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Climate Change & the Environment

Green Innovation platforms

Here's what the 2021 Canadian election parties are promising.

Liberal

  • Develop an investment tax credit of up to 30% for a range of clean tech, including low-carbon & net-zero tech, with input from external experts.
  • Provide incentives for domestic procurement of clean tech.
  • Triple funding for clean tech on farms.
  • Partner with post-secondary institutions & Indigenous organisations to accelerate the creation & growth of Indigenous clean tech businesses.

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Develop an investment tax credit of up to 30% for a range of clean technologies including low carbon and net-zero technologies with input from external experts on what technologies should be covered.

Build on existing advisory services for emerging clean technology firms to guide them, from formation to export, on the opportunities and challenges before them.

Provide support and incentives for domestic procurement of Canadian clean technology. By partnering with other levels of government and existing large companies, we can help emerging Canadian clean technology firms secure customers here in Canada.

Triple funding for cleantech on farms, including for renewable energy, precision agriculture, and energy efficiency.

Partner with post-secondary institutions and Indigenous organizations to accelerate the creation and growth of Indigenous clean technology businesses.

Forward. For Everyone., retrieved 2021-09-02

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Conservative

Provide tax relief to the first 5 facilities that use new technology to meaningfully reduce emissions.

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One of the significant barriers for deploying new emissions reduction technology is that early adopters often pay higher costs as they learn how to apply the technology to real-world situations. To recognize this, we will provide tax relief to the first five facilities that use new technology that provides meaningful emissions reductions and has a high cost to build.

Secure the Environment, retrieved 2021-08-29

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We don't have any Bloc policies on Green Innovation.

NDP

  • Increase funding and incentives to clean tech research & manufacturing.
  • Introduce Buy Canadian government procurement policies for green tech.

Green

  • Develop partnerships across disciplines with government, non-profit organisations, academic institutions, & industry.
  • Invest in research & necessary equipment, including the possibility of a shared climate super computer.
  • Establish a federally-funded $1B Green Venture Capital Fund to support viable local green business start-ups.

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