What We Do
Accelerating Canada’s Cleantech Future
The Canada Cleantech Alliance (CCTA) works to strengthen Canada’s cleantech ecosystem by connecting industry, governments, investors and ecosystem partners around the opportunities that matter most.
Our work goes beyond advocacy. We develop practical policy recommendations, conduct research and analysis, convene leaders from across the ecosystem, support international market development, and share insights that help companies, decision-makers and partners navigate a rapidly evolving clean economy.
Whether we are engaging with governments, leading international missions, publishing thought leadership or bringing together Canada’s cleantech community, our goal remains the same: helping Canadian cleantech companies commercialize, scale and compete globally.
Our Work Includes
🍁 Policy & Advocacy
Working with governments at all levels to develop practical policies and programs that strengthen Canada’s cleantech ecosystem.
📊 Research & Insights
Publishing analysis, reports and thought leadership on commercialization, investment, competitiveness, exports, innovation and emerging opportunities.
🌎 International Growth
Supporting Canadian companies as they enter global markets through trade missions, strategic partnerships and export initiatives.
🤝 Convening the Ecosystem
Bringing together companies, investors, governments, researchers and ecosystem organizations to identify challenges and develop solutions.
🚀 Commercialization & Growth
Helping improve the conditions that allow Canadian cleantech companies to move from innovation to commercialization, scale-up and international success.
Insights & Analysis
Canada’s cleantech sector is evolving rapidly. Through our Insights, CCTA shares practical analysis, policy perspectives and real-world lessons drawn from across the ecosystem.
Cleantech and Defence: Why This Conversation Matters for Canada
When people hear “cleantech”, they often think of climate policy, emissions targets, or environmental regulation.
But in Canada’s case, cleantech is increasingly a national security issue.
Cleantech refers to technologies and systems that deliver energy, water, materials, mobility, and infrastructure more efficiently, more reliably, and with fewer vulnerabilities. For a country with vast geography, remote communities, and a rapidly changing Arctic, these capabilities matter far beyond environmental outcomes.
Budget 2025: A Moment to Strengthen Canada’s Industrial Strategy
The federal government’s latest budget positions Canada as a future leader in critical minerals and an emerging energy powerhouse. It signals a growing recognition of the country’s potential — but it also highlights areas where a more strategic, focused approach could help Canada fully capitalize on its competitive advantages.
Critical Materials: The Secret Sauce of Modern Defense
Critical materials: the secret sauce of modern defense.
Let’s get one thing straight: it’s Critical Materials — not minerals — that make advanced manufacturing possible.
One Clean Economy Canada – North Star Action Plan
CCTA participated with several representatives of the clean economy to put together this North Star Action Plan. It lays our solutions aimed at this government’s biggest priorities: selecting strategic projects of national significance, reducing internal trade barriers, advancing Indigenous reconciliation, and realizing a federal climate competitiveness strategy.
Budget 2025 – A Cleantech Perspective
1 403-page budget full of elements from across the Canadian economy spectrum. We focussed on measures impacting Canadian cleantech companies.
Mission-Critical: Beyond Mining – Unlocking Canada’s Materials Economy
Our new series, Mission Critical, will unpack the much-talked-about—but often misunderstood—world of critical minerals. This first piece lays out the essentials and places Canada’s opportunities in context.