Making the switch to an electric vehicle (EV) is a win-win for families looking to save money while reducing pollution - due to cheaper refuelling to lower maintenance costs, most EVs cost less than their internal combustion engine counterparts over their lifetime. Canadian leadership across the EV supply chain represents an enormous economic opportunity, creating good manufacturing jobs across Canada.
Today, the Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, Canada's Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, announced a federal investment of nearly $5 million to install over 500 new EV chargers, including 40 fast chargers across the City of Toronto.
The chargers are expected to be installed by December 2025 and will help EV drivers get to where they need to go with confidence and ease. Before hitting the roads, Canadians can easily map out their route by consulting Natural Resources Canada's (NRCan) Charging and Alternative Fuelling Station Locator.
To help drivers make the switch, the Government of Canada is supporting the deployment of a coast-to-coast-to-coast network of charging stations along highways and in communities' public places, on-street, in multi-use residential buildings, at workplaces and for vehicle fleets. To date, federal investments are helping to deploy over 43,000 EV chargers across the country --particularly in public spaces where they are most needed.
This investment supports commitments included in the recent, which aims to further accelerate the Canadian leadership in building and driving zero-emission vehicles (ZEVs), ultimately contributing to the national targets of all vehicles sales being ZEV by 2035 and of creating thousands of sustainable jobs across the EV value chain.
The Government of Canada has secured investments in the EV supply chain across Ontario, including:
