Program of Energy Research and Development (PERD)

Environment Canada partners with 12 other departments and agencies to deliver the Program of Energy Research and Development (PERD), a federal program operated by Natural Resources Canada that funds sustainable energy research and development (R&D).

Environment Canada manages PERD funds provided by Natural Resources Canada for projects examining the environmental aspects of energy production and use.

In delivering the Department’s PERD R&D, Environment Canada partners with:

• the private sector (industry, research institutes, companies, consortia and alliances, individuals, associations)
• other funding agencies such as the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC), the Industrial Research Assistance Program (IRAP), and Sustainable Development Technology Canada
• universities
• provincial and municipal governments and research organizations
• international organizations

The Department also makes an in-kind contribution by managing Environment Canada’s PERD Secretariat, which oversees the program’s finances, coordinates meetings, and publishes results.

PERD at Work

• Protecting Canada's Boreal Forests and Northern Ecosystems, S&T into Action to Benefit Canadians

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For more information on Environment Canada’s participation in PERD, please contact Elisabeth Hersak, Technology Impacts and Programs Division, (819) 994-4701