Data on our NWT energy systems
• Electricity: The NRCan Remote Communities Database is a characterization of our electricity micro-grids
• Bioheat: The Canadian Bioheat Database gives an inventory of our biomass heating systems (TorchLight Bioresources)
Data on our NWT energy resources
• Wind resource:
– Check out the Canada Wind Atlas and visualize on a heat map the different wind speed trends in your area (by season and by heights)
– Browse ARI’s Wind Energy webpage and check if any wind assessment has been conducted in your community in the last 15 years
• Solar resource: NRCan solar resource maps of Canada
Recurring Webinars
• AEA – Information Sessions
Past Webinar Series
• ATCO – Webinar Series (4 episodes): Remote Communities Clean Energy Projects
• Indigenous Clean Energy – Icebreaker Series (5 episodes)
YouTube Channels
Recurring Events
• AEA – Annual Biomass Week (online + tours)
• Pembina Institute – Biennial Renewables in Remote Communities Conference (Whitehorse)
• Town of Inuvik – Annual Arctic Development Expo
Past Events or Initiatives
• NWTAC – 2022 Climate Change & Asset Management Conference: Energy Day (Visual Minutes)
• GNWT – 2023 Multilateral Dialogue Our Energy & Climate Future in a Changing World (u/c)
• April 2024 – A panel discussion on wind power generation projects in the North – “Can the NWT harness the winds of change?” – Summary Report
• January 2025 – Biomass Week Presentation on “Barriers to Adoption of Large-Scale Biomass Boilers, A Community Perspective“
Energy Literacy Initiatives
• CIER Shining Lights – NWT Energy Workshops with Women & Youth (Report & Posters)
NWTAC SMP (Smart Management Practices)
Funding
Grants listing to help you track funding opportunities, including energy-related ones!
Our partner PSD Citywide hosts a webpage listing the current NWT Municipal Grants.
NWTAC members and associate members receive weekly updates of that listing.
Contact us if you are considering associate membership.
Current Energy Funding Opportunities
Last update – September 2024
Funder
Government of Canada
• CIRNAC
• NRCan
(In coordination with ECCC and CanNOR)
Program
The Wah-ila-toos hub is a single window approach encompassing:
• The Northern REACHE program (with CIRNAC)
• The CERRC program (with NRCan) – and associated streams (Demo, Bioheat, etc.)
Key Characteristics
• For renewable energy, energy efficiency, capacity building and heat
• Continuous intake
• Multi-year funding possible
Contact
Government of Canada
• ECCC
• For shovel-ready energy projects
• For Indigenous-owned and led renewable energy, energy efficiency, and low-carbon heating projects.
• Three funding streams: First Nations, Métis, and Inuit (IRC).
Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM)
5 Energy-related focus areas:
• Sustainable Municipal Buildings
• Municipal Fleet Electrification
• Community Energy Systems
• Net-Zero Transformation
• Organic Waste-to-Energy
List of eligible community governments to date (*).
(*) The NWTAC is currently working with FCM to see all NWT communities included in this list.
9 programs
Capacity-building, skills development, career training, and mentorship.
