Canada’s New Energy Bill: What It Means for Clean Power

The Canadian federal government has introduced a bill for accelerating the necessary approvals for major infrastructure and resource projects within Canada. The core of the legislation is a “Major Federal Project Office”, whose purpose is to work on reducing project review timelines from five to two years. This bill also tackles Canada’s long-standing interprovincial trade barriers that are estimated to cost the economy up to $200 billion in lost GDP. Through mutual recognition of provincial rules, goods, services, and skilled labour will more easily move across jurisdictions.

At the press conference in Ottawa, Prime Minister Mark Carney emphasized that the passing of this bill was vital to Canada creating large projects, such as energy corridors or pipelines. The qualifications for new projects include national economic benefit, likelihood of being completed, and alignment with Indigenous rights and carbon reduction goals.

It is a bold vision. However, with the attention focused on megaprojects, small-scale, community-level innovation is left out.

In rural areas, remote communities, and off-grid properties, the clean energy transition is already in motion. Individuals as well as families are utilizing decentralized power systems to control their own energy future, reduce costs, and reduce the impact of on-grid vulnerabilities.

The shift towards microgeneration is a parallel solution to the same issues that this legislation is trying to address. We are building energy resilience, affordability, and sustainability.

At Borrum Energy Solutions, we believe that we cannot rely only on large-scale ambition but also on grassroots action to secure our clean energy future. Our microgeneration, self-assembled wind turbines allow everyday people to generate their own reliable power without waiting for approvals. While the federal government works on a clear path for national projects, Borrum is focused on making clean energy accessible right now, whether that is one home, farm, tiny home or cottage at a time.