Helping people make their homes more energy-efficient fights climate change and creates good jobs, all while supporting homeowners who want to save on their monthly energy bills. That's why the Government of Canada launched the Canada Greener Homes Grant initiative in May 2021 to help up to 700,000 Canadian homeowners upgrade their homes. Since its launch, the Canada Greener Homes Grant has helped homeowners across the country retrofit their homes while creating good jobs for Canadians. Canadians by the thousands continue to look to the Canada Greener Homes Initiative to help them make their homes more affordable.
Today, the Honourable Dan Vandal, Minister of Northern Affairs, Minister responsible for Prairies Economic Development Canada and Minister responsible for the Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency, on behalf of the Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Natural Resources, announced over $1,462,500 to the Manitoba Métis Federation (MMF) for the training of energy advisors from under-represented groups like the Red River Métis within the province of Manitoba. The funding will support training, mentorship and upskilling activities that aim to increase the number of energy advisors. This will enable timely EnerGuide evaluations for all Manitobans in remote, rural and northern regions.
The Canada Greener Homes Initiative is delivered by a network of certified energy advisors that help homeowners discover their retrofit options to improve energy efficiency, from installing heat pumps to resealing windows. Advisors also deliver a post-retrofit EnerGuide evaluation. Working with an energy advisor to undertake a pre-retrofit evaluation under the grant is the first step in accessing the $40,000 available interest-free under the loan.
Since the program launched, the Canada Greener Homes Initiative has issued $106 million in grants to almost 28,000 homeowners. More than 90 percent of homeowners receive their grants within 40 business days of the program reviewing their receipts and other required documents.
According to the International Energy Agency, energy efficiency measures could get the world one-third of the way toward the Paris 2030 targets and help us reach net-zero emissions by 2050.
With collaboration at the federal, provincial and territorial levels, along with nation-to-nation partnerships, the upcoming Canada Green Buildings Strategy as well as programs like the Canada Greener Homes Initiative will create sustainable jobs across Canada and move us toward a resilient, net-zero emissions buildings sector by 2050.
