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NRCan offers financial assistance for ISO 50001 in commercial and institutional buildings
September 17, 2024 By Anthony Capkun
September 17, 2024 – Natural Resources Canada’s Financial Assistance for ISO 50001 in commercial and institutional buildings is accepting project proposals from organizations looking to improve the energy efficiency of their buildings for the year 2025-2026.
Organizations that have implemented ISO 50001 “Energy management” have reduced energy costs and reduced GHG emissions, says NRCan, adding that energy management systems have the potential to reduce energy consumption by up to 40% in commercial buildings.
To help implement ISO 50001 in commercial and institutional buildings in 2025-2026, NRCan will provide financial assistance up to 60% of eligible costs for for-profit organizations (commercial buildings) and up to 75% of eligible costs for not-for-profit organizations (institutional buildings) to a maximum of $40,000 per building.
The implementation of the project must be completed by March 31, 2026.
The maximum contribution to an organization’s building portfolio is $200,000. For a multi-building project proposal, the parent organization is responsible for allocating NRCan’s proposed contribution among qualifying buildings up to the maximum allowable combined funding limit. This financial assistance can be combined with other funding sources. (When combined, NRCan may adjust its level of funding, if appropriate.)
The following types of projects may be eligible for financial assistance:
• ISO 50001 Compliance: includes implementing an energy management system in accordance with all the requirements of the ISO 50001 standard.
• ISO 50001 Certification: includes implementing an energy management system certified to the ISO 50001 standard.
Eligible organizations include commercial and institutional building owners and operators, municipal/provincial/territorial governments, utilities, industry associations, and Indigenous organizations.
(If your project is selected to receive financial assistance from NRCan to implement an eligible ISO 50001 project, you must register your facilities in the Energy Star Portfolio Manager benchmarking tool.)
Eligible project costs include:
• Salaries and benefits on the payroll for the actual time spent by employees on the project.
• Professional, scientific, technical, management, data collection and contracting.
• Travel expenditures for training, including meals and accommodation.
• Training, including facilitator fees, costs of training development, promotion, deployment, and evaluation.
• License fees, data purchases, certification costs, and permits.
• Purchasing costs for instrumentation, software, and metering (other capital costs are ineligible). Funding of this expenditure is contingent on the facility implementing an energy management system in accordance with all the criteria of the ISO 50001 standard.
• Equipment rental.
• Rental of facilities, audio and visual services, and other related costs (excluding hospitality and prizes) associated with delivering workshops and training, conferences, meetings, and special events.
• GST, PST, HST, net of any tax rebate to which the recipient is entitled.
Ineligible project costs include:
• Fees for tasks started before NRCan’s approval and execution of a Contribution Agreement.
• Energy retrofits (e.g. HVAC systems).
• Installation costs of equipment and systems.
• Capital projects.
• ISO 50001 re-certification or fees associated with re-certification.
TO APPLY:
• Email NRCan at buildings-batiments@nrcan-rncan.gc.ca to request an Application Guide and project proposal template.
• Prepare your proposal following the instructions in the template.
• Submit your proposal to NRCan by the deadline for review and approval before you begin your project.
Applications are being accepted from September 16, 2024, to October 21, 2024.
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