessibility to clean energy sources and building local capacity in the region.