Budget offers $50B jolt to help Canada double its electricity grid

Federal budget proposes incentives to encourage buildout of electrical grid

Plan doesn’t elaborate on how Ottawa intends to help fund a more integrated interprovincial system

Budget offers $50B jolt to help Canada double its electricity grid

Budget 2026 outlines the federal government's plan to spend more than $50 billion in "bold and ambitious measures" to expand Canada's electricity system.

Fall budget earmarks electricity as main driver of feds’ environmental policy

The document outlines federal investments in clean energy and electricity projects with a focus on connecting Canada’s ‘too fragmented’ electricity grid.

Federal budget centres Canada’s electric future, but new climate approach will need to provide greater clarity on what success looks like

TORONTO — Rachel Doran, executive director of Clean Energy Canada, made the following statement in response to the 2026 federal budget: “Today’s federal budget provides significant investments in electrifying Canada’s economy and households, but further work will be required to establish the concrete goals needed to fully realize a generational opportunity. “Prime Minister Mark Carney […]