Hitachi Energy London Ontario factory: a $479M plant to make Canada’s first transformer pressboard, with 100+ jobs and $50M in public support by 2028.
A new Canada competitiveness report from the Canadian Chamber of Commerce and PwC finds AI, minerals, energy, defence and agri-food all missing the same pieces.
Ottawa has amended the Project List under the Impact Assessment Act, streamlining reviews for pipelines, power lines and some offshore renewable projects.
The oilsands impact assessment exemption passed by the Carney government removes in-situ projects and gas plants from federal review and hands pipelines to the CER.
U.S. solar generation rose 21 percent and wind generation rose 6 percent in the first half of 2026, according to the Energy Information Administration’s Short-Term Energy Outlook published August 11, 2026. Forecasters expect renewable capacity additions to continue through 2027, with the next monthly update due September 9, 2026.
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Canada Announces First-Ever Investment Summit With $1 Trillion Five-Year Target
Canada will host its first Investment Summit in Toronto on September 14–15, 2026, with a stated goal of catalysing $1 trillion in investment over five years across clean energy, critical minerals, technology, and artificial intelligence.
