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New brand for the propane industry announced at CPA AGM

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#CPA10 – Contest: Do you know who these people are?

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NEW – AB: Jobs Now grant to offset new hires and job training

CPA members in Alberta may be eligible for the new Jobs Now grant to cover some of the costs associated with hiring new employees or training. This funding will be made available to private and non-profit employers in the form of grants to cover salary or training costs for unemployed or underemployed Albertans.

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NEW – NS: CPA meeting with government transportation department encouraging

On June 1, CPA staff and members met with Nova Scotia government transportation officials to advocate for the use of auto propane in government fleets and for the inclusion of propane in any future goals to reduce GHGs in the transportation sector.

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NEW – NL: CPA working to ensure government’s new rebate includes propane

The province of Newfoundland and Labrador released their latest budget on May 31, 2021. It includes new and continued investments as well as partnerships with the Federal Government. Of concern to the CPA is the lack of a broad-based approach to policies that are intended to reduce GHGs while providing affordable energy.

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UPDATE – Federal: CPA demands changes to new federal retrofit grant program

On behalf of the CPA, President & CEO Nathalie St-Pierre wrote to Prime Minister Trudeau on June 7 to express the CPA’s profound concern that the eligibility criteria of the Canada Greener Homes Grant are focused on electricity and almost entirely exclude applications that are powered by low-emission propane. St-Pierre has demanded that the criteria for the program be changed so that applications such as furnaces and boilers that are powered by propane be included.

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Update – ON: Final Recycling Regulation on hazardous products has significant impact on the propane industry – CPA continues to fight

On June 8, 2021, the Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks filed the final Hazardous and Special Products (HSP) regulation (O. Reg.449/21), under the Resource Recovery and Circular Economy Act. The difference between this final regulation and the proposed regulation posted in February 2021 is significant for CPA members. The regulation tabled in June 2021 establishes a new Category E, which consists only of refillable propane cylinders, and no longer exempts them.

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UPDATE – ON: Municipalities request phase out of gas-fired electricity plants

On June 17, 2021, the CPA provided the Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO) with the position of the propane industry on municipal motions that are calling for the province to phase out gas-fired electricity plants as soon as possible.

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UPDATE – ON: CPA requests Premier Ford to reconsider support of uneconomic natural gas projects

On June 9, 2021, the Government of Ontario announced 28 new projects in 43 Ontario communities will be funded through the Natural Gas Expansion Program’s second phase, which allocates more than $234 million to support approximately 8,750 connections in 43 rural, northern and Indigenous communities.

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UPDATE – NS: Nova Scotia launches public engagement to consult on new sustainable development goals

On May 28, Nova Scotia launched the public engagement process on the development of the new goals and the new Climate Change Plan for its Sustainable Development Goals Act, passed in fall 2019. The process runs from May 27 to July 26, 2021.

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Propane has significant advantage over other fuels when it comes to public fuelling stations

On behalf of Natural Resources Canada (NRCan), ICF has been conducting a review of alternative fuelling stations located in its Alternative Fuelling Stations Locator. Through this work, stations are tracked by fuel type, demonstrating that propane has a big advantage over other alternative energy sources, excluding electric.

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Propane Training Institute

Spring Cleaning is ending June 30, 2021 for old training material

IMPORTANT REMINDER of our messaging dating January 2021: If you have older exams, PTI will not accept them after June 30, 2021, APART FROM THE EXCEPTIONS LISTED.

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REMINDER – Manitoba Job grant could help employers offset training costs

The Government of Manitoba announced a recent federal-provincial job grants program that may help you offset costs of training programs provided by the Propane Training Institute.

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COVID-19 update for trainers

As circumstances change rapidly across Canada due to COVD-19, check out Destination Canada for information on safely meeting across Canada.

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