23 October 202417 October 2024 Global Meeting Advances Transition to Certified Compostable Produce Stickers Worldwide Leaders of Fresh Produce & Compost Industries Propose a Global Roadmap towards a Certified Compostable PLU Sticker Standard
12 July 20249 July 2024 Carbonaxion Bioénergies Inc. is awarded the combined financial support of nearly $350,000 from the provincial and federal governments to study an innovative clean energy project in Portneuf, Quebec, one of the first of its kind in Canada The 3G RNG will be obtained by combining biogenic CO2 from a landfill site with green hydrogen (H2), using innovative biocatalytic methanation technology developed by the German firm Electrochaea GmbH
4 March 202428 February 2024 Government of Canada supports BOSK Bioproducts in improving its capacity to produce compostable bioplastics SME to receive $1M in financial assistance from CED to foster sustainable development in Quebec's regions by offering an ecofriendly alternative to polluting plastics
29 August 202329 August 2023 Heidelberg Materials North America and MHI Are Working Toward First Full-Scale Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage Solution for Cement Industry The Edmonton cement plant will leverage MHI's proprietary Advanced KM CDR Process™ to capture and sequester CO2
21 July 202218 July 2022 California’s sweeping new plastics law could be a game changer It will take several years to find out for sure, but the world's fifth largest economy will likely force changes far beyond the state's borders
28 June 202222 June 2022 Government of Canada delivers on commitment to ban harmful single-use plastics Canada's government is going ahead with a long-discussed, legally enforceable ban on the manufacture and sale of six types of single-use plastics
19 May 202213 May 2022 Nextleaf inks deal with hemp concrete producer Government-funded research and development led by Nextleaf engineering manager Krupal Pal has shown superior performance of hemp ash as both a valourised biofuel and as a cementitious material
30 June 20219 September 2021 Significantly lower climate impact of contrails when using sustainable fuels Sustainable fuels reduce the number of ice crystals in contrails and thus their climate impact
Deutlich geringere Klimawirkung von Kondensstreifen durch nachhaltige Kraftstoffe Nachhaltige Kraftstoffe verringern die Eiskristallanzahl in Kondensstreifen und damit ihre Klimawirkung
19 February 202117 February 2021 Canadian Hemp Trade Alliance – Disappointed with UN Decision on CBD Regulations The United Nations Commission on Narcotic Drugs did not support the WHO Expert Committee on Drug Dependence recommendations
28 September 202023 September 2020 It Is Time to Remove Hemp from List of Controlled Substances Globally The global hemp industry developed a framework of recommendations for governments with the goal of one set of regulations for hemp production and trade around the world
25 September 202022 September 2020 Elkem to build biocarbon pilot plant in Canada Based on conclusions from the pilot, company will evaluate the basis for a full-scale plant
17 April 202016 April 2020 Canada’s biofuels, cleantech industries call for a clean economic recovery Advanced Biofuels Canada released a Clean Fuel Strategy brief and presented the summary recommendations
25 March 202020 March 2020 YC graduate Genecis Bioindustries turns food waste into compostable plastics Company is working on technologies to solve another major problem: climate change
11 December 20196 December 2019 Why Canada is incentivizing Mass Timber development Wood construction has grown increasingly competitive on a cost basis in recent years, offering potential savings in a number of areas
9 July 20199 September 2021 Inventys Partners with Total and Lafarge to Bring Carbon Capture Program to British Columbia Project CO₂MENT secures funding from Total, Lafarge, CCP (CO₂ Capture Project), Province of B.C., and Government of Canada
19 June 201914 June 2019 Canada to ban harmful single-use plastics and hold companies responsible for plastic waste Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, announced that the Government is taking additional steps to reduce country’s plastic waste, and promote affordable and safe alternatives
29 May 201925 May 2019 Canada and Italy promote national bioeconomy strategies Only nine countries in Europe have currently adopted national bioeconomy strategies
27 May 201922 May 2019 Government Invests in Canada’s First National Bioeconomy Strategy to Help Grow a Clean Economy Canadian Agricultural Strategic Priorities Program (CASPP) focuses on four priority areas: new technology; environmental sustainability; strategic development and emerging issues
15 May 201912 May 2019 Investing in Canada’s bioeconomy to help provide opportunities for farmers and grow the clean economy The Canadian bioeconomy is an exciting opportunity for farmers, generating more than $4 billion in sales each year
25 February 201919 February 2019 The Government of Canada invests in innovation to help grow Canada’s bioeconomy New biomass research cluster will drive innovation and help improve technologies for processing agricultural biomass
5 December 201830 November 2018 Canada’s Bio-Economy to Develop New National Occupation Standards New project to improve labour market information available to the industry, enhance skills recognition and improve recruitment
11 December 20178 December 2017 Genomics researchers partner with industry to further innovation in health, agriculture and environment sectors Government of Canada and partners invest more than $24 million in genomics research projects to improve cancer treatments and reduce greenhouse gas emissions
3 October 201726 October 2017 Federal government seeking partner to look at way to create domestic jet biofuel industry The government signed an international agreement to make the airline industry carbon-neutral by 2020 and biofuels are currently the only way to meet that target
25 September 20179 September 2021 CCCI celebrates $950,000 federal investment in equipment Ottawa investing in carbon capture and conversion technology
4 July 201729 June 2017 S2G BioChem Announces Build of Advanced BioRefinery in Sarnia, Ontario Production of Xylitol to Begin in 2018
10 August 201510 August 2015 BioAmber announces opening of world’s largest succinic acid plant in Sarnia Facility uses biotechnology to produce sustainable chemicals from sugar
1 July 201529 June 2015 Canada funds 2 projects to develop new landfill gas technology Natural Resources Canada announced the award of $2.2 million through Sustainable Development Technology Canada’s SD Tech Fund to support the R-LNG project
14 November 201413 November 2014 Solegear Bioplastics secures venture debt facility from Comerica Bank Key milestone further advances growth trajectory
30 July 201429 July 2014 Governments Boost Competitiveness in the Bioproducts Sector Governments of Canada invest over $1.9 million to the Composites Innovation Centre to support FibreCITY
18 December 201317 December 2013 Harper Government supports the development of naturally sourced nutraceuticals Farmers to extract natural chemicals from traditional crops for use in foods and cosmetics
7 November 201318 January 2018 Government of Canada partners with industry to develop innovative materials for cars and houses NRC and industry to turn biomass into plastics and composites
28 August 2013 Government of Canada Invests in Clean Technology for Jobs and Growth in Sarnia $12 million contribution for BioAmber's $110-million bio-succinic acid plant
16 May 2013 Canada to Improve the Yield, Sustainability and Profitability of Canadian Wheat Canadian Wheat Alliance to support R&D projects to develop new wheat varieties
14 January 2013 BIOTECanada welcomes Federal Government’s $400 million investment into venture capital market Investment strategies to provide respective biotechnology sectors with competitive advantages
26 January 2012 Milestone in the development of the renewable industry and consumer products from wood fibres Minister opens first commerical-scale Nanocrystalline Cellulose plant
21 October 201121 February 2018 Harper Government Investing in New Market Opportunities for Flax and Hemp Farmers Agriculture Minister announced an investment of more than $100,000 for the Composites Innovation Centre (CIC)
26 February 2010 Gasification pilot and innovative wood products at the University of British Columbia Nexterra gasification CHP system to demo at UBC