Prime Minister Justin Trudeau last week delivered mandate letters to the ministers who make up his government. In this article, Propulsion Québec highlights actions that could impact the electric and smart transportation ecosystem.
Mandate letter addressed to Minister François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry
In brief:
⚡️ Lead the implementation of the Net-Zero Accelerator initiative.
⛏️ Support the “Mines to Mobility” strategy by attracting anchor investments in key areas such as mineral processing, cell manufacturing, and zero-emission vehicle parts.
🔋 Work with the Minister of Natural Resources to launch a Canadian critical minerals strategy to supply the green and digitized economy and to improve the resilience of the critical minerals supply chain in collaboration with major trading partners, in order to position Canada as the leading mining nation.
🗺️ Advance efforts for Canada to be a global leader in clean technologies.
Mandate letter addressed to Minister Steven Guilbeault, Minister of Environment and Climate Change
In brief:
⚡️ Implement the Canadian Net-Zero Emissions Accountability Act.
🚛 Work with industry, unions and other stakeholders to develop a regulated sales mandate under which at least 50% of all new light-duty vehicle sales will be zero-emission vehicles in 2030, as an interim step toward achieving Canada’s mandatory target of 100% by 2035, and a regulated sales mandate under which 100% of medium- and heavy-duty vehicle sales will be zero-emission by 2040, where feasible.
🟢 By the end of March 2022, present an updated emissions reduction plan.
🤝 Support the Minister of Industry in implementing the Net-Zero Accelerator initiative.
💡 Introduce a clean electricity standard to achieve a clean electricity grid by 2035.
🌳 Enact a strengthened Canadian Environmental Protection Act.
Mandate letter addressed to Minister Mary Ng, Minister of International Trade, Export Promotion, Small Business and Economic Development
In brief:
🚚 Strengthen and secure supply chains, notably through the Roadmap for a Renewed U.S.–Canada Partnership.
🥇 Continue international efforts to phase out coal-fired electricity generation and thermal coal mining, and ban Canada’s thermal coal exports by 2030
⛏️ Advance Canada’s global leadership in critical minerals and establish supply chains needed for the transition to a low-carbon economy.
📈 Increase measures to attract foreign investment.
🌳 Help the Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry foster the emergence of Canadian clean technology companies and small and medium-sized enterprises working in decarbonization.
Mandate letter addressed to Minister Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Natural Resources
In brief:
⚡️ Achieve a 100% carbon-neutral electricity grid by 2035
🚗 Build 50,000 vehicle charging and refueling stations
🔋 Make Canada a global leader in battery manufacturing, recycling and reuse
🤝 Connect regions with high‑carbon electricity grids to cleaner power by supporting transmission lines and the integration of renewable energy and clean fuels
👥 Create a Pan‑Canadian Grid Council to promote investments in infrastructure, smart grids, grid integration and innovation in the electricity sector
⚙️ Support the implementation of the Net-Zero Accelerator initiative
⛏️ Launch a Canadian critical minerals strategy to supply the green and digitized economy and improve the resilience of the critical minerals supply chain
🟠 Protect Indigenous rights and benefit‑sharing
🌳 Support green jobs
