Natural Resources Canada · Contribution program
Clean Energy in Rural and Remote Communities Bioheat Program component
The objective is to support the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions from Canada's energy sector through a set of deployment programs which allow for a smarter grid systems, deployment of emerging renewable electricity projects, and deployment of renewable energy to reduce the reliance of diesel generated heat and power in rural and remote communities.
- Total value
- $233M
- Agreements
- 146
- Oct 2018 to Apr 2026
- Median agreement
- $1M
- Typical range
- $321K–$2M
- the middle half of agreements
Federal grants and contributions, agreements starting Jan 2006 to Oct 2026, each counted once at its latest amended value. Source: Treasury Board proactive disclosure, published October 11, 2026.
Applying? Clean Energy for Rural and Remote Communities. Taking applications? No. The deadline, who can apply and what applicants actually got are on its page.
See every record for this program on the government’s search. How to apply: look up the program on Natural Resources Canada’s website.
Who got it
Organizations with the most funding under this program.
Plus 7 agreements ($14.2M) to individuals, sole proprietors and recipients this site does not name. They count in every total above. Why
By year
Agreements by the year they started.
* 2026 so far: agreements starting by Oct 2026. Departments publish each quarter after it ends, so the latest months fill in later.
Show the numbers
| Year | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 1 | $686K |
| 2019 | 49 | $62.5M |
| 2020 | 33 | $70.5M |
| 2021 | 21 | $13.7M |
| 2022 | 2 | $1.8M |
| 2023 | 13 | $10.2M |
| 2024 | 16 | $61.4M |
| 2025 | 9 | $11.6M |
| 2026* | 2 | $260K |
By province
Per resident: the total over the whole window divided by the population on 1 July 2026 (Statistics Canada, table 17-10-0009-01). Agreements are placed by the recipient’s address, so a national organization’s funding counts where its office is.
| Province or territory | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Ontario | 49 | $89.2M |
| Quebec | 13 | $60.9M |
| Northwest Territories | 26 | $41.2M |
| British Columbia | 29 | $17.9M |
| Yukon | 11 | $9.2M |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 7 | $6.8M |
| Saskatchewan | 3 | $4.1M |
| Alberta | 2 | $3M |
| Manitoba | 6 | $540K |
By type of recipient
As the department classified the recipient.
| Recipient type | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Indigenous recipients | 133 | $218M |
| Government | 10 | $11.5M |
| Other organizations | 3 | $3.1M |
Latest agreements
| Start | Recipient | What for | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | National Aboriginal Forestry Association | Third National Summit on the Indigenous BioeconomyGrant | $225,000 |
| Feb 2026 | Teslin Tlingit Council | Teslin Tlingit Council Biomass Heat Costing and Financial Analysis ProjectContribution | $34,500 |
| Mar 2025 | Trondek Hwechin First Nation Government | Tr'ondëk Hwëch'in District Energy Biomass SystemContribution | $391,024 |
| Mar 2025 | Old Massett Village Council | Northern Hospital District Energy ProjectContribution | $900,000 |
| Mar 2025 | Delta Enterprises Inc | Feasibility Study for a Biomass District Heating System at Town of Inuvik Office AreaGrant | $400,000 |
| Mar 2025 | Constance Lake First Nation | Constance Lake First Nation Wood Fibre and Biomass Reception, Conditioning and Storage Facility Feasibility ProjectGrant | $123,000 |
| Mar 2025 | Lac La Ronge Indian Band | BIOMASS DISTRICT ENERGY HEATING SYSTEM FEASIBILITY STUDY FOR LAC LA RONGE INDIAN BANDGrant | $115,580 |
| Feb 2025 | Kasabonika Lake First Nation | Business Plan for Kasabonika Lake First Nation for Wood Energy ProgramContribution | $56,000 |
| Feb 2025 | Denendeh Investments Limited Partnership | Yellowknife Biomass District Energy System – Capacity Building PhaseContribution | $570,000 |
| Jan 2025 | Ilnu Transforme | Converting Ilnu community wood pallets plant to biomass heatingContribution | $1,059,000 |
| Jan 2025 | Bingwi Neyaashi Anishinaabek | Bingwi Neyaashi Anishinaabek Biomass District Heating System - Construction PhaseContribution | $8,000,000 |
| Dec 2024 | Tll Yahda Energy | Haida Gwaii Biomass Deployment StrategyGrant | $321,298 |
| Dec 2024 | Dehcho First Nations | Dehcho Wood Stove ProgramContribution | $5,755,908 |
| Dec 2024 | Tlicho Government | Powering Our Green EconomyContribution | $350,000 |
| Nov 2024 | Canadian Standards Association | DEVELOPMENT OF A CANADIAN STANDARD FOR SMALL SOLID BIOMASS COMBUSTORSGrant | $181,150 |
| Oct 2024 | Northern Vision Development Lp | Biomass Heat Feasibility – Whitehorse, Yukon (Downtown)Grant | $42,500 |
| Sep 2024 | Wuikinuxv Nation | Community Woodstove Program: Project Development – Assessment and Inventory PhasesContribution | $706,197 |
| Sep 2024 | Boney Creek Development Ltd. | Biomass Energy GenerationGrant | $50,000 |
| Aug 2024 | Bingwi Neyaashi Anishinaabek | BNA Wood Analysis Business Plan for a Forest Resources FacilityGrant | $74,750 |
| Jul 2024 | Ldc Solutions | Clean Energy Collaboration InitiativeContribution | $1,000,000 |
| Jul 2024 | Ldc Solutions | Clean Energy Collaboration InitiativeContribution | $400,000 |
| Jun 2024 | Delta Enterprises Inc | BEAUFORT DELTA BIOMASS HUBContribution | $2,431,000 |
| Apr 2024 | National Aboriginal Forestry Association | SUMMIT AND TRADE SHOW ON THE INDIGENOUS BIOECONOMY IN ONTARIOGrant | $250,000 |
| Feb 2024 | Sagatay Wood Pellets Limited | THE COMMUNITY SUSTAINABILITY INITIATIVEContribution | $5,832,000 |
| Feb 2024 | Societe En Commandite Onimiskiw Opitciwan | Contribution | $20,000,000 |