July 30, 2025 Toronto, Ontario Natural Resources Canada
Canada is accelerating innovation in emerging clean technologies that will make it easier for businesses to transition to low-carbon choices and helping Canada's largest city modernize its fleets.
Today, the Honourable Evan Solomon, Minister of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Innovation, on behalf of the Honourable Tim Hodgson, Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, announced more than $21 million for nine research, development and demonstration projects to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from Canada's transportation sector.
The cutting-edge technology in these projects aim to save money and reduce greenhouse gas emissions for businesses by improving system efficiency, making it easier to switch to zero-emissions vehicles and addressing technical and market barriers for medium- to heavy-duty vehicles that have low or zero emissions.
These projects are funded through Natural Resources Canada's Energy Innovation Program On-road Transportation Decarbonization call for proposals, which targets the most impactful technologies to maximize economic and environmental outcomes.
Minister Solomon also announced a $4.97-million investment for the City of Toronto to transition 60 of its waste-collection vehicles to operate with a hybrid electric-compressed natural gas system. This innovative conversion drastically reduces emissions, fuel consumption and operational noise without disrupting the vehicle's performance.
This project is funded under the Green Freight Program fleet modernization stream, which funds repowering existing vehicles, purchasing low-carbon alternative-fuel vehicles and implementing logistical best practices that make the transportation industry more efficient.
