Energy Efficiency Funding for Canadian Businesses: Directory of Funding & Support Sources

This page is a directory of sources of funding that support energy efficiency improvements in Canadian businesses. The page will be regularly updated to ensure that funding sources are current. 



🇨🇦 Federal Organizations Funding Energy Efficiency in Businesses

SectorSub-SectorOrganization
Public SectorMinistryEnvironment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
Public SectorMinistryNatural Resources Canada (NRCan)
Non-Profit SectorAssociationsCanadian Association of Recycling Industries (CARI)
Non-Profit SectorAssociationsCanadian Electricity Association
Non-Profit SectorAssociationsHeating, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Institute of Canada (HRAI)
Non-Profit SectorFoundationsClean Foundation
Non-Profit SectorResearch OrganizationsForesight Canada Adoption
Non-Profit SectorResearch OrganizationsForesight Canada Capital
Non-Profit SectorResearch OrganizationsGreenCentre Canada
Private SectorImpact Investment CompaniesImpact Link
Private SectorImpact Investment CompaniesFuture Ventures Corp
Private SectorImpact Investment CompaniesAkira Impact
Private SectorImpact Investment CompaniesActive Impact Investments
Private SectorImpact Investment CompaniesGupta Capital
Private SectorImpact Investment CompaniesNadarra Ventures
Private SectorImpact Investment CompaniesIdealist Capital
Private SectorImpact Investment CompaniesCycle Capital
Private SectorEquipment Financing CompaniesFirst Financial Canadian Leasing

🇨🇦 Provincial Organizations Funding Energy Efficiency in Businesses

Alberta Funding Organizations

SectorSub-SectorOrganization
Public SectorMinistryMinistry of Environment and Protected Areas
Public SectorMinistryMinistry of Energy and Minerals
Public SectorSector-Specific OrganizationCity of Calgary Climate and environment
Public SectorSector-Specific OrganizationCity of Edmonton Environment and Climate Resilience
Public SectorUtility CompanySky Fire Energy
Public SectorUtility CompanyATCO Energy
Public SectorUtility CompanyDirect Energy
Public SectorUtility CompanyFortisAlberta
Non-Profit SectorCooperativeHeart River Rural Electrification Association Limited
Non-Profit SectorCooperativeNorth Peace Gas Co-operative Ltd.
Non-Profit SectorCooperativeEast Smoky Gas Co-op Ltd.
Non-Profit SectorCooperativeTRL Gas Co-operative Ltd.
Non-Profit SectorCooperativeSte-Anne Natural Gas Co-operative Ltd.
Non-Profit SectorCooperativeAlberta Co-operative Energy (ACE Energy)
Non-Profit SectorCooperativeFederation of Alberta Gas Co-ops Ltd.
Non-Profit SectorCooperativeSolar Power Investment Co-operative of Edmonton
Non-Profit SectorCooperativeSABRE Cooperative (Renewable Energy)
Non-Profit SectorCooperativeSolar Power Investment Cooperative of Alberta (SPICE)
Non-Profit SectorCooperativeBow Valley Green Energy Cooperative
Private SectorAcceleratorAvatar Innovations

British Columbia Funding Organizations

SectorSub-SectorOrganization
Public SectorMinistryMinistry of Tourism
Public SectorMinistryMinistry of Forests
Public SectorUtility CompanyBC Hydro
Public SectorUtility CompanyFortisBC
Public SectorUtility CompanyCleanBC
Public SectorUtility CompanyNelson Hydro Electric Utility
Private SectorImpact Investment CompaniesInBC Investment Corp.

Manitoba Funding Organizations

SectorSub-SectorOrganization
Public SectorMinistryMinistry of Environment and Climate Change
Public SectorMinistryMinistry of Agriculture
Public SectorUtility CompanyManitoba Hydro
Public SectorUtility CompanyEfficiency Manitoba

New Brunswick Funding Organizations

SectorSub-SectorOrganization
Public SectorMinistryMinistry of Natural Resources and Energy Development
Public SectorUtility CompanyNB Power
Public SectorUtility CompanyLiberty Utilities
Non-Profit SectorCooperativeBeauséjour Renewable Energy Co-operative Ltd.

Newfoundland and Labrador Funding Organizations

SectorSub-SectorOrganization
Public SectorMinistryMinistry of Environment and Climate Change
Public SectorMinistryMinistry of Industry, Energy and Technology
Public SectorCrown CorporationNL Hydro

Northwest Territories Funding Organizations

SectorSub-SectorOrganization
Public SectorMinistryMinistry of Environment and Climate Change
Public SectorUtility CompanyNorthwest Territories Power Corporation
Public SectorUtility CompanyArctic Energy Alliance

Nova Scotia Funding Organizations

SectorSub-SectorOrganization
Public SectorMinistryMinistry of Environment and Climate Change
Public SectorUtility CompanyEfficiency Nova Scotia
Public SectorUtility CompanyNova Scotia Power
Public SectorUtility CompanyEastward Energy
Private SectorImpact Investment CompaniesHalifax Climate Investment, Innovation and Impact (HCi3) Fund

Ontario Funding Organizations

SectorSub-SectorOrganization
Public SectorMinistryMinistry of Energy
Public SectorMinistryMinistry of Natural Resources
Public SectorUtility CompanyIndependent Electricity System Operator
Public SectorUtility CompanyEnbridge Gas
Public SectorUtility CompanyAlectra Utilities
Public SectorUtility CompanyBluewater Power
Public SectorUtility CompanyCentre Wellington Hydro
Public SectorUtility CompanyERTH Power Corporation
Public SectorUtility CompanyGrimsby Power
Public SectorUtility CompanyHydro One
Public SectorUtility CompanyLakeland Power Distribution
Public SectorUtility CompanyNorth Bay Hydro Distribution Limited
Public SectorUtility CompanyOrangeville Hydro
Public SectorUtility CompanyWelland Hydro-Electric System Corp.
Public SectorUtility CompanyAtikokan Hydro
Public SectorUtility CompanyCanadian Niagara Power
Public SectorUtility CompanyElexicon Energy
Public SectorUtility CompanyEPCOR Electricity Distribution
Public SectorUtility CompanyEssex Powerlines
Public SectorUtility CompanyHalton Hills Hydro
Public SectorUtility CompanyLakefront Utilities
Public SectorUtility CompanyNiagara-On-The-Lake Hydro
Public SectorUtility CompanyOttawa River Power
Public SectorUtility CompanyTillsonburg Hydro Inc.
Public SectorUtility CompanyWellington North Power
Public SectorSector-Specific OrganizationCity of Toronto Green Sector, Economic Development & Culture Division
Public SectorSector-Specific OrganizationCity of Toronto Environment Climate & Forestry Division
Public SectorSector-Specific OrganizationOttawa Climate Action Fund (OCAF)
Non-Profit SectorIncubatorCleantech Commons
Private SectorAcceleratorMcMaster Innovation Park
Private SectorAcceleratorClean Energy Zone

Prince Edward Island Funding Organizations

SectorSub-SectorOrganization
Public SectorMinistryMinistry of Environment, Energy and Climate Action

Quebec Funding Organizations

SectorSub-SectorOrganization
Public SectorMinistryMinistry of Environment, Fight against climate change, Wildlife and Parks
Public SectorMinistryMinistry of Natural Resources and Forests
Public SectorMinistryMinistry of Transport and Sustainable Mobility
Public SectorMinistryMinistry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
Public SectorMinistryMinistry of Economy, Innovation and Energy
Public SectorUtility CompanyÉnergir
Public SectorUtility CompanyHydro-Quebec
Public SectorUtility CompanyEnbridge Gaz Québec
Private SectorAcceleratorCycle Momentum

Saskatchewan Funding Organizations

SectorSub-SectorOrganization
Public SectorMinistryMinistry of Energy and Resources
Public SectorUtility CompanySaskEnergy Incorporated
Public SectorUtility CompanySaskPower

Yukon Funding Organizations

SectorSub-SectorOrganization
Public SectorMinistryDepartment of Energy, Mines and Resources
Public SectorCrown CorporationYukon Development Corporation

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