Realizing canada’s cleantech potential

Realizing Canada’s cleantech potential

Today

  • 850 cleantech companies in Canada
  • Between 2014 and 2015 industry revenue grew over 12% to $13.27 billion

Green Bonds

Green Bonds

 

 

EDC has issued 4 Green bonds totaling $1.6 billion

Tomorrow

  • 72,000 jobs could be reached by 2022 in the clean technology sector.
  • Canadian cleantech entrepreneurs are moving into a global market that is expected to almost TRIPLE in size from US$1 trillion today to over US$2.5 trillion by 2020.
  • Clean technologies is evolving and becoming cheaper. Lower costs and increased demand will make for stronger export opportunities if these companies can commercialize.
  • According to a report by Analytica Advisors, if Canada could achieve just a 2% growth global market share, we could create a $50 billion cleantech industry by 2022.

Did you know?

Since 2012, EDC has helped:

Did you know

At EDC, cleantech has been a priority since 2012 when we realized we could use our mandate, knowledge and skills to support the industry. EDC has invested heavily and now hosts a dedicated team with significant cleantech expertise. Working with the Government of Canada, we are investing heavily in helping Canadian clean technology companies enter new markets around the world.

Benoit Daignault  —  President and Chief Executive OfficerEDC

Source: Analytica Advisors

                       

Date modified: 2017-11-30