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CanSIA Welcomes A Made-in-Ontario Environment Plan

29/11/2018

 
Government of Ontario endorses solar energy technology as solution to climate change
 
TORONTO, ON, NOV 29, 2018 – Earlier today the Government of Ontario released a Made-in-Ontario Environment Plan that will help drive significant investment in Canada's clean technology sector. The plan will support and maintain Ontario’s renewable energy cost-competitiveness and create jobs in the skilled trades. Solar energy is a core part of this plan – encouraging businesses across Ontario to invest in clean technology to stay competitive and reduce their emissions and energy bills.  
 
Ontario’s decision to parallel recently announced federal changes to tax policy and depreciation for clean energy equipment will enable businesses to defer income to later years, supporting investments in technologies that produce clean energy or that displace fossil fuels. The government will also create The Carbon Trust, incenting private sector investment in solar energy, battery storage, electric vehicle charging infrastructure, and other clean technology solutions.
 
“The benefits of this plan will span far beyond just the businesses that are investing in solar, they will extend throughout our entire economy and will create skilled trades jobs.” remarked CanSIA’s President & CEO, John Gorman. “Today’s announcement is an endorsement of Ontario’s solar industry, supporting a clean growth strategy that lets businesses that reduce their greenhouse gas emissions become more competitive,”
 
Ontario is taking a major step forward today in supporting businesses that invest in clean technology and lower energy bills. Ontario’s solar industry continues to urge the government to go further – cutting the red tape that is preventing individual homeowners from accessing third-party financing to install solar on their rooftops. With no subsidy from government, these changes empower families and homeowners to lower their energy bills and will create thousands of new jobs in the skilled trades.
 
The entire Made-in-Ontario Environment Plan can be read here.
 
To learn more about solar energy and the best way for consumers to go solar, please visit the Canadian Solar Industries Association at www.CanSIA.ca.
 
About CanSIA
The Canadian Solar Industries Association (CanSIA) is a national trade association that represents the solar energy industry throughout Canada. CanSIA’s vision for Canada’s solar energy industry is for solar electricity to be a mainstream energy source and an integral part of Canada’s diversified electricity mix by 2020, operating in a supportive and stable policy and regulatory environment within a similar time frame. Follow CanSIA on Twitter and Facebook.
 
Media contact: Isabel Payne / isabel@cansia.ca

And the 2018 Game Changer Award Winners Are...

19/11/2018

 
The Canadian Solar Industries Association (CanSIA) recognized outstanding achievements in the solar industry at the sixth annual Game Changer Awards, hosted at Solar Ontario 2018 on November 14th. The awards recognize the excellence of the many individuals and organizations that have helped the solar energy industry mature by pursuing the path that will lead us to an even brighter future.

For the second year, CanSIA assembled a Game Changer Awards Jury, made up of active leaders of renewable energy industry, to carry out the difficult task of selecting the award winners. After much deliberation and consultation, the Jury selected the following winners:
Indigenous Solar Project
Cowessess First Nation
Click here to view nomination details.
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Solar Developer of the Year
IKEA Canada
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Solar Distributor of the Year
HES PV
Click here to view nomination details. 

Solar Finance Leadership
CoPower
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Solar PV Project of the Year
IKEA Canada
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Solar Service Excellence
KCP Energy
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Solar Thermal Project of the Year
Stantec
Click here to view nomination details. 
WiRE Woman of Distinction Award for Solar

Partnered with CanSIA, Women in Renewable Energy (WiRE) presented the Woman of Distinction Award for Solar to Richa Pandey, Principal Scientist, Ubiquitous Energy.

ELSE Emerging Solar Leader

The ambition, energy and creativity of the Canada’s young solar professionals ensures our industry continues to move upward. ELSE’s Emerging Solar Leader award celebrates those new to our industry whom have contributed significantly to solar in 2018 and show promise to continue on as future leaders.

​After receiving many Emerging Solar Leader applications, ELSE awarded Darby McGraw.
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    Canadian Solar Industries Association (CanSIA) is a national trade association that represents the solar energy industry throughout Canada. Since 1992, CanSIA has worked to develop a strong, efficient, ethical and professional Canadian solar energy industry with capacity to provide innovative solar energy solutions and to play a major role in the global transition to a sustainable, clean-energy future. Follow CanSIA on Twitter and like us on Facebook. 

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