Topics of Interest

Cleantech is one of Canada’s fastest-growing industries.  Clean technology includes renewable energy; environmental and green building technologies; products and services such as air pollution control, solid waste management and food waste recycling, water/wastewater management and treatment technologies, energy efficiency in building and industrial process, sustainable architectural design and building materials etc.

Clean Tech currently consists of about 700 companies in Canada, employing 41,000 people and generating $11.3-billion annually.

China is one of the top three market priorities for Canada’s clean technology companies, and that for the second year in a row, China remains the third priority country, up from eighth place in 2013.

HKCBA has been one of the strong supporters to the Canadian Environment and Green Building Trade Mission to Hong Kong every year.  This mission will help Canadian companies, which are involved in the CleanTech to find potential business partnership opportunities, access to targeted business network, and first-hand market intelligence. 

Further Readings:

• Canada’s best-kept secret: 14 cool and innovative clean-tech companies – Financial Post November 2014
• Canadian Cleantech Can Clean up in China – EDC Export Insights February 2014
• EDC and IFC partner to help connect Canadian cleantech business with Chinese buyers – Export Development Canada, October 2014