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C-214 — An Act respecting the development of a national renewable energy strategy
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C-214
An Act respecting the development of a national renewable energy strategy
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BILL C-214
An Act respecting the development of a national renewable energy strategy
Last activity : Outside the Order of Precedence
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Commons · 1st2025-06-18Commons · 2ndCommons · 3rdSenate · 1stSenate · 2ndSenate · 3rdRoyal assent
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What it does, in plain language
- Requires the Minister of Natural Resources to build and carry out a national strategy so that, by December 31, 2030, 100% of electricity generated in Canada comes from renewable sources.
- Requires the strategy to be developed in consultation with provincial officials responsible for energy and with Indigenous governing bodies.
- Defines renewable energy as energy from a source that can naturally replenish itself within a human lifespan.
- Sets a target of starting twice as many renewable energy projects as non-renewable ones each calendar year.
- Aims as well to boost research and development, work with provinces on new large-scale public electric utilities, and create renewable energy jobs.
- Directs the Minister and the Minister of Finance, within one year of the Act taking effect, to design incentives for solar, wind, tidal and biomass power and for home and business retrofits, with incentives covering start-up costs only, not ongoing costs.
- Requires the strategy to be tabled in Parliament within two years, published online within 10 days of tabling, and followed by an effectiveness report three years later and every three years after that.
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