Canada is committed to strengthening its collaboration with Indigenous Peoples as partners in climate action. According to the International Energy Agency, energy efficiency measures could bring the world one-third of the way toward the Paris 2030 targets and help us reach net-zero emissions by 2050. The Government of Canada continues to support Indigenous communities through the Canada Greener Homes Initiative, which creates good jobs across the country.
Today, the Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Natural Resources, announced an investment of $414,000 to the Métis Nation - Saskatchewan (MN-S) to establish the Métis Nation - Saskatchewan EnerGuide Capacity Initiative. This project aims to increase awareness of home energy efficiency and build capacity for Indigenous energy advisors and EnerGuide home energy evaluation services for Métis in Saskatchewan.
The MN-S will establish itself as a licensed EnerGuide service organization to ensure Métis communities have the internal capacity to conduct home evaluation activities for their housing throughout the province of Saskatchewan. With the support of this initiative, the MN-S will be taking on a leading role as an Indigenous home evaluation service provider.
This initiative will create employment opportunities for Métis and improve the energy efficiency of Métis homes in Saskatchewan.
With collaboration at the federal, provincial and territorial levels and nation-to-nation partnerships with MN-S, programs like the Canada Greener Homes Initiative will create good jobs while moving Canada toward a resilient, net-zero emissions buildings sector by 2050.
