Expanded Energy Management Program

• The facility must be located in Ontario and connected to the IESO-controlled electricity grid or a distribution system.
• The applicant must have at least 12 months of consecutive energy (or electricity) consumption data available.
• For commercial and institutional facilities, the facility must meet minimum electricity consumption thresholds over a 12-month period within the past 24 months (threshold varies by program path).
• For industrial facilities, the facility must meet minimum total energy consumption thresholds (all fuels) over a 12-month period within the past 24 months (threshold varies by program path).
• For the Energy Management Information Systems (EMIS) path, the project must involve installing an EMIS at an eligible industrial facility.

Who is eligible?

• Commercial facilities
• Institutional facilities (including large institutions such as universities, colleges, school boards, municipalities, and hospitals)
• Industrial facilities
• Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting organizations
• Manufacturing businesses

Who is not eligible

• Facilities located outside Ontario.
• Facilities that are not connected to the IESO-controlled grid or a distribution system.
• Industrial facilities whose NAICS code does not start with one of the following: 11, 21, 22, 23, 31–33, 48, or 56.
• Organizations seeking funding for Solar PV installations (not eligible under the EEM Program).
• Organizations seeking funding for studies (e.g., pinch analysis/process integration studies) (the EEM Program does not provide study funding).

Eligible expenses

• Salary costs to employ a dedicated full-time energy manager (up to 50% of salary, to a maximum of $100,000 per facility per year).
• Costs to install an Energy Management Information System (EMIS) for industrial facilities (up to 50% of eligible project costs; incentive up to $50,000 or $250,000 depending on annual baseline energy consumption).
• Professional training fees related to hiring an energy manager (considered part of hiring costs).

Eligible geographic areas

• Ontario (facilities connected to the IESO-controlled grid or a distribution system).

• Some organizations can group up to five installations in a single application to meet the minimum consumption threshold (except for the EMIS incentive, evaluated per installation).
• Industrial activities funded by NRCan must be completed by March 31, 2027.
• For the commercial and institutional components, activities fall under the eDSM 2025-2027 framework.
• Photovoltaic (PV) solar systems are not eligible for this program.