The Canadian government is spending more than $3 million with two developers to install 660 electric vehicle chargers across Nova Scotia.

The Level 2 chargers are expected to be installed by December 2024.

“We’re making electric vehicles more affordable and charging more available where Canadians live, work, travel and play. Investing in more EV chargers, like the ones announced today in Nova Scotia, will put more Canadians in the driver’s seat on the road to a strong, healthy net-zero future,” said Jonathan Wilkinson, Canada’s minister of energy and natural resources, in a July 18 news release.

The Polycorp Group of Companies is receiving $3,054,725 to install 634 Level 2 chargers at nine multi-unit residential buildings across the province.

Another $95,596 is going to 292 Main Street Developments Limited to install 26 Level 2 chargers across the province.

“At Polycorp, we’re committed to providing homes that leave a much smaller carbon footprint than traditional buildings. This investment by the Government of Canada will help us deliver a record number of EV chargers to our residents, resulting in homes that are better for the health of our planet,” said Polycorp Group owner Peter Polley in the release.

To date, Natural Resources Canada has supported the deployment of more than 41,000 EV chargers across the country.