Wednesday, June 4, 2025
Alberta Invests in 20 New Projects to Reduce Emissions
The Government of Alberta is providing $58 million through Emissions Reduction Alberta (ERA) to reduce emissions and to create jobs in the natural gas sector.…
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Measuring Impact of Green Building for Recovery in Canada
The Canada Green Building Council (CaGBC) recently launched a new initiative designed to rally support for a green recovery that includes green building. Industry leaders Real…
Green Municipal Fund Tool Drives Energy Efficiency
The Government of Canada and the Federation of Canadian Municipalities launched the Municipal Energy Roadmap. This decision-support tool provides specific guidance to identify the most…
New Canadian Renewable Energy Association Launched
Effective July 1, 2020, the Canadian Renewable Energy Association is the new multi-technology industry association that provides a unified voice for solar energy, wind energy,…
Canada Invests into Construction of Net-Zero Buildings
Seamus O’Regan, Canada’s Minister of Natural Resources, recently announced an investment of over $2,445,000 toward the construction of energy-efficient residential buildings across Canada. The funding will support a project led by…
SDTC Accelerates Adoption of LED Tech for Quebec Company
Sollum Technologies has received $5 million in funding from the Government of Canada’s Sustainable Development Technology Canada (SDTC) foundation for the Montreal, Quebec-based company’s light-emitting diode…
New Project to Leverage Low-Emission Energy Tech in a Post-COVID-19 Economy
QUEST and Pollution Probe have launched the Innovation Sandboxes Project to help accelerate the transition of Canadian electricity and natural gas systems to a low-emissions…
Canadian Technology Accelerator Campaign for Cleantech
The Trade Commissioner Service is launching a new recruitment campaign for Canada’s most innovative cleantech companies. Select companies will have the opportunity to participate in…
Newfoundland and Labrador Commits to Achieve Net Zero
The Newfoundland and Labrador Environmental Industry Association (NEIA) is celebrating a recent commitment by the provincial government to achieve net zero by 2050. “This is…
Canada’s Largest Zero Carbon Certified Building Announced
KingSett Capital announced that its Scotia Plaza building in Toronto has earned a Zero Carbon Building – Performance v2 Certification from the Canada Green Building…
Leading Financial Institutions Join Powering Past Coal Alliance
To help meet the challenge of transitioning to cleaner energy, the Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Jonathan Wilkinson, and the United Kingdom’s Minister of…
Silfab Solar Joins Elite Group in PV Reliability Scorecard
Toronto, Ontario-based photovoltaic (PV) module manufacturer, Silfab Solar, ranked one of four manufacturers that achieved “Top Performer” status in the PV Evolution Labs (PVEL) module…
New Task Force Pushes for Green Recovery
The Task Force for a Resilient Recovery, a new and independent group of finance, policy and sustainability leaders is advocating the support of jobs, infrastructure…
Robert Hornung to Lead the Canadian Renewable Energy Association
The Canadian Wind Energy Association (CanWEA) and the Canadian Solar Industries Association (CanSIA) announced a leader for a new multi-technology association that will provide a…
Roundtable Calls for Green Recovery Policies to Decarbonize Smokestack Industries
Heavy industry in Canada is preparing to significantly reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions but will need critical government support to achieve emission targets, according to…
Tracking Cancelled and Postponed Events in the Environment Industry
The team at Environment Journal is tracking industry events across Canada that are being cancelled, postponed, or moved online as a result of the global…
Ontario Cleantech Companies Rising to the COVID Challenge
Several cleantech companies are rising to the challenges presented by the coronavirus disease of 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic and are working hard to innovate and deliver…
National Bank Supports Conservation and Offsets GHG Emissions
The National Bank of Canada recently announced partnerships with organizations in Quebec and British Columbia to support environmental protection policies and to offset the bank’s…
Survey Reveals Initial Impacts of Pandemic on Environment Industry in Ontario
There will be severe impacts in the environment and cleantech sector but there may also be opportunities ahead, according to Alex Gill, executive director of…
Climate Capitalist Tom Rand on Sustainable Solutions to Stimulate the Economy
In his virtual presentation today Canadian author Tom Rand said that the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) gives us an opportunity to rethink economic priorities and…
Virtual Aqua Forum Celebrates BC AquaHacking Challenge Winners
The Okanagan Basin Water Board (OBWB) and partner Aqua Forum moved ahead with the British Columbia 2020 AquaHacking Challenge Semi-Final on March 21, 2020. Organizers transitioned science…
Ballard Providing Fuel Cells to Power Buses in Joint Initiative
Ballard Power Systems, headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia, announced on March 12, 2020 a purchase order from Solaris Bus & Coach S.A., a leading European…
Investment to Support Innovative Cleantech in Agriculture
Agriculture and Agri-Food Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau and Prince Edward Island Minister of Agriculture and Land, Bloyce Thompson visited Schurman Family Farm in Kensington, PEI on March 5, 2020 to announce an…
New Funding for Cleantech Ventures Announced at Cleantech Commons
Innovative Solutions Canada (ISC), a funding program focused on research and development and prototype testing, outlined a series of new programming and funding opportunities for…