Zero Emission Vehicle Infrastructure Program: For owners/operators of ZEV infrastructure
Launched in 2019, the Zero Emission Vehicle Infrastructure Program (ZEVIP) is a program that addresses a key barrier
to the adoption of zero-emission vehicles (ZEV)—the lack of charging and hydrogen refuelling stations in Canada— by
increasing the availability of localized charging and hydrogen refuelling opportunities where Canadians live, work,
travel and play.
Offered by Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
Amount
Up to $2,000,000
Up to 50% of Total Project Costs (75% for Indigenous businesses and communities), to a maximum of $2,000,000 per project
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Who can apply
Legal entities validly incorporated or registered in Canada or abroad including not-for-profit and for-profit
organizations such as:
- Electric utilities
- Companies
- Industry associations
- Indigenous businesses (registered under the
- Indigenous Business Directory) and community groups
- Canadian provincial, territorial, regional or municipal governments or their departments or agencies where
- applicable
Note:
Projects must be submitted by the organization (the Proponent) that will own and operate the
infrastructure and that will be incurring the project costs. Proof of eligible expenditures for reimbursement need to
be under the name of the Proponent.
Eligible Projects
To be considered for funding, the Project must include the installation of a minimum of one (1) public EV fast
charger of 100 kW co-located with additional EV chargers to bring the total site output to at least
150 kW. If a proposed project is addressing a 4 or 5 zone on the
Electric Vehicle Charging Planning Map
and is unable to meet the minimum charger requirements, applicants are able to provide a justification for the project
installation in the application.
All EV chargers within the Project must:
- Be located within 5km of a road segment displayed on the
- Electric Vehicle Charging Planning Map;
- Be addressing areas identified as high priority (i.e. ranked “4” or “5” on the
- Electric Vehicle Charging Planning Map);
- Be publicly accessible 24 hours per day, 7 days per week;
- Be installed in compliance with all applicable local codes (for example, building and electrical) and bylaws (for
- example, zoning and parking);
- Be manufactured in Canada or in a country that has an in-force trade agreement with Canada;
- Be a permanent, hard-wired installation (mounted or fixed);
- Be new and purchased equipment (not leased);
- Be for a new installation or expansion of an existing installation (not for the replacement of an existing
- installation);
- Be certified for use in Canada (e.g. CSA, UL, Interlink) and be commercially available;
- Be networked to a charging network;
- Include at least one of the following charging connector types:
- SAE J1772 Combo (CCS)
- SAE J3400 (NACS)
- SAE J1772 standard (208/240 V) (co-located with fast chargers)
About the funding
NRCan’s contribution through ZEVIP will be limited to a maximum of
2 million dollars ($2,000,000) per project. Each applicant is limited to submitting two project
proposals under this intake.
Financial support for projects is based on the total amount of funds available for ZEVIP and within the ZEVIP
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timeframe. Funding is subject to an appropriation by Parliament for the fiscal year in which payments are to be made.
ZEVIP will pay up to 50% of Total Project Costs (75% for Indigenous businesses and communities). Costs must be
eligible expenditures under the Program. If the project is successful, supporting documents will be required and
assessed at each payment claim to validate project costs.
Eligible expenditures for an approved project under ZEVIP must be directly related to, and necessary for, the
implementation and conduct of the project and will include:
- Salary and benefits
- Professional services (for example, scientific, technical, management; contracting; engineering; construction;
- installation, testing and commissioning of equipment; training; marketing; data collection; logistics; maintenance
- plans; printing; distribution)
- Reasonable travel costs, including transportation, meals, and accommodation
- Capital expenses, including informatics and other equipment or infrastructure
- Rental fees or leasing costs
- License fees and permits
- Costs associated with environmental assessments
- GST, PST, and HST net of any tax rebate to which the recipient is entitled
- Overhead expenses directly related to the project will be considered to a maximum of 15% of eligible expenditures
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