Natural Resources Canada · Contribution program
Contributions in support of Electricity Pre-development Projects Program
This program is intended to support predevelopment activities associated with nationally and regionally significant, large-scale non-emitting clean electricity infrastructure projects (generation projects, transmission, and grid infrastructure) with significant predevelopment requirements to advance the projects.
- Total value
- $302M
- Agreements
- 20
- Oct 2023 to Feb 2025
- Median agreement
- $9.2M
- Typical range
- $3M–$20M
- 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.
| Recipient | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Saskatchewan Power Corporation (Saskpower) | 2 | $100M |
| Nova Scotia Power Incorporated | 8 | $60.1M |
| New Brunswick Power Corporation | 3 | $38.9M |
| Independent System Operator | 1 | $18.6M |
| Capital Power (Nuclear) Limited Partnership | 2 | $18M |
| Eac Capital Limited Partnership | 1 | $8.4M |
| Arc Clean Technology Canada Inc. | 1 | $7M |
| Tent Mountain Pumped Hydro Limited Partnership | 1 | $1.3M |
Plus 1 agreements ($50M) 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 | $7M |
| 2024 | 12 | $247M |
| 2025 | 7 | $48.4M |
By province
| Province or territory | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Saskatchewan | 2 | $100M |
| Nova Scotia | 8 | $60.1M |
| Ontario | 1 | $50M |
| Alberta | 5 | $46.2M |
| New Brunswick | 4 | $45.9M |
By type of recipient
As the department classified the recipient.
| Recipient type | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Other organizations | 14 | $217M |
| For-profit organizations | 6 | $84.7M |
Latest agreements
| Start | Recipient | What for | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 2025 | Eac Capital Limited Partnership | Contribution | $8,366,800 |
| Feb 2025 | Tent Mountain Pumped Hydro Limited Partnership | TENT MOUNTAIN PUMPED HYDRO ENERGY STORAGE PROJECTContribution | $1,320,476 |
| Feb 2025 | New Brunswick Power Corporation | EAST COAST INTER-PROVINCIAL CLEAN ENERGY PROJECTContribution | $1,280,000 |
| Jan 2025 | New Brunswick Power Corporation | MACTAQUAC LIFE ACHIEVEMENT PROGRAMContribution | $12,575,244 |
| Jan 2025 | Independent System Operator | RESTRUCTURED ENERGY MARKETContribution | $18,559,590 |
| Jan 2025 | Nova Scotia Power Incorporated | NS-NB INTERTIE DESIGN PROJECTContribution | $3,127,484 |
| Jan 2025 | Nova Scotia Power Incorporated | NS-NB INTERTIE DESIGN PROJECTContribution | $3,127,484 |
| Oct 2024 | New Brunswick Power Corporation | NEW BRUNSWICK SMALL MODULAR REACTOR (SMR) PROJECT: ADVANCING CLEAN ENERGY AND ECONOMIC GROWTHContribution | $25,000,000 |
| Oct 2024 | Capital Power (Nuclear) Limited Partnership | ALBERTA SMR SITE EVALUATIONContribution | $13,000,000 |
| Oct 2024 | Capital Power (Nuclear) Limited Partnership | ALBERTA SMR SITE EVALUATIONContribution | $5,000,000 |
| Mar 2024 | Nova Scotia Power Incorporated | NS POWER GRID BATTERY ENERGY STORAGE PREDEVELOPMENT WHITE ROCKContribution | $2,521,885 |
| Mar 2024 | Nova Scotia Power Incorporated | NS POWER GRID BATTERY ENERGY STORAGE PREDEVELOPMENT SPIDER LAKEContribution | $2,768,345 |
| Mar 2024 | Nova Scotia Power Incorporated | NS POWER GRID BATTERY ENERGY STORAGE PREDEVELOPMENT BRIDGEWATERContribution | $2,763,252 |
| Feb 2024 | Nova Scotia Power Incorporated | NS POWER ECC RENEWABLES & DECARBONIZATION PORTFOLIO PROJECTContribution | $24,258,069 |
| Feb 2024 | Nova Scotia Power Incorporated | NS POWER ECC RENEWABLES & DECARBONIZATION PORTFOLIO PROJECTContribution | $10,010,796 |
| Feb 2024 | Nova Scotia Power Incorporated | NS POWER ECC RENEWABLES & DECARBONIZATION PORTFOLIO PROJECTContribution | $11,498,965 |
| Jan 2024 | Saskatchewan Power Corporation (Saskpower) | SASKPOWER SMR PRE-DEVELOPMENT PROJECT"Contribution | $50,000,000 |
| Jan 2024 | Saskatchewan Power Corporation (Saskpower) | SASKPOWER SMR PRE-DEVELOPMENT PROJECT"Contribution | $50,000,000 |
| Oct 2023 | Arc Clean Technology Canada Inc. | ARC Commercialization Pre-DevelopmentContribution | $7,000,000 |