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<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.17.4″ text_font=”Overpass|300|||||||” text_font_size=”22px” text_line_height=”1.8em” header_font=”||||||||” header_2_font=”Overpass|900|||||||” header_2_font_size=”56px” header_2_line_height=”1.1em” header_3_font=”Overpass|600|||||||” header_3_text_color=”#00b4ff” header_3_font_size=”30px” header_3_line_height=”1.2em” text_orientation=”center” custom_margin=”||2px|||” custom_padding=”0px||2px||false|” text_font_size_tablet=”” text_font_size_phone=”14px” text_font_size_last_edited=”on|desktop” header_2_font_size_tablet=”38px” header_2_font_size_phone=”26px” header_2_font_size_last_edited=”on|desktop” header_3_font_tablet=”” header_3_font_phone=”Overpass|700|||||||” header_3_font_last_edited=”on|phone” header_3_font_size_tablet=”24px” header_3_font_size_phone=”18px” header_3_font_size_last_edited=”on|desktop” locked=”off” inline_fonts=”Overpass” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n From agriculture to transportation to planetary mapping, all sectors must be highly innovative to reach Net Zero.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n Today, Sustainable Development Technology Canada (SDTC) announced an investment of\u00a0<\/span>$26.7 million<\/span><\/b>\u00a0in ten<\/span>\u00a0innovative Canadian<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span>companies<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span>working in sectors ranging from agriculture, forestry, energy to transportation\u00a0<\/span>as they\u00a0<\/span>start-up<\/span><\/b>\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span>scale-up<\/span><\/b>.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n From producing alternative proteins from insects, to preventing forest wildfires, to\u00a0<\/span>helping enforce better use of carpool lanes, to manufacturing greener EV battery materials,\u00a0<\/span>today\u2019s funding by SDTC supports innovative entrepreneurs in\u00a0<\/span>Alberta,<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span>British Columbia<\/span><\/b>,\u00a0<\/span>Ontario<\/span><\/b>\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span>Quebec.<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n SDTC helps our small and medium-sized businesses grow into successful companies that employ Canadians from coast to coast to coast. We support entrepreneurs whose ideas have the potential to transform the environmental and economic outcomes of every sector.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n To be truly transformational, these innovative ideas need to be deployed \u2014 not just once, but many times. SDTC funding marks the beginning of our relationship with a company -one that continues as they grow and scale their business. Four of the companies announced today are returning to SDTC portfolio for subsequent projects \u2013<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>a testament to how entrepreneurs value SDTC\u2019s support as they grow.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Six<\/span><\/b>\u00a0of the companies announced today\u00a0<\/span>work<\/span><\/b>\u00a0in\u00a0<\/span>data collection and analysis<\/span><\/b>\u00a0to create greater sustainability in various sectors of the economy:<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Two<\/span><\/b>\u00a0companies contribute to the\u00a0<\/span>production of more sustainable lithium-ion batteries<\/span><\/b>:\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Finally,\u00a0<\/span>two<\/span><\/b>\u00a0companies are\u00a0<\/span>building a more sustainable agriculture<\/span><\/b>\u00a0and<\/span>\u00a0food secure<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span>future<\/span><\/b>:\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n These companies attempt to do extraordinary things for a greener future. Today\u2019s investments\u202fwill enable these entrepreneurs to help Canada and the world meet its 2030 climate commitments\u202fand reach Net Zero by 2050.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Quotes:<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cCanadians across the country<\/span><\/i>\u00a0<\/span>are part of the solution to the climate crisis and these companies are seizing the opportunity. Science, technology and innovation paired with ambitious and talented Canadian entrepreneurs are driving the breakthroughs we need to fuel a more resilient and sustainable future for all.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/i>\u2013 The Honourable Fran\u00e7ois-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Innovation, Science, and Industry<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u2013 The Honourable Fran\u00e7ois-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Innovation, Science, and Industry<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cWith our support and funding at all stages of development, we are accelerating Canadian companies\u2019 ability to become global leaders in their fields. Today\u2019s investment allows us to reach even further into the ecosystems from energy to forestry to agriculture, supporting more Canadian entrepreneurs who will bring us one step closer to a Net Zero economy<\/span><\/i>.\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n \u2013 Leah Lawrence, President, and CEO of SDTC<\/span>\n
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