Zero Emission Vehicle Infrastructure Program (Canada)

Deadline: 19 September 2024

The Government of Canada is pleased to announce a program that addresses a key barrier to the adoption of zero-emission vehicles (ZEV)—the lack of charging and hydrogen refuelling stations in Canada— by increasing the availability of localized charging and hydrogen refuelling opportunities where Canadians live, work, travel and play.

Funding Information

Maximum funding amount:
- NRCan’s contribution through ZEVIP will be limited to a maximum of 5 million dollars ($5,000,000) per project.
- Financial support for projects is based on the total amount of funds available for ZEVIP and within the ZEVIP timeframe. Funding is subject to an appropriation by Parliament for the fiscal year in which payments are to be made.
- ZEVIP will pay up to 50% of Total Project Costs (75% for Indigenous businesses and communities).

Program Streams

There are two streams under this Request for Proposals with different requirements:
- Public EV Charging
  - Corridor Public EV Charging Infrastructure
  - Community Public EV Charging Infrastructure
- Private EV Charging

Eligible Projects

To be considered for funding, all EV Chargers within the Project must:
- Be located in Canada;
- Be installed in compliance with all applicable local codes (for example, building and electrical) and bylaws (for example, zoning and parking);
- Be a permanent, hard-wired installation (mounted or fixed);
- Be new and purchased equipment (not leased);
- Be for a new installation or expansion of an existing installation (not for the replacement of an existing installation);
- Be certified for use in Canada (e.g. CSA, UL, Interlink) and be commercially available;
- Be Networked to a charging network;
- Include the following charging Connector types:
  - SAE J1772 standard (208/240 V)
  - SAE J1772 Combo (CCS)
  - SAE J3400 (NACS).

Eligibility Criteria

Legal entities validly incorporated or registered in Canada or abroad including not-for-profit and for-profit organizations such as:
- Electric utilities
- Companies
- Industry associations
- Indigenous businesses and community groups
- Strata or condo corporations
- Canadian provincial, territorial, regional or municipal governments or their departments or agencies where applicable

Ineligibility Criteria

The following are not eligible for funding support under ZEVIP:
- Individuals or any part of federal public administration, including departments, Crown corporations and agencies.
- Softwood lumber companies and those that are vertically integrated with them.

For more information, visit Government of Canada.