Ottawa announces $5M to install 157 new electric vehicle chargers across Atlantic Canada

A man charges an electric vehicle. (CTV News)

The federal government has announced $5 million in funding to install 157 new electric vehicle (EV) chargers across Atlantic Canada.

Nova Scotia MP Kody Blois made the announcement on behalf of federal Energy and Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson on Friday.

“Every new EV charger we help install brings us one step closer to a cleaner, more-connected Atlantic Canada,” said Hodgson in a statement.

“By making it easier for people and businesses to choose electric, we’re not just investing in infrastructure — we are giving drivers more options to help power a cleaner, more-sustainable future."

The funding will be distributed to five projects through Natural Resources Canada’s Zero Emissions Vehicle Infrastructure Program (ZEVIP).

The government says the new EV chargers will be installed at workplaces, in areas with public on-street parking, and at multi-unit residential buildings in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, and P.E.I.

The projects also include funding for two Indigenous organizations to install EV chargers serving a highway retail hub and the Halifax Stanfield International Airport.

The following groups and companies will receive funding through ZEVIP:

• Nova Scotia Power will receive $3 million to install 60 Level 3 EV chargers in public places in Nova Scotia
• Steele Auto Group Limited will receive $1.3 million to install 37 Level 2 EV chargers and 28 Level 3 EV chargers at dealerships in all four Atlantic provinces
• Nikmaq Trading Inc. will receive $742,500 to install 10 Level 3 EV chargers near the Halifax Stanfield International Airport
• Glooscap First Nation will receive $225,000 to install two Level 3 EV chargers at Glooscap Landing in Hantsport, N.S.
• Southwest Properties will receive $100,000 to install 20 Level 2 EV chargers at multi-unit residential buildings in Halifax

The federal government says it has allocated more than $1 billion in funding to deploy EV charging stations across Canada since 2016.