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Status and purpose

• Bill C-214 was introduced at first reading on June 18, 2025. It would establish a new Act; the provided text does not identify amendments to existing laws.
• It would require the Minister of Natural Resources to develop and implement a strategy intended to ensure that 100% of electricity generated in Canada comes from renewable sources by December 31, 2030.
• The bill defines renewable energy as energy from a source that can be naturally replenished or renewed within a human lifespan.

National strategy

• The minister would have to consult provincial representatives responsible for energy and Indigenous governing bodies.
• The strategy would have to include measures designed to:
  • Initiate twice as many renewable as non-renewable energy production projects each calendar year.
  • Increase investment in renewable energy research and development.
  • Foster federal-provincial cooperation in establishing new large-scale public electric utilities.
  • Create a renewable energy economy and jobs.

Incentives

• Within one year after the Act comes into force, the Natural Resources and Finance ministers would have to design and implement incentives for solar, wind, tidal and biomass electricity projects.
• Incentives would also encourage homeowners and businesses to retrofit properties with new or more efficient renewable technologies.
• Incentives would apply only to start-up costs of new projects, not ongoing costs. The bill does not specify their value or a total cost.

Reports to Parliament

• Within two years after the Act comes into force, the minister would have to prepare a report setting out the strategy and table it in each House of Parliament within the specified sitting-day period. It would have to be published on the department’s website within 10 days after tabling in both Houses.
• Within three years after that report is tabled in both Houses, and every three years thereafter, the minister would have to report to Parliament on the strategy’s effectiveness, including conclusions and recommendations, after consulting the same provincial and Indigenous parties.