Achieving Canada’s EV mandates requires more money for research and future talent

Federal investment to support a pan-Canadian, academia-industry research consortium will complement the government and industry investments on the manufacturing side and set our country on the path to significant opportunities for EV innovation.

Canada has seen significant investments relating to electric vehicle batteries over the last year, but improvement in electric motor, power electronics, and control supply chains are also required, write Narayan Kar and Madeline McQueen. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY NARAYAN KAR, MADELINE MCQUEEN

February 1, 2023

Last year, the Government of Canada was prompted to introduce an updated emissions reduction plan due to the ever-increasing greenhouse gas emissions. The plan outlines steps for the Canadian economy to achieve emission levels well below that of 2005, by 2030. One of the ste...

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