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This document provides an overview of environmental technologies and the Canadian environmental products market. It contains the following key points: 1) Canada has a large environmental industry sector with over 8,500 companies generating $18.4 billion annually and exporting over $1.5 billion worth of environmental products and technologies. 2) The Canadian environmental industry includes manufacturers of environmental products as well as service providers, with small companies making up 96% of businesses in the sector. 3) The document identifies several technology opportunities in Canada for reducing greenhouse gas emissions, developing renewable energy, waste water treatment, and other environmental areas. It also describes partnerships available for foreign companies through Canadian government programs.
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- 1. The Canadian Environmental Products & Technologies MarketA Presentation forPost-Globe 201029 March 2010Colin Isaacs, CIAL GroupEnvironment and Sustainable Development Management ConsultantsFisherville, Ontario, Canada; Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; and London, UK119 Concession 6 Road, Fisherville, Ontario N0A 1G0 Phone: (416) 410 0432 Fax (416) 362 5231Email: info@cialgroup.com www.cialgroup.com
- 2. Canada10 provinces & 3 territoriesLand: 9,093,507 sq km Water: 891,163 sq kmBorder: 8,893 km (includes 2,477 km with Alaska) Coastline: 202,080 kmHighest point: Mount Logan 5,959 mArable land: 4.57%Second largest country in the world after RussiaPopulation: 33,000,000; population growth 0.82% per year90% of the population is concentrated within 160 km of the US border Religions: Roman Catholic 42.6%, Protestant 23.3%other Christian 4.4%, Muslim 1.9%,other and unspecified 11.8%, none 16%
- 4. Canada – key resourcesWater use: 9 km3 /yr residential (~300 litres per person/day) 31 km3 /yr industrial 5 km3 /yr agriculturalTotal fresh water: 3300 km3Electricity Consumption: 536 billion kWh Production: 670 billion kWhOil Consumption: 2.3 million bbl/day Production: 3.4 million bbl/day Proven reserves 178 billion bblNatural gas Consumption 83 billion m3 Production 170 billion m3
- 5. Canada: Environmental GovernanceCanada is a democratic government with each level of government elected separatelyFederal Government – international agreements and some legislation - operational responsibility for toxic substances, fisheries, oceans, species at risk, federal lands, interprovincial trade, interprovincial transportation, federally regulated industries, national building codes, etc. 10 Provinces – primary environmental regulator and, in some provinces, operations~ 2000 municipalities – various environmental roles primary operator for water, wastewater, non hazardous solid waste, etc.
- 6. Canada EconomyGDP 2009: US$1.287 trillionReal Growth Rate - 2.4% 2009 +0.4% 2008 + 2.4% 2007 GDP by sector: agriculture: 2.0% industry: 28.4% services: 69.6%Labour force: 18.4 million 2009Labour force by sector: agriculture 2% manufacturing 10% construction 7% services 78% other 3% Inflation rate 2009: +0.2%Industrial growth rate 2009: -9.0%
- 7. Canada Major ExportsMotor vehicles and partsIndustrial machineryAircraftTelecommunications equipmentChemicals, plasticsFertilizersWood pulp, timberCrude petroleumNatural gasElectricityAluminum
- 8. Canada Major ImportsMachinery and equipmentMotor vehicles and partsCrude oilChemicalsElectricityDurable consumer goods
- 9. Total Environment Protection Operating Expendituresmillions of dollarsSource: Statistics Canada
- 10. Business Capital & Operating Expenditures on Environmental Protection 2006millions of dollarsSource: Statistics Canada
- 11. Capital & Operating Expenditureson environmental protection by industry 2006millions of dollarsSource: Statistics Canada
- 12. Environmental Management Tools used by Canadian Industry 2006proportion of companies / employmentSource: Statistics Canada
- 13. Capital Expenditures on Environment Protection 2006millions of dollarsSource: Statistics Canada
- 14. Government Expenditure on Environment Protection 2002thousand millions of dollarsSource: Statistics Canada
- 15. Some Key EnvironmentalTechnology OpportunitiesCanada 2010Greenhouse Gas Emission ReductionCO2 SequestrationCarbon Capture & StorageRenewable energy – wind, solar, biomass, waste, small hydroBioplastics, Biofuels, other Bio ProductsIndustrial Waste Water TreatmentSmall Scale Sewage TreatmentAir Pollutant Emission ReductionRemediation & ReclamationGreen Buildings and InteriorsMunicipal Infrastructure (rehabilitation & replacement)Advanced Municipal Waste ManagementRecycling & CompostingGreen Consumer Products
- 16. Partnering with Canadian Environment CompaniesThe Canadian Environment Industry includes around 8,500 companiesWith US$18.4 billion in annual sales (2.2% of GDP) and more than US$1.5 billion in exports Canada is the 7th largest Environment market in the world with around 2.6% of global revenues. One third of the firms are manufacturers, making a broad range of products Approximately two thirds of the environment industry firms in Canada provide servicesSmall companies (<100 employees) constitute 96% of all businesses in the industryThe environment sector employs around 220,000 workersrepresenting 1.15% of total Canadian employment.A number of federal and Ontario government programs provide assistance for companies seeking to locate or expand120 million people live within a day trip of Southern Ontario
- 17. Location of Canadian Environmental CompaniesSource: Statistics Canada