TORONTO — On behalf of the One Canadian Clear Economic system Activity Pressure, for which Clear Power Canada serves as secretariat:
On the eve of a extremely anticipated federal price range, a central pillar of which is claimed to be a local weather competitiveness technique, comes a flagship report from the One Canadian Clear Economic system Activity Pressure.
Launched final month, the duty power is made up of members representing firms throughout vital minerals, batteries, clear transportation, clear buildings, vitality effectivity, forest merchandise, clear electrical energy, and clear expertise.
The One Canadian Clear Economic system Activity Pressure believes Canada can concurrently safeguard its financial system from the commerce and tariff shocks of at the moment whereas setting itself as much as compete for the long run, in the end reaping huge financial benefit from the worldwide vitality transition.
Accordingly, Our North Star Motion Plan lays out 30 options geared toward this authorities’s greatest priorities: deciding on strategic tasks of nationwide significance, lowering inside commerce boundaries (for which a November assembly of ministers is approaching), Indigenous reconciliation, and naturally tomorrow’s local weather competitiveness technique.
This process power was introduced collectively exactly to determine lots of the roadblocks to realizing these objectives—and critically, how we are able to clear the best way for Canada to construct up the very best model of its clear financial system. To call just some:
- Regulatory approval processes will be prolonged and complicated, usually with overlapping jurisdiction and duplicative necessities, including price to and slowing down clear financial system tasks. Streamlining processes with earlier Indigenous engagement and prioritizing clear development tasks in nation-building efforts are among the many very important options wanted.
- Staff face boundaries within the clear financial system, from inconsistent schooling and coaching requirements to outdated approaches to workforce planning. Governments ought to prioritize clear financial system trades and controlled professions in labour mobility and goal new federal reskilling investments towards clear financial system jobs.
- An absence of coordinated electrical energy planning between provinces and insufficient transmission infrastructure means our industries don’t have entry to the clear electrical energy they need, and thus Canada is extra reliant on U.S. energy. It’s time for a “United Canada” grid initiative and extra interregional planning.
- Canada’s clear financial system sectors want higher entry to capital to retool and scale up. Finalizing the clear financial system funding tax credit and guaranteeing Canada’s strategic tariff response measures are deployed in ways in which improve local weather competitiveness might help Canada appeal to clear funding, particularly as these {dollars} flee the U.S.
For the complete record of 30 suggestions, organized inside eight key focus areas, learn the One Canadian Clear Economic system Activity Pressure’s North Star Motion Plan. Our goal: responsibly eradicate boundaries and construct up Canada’s important clear financial system—and a stronger, aggressive Canada.
The One Canadian Clear Economic system Activity Pressure members
- Vittoria Bellissimo, President and CEO, Canadian Renewable Power Affiliation
- Daniel Breton, President and CEO, Electrical Mobility Canada
- Mark Chapeskie, Vice President of Packages, Electrical energy Human Assets Canada
- Lynn Côté, Government Director, Canada Cleantech Alliance
- Sean DeVries, Government Director, Battery Metals Affiliation of Canada
- Corey Diamond, Government Director, Effectivity Canada
- Rachel Doran, Government Director, Clear Power Canada
- Peter McArthur, Board Chair, Canada Cleantech Alliance
- Mahima Sharma, Vice President, Innovation, Setting, and Local weather Coverage, Forest Merchandise Affiliation of Canada
Observers
- Suzanne von der Porten, Vice President of Clear Power Technique, First Nations Main Tasks Coalition
- Jason Clark, Vice President, Authorities Relations, New Economic system Canada
Particular Advisor
- Ryan Manucha, Analysis Fellow, C.D. Howe Institute, and main knowledgeable on interprovincial commerce
Concerning the One Canadian Clear Economic system Activity Pressure
The One Canadian Clear Economic system Activity Pressure brings collectively leaders from industries that make up Canada’s clear financial system. We symbolize the vital minerals, battery, clear transportation, clear buildings, vitality effectivity, forest merchandise, clear electrical energy, and clear expertise sectors.
We got here collectively to assist chart a path for unlocking the complete potential of Canada’s clear financial system. The duty power places ahead actionable options to help the development of fresh nation-building tasks and enabling infrastructure, together with efforts to bolster commerce alternatives and investments into these high-growth sectors.
