Natural Resources Canada · Contribution program
Smart Renewables and Electrification Pathways Program
The Smart Renewables and Electrification Pathway Program will focus on contributions to deploy advanced large-scale renewable energy projects and technologies that provide grid services.
- Total value
- $2.9B
- Agreements
- 308
- Oct 2021 to Jun 2026
- Median agreement
- $2.4M
- Typical range
- $874K–$16.3M
- 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 5 agreements ($62.2M) 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.
| Year | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 3 | $53.9M |
| 2022 | 142 | $1.3B |
| 2023 | 59 | $890M |
| 2024 | 33 | $236M |
| 2025 | 45 | $231M |
| 2026 | 26 | $181M |
By province
| Province or territory | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Ontario | 89 | $1B |
| Alberta | 66 | $577M |
| Nova Scotia | 26 | $383M |
| British Columbia | 53 | $373M |
| Quebec | 17 | $263M |
| New Brunswick | 13 | $120M |
| Saskatchewan | 28 | $103M |
| Prince Edward Island | 4 | $40.7M |
| Yukon | 1 | $7.5M |
| Northwest Territories | 1 | $4.4M |
| Nunavut | 3 | $2.3M |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 2 | $1.3M |
| Outside Canada or not stated | 2 | $796K |
| Manitoba | 3 | $768K |
By type of recipient
As the department classified the recipient.
| Recipient type | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| For-profit organizations | 83 | $1.3B |
| Other organizations | 84 | $953M |
| Indigenous recipients | 128 | $621M |
| Government | 9 | $40.8M |
| Academia | 4 | $15.5M |
Latest agreements
| Start | Recipient | What for | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 2026 | City of Red Deer | Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) / Smart Grid Foundation ProjectContribution | $9,900,657 |
| Jun 2026 | Innpower Distribution Corporation | INNPOWER GRID MODERNIZATION PROJECTContribution | $3,048,683 |
| Jun 2026 | Ottawa River Power Corporation | ORPC GRID MODERNIZATION PROJECTContribution | $1,665,092 |
| Jun 2026 | Epcor Electricity Distribution Ontario Inc. | EEDO GRID MODERNIZATION PROJECTContribution | $912,612 |
| May 2026 | Wasaga Distribution Inc. | WASAGA GRID MODERNIZATION PROJECTContribution | $1,167,454 |
| May 2026 | Niagara-On-The-Lake Hydro Inc | NOTL Grid Modernization ProjectContribution | $1,680,267 |
| May 2026 | Fort Frances Power Corporation | FORT FRANCES GRID MODERNIZATION PROJECTContribution | $1,150,377 |
| Apr 2026 | Net Zero Atlantic Fka: Offshore Energy Research Assoc. | Offshore Wind Cable Corridor Surveying and Data CollectionContribution | $1,990,000 |
| Mar 2026 | Ta Alberta Hydro Lp | BRAZEAU HYDRO HYBRIDIZATION PROJECTContribution | $10,000,000 |
| Mar 2026 | Renfrew Hydro Inc. | Contribution | $742,625 |
| Mar 2026 | New Brunswick Power Corporation | DYNAMIC REACTIVE SUPPORT: STATCOM IMPLEMENTATION AT SALISBURY TERMINAL PROJECTContribution | $50,000,000 |
| Mar 2026 | Cooperative Regionale D'electricite De Saint-Jean-Baptiste De Rouville | Electric Power Distribution Network Modernization ProjectContribution | $4,547,234 |
| Mar 2026 | Clean Communities Corp. | SUNRISE HORIZONContribution | $3,900,000 |
| Mar 2026 | Mi’gmawe’l Tplu’taqnn Incorporated | Contribution | $204,000 |
| Mar 2026 | British Columbia Hydro And Power Authority | STATION UPGRADES FOR RENEWABLE ENERGY INTEGRATION PROJECTContribution | $50,000,000 |
| Mar 2026 | Net Zero Atlantic | Atlantic Canada Energy System (ACES) Model Regional ExpansionContribution | $891,000 |
| Mar 2026 | Net Zero Atlantic | Data Analysis and Modelling for Atlantic Offshore Wind and TransmissionContribution | $4,848,200 |
| Mar 2026 | City of Red Deer | Contribution | $9,900,657 |
| Mar 2026 | Naka Power Utilities (Nwt) Ltd. | ADVANCED METERING INFRASTRUCTURE (AMI) DEPLOYMENT IN NWT PROJECTContribution | $4,440,463 |
| Feb 2026 | Festival Hydro Inc. | FESTIVAL HYDRO AMI 2.0 REDEPLOYMENT AND GRID MODERNIZATION PROJECTContribution | $4,009,824 |
| Feb 2026 | Papoqji’Jg Wind Inc. | Papoqji’jg Wind Project for Clean Grid-Tied Electricity in New BrunswickContribution | $1,780,000 |
| Feb 2026 | The Power Commission of the City of Saint John | GRID FORWARD SAINT JOHN PROJECTContribution | $9,736,427 |
| Feb 2026 | Petpeswick Solar Inc. | Contribution | $440,000 |
| Feb 2026 | 4601981 Nova Scotia Limited | Contribution | $340,000 |
| Feb 2026 | 4579183 Nova Scotia Limited | Contribution | $960,000 |