The Government of Canada is very serious about the clean technology sector, and to put their money where their mouth is they have provided funding of $40 million into eighteen clean technology projects to help move innovative technology solutions to the market. The announcement, confirming the decision of the Board of Directors of Sustainable Development Technology Canada (SDTC), was made last week by the Honourable Jim Prentice, Minister of the Environment, and Dr. Vicky Sharpe, SDTC’s President and CEO.
“Our government continues to invest in projects that reflect our balanced approach to reducing emissions,” said the Honourable Jim Prentice, Minister of the Environment. “These projects will create high-quality jobs for Canadians now, and provide us with a healthier environment and sustainable prosperity in the future.”
“SDTC and the Government of Canada are providing industry the tools they need to become more productive, competitive and efficient,” said SDTC Chairman Juergen Puetter. “When these companies bring their technologies to businesses and consumers, they create jobs, provide Canada a technological edge and contribute to improving the quality of Canada’s air, water and soil”.
These innovative clean technologies involve many of Canada’s main economic sectors. Some highlights of this round include:
- Technologies that will help the oil and gas sector to reduce its environmental impacts by reducing its energy and clean water use as well as the risk of pipeline failures
- Technologies that could be used by the automotive, industrial freight and aviation sectors to become more environmentally friendly while remaining economically sustainable
- Technologies that will increase the efficiency and safety of wastewater treatment
Round 18 funded projects:
1. Lead organization: 3XR Inc., Toronto, Ontario
Economic Sector: Waste Management
2. Lead organization: 6574262 Canada Inc. (ICUS), St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador
Economic Sector: Agriculture
3. Lead organization: Available Energy Corp., Collingwood, Ontario
Economic Sector: Energy Exploration and Production
4. Lead organization: Electrovaya Corp., Mississauga, Ontario
Economic Sector: Transportation
5. Lead organization: EnerMotion Inc., Caledon, Ontario
Economic Sector: Transportation
6. Lead organization: Etalim Inc., Burnaby, British Columbia
Economic Sector: Power Generation
7. Lead organization: Gestion TechnoCap Inc., SpaceWatts Division, Bromont and Varennes, Quebec
Economic Sector: Power Generation
8. Lead organization: InvenTyS Thermal Technologies Inc., Burnaby, British Columbia
Economic Sector: Energy Exploration & Production
9. Lead organization: InvoDane Engineering Ltd., Toronto, Ontario
Economic Sector: Energy Exploration & Production
10. Lead organization: Lakeshore EMPC Two L.P., Toronto, Ontario, an affiliate of the Kilmer Brownfield Equity Fund L.P.
Economic Sector: Waste Management
11. Lead organization: Mustard Products & Technologies Inc., Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Economic Sector: Agriculture
12. Lead organization: Ocean Nutrition Canada Ltd., Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
Economic Sector: Energy Exploration and Production
13. Lead organization: Phostech Lithium Inc., Candiac, Quebec
Economic Sector: Transportation
14. Lead organization: Purifics ES Inc., London, Ontario
Economic Sector: Energy Exploration and Production
15. Lead organization: Quadrogen Power Systems, Inc., Vancouver, British Columbia
Economic Sector: Power Generation
16. Lead organization: Spartan Bioscience Inc., Ottawa, Ontario
Economic Sector: Energy Utilization
17. Lead organization: Targeted Growth Canada Inc., Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Economic Sector: Agriculture
18. Lead organization: Tenova Goodfellow Inc., Hamilton, Ontario
Economic Sector: Energy Utilization
Dave "The Connector" Forde has been involved in the technology industry across Canada for over 10 years in sales and marketing roles. Part of my passion is to connect people and help to grow businesses. Chair of 
