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.
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.
Should you care about electrification & renewable power?
We’re living through a technological and economic revolution: the electrification of everything. From cars to heating systems, industrial machinery to home appliances, electricity is replacing combustion. But this isn’t just a shift in fuels — it’s a fundamental disruption of our energy system. And to make it work, we need renewables at the core.
A Lot of Hot Air: Why Waste Heat Recovery & Waste Heat to Power Are Crucial Tools in the Race to Net Zero
Next in our “Stumbling Along Electric Avenue” series we cover waste heat recovery and specifically waste heat to power. Every minute, smokestacks across Canada release plumes of hot air—energy that was paid for but never used. In fact, waste heat accounts for up to 50% of lost energy in industrial systems. Yet despite its enormous potential, waste heat recovery remains an overlooked hero in Canada’s decarbonization strategy.