Finance committee  Yes, I said a tax credit on up to 30% of that project value, for individuals, businesses, and commercial operations.

Finance committee  Storage really is the Holy Grail for these variable electricity sources, energy sources like solar and wind. There are many technologies on the storage front, which are going through development right now that serve different scales of electricity production. You can use lithium

Finance committee  I would say firstly on the costing of this particular initiative, there are two components. One is an investment tax credit, and a production tax credit would have to be tailored to the Canadian context. It would be done differently than the U.S., although there would be similari

Finance committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. It was actually quite fortuitous, because the solar industry is having its major conference and trade show in Edmonton this week. I thank you for the opportunity to be presenting on behalf of the Canadian wind and solar industries. Hello Mr. Chair, ladie

Natural Resources committee  I'm sorry, Ms. Liu. I don't have those recommendations in front of me right now.

Natural Resources committee  We will table them.

Natural Resources committee  Yes. Thank you. I could put that into context as well, because one of the earlier questions was about Canada lagging behind other nations in terms of solar. Bringing up the United States, North America as a whole is playing catch-up right now. That being said, North America is

Natural Resources committee  I'd like Ian to talk about the innovation aspect, but I will say that a truly remarkable thing about solar is its ability to be distributed. We're seeing partnerships and applications in these northern communities in particular. They have so much difficulty connecting to the larg

Natural Resources committee  If I could, I'll just take a little bit of a separate tack to that, not having the same direct industry experience but having spent a fair bit of time in Alberta over these last three months. We just came from holding our Solar West conference and trade show on November 1, which

Natural Resources committee  That's important, but oil does not compete with solar. Oil is primarily about transportation, and solar is about electricity. Of course you know that, but Canadians don't know that.

Natural Resources committee  Thank you. I would just like to say that what we have accomplished here in Canada—in particular, over these last four or five years as a result of the Ontario program—has resulted in a great degree of activity, including the education of a legal system, a financing system, and a

Natural Resources committee  Thank you for pointing that out. Therefore, our first recommendation is that the federal government support Canada's solar future. The Government of Canada should establish a clear federal voice for solar and distributed energy technology and engage in a dialogue with the provin

Natural Resources committee  Thank you very much. Hello. My name is John Gorman and I am the president of the Canadian Solar Industries Association, also known as CanSIA. We are a national trade association that represents approximately 650 solar energy companies throughout Canada. Since 1992, CanSIA has wo