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What you need to know about the new building codes
February 4, 2020
Building codes impact a significant proportion of energy use in buildings and, as such, they are the quickest, cheapest and...
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Now Hiring: Community Organizer
January 23, 2020
Join our team, and make a difference by working with people across Canada to make our country a leader in...
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2019: A Year in Review
December 2, 2019
2019 has been a great year for energy efficiency in Canada! Join us in celebrating a year of accomplishments in...
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CBC News: Energy efficiency is key to climate action, but which provinces are leading the way?
November 21, 2019
Given the sector's potential, Haley fully admitted that Efficiency Canada put out the scorecard with an eye to "trying to...
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Red Deer Advocate: Alberta ranks sixth in Canada in energy efficiency
November 21, 2019
Alberta went from zero to sixth place in all of Canada in energy savings.
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New Brunswick Telegraph-Journal: New Brunswick among biggest energy wasters
November 20, 2019
New Brunswick has scored near the bottom of a new national scorecard on energy efficiency, thanks to what the authors...
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Darpan Magazine: Canada’s First Energy Efficiency Scorecard Gives Top Marks To British Columbia
November 20, 2019
Policy director Brendan Haley says the top rank is largely due to B.C.'s green building code, ambitious natural gas savings...
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CTV News: B.C. given top marks by advocacy group for energy efficiency
November 20, 2019
Efficiency Canada, based at Carleton University, gave the province first place in its first-ever provincial scorecard. But it says there's...
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B.C. Local News: B.C. gets top marks in national energy efficiency report card
November 20, 2019
B.C. earned 56 points out of 100 for its efforts, including the Energy Step Code program, which gives incentives to...
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Sing Tao Daily: 能源政策效率排行榜 卑诗夺魁安省仅第三
November 20, 2019
有组织公布首个加国各省能源政策效率排行榜，卑诗省因实施多项节能政策而位居榜首，魁省的交通设施优良而排第二名，安省本来可以位列更高位置，但因为取消电动车充电计划等能源政策，只能屈居第三。
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Plumbing and HVAC magazine: Provinces ranked by energy efficiency
November 20, 2019
“Imagine thinking of all that energy waste from our homes, businesses and industry as a resource, just like natural gas,...
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Hamilton Spectator: Ontario needs to focus on energy bills not rates, advises new energy efficiency report
November 19, 2019
Ontario would have ranked higher if the provincial government did not cancel electric vehicle charging programs or remove a provision...
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British Columbia Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources: Minister’s statement on B.C. ranking first in Canada for energy efficiency
November 19, 2019
Michelle Mungall, Minister of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources, has issued the following statement.
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North American Clean Energy: British Columbia Tops Provinces in Canada’s First-Ever Energy Efficiency Scorecard
November 19, 2019
British Columbia earns top marks in the first-ever Canadian Provincial Energy Efficiency Scorecard, developed by the nonprofit Efficiency Canada to...
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Montreal Gazette: Quebec tops for electric cars but lags in energy conservation
November 19, 2019
In two categories, the province can do much better, Efficiency Canada's 181-page report found
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Halifax Chronicle Herald: Emma Norton on how Nova Scotia could become even more energy-efficient
November 19, 2019
With a climate catastrophe looming, it’s helpful to remember that there are millions of people in the world working on...
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NationTalk: Nova Scotia recognized as a national leader in energy efficiency
November 19, 2019
Nova Scotia received the highest score in Atlantic Canada for overall energy efficiency and fourth nationally, closely trailing British Columbia,...
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The Indo-Canadian Voice: B.C. ranks first in Canada for energy efficiency
November 19, 2019
Michelle Mungall, Minister of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources, on Tuesday said it was great to see British Columbia recognized...
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CBC: P.E.I. ranks 7th in Canada when it comes to energy efficiency, study says
November 19, 2019
P.E.I. is doing well in some areas and poor in others when it comes to energy efficiency, according to a...
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Provincial Energy Efficiency Scorecard published
November 19, 2019
Carleton University-based advocacy organization Efficiency Canada releases a report on how Canadian provinces stack up in efforts to save energy
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The Energy Mix: Energy efficiency scorecard shows B.C. leading, but all provinces with room to improve
November 19, 2019
British Columbia leads, Saskatchewan along with Newfoundland and Labrador lag, and no province receives a score above 58 points on...
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Calgary’s Business: Alberta, Saskatchewan lag in energy efficiency ratings
November 19, 2019
The report said energy efficiency — the energy saved with efficient and “smart” buildings, technologies and appliances — is increasingly...
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Electrical Line Magazine: British Columbia ranks first in Canadian Provincial Energy Efficiency Scorecard
November 19, 2019
British Columbia nabbed first place in Canada's first-ever Provincial Energy Efficiency Scorecard, released in November — alongside a Canada-wide database...
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Towards Net-Zero: A Building Code Meeting for the History Books
September 12, 2019
Proposed changes to Canada’s Building codes will lay the foundation for Canada’s Net Zero Energy Ready model code, which is...
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Opinion: Energy efficiency makes sense and doesn’t need a carbon tax
August 11, 2019
You can find thousands of Albertans working in energy efficiency if you look in the right places. They work in...
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James Glave: Inside British Columbia’s “Revolutionary” Building Energy Code
June 12, 2019
The BC Energy Step Code is steadily transforming the province’s communities to reach net-zero energy-ready performance. A forthcoming report unpacks...
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Energy efficiency sector nearing major breakthrough, MCAC members told
April 26, 2019
While the sector is the fastest-growing part of the energy industry in Canada, it’s diverse and scattered. But if Canadians...
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Ontario Breaks Promise to Support Conservation
April 12, 2019
Today, the Ontario government released its annual budget. One thing that might be missed is that the government has failed...
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Energy Efficiency Conferences 2019
January 3, 2019
The following are conferences taking place in 2019 all over North America – as well as a list of training...
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Energy Efficiency in Ontario’s New Environment Plan
November 30, 2018
On November 29th the new government of Ontario released a new environment plan. It discusses issues such as land conservation...
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Ontario takes step backwards on Home Energy Labelling
September 21, 2018
Repeal of Green Energy Act leaves out home energy labelling
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Energy Efficiency can be the Targeted Competitiveness Strategy the Federal Government is Looking for
September 14, 2018
Increasing energy productivity can build a more competitive and resilient economy
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Study Shows Canada’s Efficiency Resource Potential
June 15, 2018
This landmark study demonstrates why energy efficiency can be Canada’s “first fuel”. The energy we save could account for more...
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Efficiency Recognized as Priority Energy Resource in Energy Transition Québec’s First Master Plan
June 12, 2018
The top guideline in the plan recognizes “energy efficiency as a priority energy source”. This post reviews some energy efficiency...
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Alberta is emerging as an energy efficiency leader
May 24, 2018
A new energy efficient economy is being created in Alberta, tapping into the province’s entrepreneurial spirit. Alberta is ahead of...
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Who is Efficiency Canada?
May 1, 2018
Now is the time to build on the momentum driven by utilities, governments, agencies, consultants and NGOs, who have been...
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