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1. What does Canada's move toward net-zero impact mean for your company? According to what we interpret as Agile Advisors' Net Zero, Numbers will always be a powerful combination. When we collaborate, we perform better. Change occurs more swiftly and efficiently, whether it be locally or globally. It is the same process from coast to coast to eliminate greenhouse emissions (GHGs). Adopting net-zero policies by Canadian businesses, tiny and medium-sized ones, will be essential to achieving the country's 2050 goal. It is logical. Approximately 68% (8.2 million) of the private sector workforce comprises small enterprises, defined as those with 99 or fewer paid employees; the remaining 20% are medium-sized businesses (100–499 employees). As Agile Advisors with Net Zero Carbon, we difference when reducing their carbon footprint. However, the reality is that the world is transitioning, and it will impact every business and industry. “That is why groups such as Green Economy Canada are crucial. Together with SMEs, Green Economy Canada creates workable action plans that assist businesses in taking steps toward a low-carbon future. Green Economy Canada's network currently consists of 250 organizations, and thus far, they have collaborated with more than 600 businesses throughout the country to eliminate over 225,000 greenhouse gas emissions. That is the same as removing 69,000 automobiles from the road for a year. Working with Agile Advisors as a Net Zero Consultant, Businesses that the economy is formed of, which is small- to medium-sized businesses that make up more than half of our GDP and employ nearly nine out of ten workers in the private sector," says Lloyd. It serves as the cornerstone for the country's GHG eradication. More recently, 30,000 Canadians, including business owners, Indigenous Peoples, youth, and others, provided input for the 2030 Emissions Reduction Plan (2030 ERP), a framework that identifies precise and doable measures. The ambitious 2030 ERP includes changes to infrastructure to promote renewable electricity, lower energy prices for households and buildings, promote electric vehicles, tackle carbon pollution in the oil and gas industry, and more.

2. To help you as Net Zero Consultancy, Lloyd concurs that keeping these promises is currently the problematic part. According to the Government of Canada's 2023 Progress Report on the 2030 ERP, published in December 2023, we're behind schedule. After an independent evaluation of the most recent progress report, the nonpartisan policy think tank Canadian Climate Institute discovered that our country's emissions would have increased by 41% by 2030 compared to today's levels if no new policies had been implemented since 2015. 2030 ERP. Services such as Grant Match guide and support leadership teams and business owners in the murky world of grants and initiatives. In our role as Net Zero Carbon, Grant Match pairs companies with suitable options and secures funding to bring about long-lasting change through its in-house software and teams of specialized grant writers. The program insight and technical know-how required to be a successful applicant are combined with knowledge of available programs, many of which are highly competitive. Together, it has helped its clientele across various industries—manufacturing, technology, food & beverage, and agriculture— secure over $300 million in government support.