Government of Canada 
Contact Information:Phone:Website: http://www.gc.ca About Us:The Government of Canada offers incentives and support programs through several key departments, including Environment and Natural Resources. This page is maintained by the Conservation Council of Ontario and is updated to include government programs and incentives and links to ministry information websites. |
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3) Environmental management plan |
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4) Green Products and Services |
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5) Community support |
3 Fundings and 3 Incentives and 2 Services and Program Available:
Horizon Utilities Corporation Peak Saver Program
More info: http://www.horizonutilities.com/Sign up for the Peaksaver program and receive $25 Horizon Utilities account credit. A professional technician will come to your residence or business and install a programmable thermostat valued at $250.00 for FREE!! During an activation, your new thermostat will allow Horizon Utilities and the Ontario Power Authority to send a wireless signal to temporarily alter the central air conditioner's compressor cycle to 15 minutes on then 15 minutes off for 4 hours.
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Save Energy
| Subcategory:Air Conditioning
| Service updated 10:23 am on Thursday Mar. 31st, 2011.TAPS Program
More info: http://www.qtaps.comTAPS delivery and installation services are provided by authorized Enbridge technicians who install and deliver the following at NO COST to the customer. This service includes:Up to two high pressure energy efficient shower heads (installed for you); Kitchen Aerator (installation not provided); Bathroom Aerator (installation not provided); and four compact fluorescent lightbulbs.
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Save Energy
| Subcategory:Energy Efficient Homes
| Service updated 10:27 am on Thursday Mar. 31st, 2011.Environmental Youth Corps
More info: http://www.eco.ca/
This corporation provides a window-of-opportunity for post-secondary graduates under the age of 30 seeking to gain experience in either a national or international environmental project.
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Education
| Subcategory:Youth
| Program updated 8:18 am on Thursday Mar. 31st, 2011.EcoENERGY Efficiency Initiative
More info: http://oee.nrcan.gc.ca/corporate/eeinitiative.cfm?attr=0SADLY, this program has been cancelled. No new applications can be submitted. Receive up to $5,000 for home energy conservation and energy-efficient appliances. The ecoENERGY Efficiency Initiative is investing more than $675 million between 2007 and 2011 to promote smarter energy use by Canadians—at home, at work and on the road.
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Save Energy
| Subcategory:Home Energy Improvement
| Incentive updated 10:58 am on Tuesday Apr. 13th, 2010.Vehicles Powered by Alternative Fuels
More info: http://www.rev.gov.on.ca/en/refund/vpaf/
A rebate of the 8% RST paid on vehicles powered by alternative fuels, including RST paid on any conversion costs, is limited to:$750 for propane vehicles; $1,000 for vehicles powered by any other alternative fuel;$1,000 for HEVs delivered to purchasers after May 9, 2001 and before March 24, 2006; $2,000 for HEVs delivered to purchasers after March 23, 2006 and before April 1, 2012.
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Drive Less
| Subcategory:Fuel-efficient Vehicles
| Incentive updated 12:36 pm on Wednesday Mar. 30th, 2011.Tax Credit for Public Transit Passes
More info: http://www.transitpass.ca/home_e.asp
On July 1, 2006, the Government of Canada launched its program to offer individual Canadians a non-refundable tax credit to help cover the cost of public transit. Because it is a non-refundable tax credit, anyone who applies does not receive the money in the form of a refund. Instead, the amount claimed is multiplied by the lowest personal income tax rate for the year (15% for 2007, 2008) and then is deducted from the amount of tax owed for that year.
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Drive Less
| Subcategory:Transportation Alternatives
| Incentive updated 12:51 pm on Wednesday Mar. 30th, 2011.EcoAction Community Funding Program
More info: http://www.ec.gc.ca/ecoaction/default.asp?lang=En&n=FA475FEB-1
In keeping with Environment Canada's national environmental priorities, the Program supports projects that address the following four themes: to reduce emissions that contribute to air pollutants;to divert and reduce substances that negatively affect water quality or to focus on water conservation and efficiency; to reduce greenhouse gas emissions that contribute to climate change or to deal with the impacts of climate change; to reduce biodiversity loss, protect wildlife and plants, and protect and improve the habitat where they live
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Get Organized
| Subcategory:Green Your Group
| Funding updated 8:11 am on Thursday Mar. 31st, 2011.Green Municipal Fund
More info: http://www.ec.gc.ca/scitech/default.asp?lang=En&n=B742DBAF-1Environment Canada (EC) contributes to overseeing the Green Municipal Fund (GMF), a program administered by the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM). The GMF supports municipal initiatives to improve local air, water and soil quality and promote renewable energy with grants and below-market loans. Areas of project eligibility are:Energy; Water; Waste; Sustainable Transportation; Brownfields; Integrated Community Plans
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Live Local
| Subcategory:Green Developers
| Funding updated 8:55 am on Thursday Mar. 31st, 2011.Next-Generation Biofuels Fund
More info: http://oee.nrcan.gc.ca/transportation/alternative-fuels/programs/next-gen-fund/next-gen-biofuels.cfm?attr=4An eligible project must: be a first-of kind facility that primarily produces a next-generation biofuel at large demonstration-scale; be located in Canada; use feedstocks that are or could be representative of Canadian biomass; and have demonstrated their technology at the pre-commercial pilot scale. For the purposes of this Fund, a next-generation biofuel is produced using non-traditional renewable feedstocks such as lignocellulosic materials (including fast-growing grasses, agricultural residues and forest biomass) and non-conventional conversion technologies.
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Use Green Power
| Subcategory:Other Power
| Funding updated 10:07 am on Thursday Mar. 31st, 2011.This page was last updated at 2011-03-31 10:27:28.