Ottawa puts $100 million into Nova Scotia offshore wind

Federal funding for Wind West

100 $ million

Ottawa is putting $100 million into Wind West, a project that could become Canada's first offshore wind farm.

Where the $100 million goes

• $5 million: wind and ocean-measuring buoys
• $3 million: transmission and cable-route studies
• The rest: seabed drilling over the next year

Most of the money goes to seabed surveys, so bidders know what building will cost. Calls for bids are expected in early 2027.

We aren't just protecting our own grid. We are powering Canada.

— Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston

And us?

Quebec has already shown interest in buying power from Wind West, and transmission lines to Quebec and Ontario are still being studied.