CHARGED: Formerly, Zero Emission Vehicle Infrastructure Support Program (ZEVISP)
Providing organizations across Canada with rebates of up to 50% on purchase & installation costs of EV charging stations
THE CHARGED PROGRAM IS NOW OPEN AND ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS.
Pollution Probe’s CHARGED Program is supporting the Government of Canada’s commitment to having Zero Emission Vehicles (ZEVs) comprise 50% of new passenger vehicle sales by 2030, and 100% by 2035. Accessible and abundant electric vehicle (EV) charging stations are vital for increasing EV ownership. To realize Canada’s targets, Canadians will need access to significantly more EV charging options than are currently available.
To help meet this need, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) provides funding to support new charging stations through its Zero Emission Vehicle Infrastructure Program (ZEVIP). Pollution Probe has received funding from ZEVIP as a delivery organization, empowering us to select eligible recipients and award funding to support new EV charging stations across Canada.
Our program will run until March 31, 2025, with funding awarded on a first-come, first-serve basis. We are prioritizing non-urban locations across Canada, with FLO, Canada’s leading provider of EV charging stations, as our preferred EVSE provider.
Pollution Probe anticipates that our program will ultimately support between 500 and 600 new charging sites for Canadians, representing a major portion of the national network.
About Pollution Probe
Pollution Probe is a national, not-for-profit, charitable organization that exists to improve the health and well-being of Canadians by advancing policy that achieves positive, tangible environmental change. Pollution Probe has a proven track record of working in successful partnership with industry and government to develop practical solutions for shared environmental challenges. Established in 1969, it is one of the oldest continually operating environmental NGOs globally.
Contributing to the decarbonization of Canada’s transportation sector is one of Pollution Probe’s core objectives. We have a long history of facilitating ZEV deployment efforts and providing ZEV-related expertise to all levels of government and private sector stakeholders. Our transportation team understands not only the strategic importance of charging infrastructure, but the key stakeholders involved in delivering it and the rationale for deploying different types of infrastructure in different locations to optimize utilization rates and ZEV deployment in general.
About Charged
We’ve rebranded! Formerly known as the Zero-Emission Vehicle Infrastructure Support Program (ZEVISP), Pollution Probe’s CHARGED program aims to help Canada achieve its ZEV targets by creating accessible charging infrastructure for EVs. Within 18 months, CHARGED has supported the installation of 376 charging stations, contributing to 6% of all charging points in Canada. The program is supported by federal investments and collaborates with NRCan to install new EV chargers across the country. To learn more about how the program promotes a greener and more sustainable future, click here.
About Flo
FLO is a leading North American charging network and operates a comprehensive charging ecosystem that fulfills EV drivers’ needs wherever they may be—at home, at work or on the go—by ensuring a consistently simple and seamless experience.
FLO provides turnkey solutions to property managers, business owners, employers and municipal administrators who wish to support EV adoption by supplying charging services. FLO also offers smart home charging solutions for both single-family houses and multi-unit residential buildings, as well as access to thousands of public charging stations across the country.
Eligibility
Eligible recipients under this program must be legal entities validly incorporated or registered in Canada, including not-for-profit and for-profit organizations such as:
Electricity or gas utilities
Companies
Multi-unit residential building owners and operators
Research associations
Industry associations
Standards organizations
Indigenous & community groups
Academic institutions
Provincial, territorial, regional or municipal governments or their departments or agencies
Individuals, owners of single-family homes, and federal government departments are not eligible to apply for this round of funding.
Eligible locations for EV charging station installations under this program include:
Public Places
Defined as parking areas intended for public use. Parking areas can be privately or publicly owned and operated. Examples of public places include, but are not limited to, service stations, retail outlets, restaurants, community centres, libraries, medical offices, parks, etc.
On-Street
On-street charging is considered curbside charging infrastructure for public use and is managed by local governments.
Workplaces
A workplace is defined as a location where employees perform duties related to a job. Charging infrastructure must be primarily used by employees.
Light-Duty Vehicle Fleets
For light-duty fleet vehicles owned or leased by an organization and used in support of organizational or business operations and activities. Examples of light-duty vehicle fleets include a fleet of taxis, car rentals, municipal vehicles, etc.
Multi-Unit Residential Building (MURB)
MURB charging is defined as infrastructure in parking spaces where people live. For the purposes of this program, to be designated as a MURB the building must include a minimum of 3 dwelling units.
Rebate Details
Maximum rebate levels by type of charging stations are indicated in the table below. Applicants are welcome to submit multiple applications if planning installations at multiple sites. Projects that begin or have expenses incurred prior to a signed Funding Agreement with Pollution Probe, are not eligible for this program.
Maximum funding per project site is $100,000.
| Eligible Type of Infrastructure | Output | Maximum funding per unit installed | Maximum funding per unit installed for Indigenous communities |
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Level 2 (208/240 V) |
3.3 kW to 19.2 kW |
Up to 50% of total eligible project costs, to a maximum of $5,000 per connector
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Up to 75% of total eligible project costs, to a maximum of $7,500 per connector
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Fast charger |
20 kW to 49 kW |
Up to 50% of total eligible project costs, to a maximum of $15,000 per fast charger |
Up to 75% of total eligible project costs, to a maximum of $22,500 per charger
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Fast charger |
50 kW to 99 kW |
Up to 50% of total eligible project costs, to a maximum of $50,000 per fast charger |
Up to 75% of total eligible project costs, to a maximum of $75,000 per charger
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Fast charger |
100 kW + |
Up to 50% of total eligible project costs, to a maximum of $75,000 per fast charger |
Up to 75% of total eligible project costs, to a maximum of $99,999 per charger
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For Indigenous businesses or communities, or provincial, territorial, regional, or municipal governments, the stacking limit is 100% of project costs.
All charging stations installed under our program must be connected, or have the ability to communicate to other stations and/or to a server or the cloud through cellular/wireless signal or connected vehicle communications using software to report on usage and/or other capabilities.
All DC fast charging stations supported must include at least one connector that is CHAdeMO and one that is SAE Combo/CCS.
All stations supported must be owned by the applicant/funding recipient, and must be for a new or expanded charging site (not replacements for other charging stations).
All stations must be operational by March 31, 2024 or March 31, 2025, depending on project year. Reimbursements can only apply to project expenses incurred between April 1, 2023 and March 31, 2024 or April 1, 2024 and March 31, 2025.
Pollution Probe will reimburse successful applicants in one lump sum payment following the submission of all project completion documents (paid invoices, proof of ownership or access to install sites, “before and after” photos, etc.)
How to Apply
Each of the three application document’s provided below must be completed, signed by a duly authorized officer of the applicant, and submitted to Pollution Probe electronically (email ftran@pollutionprobe.org).
If you have questions that are not addressed in the applicant guide, please feel free to contact us.
Contact Information
All correspondence related to this program can be directed to:
Fern Tran
Director, Pollution Probe
ftran@pollutionprobe.org
(416) 926-1907 x 234
For technical or pricing information related to FLO charging stations and services, please contact:
Western Canada (BC, AB, SK, MB, YT, NT)
Matthew Watkiss
Territory Sales Manager, FLO
mwatkiss@flo.com
(604) 340 6244
Eastern Canada (ON, QC, NB, NS, PE, NL, NU)
Jean Philip Laberge
Territory Sales Manager, FLO
Jp.laberge@flo.com
(416) 524 6044
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