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The Rural Transit Solutions Fund aims to make life easier for rural Canadians with clean transportation solutions. Applicants looking to boost their clean transit solutions can determine their eligibility to secure "up to C$5 million to support zero-emission transit solutions (e.g., for the purchase of a zero-emission vehicles). This project will b... e one of environmental justice, as Canada will serve rural and Indigenous groups who severely lack accessible and reliable clean transit options. Canada indeed prioritizes its Indigenous population with this program by mandating that at least 10% of total funding benefits Indigenous projects led and for Indigenous people. This approach to reconciliation by way of clean transportation investment shows that Canada is likewise serious about serving rural communities across its Pacific, Atlantic, and Arctic borders. Canada's triple-bottom-line framework will provide intergenerational social, environmental, and economic benefits to people most in need of innovative transit to improve everyday life. Both Canada and the U.S. are ushering in a global age for rural clean energy investment. While Infrastructure Canada administers this rural transit effort, the U.S. Department of Agriculture is taking a keen interest in the welfare of rural communities through an $11 billion clean electricity initiative. This North American wave of generational, multi-billion-dollar federal funding streams will spur lasting change for both countries, and it is enlightening to see the influence of the bordering nations on each other's policies and programs. Could your firm, agency, or organization use some help navigating the incentives, regulations, and policies coming to your fleet due to these new policies?Read More