This Clean Electricity Strategy builds on the vision of providing clean, reliable and affordable energy to support a competitive, net-zero emissions Canadian economy, with growing supply attracting investment and creating good jobs. This Strategy articulates the federal government’s role, focusing on three key areas:
- Growing the grid and managing demand;
- Providing policy certainty and smoothing the path; and
- Collaborating on tailored approaches for every region.
There are six key principles underpinning this Strategy:
- Principle 1: Provincial and Territorial Jurisdiction Must be Respected and Supported with Policy Certainty;
- Principle 2: Electricity Must Remain Reliable and Affordable;
- Principle 3: Electricity Demand and Supply Must be Considered Equally;
- Principle 4: Canadian Industries, Investors, and Workers Must Have the Power Needed to Build Canada’s Industrial Future;
- Principle 5: Northern, Indigenous, and Remote Communities Must Benefit from a Flexible Approach that Reflects Their Unique Opportunities and Challenges; and
- Principle 6: Indigenous Peoples and Communities Must be Recognized as Clean Energy Leaders.
