In Canada, energy falls under provincial jurisdiction and most targets for renewable energy are provincial. Provincial targets for deployment of renewable energy:

• Nova Scotia: at least 20% electricity to be produced by renewable energy by 2013.
• Quebec: targets include 4,000 megawatts of grid-connected wind energy.
• Ontario targets include 5,000 megawatts of wind, 1,500 megawatts of new hydro and 40 megawatts of solar photovoltaic by 2025 so that by 2010 10% of total capacity is from renewable sources.
• Saskatchewan: one third of energy needs from renewable energy sources by 2030. All new generation to be renewables until 2010.
• British Columbia: Renewable energy is 10% of total generation by 2010. 50% of new supply must meet BC Clean Electricity guidelines by 2013.

Research, development and demonstration programs

• Sustainable Development Technology Canada has a $550 million fund for environmental technologies and $500 million for biofuels.
• The Government of Canada’s ecoENERGY programs help with market deployment.
• ecoENERGY for Renewable Power ($1.48 billion over four years to increase Canada's supply of clean electricity from renewable sources )
• ecoENERGY for Renewable Heat ($36 million over four years to help support the renewable energy market)
• ecoENERGY for Biofuels ($1.5 billion over nine years to promote production of alternative fuels)