Category: Department of Natural Resources

Feds Approved Over $4.4 Million in Climate Subsidies for One of Canada’s Most Profitable Companies: Records

The federal government approved over $4.4 million in climate subsidy payments last year for the Canadian National Railway Company (CN), one of Canada’s largest railway companies and most profitable corporations, records show. The Department of Natural Resources disclosed in an Inquiry of Ministry tabled in the House of Commons on June 19 that it awarded…


Nearly 75% of Trucking Companies Haven’t Added Green Trucks to Fleets Despite Federal Grants: Report

Nearly 75 percent of transport-trucking companies haven’t replaced any of the trucks in their fleets with lower-emission substitutes over the last three years despite an available federal grant that would cover up to 50 percent of the cost for doing so, according to the Department of Natural Resources. Most companies said the biggest barrier was…