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The ecoENERGY for Renewable Power Program provides a 1 cent per kWh incentive for qualifying renewable energy projects commissioned by 31 March 2011. Projects are eligible to receive the incentive for electricity produced for up to ten years. The programme will end on 31 March 2021.

In Quebec, Hydro Québec has been using minimum regional-content requirements in its wind energy requests for proposals since 2004, notably to foster social and economic development of Indigenous communities.

The Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 and the Renewable Fuels Regulations, 2010 define a commitment to expand the production and use of biofuels, such as ethanol and biodiesel, under Canada's Renewable Fuels Strategy to reduce GHG emissions; these federal measures created substantial additional demand for ethanol and biodiesel. The four key elements of the strategy include:
• a requirement for fuel producers and importers to comply with a renewable fuel content of 5% of average annual gasoline production or imports (and 2% of the diesel pool);
• support for biofuels production, led by the AAFC;
• support for next-generation technologies; and
• the Federal ecoEnergy for the Biofuels Program of 2007, which was completed in March 2018. Over its duration, this Program provided CAD 1.5 billion to support the production of renewable biofuel alternatives to gasoline and diesel. In April 2018, an evaluation of the Program was published.

Five provinces have renewable fuels mandates equal to, or higher than, the current federal requirements to further emissions reductions and support their renewable fuels industry. (...)

While mining activities fall under provincial jurisdiction, mining projects are subject to both provincial and federal Environmental Assessments. The federal Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency and Environment and Climate Change Canada have an important role in the Environmental Assessments of almost all major mining projects, as well as serving as the Crown's consultation coordinator for many major resource projects. Canada is currently working to modernize its federal environmental assessment and regulatory processes. The proposed changes, including a new impact assessment process, aim to support jobs and economic opportunities through a more timely, predictable, and transparent assessment process that strengthens investor confidence, restores public trust, advances Indigenous reconciliation, and enhances environmental performance.

Canada's Mines Ministers announced the development of the Canadian Minerals and Metals Plan (CMMP) in March 2018. The Plan focuses on six Strategic Directions that are organized by thematic priorities, for supporting a competitive and sustainable sector, including Economic Development and Competitiveness; Advancing the Participation of Indigenous Peoples; the Environment; Science, Technology and Innovation; Community; and Global Leadership. A series of Action Plans will operationalize this Plan.

Canada implemented a number of programmes aimed at stimulating R&D in the automotive industry. In 2008, the Federal Government introduced the Automotive Innovation Fund (AIF), providing CAD 250 million over five years to back strategic, large-scale R&D projects in the automotive sector that support innovative, greener and more fuel-efficient vehicles.

In 2012, the Government of Canada and the aviation industry released Canada's Action Plan to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Aviation. This voluntary Action Plan sets a target for an average annual improvement in aviation fuel efficiency of at least 1.5% until 2020 from a 2008 baseline . Furthermore, the Action Plan identifies a series of supporting measures that are expected to have the greatest impact in reducing greenhouse gas emissions over time (e.g. fleet renewals and upgrades, improved capabilities in air traffic management, and alternative fuels). (...)

A seven-year National Strategy for Transformation (NST1, 201724), adopted in September 2017, is intended to guide implementation efforts during the remainder of Vision 2020 and the first four years of a new 30-year vision (Vision 2050), which is still at the blueprint stage. The main objectives of NST1 are to: accelerate inclusive economic growth and development founded on the private sector, knowledge and Rwanda's natural resources; (...)and consolidate good governance and justice as building blocks for equitable and sustainable national development.

(...)The Rwanda Development Board (RDB) investment-related support functions include providing assistance in: (...)obtaining an environmental impact assessment certificate. (...)