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Canada

Justin Trudeau

In office

Prime Minister

Liberal Party of Canada

3,263 days in office

42nd Parliament of Canada
03 Dec 2015 - 11 Sep 2019

43rd Parliament of Canada
05 Dec 2019 - 15 Aug 2021

44th Parliament of Canada
22 Nov 2021 - Present

The Canadian federal election of 2021 (officially the 44th Canadian general election) took place on September 20, 2021, and elected members of the House of Commons to Canada’s 44th Parliament. The Liberal Party, led by outgoing Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, won 160 seats, forming a second consecutive minority government.

The Trudeau government had originally made 569 promises in its 2021 campaign platform and press releases. This number was reduced to 352 by an extensive, multi-coder process of sorting promises according to their degree of precision and importance to society. Unclear and less important promises were removed from the analysis.

For an analysis of the achievements of Justin Trudeau’s first government (2015-2019), see Birch and Pétry (2019), Assessing Justin Trudeau’s Liberal Government. 353 promises and a mandate for change, published by Les Presses de l’Université Laval.

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Centre for the Study of Democratic Citizenship (CSDC)

Center for Public Policy Analysis (CAPP)

Leadership Chair in the Teaching of Digital Social Sciences (CLESSN)

Fonds de recherche du Québec – Société et culture (FRQSC)

Promise History

Environment and Energy

44th Parliament of Canada

3.06.065 - “A re-elected Liberal government will: Create a Climate Adaptation Home Rating Program that will be developed as a companion to the EnerGuide home energy audits.”

Forward. For Everyone.

Published: Nov 2021

Justification

The Canada Greener Affordable Housing program provides funding for energy assessments conducted before building renovations. To be eligible for the Canada Greener Homes Grant—which focuses more specifically on renovation work rather than preliminary steps such as energy assessments—homeowners must first complete an EnerGuide evaluation. Therefore, it can be inferred that these two programs complement each other: on the one hand, the Canada Greener Affordable Housing program funds preliminary activities for renovations, including energy assessments; on the other hand, the Canada Greener Homes Grant requires this assessment to be carried out through EnerGuide.

“The Canada Greener Homes Loan offers interest-free loans of up to $40,000 to help Canadians make their homes more energy efficient and comfortable. Homeowners are required to complete a pre-retrofit EnerGuide evaluation to participate in the program.”

Canada Greener Homes Grant - Natural Resources Canada

Published: Jan 2025

“At a time when Canadians are feeling the impacts of the high cost of living, another key part of the Green Buildings Strategy will help low-to-median-income Canadians, including renters, upgrade their homes to save money on their energy bills and cut pollution. This new program, the Canada Greener Homes Affordability Program, will provide retrofits at no cost to the household and save them hundreds of dollars on their energy bills per year.”

Government of Canada’s New Canada Green Buildings Strategy to Help Canadians Save Money on Their Energy Bills - Transport Canada

Published: Jul 2024

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Justification

The program has been created and offers funding opportunities for activities such as energy assessments. However,the promise implies developing a home rating system based on their level of adaptation to climate change. This complementary rating system to EnerGuide is not yet in place.

“This program provides forgivable and low-interest loans to help finance building retrofit measures and activities needed to meet climate goals. It also supplies contributions for pre-retrofit activities needed to plan, prepare and apply for retrofit funding.”