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Natural Resources Canada · Contribution program

Contributions in support of Energy Efficiency

The objective is to improve energy efficiency in Canada. Canadian energy users in the industrial, residential, commercial/institutional, and transportation sectors must have access to the information and qualified expertise required to make informed choices on energy consumption in the marketplace. Across all of these sectors, products that use energy and affect energy consumption will be a specific focus.

Total value
$327M
Agreements
457
Jun 2017 to Aug 2024
Median agreement
$125K
Typical range
$40K–$347K
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.

RecipientAgreementsTotal
The Recover Initiative2$33M
Building Owners And Managers Association Of Canada Inc.1$24.9M
Fédération Québécoise Des Municipalités Locales Et Régionales1$19.8M
The Alberta Ecotrust Foundation2$16.3M
Centre for Indigenous Environmental Resources Inc.1$15.6M
British Columbia1$14.2M
Mvzeif (Dba Metro Vancouver Zero Emissions Innovation Centre)1$13.6M
Four Winds & Associates Inc1$13.2M
Toronto Atmospheric Fund1$13.2M
Ecofonds Gestion D'actifs Inc.2$12.8M
Purpose Building Inc.1$12M
Hydro Ottawa Limited1$9.9M
His Majesty The King In Right Of New Brunswick1$6.9M
Saskatchewan Power Corporation (Saskpower)1$6.8M
FCA Canada Inc.5$6.3M
City of Vancouver2$6M
City Of Toronto5$4.3M
Canadian Home Builders' Association3$4.2M
Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada Inc.8$3.8M
Energy Efficiency Alberta2$3.6M
Alliance of Canadian Building Officials' Associations6$3.1M
The Transition Accelerator2$2.4M
Climate Challenge Network1$2.2M
Canada Green Building Council3$1.8M
Pembina Institute for Appropriate Development4$1.7M
Passive House Canada1$1.6M
Independent Electricity Systems Operator3$1.5M
Envinronmental Careers Organization Of Canada1$1.5M
Canadian Standards Association Group3$1.4M
Government Of Yukon Energy Branch2$1.3M
Government of Yukon6$1.2M
ɁAq'am3$1.2M
Ecohabitation4$1.2M
Heiltsuk Climate Action1$1.2M
Small Housing Bc Society1$1M
EnviroCentre1$1M
Saskatchewan Indian Institute of Technologies1$1M
Indigenous Clean Energy Social Enterprise1$1M
Honda Canada Inc.2$948K
Her Majesty the Queen in right of the Province of New Brunswick4$930K
Province of Nova Scotia2$882K
ICLEI - Local Governments for Sustainability (Management) Inc.1$860K
Consortium For Energy Efficiency Inc7$854K
Volta Research Inc2$841K
Canadian Standards Association Fka: Csa Group2$808K
Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation2$800K
The Governing Council of the University of Toronto2$800K
Conseil de l'industrie forestière du Québec1$767K
Open Green Building Society2$746K
Green Economy Canada3$745K

Plus 15 agreements ($9.4M) 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.

YearAgreementsTotal
20174$1.3M
201824$2.7M
2019114$21.2M
2020116$18M
202159$7.7M
202225$5M
202357$19.2M
202458$252M

By province

Province or territoryAgreementsTotal
Ontario169$110M
Alberta43$53M
British Columbia61$44.4M
Quebec43$37.2M
Nova Scotia23$36.6M
Manitoba12$17.4M
Saskatchewan13$9.6M
New Brunswick15$8.5M
Outside Canada or not stated56$4.6M
Yukon9$2.7M
Northwest Territories7$1.2M
Prince Edward Island4$1M
Newfoundland and Labrador1$466K
Nunavut1$238K

By type of recipient

As the department classified the recipient.

Recipient typeAgreementsTotal
Other organizations110$165M
For-profit organizations155$66M
Government82$49.1M
Indigenous recipients27$36.3M
Academia28$5.4M
International (non-government)52$4.3M
Individuals and sole proprietorships3$380K

Latest agreements

StartRecipientValue
Aug 2024His Majesty The King In Right Of Saskatchewan$68,255
Jul 2024British Columbia$14,169,000
Jul 2024Users-Centred Energy Systems Tcp Limited$14,904
Jul 2024Lac Ste. Anne Métis Community Association$300,000
Jul 2024Government Of Yukon Energy Branch$627,400
Jul 2024Government Of Yukon Energy Branch$627,400
Jun 2024Heating, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Institute of Canada$289,950
Jun 2024Heating, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Institute of Canada$249,950
Jun 2024University Of British Columbia- Sustainability And Engineering- Campus And Community Planning$309,427
Jun 2024Building Owners And Managers Association Of Canada Inc.$24,898,800
May 2024Centre for Indigenous Environmental Resources Inc.$15,610,234
May 2024Four Winds & Associates Inc$13,210,958
May 2024Canadian Association Of Heritage Professionals$713,900
May 2024Purpose Building Inc.$11,964,506
May 2024The Alberta Ecotrust Foundation$14,846,657
May 2024Canada Green Building Council$1,401,640
Apr 2024Hydro Ottawa Limited$9,863,200
Apr 2024Saskatchewan Power Corporation (Saskpower)$6,754,853
Mar 2024Mvzeif (Dba Metro Vancouver Zero Emissions Innovation Centre)$13,607,850
Mar 2024Ecofonds Gestion D'actifs Inc.$12,629,492
Mar 2024The Alberta Ecotrust Foundation$1,443,887
Mar 2024Envinronmental Careers Organization Of Canada$1,462,517
Mar 2024Passive House Canada$1,625,571
Mar 2024The Board of Governors of the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology$506,375
Mar 2024Atoskiwin Training and Employment Centre Inc.$0