September 12, 2025 Burwash Landing, Yukon Natural Resources Canada
Today, Parliamentary Secretary Brendan Hanley, on behalf of the Honourable Tim Hodgson, Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, and the Honourable Gregor Robertson, Minister of Housing and Infrastructure, announced $13.5 million in new federal funding for the Kluane N'tsi Wind Energy Project, located between the communities of Burwash Landing and Destruction Bay, in Yukon. These new funds bring the total federal funding for this project to $16.5 million.
Natural Resources Canada has provided a total of over $13 million through its Clean Energy for Rural and Remote Communities (CERRC) program to support the project. Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada announced $2 million in new funding today through the Arctic Energy Fund of the Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program (ICIP). Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada has provided a total $1.5-million investment from the Northern Responsibility Energy Approach for Community Heat and Electricity (REACHE) program.
The Kluane N'tsi Nation's 900-kW wind turbine has been integrated into the existing diesel grid, along with battery storage that allows the community to turn off diesel generators completely when wind power is available. This will cut more than 300,000 litres of diesel use every year - about 50 percent of the plant's prior diesel consumption. It is the first community-owned, grid-scale wind project in Canada that allows for "diesel-off" conditions, setting a new national precedent.
By enhancing domestically produced energy in Yukon, this project strengthens energy security in the North and demonstrates how Indigenous leadership is driving clean energy solutions that can cut emissions and lower costs for Canadians.
