Natural Resources Canada · Contribution program
Clean Energy in Rural and Remote Communities Deployment 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
- $296M
- Agreements
- 183
- Jan 2019 to Feb 2025
- Median agreement
- $487K
- Typical range
- $240K–$1.3M
- 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.
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 1 agreements ($164K) 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.
| Year | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 65 | $106M |
| 2020 | 40 | $24.6M |
| 2021 | 25 | $57M |
| 2022 | 18 | $51.3M |
| 2023 | 8 | $9M |
| 2024 | 23 | $34.4M |
| 2025 | 4 | $12.8M |
By province
| Province or territory | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Yukon | 18 | $81.2M |
| British Columbia | 47 | $76.3M |
| Quebec | 12 | $48M |
| Northwest Territories | 21 | $38M |
| Ontario | 39 | $22.3M |
| Nunavut | 13 | $8.7M |
| Manitoba | 8 | $7.3M |
| Alberta | 7 | $6.9M |
| Nova Scotia | 5 | $3.5M |
| Saskatchewan | 9 | $2.5M |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 4 | $723K |
By type of recipient
As the department classified the recipient.
| Recipient type | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Indigenous recipients | 122 | $261M |
| For-profit organizations | 25 | $14.6M |
| Other organizations | 26 | $12.8M |
| Government | 7 | $3.9M |
| Academia | 3 | $3.3M |
Latest agreements
| Start | Recipient | What for | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 2025 | Ulkatcho Energy Corporation | Anahim Lake Solar ProjectContribution | $4,957,168 |
| Feb 2025 | Ulkatcho Energy Corporation | Anahim Lake Solar ProjectContribution | $4,957,168 |
| Jan 2025 | Selkirk Development Corp | Minto Wind Energy ProjectContribution | $1,809,439 |
| Jan 2025 | Kwadacha Nation | DETAILED SOLAR PV ASSESSMENT AND SITE INVESTIGATIONSGrant | $1,085,200 |
| Dec 2024 | Indigenous Clean Energy Social Enterprise | DEEPENING IMPACTContribution | $3,100,000 |
| Nov 2024 | Dzawada’enuxw First Nation | PADAKUS HYDROPOWER PROJECTContribution | $1,100,000 |
| Sep 2024 | Pembina Institute for Appropriate Development | Renewables in Remote Communities Conference 2024Grant | $128,851 |
| Sep 2024 | Nunavut Nukkiksautiit Corporation | Arctic Remote Energy Network Academy (ARENA) 2024Grant | $467,282 |
| Aug 2024 | First Kaska Utilities Limited Partnershi | Contribution | $5,600,000 |
| Aug 2024 | First Kaska Utilities Limited Partnershi | Contribution | $3,600,000 |
| Mar 2024 | Piapot First Nation | Fund Transfer from NRCan’s Clean Energy for Rural and Remote Communities (CERRC) to ISC Strategic Partnerships Initiative (SPI)Contribution | $75,000 |
| Mar 2024 | New Relationship Trust | Fund Transfer from NRCan’s Clean Energy for Rural and Remote Communities (CERRC) to ISC Strategic Partnerships Initiative (SPI)Contribution | $2,877,300 |
| Mar 2024 | Kinistin Saulteaux Nation | Fund Transfer from NRCan’s Clean Energy for Rural and Remote Communities (CERRC) to ISC Strategic Partnerships Initiative (SPI)Contribution | $69,623 |
| Mar 2024 | Fond Du Lac Band | Fund Transfer from NRCan’s Clean Energy for Rural and Remote Communities (CERRC) to ISC Strategic Partnerships Initiative (SPI)Contribution | $80,000 |
| Mar 2024 | Saskmetis Economic Development Corporation | Fund Transfer from NRCan’s Clean Energy for Rural and Remote Communities (CERRC) to ISC Strategic Partnerships Initiative (SPI)Contribution | $138,000 |
| Mar 2024 | PADC Management Company Ltd. | Fund Transfer from NRCan’s Clean Energy for Rural and Remote Communities (CERRC) to ISC Strategic Partnerships Initiative (SPI)Contribution | $50,000 |
| Mar 2024 | Lac La Ronge Indian Band | Fund Transfer from NRCan’s Clean Energy for Rural and Remote Communities (CERRC) to ISC Strategic Partnerships Initiative (SPI)Contribution | $80,000 |
| Mar 2024 | Northwest Angle #33 First Nation | Feasibility Study for Grid-Connected Renewable Energy SystemGrant | $266,869 |
| Mar 2024 | Kwikwasut'inuxw Haxwa'mis First Nation | Gwa’yas’dums Village Energy Efficiency PlanningGrant | $500,000 |
| Mar 2024 | Hamlet of Paulatuk | IODI Phase 2 - PaulatukGrant | $500,000 |
| Mar 2024 | Askiy Energy Corp. | IODI Phase 2 - Fort ChipewyanGrant | $500,000 |
| Mar 2024 | Tahltan Band Council | Grant | $500,000 |
| Mar 2024 | Samson Cree Nation | Ohskimahkahn (Renewable)Grant | $500,000 |
| Feb 2024 | Piapot First Nation | Piapot Energy Efficiency Capacity BuildingGrant | $236,335 |
| Feb 2024 | Municipality Of Resolute Bay | 15 kW Garage Solar Net-Metering SystemGrant | $260,000 |