Building Canadian Power in Advanced Battery Materials
Prime Minister Mark Carney’s trip to Beijing this week resulted in a trade agreement that will permit up to 49,000 Chinese EVs to enter Canada.
As the Canada Strong Budget (2025) deploys $280 billion in capital investments over five years, Canada’s battery sector is experiencing a rare alignment of political will, infrastructure funding, and market demand.
Building Canadian Power in Advanced Battery Materials
Prime Minister Mark Carney’s trip to Beijing this week resulted in a trade agreement that will permit up to 49,000 Chinese EVs to enter Canada.
As the Canada Strong Budget (2025) deploys $280 billion in capital investments over five years, Canada’s battery sector is experiencing a rare alignment of political will, infrastructure funding, and market demand.
Accelerate supports the Canada Strong Budget and its measures to develop sovereign supply chains for electric vehicles and batteries
Here is what Canada needs to do…
This spring, as part of our ConnectZEV initiative, Accelerate ZEV engaged Environics Research to survey over 2000 Canadians to gain insight into their perceptions of our county’s emerging zero-emission vehicle supply chain, including critical mineral and battery development. If we want Canadians to share our vision and enthusiasm for a prosperous and sustainable automotive future, we need to understand how they see this emerging industry and its potential benefits to them and their communities.
Lithium, graphite, cobalt, phosphate and nickel are in demand, and this country’s scientists and engineers are world-class in battery innovation. These are areas where Canada can secure a key place in the future global economy, from the auto sector to defence.
Accelerate congratulates Mark Carney on his election as Leader of the Liberal Party of Canada. Read our statement below.
