The federal government has announced that it will be investing $350,000 in NB Power to install 52 electric vehicle chargers for its fleet of electric vehicles, and workplace charging for employees. Funded through Natural Resources Canada's Zero-Emission Vehicle Infrastructure Program (ZEVIP), all chargers will be available by February 2024.

Since 2015, Canada has invested $1 billion to make EVs more affordable and chargers more accessible for Canadians. These investments are supporting the establishment of a nationwide network of chargers in local areas across the country, in addition to federal rebates of up to $5,000 to help more Canadians make the switch to an EV.

The 2022 federal budget provided an additional $1.7 billion to extend the government's purchase incentive program until March 2025 and to expand the types of vehicle models eligible under the program, which would include more vans, trucks and SUVs. In support of the government's objective of adding 50,000 zero-emission vehicle chargers to Canada's network, Budget 2022 also provided an additional $400 million to Natural Resources Canada to continue deploying zero-emission vehicle infrastructure by extending the Zero-Emission Vehicle Infrastructure Program to March 2027, complemented by $500 million that Canada's Infrastructure Bank will invest in large-scale zero-emission vehicle charging and refuelling infrastructure that is revenue-generating and in the public interest.