The designation requires that entrants reduce both the embodied carbon released during the construction process and the operational carbon output of the building.

The expansion will provide more buildings, owners, and operators in Toronto with an opportunity to connect to Enwave’s sustainable deep lake water cooling energy system.

Ground-mounted solar panels will be prohibited on prime agricultural farmland, said Lecce, who pledged the province would "never misuse" those lands.

Electra’s plant is the only one of its kind in North America, and more than 80% of the world’s battery-grade cobalt is currently produced in China.

Its goal is to identify avenues to expedite homebuilding, provide new ideas to change the way homes are built and bring down housing costs for Canadians.