Economy, Environment and Climate Change 1.4.3:
We will participate in the Pan-Canadian Task Force on Reducing Diesel in Off-Grid Communities.
Status:
The Provincial and Territorial led Pan-Canadian Task Force under the Canadian Energy Strategy has completed its work. Work continues on this issue at the Federal Provincial and Territorial level through the Energy Ministers under the Pan-Canadian Framework on Clean Growth and Climate Change (PCF).
Next Steps:
The GNWT will continue to participate in this work under the PCF.
Accomplishments to Date:
On January 16–18, 2017, the Pan-Canadian Task Force on Reducing Diesel Use in Remote Communities hosted a national summit in Winnipeg, to explore options to reduce the reliance on and use of diesel fuel for electricity generation in remote communities throughout Canada. The summit report can be found here: https://www.gov.mb.ca/jec/energy/pubs/narrative_summit.pdf
Background:
Pan-Canadian Task Force on Reducing Diesel Use in Remote Communities was announced in 2015 at the Energy and Mines Ministers Conference in Halifax by the governments of Manitoba, Quebec, Newfoundland and Labrador, The Northwest Territories, Yukon and Ontario. British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan and Nunavut joined the task force shortly after.
Reducing diesel use in remote communities is a priority action under the provincial and territorial Council of the Federations’ Canadian Energy Strategy (CES, action 6.2.1) and is also a key priority identified in the Pan-Canadian Framework on Clean Growth and Climate Change.
Provincial and territorial Energy Ministers have been collaborating on solutions for remote diesel communities and reported progress to Canada’s Premiers in June 2017 through the Canadian Energy Strategy Progress Report to the Council of the Federation report.
For more information about this initiative, please contact the Department of Infrastructure.