Departmental Sustainable Development Strategy

Number of innovative materials technologies developed, contributed to, or validated by NRCan for use in power generation systems.

Target: 2 over 3 years

Ratio of NRCan program investments in clean energy S&T to leveraged funding from partners.^{Footnote 1}

Target: 1:1 ratio^{Footnote 1}

• Three innovative materials technologies have been developed over three years, including a materials technology for the cost-effective construction of bio refineries
• 1:2:6: An estimated $2.60 dollars was leveraged for every $1 of NRCan investment in clean energy technology R&D (excludes fossil fuels), keeping the target on track

The number of discrete federal, activities and projects that are initiated.^{Footnote 2}

Target: 5 discrete projects / initiatives undertaken per year

• 37 discrete projects initiated this year to support federal government priorities.
• Projects include work to develop small modular reactors.

Number of quality products made available to decision makers in a timely manner.

Target: Two regional reports that identify the most promising electricity infrastructure projects that can significantly reduce GHG emissions in the Western and Eastern Canadian electricity systems by March 2018

• The studies have been completed with work underway to publish in 2018.

The number of discrete federal, provincial and territorial activities and projects that are initiated

Target: Greater than 2 discrete projects/ initiatives undertaken per year^{Footnote 3}

• 4 initiatives undertaken, funded by the Federal Nuclear Science and Technology Program:
  • Analysis to inform the selection of different Generation IV energy systems under which Canada will advance research and development projects.
  • Participation of Canadian researchers in Generation IV Advanced Manufacturing Task Force
  • Research on hydrogen production methods, which could be paired with advanced reactor technologies.
  • Hosted an information exchange with other GIF member countries.

Number of terawatt-hours (TWh) of renewable electricity produced

Target: 10.2^{Footnote 4} TWh (equivalent to the annual power consumption of a typical Canadian city of about 750,000 people)

• In the 2017 calendar year, 10.59 TWh produced through the ecoENERGY for Renewable Power Program.

There is no existing legislative framework

Target: A legislative framework is in place by 2019

• Bill C-69 (An Act to enact the Impact Assessment Act and the Canadian Energy Regulator Act, to amend the Navigation Protection Act and to make consequential amendments to other Acts) is currently in the third reading in the House of Commons. This is on track to establishing a legislative framework for 2019.

Vehicle purchases influenced by NRCan fuel efficiency information products and tools (qualitative analysis on usefulness of information provided)

Target: Fuel efficiency ranks in the top 3 purchasing decision factors for light-duty vehicles by March 31, 2021.^{Footnote 5}

• Since 2015, fuel efficiency ranks in the top 5 purchasing decision factors for light duty vehicles (based on 2017 J.D. Power report).

Year by which fossil fuel subsidies have been phased out.

Target: fossil fuel subsidies are phased out by 2025

• NRCan continues to support Finance Canada and Environment and Climate Change Canada to identify inefficient fossil fuel subsidies to phase them out by 2025

Starting point: There is no existing certification program for buildings

Target: Introduction of ENERGY STAR^® certification for buildings by 2018

• The ENERGY STAR^® certification program for buildings^{Footnote iv} was launched on March 26, 2018

Energy saved by industry in petajoules from energy efficiency programs

Target: 23.2 petajoules saved annually (equivalent to the annual energy used by more than 208,800 typical Canadian households, excluding transportation) in 2021-22

• The ENERGY STAR^® for industry certification was launched in 2017.
• The ENERGY STAR for Industry certification program^{Footnote v} was extended to the commercial baking and automotive sectors
• Estimated energy savings for Industry: 3.5PJ

Energy saved by industry in petajoules from energy efficiency programs

Target: 23.2 petajoules saved annually (equivalent to the annual energy used by more than 208,800 typical Canadian households, excluding transportation) in 2021-22

• Budget 2017 provided $4.2 million per year to improve industrial energy efficiency in Canada by accelerating the adoption of energy management systems, such as ISO 50001.
• Since 2012 there have been 161 Canadian industrial and commercial facilities certified to ISO 50001
• Estimated energy savings for Industry: 3.5PJ

• Canada’s collaboration with North American partners continued to advance the integration of clean energy, including renewables into the electricity grid, and accelerate clean energy innovation.
• Through its Canmet labs, NRCan is engaging in several collaborative Research, Development and Demonstration initiatives with partners such as the U.S., Mexico, and China (e.g. demonstration of Canadian technologies to quantify and mitigate emissions from the oil and gas sector in Mexico and China).
• Canada advanced women's leadership and participation in the global transition to a low-carbon economy through its leadership (with Sweden) of the Clean Energy, Education and Empowerment (C3E) Programme.
• In India, the Department expanded the Terms of Reference for the Canada-India Ministerial Energy Dialogue to promote broader cooperation on electricity, energy efficiency, and renewable energy.
• In China, Canada reached a commitment to establish the Ministerial Dialogue on Clean Energy with China’s National Energy Administration. The Ministerial Dialogue will facilitate clean energy solutions and foster the transition from fossil energy to cleaner fuel.
• Canada reached agreement with the International Energy Agency to provide financial support to the IEA’s Clean Energy Transitions Programme that will help to accelerate the global energy transition, particularly in emerging economies.
• Canada announced its plans to host the 10^th Clean Energy Ministerial and 4^th Mission Innovation Ministerial in 2019

Ratio of NRCan program investments in clean energy S&T to leveraged funding from partners

Target: 1:1 ratio

Starting point: Federal investments of $387 million in clean energy RD&D in 2014-2015

Doubling Government of Canada’s federal investments for clean energy RD&D

Target: Federal investments of $775 million in clean energy RD&D by 2019-20.

• 1:2.6 An estimated $2.6 dollars was leveraged for every $1 of NRCan investment in RD&D
• NRCan continues to invest in clean energy S&T and RD&D, keeping the target on track.
• NRCan continues to make investments in clean energy RD&D towards doubling federal investments over 5 years, with a federal investment of $437.92M in the second year of the commitment.

Number of demonstration projects implemented supporting the development of one or more technologies.

Target: 3 demonstration projects implemented by 2023.^{Footnote 7}

• In collaboration with partners, an online energy-benchmarking program for mines has been developed that is now in the testing phase.
• Ongoing research to improve energy efficiency during mineral processing, including crushing and grinding rock which is an energy intensive process. The focus on reducing energy consumption and the progress of new technology in green mining has lead to the development of a sensor prototype to measure the rock-size distribution in 3D.

Ratio of NRCan program investments in clean technology to leveraged funding from partners

Target: 1:1 ratio

Starting point: emission levels of 2016-17

Through NRCan supported RD&D, reduce GHG emissions from past and ongoing clean technology projects

Target: A decrease in emissions of 1 million tonnes a year (equivalent to 250,000 passenger cars removed from our roads) starting in 2017-18

• The ratio of NRCan program investments in clean technology to leveraged funding from partners is 1:2.6. This means that an estimated $2.60 was leveraged for every $1 NRCan invested in technologies to reduce GHG emissions, keeping the target on track.
• NRCan continues to invest in clean technology RD&D.
• GHG emission reductions were 1.2 Mt/per year^{Footnote *} (based entirely on Shell Quest).

Programs such as EIP, Clean Growth and Impact Canada Cleantech continue to invest in RD&D, which will reduce GHG emissions.

Number of innovative materials technologies or standards developed, contributed to, or validated by NRCan for use in the safe transportation of hydrocarbons and to reduce emissions in the transportation and industrial sectors

Target: 3 over 5 years

• Four codes or standards for pipeline safety have been developed or updated over 5 years. The Standard CSA Z245.1-14 was revised in March 2018 to address steel oil pipeline toughness.

Number of new products and processes resulting from NRCan information.

Target: 2 per year

Number of new economic development projects facilitated, brokered, and/or developed in/by Indigenous communities with NRCan knowledge and funding.

Target: 8 per year

Annual research plan endorsed by the FPInnovations National Research Advisory Committee.

Target: 1 endorsed research plan per year

• Under the Investments in Forestry Industry Transformation (IFIT) program and the Forest Innovation (FIP) Program, five new processes and products were developed by forest industry companies and eight by FPInnovations, Canada’s national forest research institute.
• Six new Indigenous economic development projects focused on new products, processes and technologies in the clean energy sector were facilitated through Indigenous Forestry Initiative (IFI) funding.
• The annual research plan for 2017-2018 was endorsed by the FPInnovations Board of Directors as the National Research Advisory Committee was not active in 2017-18.

Number of pilot-scale demonstration for water management in mining and mineral processing completed.

Target: at least one by 2020

• With industry partners, successfully piloted an effective mine water treatment process that received Sustainable Development Technology Canada funding for a field demonstration project to purify the water.
• This will help to decrease the environmental footprint of mining operations by reducing the effects of metal contamination and other pollutants in the watershed, and provide clean water that can be recycled back into the milling process thereby reducing the amount of water required from other sources.

Starting point: 100 advisory boards and committees

Participation of the Canadian Forest Service on advisory boards or committees involving the sharing of knowledge on forest ecosystems to governments, industry and nongovernmental organizations

Target: Participation on advisory boards and committees stays within 10% of starting point

Target: Provide input for 2 per year

Number of active collaborations with public and private sector that manage risk or opportunities to human population, natural resources and infrastructure health

Target: 3 collaboration agreements per year

Number times end users have access to indicators and tools (by website, presentation and meetings) to support the development of regional integrated assessments).^{Footnote 9}

Target: Under development in parallel with indicators for other departmental reporting requirements.

• CFS participation on 95 committees and boards in the area of Ecosystems, was within 10% of the baseline of 100.
• NRCan is working with a collaborator, NWT, to provide basic forest inventory data using satellite remote sensing that has not existed in the past. Such tools are important given the remoteness and size of NWT.
• In collaboration with multiple partners including provincial and territorial governments and Parks Canada, a new spatially explicit Generic Carbon Budget Model (GCBM) is under development. The new model was implemented in parts of British Columbia, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, and Ontario, Northwest Territories and for national parks, and a forested peatland carbon module was developed for validation. Collaborators provided data and input on the model function and are developing their own organizational capacity to use the model.
• Regional Integrated Assessments are being established with provincial partners to better enable evidence-based adaptation policies and actions on a landscape level.
• Canada’s approach to tracking forest change by way indicators of climate change was published. Maps and data for 16 indicators under several climate change scenarios continue to be made available in NRCan’s data catalogue.

Starting point: 100 advisory boards and committees

Participation of the Canadian Forest Service on advisory boards or committees involving the sharing of knowledge on forest disturbances to governments, industry, and non-governmental organizations

Target: Participation on advisory boards and committees stays within 10% of starting point

• In the area of disturbances, NRCan’s participation on 135 committees and boards was within the 10% of the baseline of 130.

Starting point: 100 advisory boards and committees

Participation of the Canadian Forest Service on advisory boards or committees involving the sharing of knowledge on forest disturbances to governments, industry, and non-governmental organizations

Target: Participation on advisory boards and committees stays within 10% of starting point

• In the area of disturbances, NRCan’s participation on 135 committees and boards was within the 10% of the baseline of 130.

Developing a forest bioeconomy framework

Target: 1 framework endorsed with annual reporting, as agreed by the members of the Canadian Council of Forest Ministers

• At the September 2017 meeting of the CCFM, Canadian Forest Ministers unanimously ratified a Forest Bioeconomy Framework for Canada
• The ratified document commits to finalizing indicators and establishing baseline data by 2019. The CCFM is continuing to work towards this goal.

Starting point:100 advisory boards and committees Participation of the Canadian Forest Service on advisory boards or committees involving the sharing of knowledge on forest disturbances to governments, industry, and non-governmental organizations

Target: Participation on advisory boards and committees stays within 10% of starting point

• In the area of disturbances, NRCan’s participation on 135 committees and boards was within the 10% of the baseline of 130.

Number of new economic development projects facilitated, brokered, and/or developed in/by Indigenous communities with NRCan knowledge and funding

Target: 8 new projects annually, facilitated, brokered, and/or developed with NRCan knowledge and funding

Annual research plan endorsed by the FPInnovations National Research Advisory Committee that includes linkages with forecasted needs and priorities for Indigenous communities

Target: 1 endorsed research plan per year.

• Nine new economic development projects in Indigenous communities were facilitated, brokered and/or developed through the Indigenous Forestry Initiative (IFI)* with NRCan knowledge and funding.
• An additional 21 Indigenous economic development projects were supported through multi-year commitments and leveraged funding from SLAP and the Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs-led Strategic Partnership Initiative program.
• As a result, 35 Indigenous nations and regional organizations (such as tribal councils or Indigenous forestry institutions representing or serving multiple Indigenous nations) were supported in their pursuit of forest-based economic development.
• Projects focused on:
  1. clean tech and participation in the forest bio-economy;
  2. forest access, management, and wood products manufacturing; and
  3. environmental sustainability.
• The annual research plan for 2017-2018 was endorsed by the FPInnovations Board of Directors, as the National Research Advisory Committee was not active in 2017-18.

Scientific evidence (e.g. publications, reports) used for environmental policy/guidance development.

Target: 3 by 2023.^{Footnote 10}

Energy savings (petajoules) from regulated products and market transformation.^{Footnote 11}

Starting point: 2.35 petajoules saved in 2015-16

Target: 15.5 petajoules saved annually (equivalent to the annual energy used by approximately 139,500 typical Canadian households, excluding transportation) by 2021^{Footnote 12}

• Amendment 13^{Footnote vi} to the Energy Efficiency Regulations came into force on June 28, 2017 and updates existing energy efficiency standards for 20 product categories to align with requirements in force or soon to be in force in the U.S.
• Amendment 14^{Footnote vii} was pre-published on March 31, 2018 in the Canada Gazette, Part 1, and updates existing energy efficiency standards for 17 product categories.

Starting point: 0%

Percentage of SmartWay freight transport companies that implement lower carbon transportation options.

Target 60% annually (maintained each year until 2021)^{Footnote 13}

• 72% of SmartWay freight transport companies implement lower carbon transportation options annually as a result of the program.

Starting point: emission levels of 2016-17

Through NRCan supported RD&D, reduce GHG emissions (from past and ongoing clean energy technology projects).

Target: A decrease in emissions of 1 million tonnes per year (equivalent to 250,000 passenger cars removed from our roads) starting in 2017-18

• GHG emission reductions exceed the target with a decrease of 1.2 Mt/per year^{Footnote **} (based entirely on Shell Quest).

Programs such as EIP continue to invest in RD&D, which will reduce GHG emissions.

Energy saved in petajoules from the energy efficiency programs in the building sector^{Footnote 14}

Target: 265 petajoules saved (equivalent to the annual energy used by approximately 2,385,500 typical Canadian households, excluding transportation) in 2021 from energy efficiency programs funded in the building sector^{Footnote 15}

Energy saved by industry in petajoules from energy efficiency programs

Target: 23.2 petajoules saved annually (equivalent to the annual energy used by more than 208,800 typical Canadian households, excluding transportation) in 2021-22^{Footnote 16}

• Energy savings for housing: 3.141 PJ in 2017-18
• Energy savings for commercial and institutional buildings (estimated): 11.6 PJ in 2017-2018
• Estimated energy savings for Industry: 3.5 PJ

Through NRCan supported RD&D contribute to reducing methane emissions in the oil and gas sector.

Target: Contribute to the national target of reducing methane emissions by 40% to 45% by 2025.

• NRCan continues to invest in projects aimed at improving GHG detection, verification and reduction. NRCan invested $5.8 million in eight industry-led projects to develop and demonstrate technologies that cost-effectively reduce or eliminate emissions associated with oil and gas production.
• NRCan also supported federal scientific activities to reduce GHG and pollutant emissions from oil and gas wells, while improving the understanding of emissions from existing sources. The department also provides scientific expertise to support the development of national, provincial/territorial and international methane regulations and policy development.
• Additionally, through delivering on international agreements with China and with Mexico to provide technical expertise and demonstration projects on methane emission reductions, NRCan is also helping to reduce GHG emissions on a global scale, while creating market opportunities for Canadian innovations.
• Methane % N/A.

Methane project reporting on emissions starts in 2018-19.

Starting point: report annually

Annual report on carbon emissions and removals in Canada’s managed forests within “The State of Canada’s Forests”.

Target: 1 report per year.^{Footnote 18}

• In 2017-18, NRCan successfully published the “State of the Forests” report^{Footnote viii} that was presented in Parliament.

Percentage of Canada’s objectives for meetings of international climate and clean energy fora that are advanced through negotiations and consensus.

Target: 70%

• 100% of Canada’s objectives for international meetings are advanced through negotiation and consensus.
• Canada continued to engage in negotiations related to technology development and transfer in 2017-18, resulting in the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) text that is in line with Canada’s interests and objectives, including the promotion and protection of gender and Indigenous considerations, which are key to the Government’s overall negotiating position.
• Canada played a constructive role in Climate Technology Centre and Network (CTCN) activities, which was augmented when Canada was appointed to the Advisory Board in Fall 2017. This active engagement provides Canada with important insight to inform our negotiating positions and helped build relationships with other active players and demonstrated Canada’s commitment to providing technology transfer support.
• In 2017-18, Canada played a leading role with its international partners, as demonstrated through Clean Energy Ministerial (CEM) initiatives and campaigns that accelerates the clean energy transition. Canada began its leadership of the Energy Management Working Group (EMWG) and Energy Management Campaign, which aim to strengthen alignment with North American and other governments to advance industrial energy efficiency. Canada also led the Electric Vehicle Initiative and EV30@30 Campaign, which calls for policy and program action to accelerate introduction and adoption of electric vehicles worldwide. In addition, Canada played a significant leadership role on the Clean Energy, Education and Empowerment (C3E) Initiative, which aims to accelerate the participation of women in the clean energy sector.
• In January 2018, Canada successfully hosted the CEM and Mission Innovation Sherpas meetings, which paved the way to CEM9/MI3 in May 2018 and laid a strong foundation for Canada’s hosting in 2019.
• Canada is playing a leadership role in Mission Innovation, and will be hosting the 4th Ministerial meeting in 2019, in Vancouver. Canada is co-leading 2 of the 8 Innovation Challenges, including the Sustainable Biofuels and Clean Energy Materials Challenges, and is one of five countries working with Bill Gates’ Breakthrough Energy Coalition (BEC).

Number of new knowledge products released by the Climate Change Adaptation Platform and the Climate Change Geoscience Program.

Target: 40 new knowledge products by March 31, 2019^{Footnote 21}

(It was: 20 knowledge products per year)

Canada’s Climate Change Adaptation Platform:

Organized and delivered two meetings of the Adaptation Platform Plenary:

• The spring 2017 meeting featured a half-day session on Indigenous engagement, organized and delivered by representatives from the Assembly of First Nations and Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami.
• The fall 2017 meeting was a joint meeting with the National Roundtable on Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) that focussed on making Canada more resilient to climate change and disaster.

Develop and share knowledge and tools:

• 37 new climate change adaptation knowledge products were developed and released related to the following topics: coastal management, economics, emergency management, energy, floodplain mapping, mining; and the next national assessment of impacts and adaptation including:
  • 19 stakeholder engagement meetings
  • 1 media interview/press article
  • 2 webinars
  • 2 publications
  • 12 educational materials
  • 1 new public-engagement web presence

Percentage of tools and information made available to decision makers in a timely manner.

Target: 100%

• 100% of tools and information was made available to decisions makers in a timely manner.

Percentage of communities and businesses in natural-resource sectors reporting they have access to tools and information for adaptation decision making..

Target: 50%^{Footnote 23}

• A 2018 survey found that 73% of businesses in natural-resource sectors and 67% of communities (Canadian municipalities south of the 60th parallel) reported that they have access to tools and information for adaptation decision making.
• In support of this we:
  • Provided expert climate change adaptation advice through 9 oral presentations
  • Approved 34 co-funded climate-change adaptation projects, totaling close to $8M.

Starting point: 100 advisory boards and committees

Participation of the Canadian Forest Service on advisory boards or committees involving the sharing of knowledge on forest disturbances to governments, industry, and non-governmental organizations

Target: Participation on advisory boards and committees stays within 10% of starting point

Number of active collaborations with public and private sectors that manage risk or opportunities to human population, natural resources and infrastructure health

Target: Collecting data on 3 collaboration agreements per year

• In the area of disturbances, NRCan’s participation on 135 committees and boards was within the 10% of the baseline of 130.
• In terms of collaborations:
  • In 2017-18, NRCan entered into a new collaborative research and development agreement with Acadia University, Forest protection Limited, Dalhousie University, University of New Brunswick, Agrifor Biotechnical Services Limited, and Sylvar Technologies for the development and commercialization of naturally-derived semiochemicals, i.e. chemicals that affect the behaviour of other insects, for insect pest management.
  • NRCan research scientists provided scientific support for early detection and response to new incidences of Emerald Ash Borer to municipal staff in Quebec City and Winnipeg where the borer has recently been detected, in addition to ongoing collaboration with stakeholders in previously infested areas of Ontario and Quebec. Other collaborators included CFIA^{Footnote ix} and OMNR^{Footnote x}.
  • NRCan research on the Mountain Pine Beetle in newly-invaded ecosystems is informing a collaborative effort with provincial governments and academia to update the risk assessment of the beetle’s spread in the boreal and eastern pine forests. This research also informed a strategic approach to slow the spread of mountain pine beetle across Canada, prepared for the Forest Pest Working Group under the Canadian Council of Forest Ministers.
  • NRCan research on the Mountain Pine Beetle in newly-invaded ecosystems is informing a collaborative effort with provincial governments and academia to update the risk assessment of the beetle’s spread in the boreal and eastern pine forests. This research also informed a strategic approach to slow the spread of mountain pine beetle across Canada, prepared for the Forest Pest Working Group under the Canadian Council of Forest Ministers. CCFM-NFPS and the Province of Alberta are also involved.
  • Working with the four Atlantic Provinces, universities, and forest industry in the region, NRCan has tested and evaluated a novel Early Intervention Strategy for spruce budworm. After four years, this science-based approach has exhibited positive results and has led to a federal budget 2019 announcement of $74M over the next four years to implement Phase II of this initiative. This is being led by NRCan.

Number of times geospatial information tools and services are accessed

Target: Baselines to be determined in 2018-2019

Average time elapsed from image receipt to the staging of emergency flood response products

Target: 4 hours or less

• Target Met: NRCan experts provided Emergency Geomatics Services in response to Public Safety Canada’s Government Operations Centre (GOC), responsible for an integrated federal emergency response to events of national interest. EGS support was requested for spring flood and ice jam monitoring in New Brunswick, Québec and British Columbia.
• Through satellite imagery interpretation and geospatial mapping, NRCan provided near real-time support for situational awareness to several federal and provincial departments including Public Safety Canada, Ministère du sécurité publique de Québec, Transport Canada, and the BC government. Value added products were typically derived from satellite data between 1 and 4 hours after acquisition.
• NRCan staff were able to provide almost 50 geospatial products through online platforms (including Federal Geospatial Platform) and developed a stand-alone web-based viewer to enable 8 different federal departments and the BC Government to access data layers, undertake their own analysis and create their own cartographic products during the BC wildland fire event.

Starting point for commercial/institutional buildings: 2011 model National Energy Code for Buildings (NECB).

Starting point for housing: 2015 model National Building Code (NBC), Part 9.36.

Net-Zero Energy Ready (NZER) Code is available

Targets: 1st tier of NZER codes for new construction will be published in 2020 and the 2nd and 3rd tier by 2022^{Footnote 24}

• The development of NZER code is underway and on track for publication of the 1st tier by December 2020
• The development of the Model Energy Code for existing buildings is underway and on track for publication by December 2022.

Ratio of NRCan program investments in clean energy S&T to leveraged funding from partners

Target: 1:1 ratio

Reductions in GHG emissions from NRCan funded projects of green innovation

Target: 11.44 megatons annually (equivalent to 2.86 million passenger cars removed from our roads) by 2030

Advancing Clean Energy Technologies

Target: 50% of RD&D projects advance the technology readiness level of emerging technologies, by one level, by 2023.

• 1:1.9 An estimated $1.90 was leveraged for every $1 of NRCan investment in electric vehicle infrastructure demonstrations (EVID Phase 1)
• NRCan has selected 10 projects to be leveraged under EVID to address barriers to deployment of innovative charging stations.
• NRCan continues to invest in clean energy technologies and support advancement of projects along the innovation spectrum. It is earlier stages to report on the other targets.

Number of charging and refuelling stations (by fuel type) planned, under development and completed through the program.

Target: GI1: 70 electric vehicle recharging stations, 6 natural gas and 2 hydrogen refuelling stations (by 2018)

GI2: 900 electric vehicle charging stations, 15 natural has and 12 hydrogen refueling stations (by 2019)^{Footnote 25}

• By March 31, 2018 the Electric Vehicle and Alternative Fuel Infrastructure Deployment Initiative invested over 99% of its Budget 2016 program funding resulting in 43 new EV fast chargers, and 1 new natural gas station opening to the public.
• Construction on stations supported by this program is continuing: by the end of the summer all 102 new EV fast chargers will be available for public use, and by the end of 2018, a total of 7 new natural gas and 3 new hydrogen refuelling stations will be available for use by Canadians.
• The first request for proposals for Phase 2 deployment projects was completed in March 2018 with project selection being finalized in summer 2018.

Starting point: No assessments have been completed. New assessments are required to inform decisions on marine protected areas

Complete resource and economic assessments for areas proposed by Fisheries and Oceans Canada and Parks Canada to help Canada achieve its goal of protecting 5% of marine and coastal areas by 2017 and 10% by 2020.

Target: 10 qualitative or quantitative resource and economic assessments over 3 years

• NRCan completed 2 economic assessments for:
  • the Lancaster Sound National Marine Conservation Area
  • the Offshore Pacific Area of Interest
• Three resource assessments have been completed and delivered to Parks Canada (2) and Fisheries and Oceans Canada (1) providing an assessment of the resource potential of the areas under consideration.

Starting point is 4 publications per year

Number of publications (including maps) released relating to natural hazards in existing or proposed areas of marine infrastructure.

Target: 5 publications per year

• Five publications with seafloor maps that contribute to informing safe development along BC’s north coast were produced by the Public Safety Geoscience Program in 2017-18.

Number of scientific publications and products related to measurable advances in spill recovery in the marine environment

Target: Beginning in 2019, at least one scientific publication or product per year

• NRCan is collaborating with DFO and toxicologists to determine end-points beyond which weathered petroleum no longer affects biological organisms in water.

Starting point: 100 advisory boards and committees

Participation of the Canadian Forest Service on advisory boards or committees involving the sharing of knowledge on forest ecosystems to governments, industry and nongovernmental organizations

Target: Participation on advisory boards and committees stays within 10% of starting point

• CFS participation on 95 committees and boards in the area of Ecosystems was within 10% of the baseline of 100.

Scientific evidence (e.g. publications, reports) used for environmental policy/guidance development.

Target: 3 by 2023

• Developed a protocol for determining how quickly metals are removed from the water column so that a standard test for identifying hazardous substances (metals that persist in lake and river ecosystems) can be adopted by regulators. This methodology is undergoing a technical review by the European Chemicals Agency for the “chronic hazard” classification of metals.

Starting point: 2018-2019

Development of space-based technologies that allow quantitative evaluation.

Completion of the National Hydro Network

Timeline: 2018-2019^{Footnote 26}

• Work continued in 2017-2018 to complete the National Hydro Network data for joint use by agencies on both sides of the Canada/US border. Expansion to include Mexico is being considered.

Number of acknowlegments from public and/or private sector organizations incorporating NRCan's groundwater geoscience information and tools into their products (e.g. aquifer maps and data, methods and approaches, plans and reports)^{Footnote 27}

Target: 5 per year

• Regional coupled groundwater – surface water modelling collaboration of GSC with the Ontario Geological Survey is on schedule.
• Data capture and classification of municipal aquifer information and provincial groundwater monitoring network is on schedule.
• Methodology developed to downscale European satellite soil moisture data to crop field scale (from 40x40 to 1x1 km) to improve infiltration - recharge estimation.
• Eleven articles for a special issue of CJES are online and issue will be published in summer 2018.
• Workshop completed with 230 collaborates and stakeholders from Southern-Ontario participants. March 2018.

Number of citations from public and/or private sector organizations incorporating NRCan's groundwater geoscience information and tools into their products (e.g., aquifer maps and data, methods and approaches, plans and reports)

Target: 5 per year

• Pan Canadian Science Action Plan for Climate Change is on track for surface-water and Groundwater data sharing between federal departments (NRCan and ECCC) and USGS.
• GIN as a data portal is on track for sharing of groundwater data between territories, provinces and federal government and dissemination to public. New datasets have been added.
• In NRCan’s research in groundwater geoscience, further development of the department’s data standard led to GroundWater Markup Language 2 (GWML2), an international standard for the online exchange of groundwater data that addresses the problem of data heterogeneity and interoperability. It is officially accepted as an International Standard by the Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC), an international not-for-profit organization, and is being considered by the World Meteorological Organization

Scientific evidence (e.g. publications, reports) used for policy/guidance development

Target: 3 by 2023

• Developed a new test method and generated data for use by regulators to establish the hazard classification of metals in aquatic media. The resulting work formed part of a technical review by the European Chemicals Agency for the chronic hazard classification of metals.

Scientific evidence (e.g. publications, reports) used for policy/regulation development.

CanmetMINING will also provide scientific advice to regulators (Environment and Climate Change Canada) in the development of MMERs

Target: 3 by 2023

• CanmetMINING continues to research the fate and toxicity of Selenium in aquatic ecosystems. The work is ongoing with a goal to provide sound scientific data to aid in the development of guidelines/regulations for the metal and coal mining industry.
• Scientific research results/updates presented include:
  1. Canadian Ecotoxicity Workshop, Guelph, ON – Oct 2017.
  2. North American Metals Council – Se Working Group – Nov 2017.
  3. North American Metals Council – Se Working Group – June 2018.

Scientific evidence (e.g. publications, reports) used for both domestic and international regulation development

Target: 3 by 2023

• Developed a lab method to determine the rate of removal of metals from the water column for environmental classification of metals, contributing to a submission to the European Chemicals Agency for the chronic hazard classification of metals.

Number of new knowledge products released to open and accessible databases.

Target: 25 annually

• Over 30 knowledge products were published to open and accessible databases on geological hazards and their risk to inform risk reduction actions.

Starting point: to be set from 2016-2017 results.

Percentage of earthquakes of magnitude 4.0 or higher within Canada for which a notification was issued in four minutes or less from the time of sufficient data availability.

Target: 75% (within the accuracy of four minutes or less), and 99% within 10 minutes

• Notifications to the public (Twitter and web) were issued for 93% of the events with magnitude 4 or above, (excluding offshore earthquakes and some earthquakes in the Yukon where key seismograph stations were offline for a planned, extended period during network refurbishment).
• 100% of the alerts to the public were issued within 10 minutes, and 70% within 4 minutes from receiving the sensor data. The detection and alerting system is being improved to result in faster notifications in high risk areas.

• In 2017-2018, NRCan’s satellite stations and image processing capabilities continued to receive major upgrades to ensure a high-level of readiness for the RCM mission’s fall 2018 launch. NRCan delivered a new tool that allowed future RADARSAT Constellation Mission (RCM) users to simulate the entire spectrum of data the three-satellite configuration will offer. It has permitted government, industry and academia to better prepare for new data that will provide greater coverage of Canada’s landscape to facilitate maritime surveillance, disaster management and ecosystem monitoring

Percentage of proposed major energy transmission project reviews that fulfill the Interim Measures during the interim period.

Target: 100%

• Interim Measures were implemented for 100% of major projects under review by the National Energy Board in 2017-18.

Starting point: No current active involvement of Indigenous groups in monitoring of major pipeline projects.

Proposed indicator: Percentage of participating Indigenous groups who are satisfied with the Committees’ role in monitoring of the projects.

Target: To be confirmed in collaboration with Indigenous partners.

• NRCan worked in partnership with Indigenous communities to co-develop and implement the IAMCs, which bring together Indigenous and government representatives to review and monitor the environmental, safety and socio-economic issues related to the TMEP and Line 3 projects.
• In addition, these Committees make collaborative funding decisions to support Indigenous participation and the implementation of Committee objectives and priorities.

Number of acknowledgements from public and/or private sector organizations incorporating NRCan's environmental geoscience information into their products.^{Footnote 29}

Target: 5 per year

More than 5 citations such as:

• Quebec draft regulation on hydraulic fracturing reviewed by Environmental Geoscience Program (EGP) scientist
• BC Oil and Gas acknowledges the key research under EGP which current and future regulations depends on
• NWT regulator (OROGO) requested EGP scientist to give a short course on Traffic Light Protocol for Induced Seismicity and Its Effectiveness in Canada
• MERN regulation for groundwater has been updated based on EGP research on the vulnerability of aquifers
• National Academies of Science (US) prepared a research agenda based on invited EGP researcher’s talk on geological carbon storage

Percentage of projects where NRCan has provided advice that is ultimately incorporated into an environmental assessment process.

Target: 100%

Payment of $1.13 million was made to Saskatchewan in 2007 for the federal share of Phase 1 of the Project.

Percentage of payments made to Saskatchewan in the year they are required for eligible Phase 2 and Phase 3 expenses, as defined in the 2006 Memorandum of Agreement.

• Phase 2 and Phase 3 milestones were not achieved and, therefore, no additional payments were required.

Number of assessments and/or updates made to energy regulations or legislations

Target: 2 per year

NRCan amended 2 regulations in 2017-18:

• The Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Marine Installations and Structures Occupational Health and Safety Transitional Regulations;
• The Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Marine Installations and Structures Occupational Health and Safety Transitional Regulations;

Starting point: GHG emissions from NRCan facilities in fiscal year 2005–06 (base year): = 32.04 ktCO2eq

Current result:

• GHG emissions from NRCan facilities in fiscal year 2016-17 = 20.34 ktCO2eq
• Percentage (%) change in GHG emissions from facilities from fiscal year 2005-06 to fiscal year 2016–17 = 37 %²

Target: 40% by 2030

• GHG emissions from NRCan facilities in fiscal year 2017-18 = 18.56 ktCO2eq

  Percentage (%) change in GHG emissions from facilities from fiscal year 2005-06 to fiscal year 2017-18 = 43%

• NRCan is directly supporting 11 departments/agencies to help meet GHG reduction targets in federal facilities

Percentage (%) change in GHG emissions from facilities from fiscal year 2005-06 to 2030

Target: 40% reduction (or 12.8 kilotons) in NRCan facility emissions by 2030 from 2005 levels

• GHG emissions from NRCan facilities in fiscal year 2017-18 = 18.56 ktCO2eq
• Percentage (%) change in GHG emissions from facilities from fiscal year 2005-06 to fiscal year 2017-18 = 43%
• NRCan is directly supporting 11 departments/agencies to help meet GHG reduction targets in federal facilities

5% of office space is currently meeting Workplace 2.0 standards on NRCan’s primary office location in the National Capital Region, the Booth Street Complex (555, 601, 615, 580 and 588 Booth St. and 560 Rochester St.).

Target: 25 % of office workspace at the Booth Street Complex that is to Workplace 2.0 standards by 2025

Energy saved in terajoules per year for all federal organization projects that received support from NRCan.

Targets:

• 80 kilotons of GHG emissions (CO2eq) saved annually (equivalent to the emissions generated annually by approximately 20,000 passenger vehicles) from projects supported by NRCan by 2030;
• 750 terajoules saved annually (equivalent to the annual energy used by approximately 6,750 typical Canadian households, excluding transportation) by 2030 for other federal organization projects that received NRCan support

Number of federal organizations (departments, agencies and Crown corporations) provided with information, tools and services to improve energy performance of federal buildings.

Target: Total increase from 64 to 70 by 2022

• 40 federal organizations provided with information, tools, and services to improve energy performance of federal buildings in 2017-2018
• Projects ongoing; energy savings and GHG emission reductions data not yet available

NRCan began a new multi-year round of BCRs in the 2016-17 fiscal year.

Target: 50% of major sites will have BCR completed by 2020-21 that would provide current “health” status of the building portfolio, a prerequisite to the planning of any improvement

• NRCan has completed 14 BCRs, which accounts for roughly 41% of the priority buildings in need of a BCR.

Starting point: GHG emissions from NRCan fleet in fiscal year 2005–06 (base year): = 1.78 ktCO2e^{Footnote 31}

Current results:

• GHG emissions from NRCan fleet in fiscal year 2016-17 = 0.76 ktCO2e
• Percentage (%) change in GHG emissions from fleet from fiscal year 2005-06 to fiscal year 2016–17 = 57%³

Target: 40% by 2030

• GHG emissions from NRCan fleet in fiscal year 2017-18 = 0.75 ktCO2e;

  Percentage (%) change in GHG emissions from fleet from fiscal year 2005-06 to fiscal year 2017-18 = 58%

• NRCan is directly supporting 11 departments/agencies to help meet GHG reduction targets in federal facilities

NRCan had two electric vehicle charging stations in the National Capital region at the end of 2016.

Target: 2 new electric charging stations to be installed by the end of the 2017-18

• NRCan has 6 charging stations in the NCR: 2 at the Bells Corners Complex and 4 at the Booth Street Complex.

Number and percentage of managers and functional heads of materiel and of procurement whose performance evaluation includes support and contribution toward green procurement is 8 (88%).

Target: 90% by March 31, 2019 and ongoing

• 100% of the performance evaluations of functional heads of procurement have included green procurement considerations.

Number and percentage of procurement and/or materiel management specialists who completed the Canada School of Public Service Green Procurement course (C215) or equivalent, in current fiscal year is 31.

Target: 97% (or 34 specialists) by March 31, 2018^{Footnote 32}

• 33 of 34 (Approx. 97%) of procurement and/or materiel management specialists have completed the Canada School of Public Service Green Procurement course (C215) or equivalent

Emission associated with business-related travel in tons of carbon dioxide equivalent in the year as provided by Public Services and Procurement Canada (5729 tons in 2008-09).

Target: Greenhouse gas emissions associated with business travel will be reduced by 30% (to 4,010 tons) by March 31, 2021

• 4,127 tonnes (28% reduction from 2008-09 baseline)