Government of Canada ZEVIP EV Chargers

Eligibility criteria

Eligible applicants

Legal entities validly incorporated or registered* in Canada or abroad including not-for-profit and for-profit organizations such as:

• Electric utilities
• Companies
• Industry associations
• Indigenous businesses and community groups
• Strata or condo corporations
• Canadian provincial, territorial, regional or municipal governments or their departments or agencies where applicable

The following are not eligible for funding support under ZEVIP:

• Individuals or any part of federal public administration, including departments, Crown corporations and agencies.
• Softwood lumber companies and those that are vertically integrated with them.

There are two streams of funding:

1. Public EV Charging
   
   1. Corridor Public EV Charging Infrastructure
      
      The Project must:
      • Increase the number of public EV chargers 1.6km of Transport Canada’s National Highway System Designation. This system includes:
        • Highways;
        • Core routes;
        • Feeder routes; or
        • Northern or Remote Routes.
      • Include the installation of:
        • a minimum of two (2) independent* fast chargers of 100 kW and above at each location, available 24 hours per day, 7 days per week; OR
        • a minimum of one fast charger of 100 kW co-located with existing fast charging infrastructure that brings the power output of a site to at least 150 kW, available 24 hours per day, 7 days per week.
          
   2. Community Public EV Charging Infrastructure
      
      The Project must:
      • Increase the number of public EV chargers in communities where gaps still exist.
      • Include the installation of:
        • A minimum of two (2) fast chargers of 50 kW and above, available for use 24 hours per day, 7 days per week or at least as frequently as the business operating hours of the site host; OR
        • If installing less than two fast chargers of 50 kW and above, a minimum of twenty (20) chargers of all ZEVIP eligible technologies, available for use 24 hours per day, 7 days per week or at least as frequently as the business operating hours of the site host.

2. Private EV Charging
   
   The project must:
   • Increase the number of electric vehicle chargers for private use for existing buildings such as multi-unit residential buildings, workplaces and where on-road vehicle fleets are serviced.
   • Include the installation of:
     • A minimum of two (2) fast chargers of 50 kW and above; OR
     • If installing less than two fast chargers of 50 kW and above, a minimum of twenty (20) chargers of all ZEVIP eligible technologies.

News Release – resources and summary of opportunity

Request for Proposal – guide, FAQs and  application 

Report  – updated forecasts of vehicle charging needs, grid impacts and costs for all vehicle segments