Status: This competitive Call for Proposals is closed.

Eligible applicants:

All applicants must meet the following mandatory eligibility requirements to be considered for Stream 2 funding. Applicants that do not meet these requirements will not be assessed.

Who can apply? An eligible applicant must be a legal entity validly incorporated or registered in Canada. This includes:

  • A corporation, either for-profit or not-for-profit;
  • A provincial, territorial, regional, or municipal government, or their department, or agency;
  • An Indigenous organization including:
    • a for-profit or non-profit organization owned or controlled (greater than 50%) by an Indigenous entity
    • a band council;
    • an Indigenous government authority established by a Self-Government Agreement or a Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement; and
  • A public sector body that is established by statute or by regulation or is wholly owned by a province, municipal or regional government.

Note: To be eligible, the applicant must have completed an enhanced fleet energy assessment (either through a third-party assessor or via self-assessment) that meets the criteria outlined the NRCan Fleet Energy Assessment Criteria and Guidelines (sections 1 through 4) prior to application.

Ineligible applicants:

  • Federal entities, including Crown Corporations and their subsidiaries;
  • Softwood lumber companies and those that are vertically integrated with them (for more information on softwood lumber and the ongoing Canada-US trade dispute, please refer to the Global Affairs Canada website);
  • Freight transportation entities whose vehicles are ineligible;
  • Third-party consultants or entities applying on behalf of an eligible applicant.

Contact us

If you have questions, please email us at: freightassessment-evaluationdeflotte@nrcan-rncan.gc.ca.