MANITOBA : Risques et opportunités de la transition mondiale vers la carboneutralité

Manitoba is well-positioned for the energy transition due to its low-cost clean electricity, critical mineral deposits, and established ag-tech sector. However, the province lags behind other jurisdictions in public and private R&D investment and lacks a comprehensive government strategy to attract innovative companies. Economic risks include a high debt-to-GDP ratio and a workforce in vulnerable sectors, particularly affecting visible minorities and Indigenous peoples. While some companies are electrifying operations, the province's overall adoption of electric vehicles and heat pumps remains below national and provincial averages.

• Manitoba possesses significant competitive advantages for the transition, including some of the cheapest and cleanest electricity in North America, deposits of lithium, rare earth metals, copper, and gold, and a growing industry in alternative proteins and ag-tech.
• The province faces a lack of strategic frameworks and funding to attract transition-related businesses; it has few incubators and accelerators, and its only dedicated funding program, the Conservation and Climate Fund, provided only one million dollars in 2021.
• Approximately 4% of Manitoba's workforce is in sectors vulnerable to the transition, with visible minorities and Indigenous peoples disproportionately exposed. In Thompson, 17% of the workforce is employed in mining and quarrying.
• Manitoba's fiscal position increases transition risks, as it had the fourth highest debt-to-GDP ratio among provinces in 2020 (39%) and the highest per capita debt.
• The province is slower than other hydroelectric provinces in electrification; for example, only 0.5% of registered vehicles in Manitoba were electric in 2020, compared to 4.5% in Quebec and 6.7% in British Columbia.
• Past negative experiences with large hydroelectric and natural resource projects may hinder current economic development opportunities for Indigenous communities, despite the potential of critical minerals.

APA

Canadian Climate Institute (n.d.). MANITOBA : Risques et opportunités de la transition mondiale vers la carboneutralité. https://institutclimatique.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Manitoba-profile-FR.pdf

Chicago

Canadian Climate Institute. MANITOBA : Risques et opportunités de la transition mondiale vers la carboneutralité. n.d. https://institutclimatique.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Manitoba-profile-FR.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{canadianclimateinstitutendmanitoba, author = {{Canadian Climate Institute}}, title = {{MANITOBA : Risques et opportunités de la transition mondiale vers la carboneutralité}}, institution = {Canadian Climate Institute}, url = {https://institutclimatique.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Manitoba-profile-FR.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }