The Building a Green Prairie Economy Act () is an act of the Parliament of Canada relating to the development of an environmentally sustainable economy in the Prarie provinces of Canada.
Background.
According to a report by the Institute for Research on Public Policy, as of January 2025, one in ten Canadian live in places vulnerable to disruption due to the transition to a sustainable economy.
Passage.
The bill was introduced as a private member's bill, by Winnipeg MP Jim Carr, who died of kidney failure shortly after the House Of Commons passed the bill.
Provisions.
The legislation requires the federal governments, the provincial governments, local government, indigenous communities, and organisations representing employees and employers in the private sector to all co-operate to implement policies to develop a sustainable economy in the Prarie provinces.
Implementation.
Prairies Economic Development Canada (PrairiesCan) released a framework to implement the policies agreed under the act, entitled "The Framework to Build a Green Prairie Economy."
Projects funded by PrairiesCan and others aligned with the framework have included:
Criticisms.
The legislation has been criticised by Anne Lindsey, a member and former executive director of the Manitoba Eco-Network for promoting nuclear energy.