Remote, Indigenous communities leading the way to net zero and Canada’s renewable energy transition

The government has created a hub to bridge multiple federal departments' operations and funding initiatives. It's a welcome shift, when historically, funding for these projects was paternalistic and hard to navigate.

Last month, Natural Resources Canada, led by Minister Jonathan Wilkinson, Indigenous Services Canada, and Crown Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada announced an Indigenous council to guide clean energy projects. This is an important step toward supporting these communities, write Curran Crawford and Tamara Krawchenko. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY CURRAN CRAWFORD, TAMARA KRAWCHENKO

March 9, 2023

Realizing Canada’s net-zero future must reflect the visions and potential of rural and remote communities and First Nations. Energy transitions outside Canada’s major urban centres will look very different as rural and remote communities and nations operate at different ...

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