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Codes Acceleration Fund (CAF) (Stream 1: Authority to adopt energy codes)

Program Category: Climate Mitigation
Program Sub-Category: Energy Efficiency (Housing / Buildings)
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Status: Open

Funder

Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)

Deadline Details

Indigenous applicants will have until March 31, 2025, to submit their proposals (or until funds are exhausted).

Funder Organization Type

  • Federal Government

The Codes Acceleration Fund (CAF) will advance the Government of Canada’s action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and energy consumption to fight climate change while strengthening the economy.
 
The three objectives of the CAF are to:
  1. Accelerate the adoption and implementation of the highest feasible energy performance tiers of the national model energy codes or other high-performance building codes, such as net-zero emissions codes
  2. Promote higher rates of compliance with adopted codes
  3. Build capacity and support market preparedness for ambitious codes adoption
Stream 1, representing the majority of the available funding, will provide financial support to provinces, territories, municipalities, and Indigenous governments and communities with the authority to adopt energy codes. The funding will support their efforts to accelerate code adoption and to address gaps in code compliance and enforcement in their jurisdiction.
 
Through Stream 1, applicants are invited to outline proposed activities to accelerate code adoption beyond current plans, to increase compliance, and to support other capacity-building activities in their jurisdiction. 
 
Eligible activities are:
  • Technical studies; research and analysis; feasibility studies; assessments and evaluations; monitoring and verification; tools to support code adoption and compliance; design validation services associated with construction of new buildings; and other tools to support code adoption or compliance
  • Developing detailed road maps for code adoption and compliance that build on current plans
  • Business cases or plans and project development and management
  • Data collection and analysis
  • Best practices guides and process tools for code implementation and compliance
  • Energy modelling and simulation software and monitoring and tracking systems to track energy performance or code compliance
  • Integrated design processes and charrettes (problem-solving design and planning sessions) to identify optimized opportunities
  • Commissioning and building optimization studies and guides that support code adoption and implementation
  • Training, including development and delivery
  • Stakeholder engagement and communication and awareness programs, including disseminating information
  • Evaluation of the project to determine the overall impacts of the projects
  • Other activities related to adopting codes may be eligible.

Eligible Community

Indigenous governing bodies, organizations (for-profit and not-for-profit) and communities. Note that Stream 1 is limited to organizations with the authority to adopt energy codes.

Description of Funding

The CAF has $100 million for CAF projects until March 31, 2027. Approximately $80 million is for Stream 1 and $20 million is for Stream 2. This allocation is subject to change.
 
For-profit organizations can receive up to 75% of the total project costs. All other recipients can receive up to 100% of the total project costs.

Percentage of Project Funded

For-profit organizations can receive up to 75% of the total project costs.
All other recipients can receive up to 100% of the total project costs.

Eligible Costs

Engineering
Planning
Capital Costs
Staff Costs
Research and Development

Eligible expenses are cash expenditures incurred to achieve the CAF objectives and undertake the proposed activities and will consist of:
  • Salaries and benefits on the payroll of the applicant for the actual time spent by the employees on the project
  • Professional, scientific, technical, management, data collection and contracting services
  • Travel expenditures, including meals and accommodation, based on National Joint Council Rates
  • Advertising, recruitment and training (including facilitator fees, costs of training development, promotion, deployment and evaluation)
  • Licence fees, data purchases, certification costs, and permits
  • Capital expenditures for informatics hardware and software (capital expenses for retrofits are ineligible)
  • Material, supplies and equipment rental
  • Rental of facilities, audio and visual services, and other related costs (excluding hospitality and prizes) associated with delivering workshops, delivering training, conferences, meetings, and special events
  • Overhead expenditures provided that they are related to the conduct of the project and can be attributed to it. Overhead expenditures may be included in the total project costs, up to 15% of eligible expenditures.
  • GST, PST or HST, net of any tax rebate to which the applicant is entitled

Ineligible Costs

Ineligible expenditures include, but are not limited to:
  • Costs incurred before the signing of the contribution agreement
  • Capital costs for equipment upgrades and other retrofit implementation costs
  • Land acquisition; leasing land, buildings and other facilities; leasing equipment other than equipment directly related to the project; real estate fees and related costs

Reporting Requirements

Progress reports and final reports