Green Freight Program — Repower and Replace

• Enhanced fleet energy assessment that meets the NRCan Fleet Energy Assessment Criteria and Guidelines sections 1 through 4
• Completed application form

Who is eligible?

• Legal entities validly incorporated or registered in Canada
• Corporations, either for-profit or not-for-profit
• Provincial, territorial, regional, or municipal governments, or their departments or agencies
• Indigenous organizations, including band councils, Indigenous government authorities established by a Self-Government Agreement or a Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement, and for-profit or non-profit organizations owned or controlled (greater than 50%) by an Indigenous entity
• Public sector bodies established by statute or regulation, or wholly owned by a province, municipal or regional government

Eligible expenses

• Professional services, salaries, benefits, and reasonable travel costs
• Overhead expenses directly related to the project
• Honoraria and ceremonial costs
• Licence and permit fees, and GST, PST, and HST
• Capital expenses

Ineligible Costs and Activities

• Costs incurred outside the eligible expenditure period, including those for preparing the application
• In-kind costs
• Legal costs for legal issues that arise during the project

• Complete an enhanced fleet energy assessment, either through a third-party assessor or via self-assessment, that meets the NRCan Fleet Energy Assessment Criteria and Guidelines sections 1 through 4.
• Complete the application form using the Guide to filling out the application form, ensuring all required fields are properly completed and all mandatory criteria are met.

• Applications are first screened against mandatory eligibility criteria before proceeding further in the assessment and evaluation process.
• The final terms and conditions of any Contribution Agreement will be reviewed with all parties prior to signing.
• No advance payments will be made through this program.
• Claims for payment are submitted quarterly through a reimbursement model and must be supported by documentation for costs incurred in the respective reporting quarter.
• A holdback could be applied to NRCan payments and released only upon receipt and approval of the final claim and final report.

• Status: this competitive Call for Proposals is closed.
• One application may contain multiple funding activities.
• One organization may submit multiple applications if each contains a unique set of activities.
• The Contribution Agreement requirements are provided for informational purposes only, and final terms and conditions will be reviewed with all parties prior to signing.