British Columbia Indigenous Clean Energy Initiative

The British Columbia Indigenous Clean Energy Initiative is a funding source for clean energy projects that encourages First Nations to participate in the clean energy sector within their communities.

The initiative has annual intake deadlines. The next intake deadline is February 1, 2021.

The initiative is funded through the Federal Government's Strategic Partnership Initiative, together with British Columbia's CleanBC plan. It is administered by British Columbia's New Relationship Trust, an independent, non-profit organization which focuses on assisting British Columbia's First Nations with funding community engagement projects.

Eligibility under the initiative is limited to Indigenous communities, including self-governing First Nations, tribal councils and Indigenous for-profit and non-profit organizations which are majority-owned and controlled by First Nation communities in relation to clean energy projects located within British Columbia.