Natural Resources Canada has announced more than $10 million in new federal funding designed to accelerate electric-vehicle adoption and strengthen the country’s clean-transportation supply chain. The announcement was delivered November 29, 2025, by David Myles, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Canadian Identity and Culture and Minister responsible for Official Languages and to the Secretary of State (Nature), on behalf of Energy and Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson.
According to the federal government, the investment targets two key areas: expanding access to EV charging across the country and advancing Canadian research into next-generation materials used in EV motors. More than $9 million of the total is being delivered through the Zero Emission Vehicle Infrastructure Program (ZEVIP), which supports the installation of charging infrastructure where Canadians live, work, travel and play.
Green Economy Canada will receive $7 million to install a planned 950 Level 2 chargers and 40 fast chargers across Alberta, New Brunswick and Ontario. The national rollout focuses on public, workplace and community-centred locations, helping improve the accessibility and reliability of day-to-day charging. New Brunswick Power Corporation will receive an additional $2,096,319—bringing its total ZEVIP support to more than $3 million—to install 240 more chargers through this round of funding. Combined with its existing agreement, the utility now aims to deploy 347 chargers across public sites, multi-unit residential buildings, workplaces and fleet environments.
Beyond charging expansion, the federal government is directing $1.4 million through the Energy Innovation Program’s On-Road Transportation Decarbonization call for proposals to support a University of New Brunswick research initiative. The project focuses on developing new high-silicon electrical steels and rare-earth-free permanent magnets—materials that could reduce motor costs, enhance performance and build a more stable domestic supply chain for EV components.
For Canada’s collision and mechanical repair sectors, continued investment of this scale reinforces the industry’s ongoing shift toward EV-focused training, tooling and service procedures. As charging access improves and technological innovation advances, repairers can expect EV adoption to continue rising, bringing new opportunities and new demands across the aftermarket.
