Foresight Canada

At Ottawa's Future Economy Summit, policymakers, decision-makers, and industry experts won't shy away from bold conversations about Canada's economic realities. 📍 Where: Invest Ottawa RBC foundry, 7 Bayview Station Road, Ottawa 🕒 When: October 7 | 8:00am to 12:30pm 👥 Speakers: Adam Auer, Cement Association of Canada Bob Larocque, Canadian Fuels Association - Association canadienne des carburants Bonnie Van Tassel, Indigenous Clean Energy James Meadowcroft, Echo Jeanette Jackson 🍁, Foresight Canada Lucy Hargreaves, Patch Maria de la Puente, Invest Ottawa Mike Kelland, Planetary ...and more! Explore how strategic public investments can unlock massive opportunities, accelerate cleantech adoption, and drive large-scale transformation of the global economy. Save your FREE spot 👉https://hubs.la/Q02RHLGt0 This event is organized by Foresight Canada in partnership with Invest Ottawa.

💡 Let's connect! Here’s a look at our upcoming events bringing together brilliant minds and bold ideas: CMHC Level-Up Mixer 📆 October 3, Vancouver 💭 Meet the innovators tackling Canada's housing challenges, with Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) Société canadienne d'hypothèques et de logement(SCHL) 🔗 https://hubs.la/Q02RKRb70 Future Economy Summit Part III 📆 October 7, Ottawa 💭 Candid discussions on how public sector investment can take Canada from worst to first in the race to net zero, with Invest Ottawa 🔗 https://hubs.la/Q02RKtYH0 Future of Mining Webinar 📆 October 8 💭 Learn more about Wheaton's $1 million call for solutions that can minimize the carbon intensity of mining, with Wheaton Precious Metals 🔗 https://hubs.la/Q02RKVjF0 Canadian Hydrogen Economy in Action 📆 October 17 & 18 💭 Hybrid conference on featuring presentations, panels, exhibits, & networking opportunities 🔗 https://hubs.la/Q02RKw1W0 Hydrogen 101 Webinar 📆 October 22 💭 Learn about the opportunities for hydrogen in Northeast BC and how hydrogen can drive economic growth and BC’s low-carbon energy future 🔗 https://hubs.la/Q02RKX3Z0 Foresight 50 📆 November 6 & 7 💭 Meet the future of cleantech—Canada’s 50 most investible startups, advancing the transition to a green, resilient economy. 🔗 https://hubs.la/Q02RKtpS0 Explore more events at: https://hubs.la/Q02RKMkV0.

On September 18, we were honoured to sponsor and attend the Atlantic Indigenous-Led Clean Energy Symposium, thoughtfully organized by the North Shore Mi'kmaq Tribal Council and Port of/de Belledune. The event highlighted Indigenous-led projects, partnerships, and initiatives driving economically viable and environmentally conscious cleantech adoption, including: 🔸Indigenous Clean Energy 🔸Pabineau First Nation 🔸Lennox Island First Nation 🔸Maritime Electric Company, Ltd 🔸W Dusk Energy Group 🔸Port of/de Belledune Green Energy Hub 🔸West Moberly First Nations 🔸MMBC - Mi'gmawei Mawiomi Business Corporation 🔸Innergex 🔸Lil'wat Nation Forestry Ventures Working towards reconciliation with Indigenous communities and a net zero future for generations to come, it's crucial to recognize the invaluable generational knowledge of Indigenous communities and honour the Indigenous-led projects that are redefining the energy landscape. Read more about these exceptional projects: https://hubs.la/Q02Rjx4j0 Indigenous entrepreneurs looking for support in the energy sector can connect with Indigenous Clean Energy.

Understanding Canada’s carbon tech strengths, gaps, and key opportunities is crucial to paving the way for emerging technologies and advancing tech deployment in hard-to-abate sectors. As we wrap up #CarbonMonth, check out our free Carbon Tech Ventures to Value Chains report. It provides insights into Canada’s carbon tech innovation landscape, helping us leverage our global leadership and continue building on our strengths: https://hubs.la/Q02Rlffv0

GREAT team doing GREAT things! 👏 This past week, our pan-Canadian team attended impactful events across the country, connecting with the ecosystem and making an impact towards our net zero, resilient economy 🌍 📍 Montreal, QC: Samantha Chisham, Noah Leduc, and Patrick Pouponneau, PMP supported our Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) Société canadienne d'hypothèques et de logement(SCHL) Level-Up Mixer, where industry leaders connected with Canada’s #BuiltEnvironment game-changers. 📆 Join us on October 3 in Vancouver to meet three more CMHC Level-Up semi-finalists: https://hubs.la/Q02RlkkR0 📍 Vancouver, BC: Jun Hong, Business Development, Partnerships, attended the Future Skills Centre - Centre des Compétences futures Insights in Actions Tour exploring critical questions and emerging opportunities for the future of work and a resilient workforce. 📍Surrey, BC: Kylie Williams, Regional Director, British Columbia, joined an incredible lineup of speakers at the Surrey Board of Trade's 2024 Surrey Environment & Business Awards, featuring an exploration of the latest trends, challenges, and opportunities in renewable energy. 📍 Calgary, AB: Courtney Elliott, Director, Partnerships, attended the Alberta Ecotrust Foundation AGM and Community Update, gaining insights into their impactful work during 2023/24. Explore our upcoming events: https://hubs.la/Q02RllyB0

To move towards a future of sustainable mining, Wheaton Precious Metals is offering $1 million through their new #FutureOfMining Challenge, with support from Foresight, to innovators who can reduce greenhouse gas emissions and carbon intensity at base and precious metals mines. The winner will be announced at the world's largest mining conference—the Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) Convention in Toronto. Want to learn more? Join our free info webinar, October 8th, 9am-10am PT: https://hubs.la/Q02R5mf70 Don’t miss your shot at major recognition from a world-leader in mining. Apply with your solution before November 22: https://hubs.la/Q02R557t0

🌍 BIG ideas, BIGGER impact. We are proud to introduce our Earth Tech: 2050 Cohort II, made up of 10 bold ventures with the power to massively reduce emissions by 2050: ⭐ Carbonova Corp. ⭐ Cytochrome ⭐ Destiny Copper ⭐ Green Manganese ⭐ HEJMAS Agrifibre Technologies ⭐ NULIFE GreenTech ⭐ Ontoly Carbon ⭐ TerraFerno Geothermal Solutions ⭐ TreeTrack ⭐ VulcanX Read more about how Earth Tech: 2050 is supercharging breakthrough technologies to solve the climate crisis https://hubs.ly/Q02RhJTm0 Earth Tech 2050 is run by Foresight Canada in partnership with Social Innovation Canada, and made possible by our funding partners RBC Foundation, Peter Gilgan Foundation, and Bullfrog Power.

🌍 #CarbonMonth: Say hello to Cytochrome — a St. John's, NL company that is scaling-up ocean-based CO2 storage technologies through accelerated mineral weathering. Cytochrome's coastal reactors increase the dissolution rates of minerals by over an order of magnitude through advanced geochemical and biochemical catalysts. This process offers a very cost-efficient way to capture and permanently store CO2, as well as recover commercially valuable products such as nickel and chromium. Read more about how other CCUS technology is changing the world: https://hubs.la/Q02Qw_lR0 BioOilSolv | Digital Wellbore Ltd. | Mavryck Inc. | NULIFE GreenTech | pHathom Technologies, Inc | Simodelex | SynBioBlox

Get a front-row seat to Ottawa's boldest economics conversation! 👀 Join us and Invest Ottawa at the Future Economy Summit for an intrepid discussion on the transformative potential of public sector capital and the intersection of climate, productivity, and competitiveness. 📍 Invest Ottawa RBC foundry, 7 Bayview Station Road, Ottawa 📅 October 7 | 8:00am to 12:30pm 👉 https://hubs.la/Q02R5mSB0 🎙️Adam Auer, President and CEO, Cement Association of Canada 🎙️Bob Larocque, President and CEO, Canadian Fuels Association - Association canadienne des carburants 🎙️Lucy Hargreaves, Global Head of Corporate Affairs + Climate Policy, Patch 🎙️Maria de la Puente, Managing Partner, Capital Bridge Advisors, Advisor, Invest Ottawa 🎙️Jeanette Jackson 🍁, CEO, Foresight Canada ...and more! This event is organized by Foresight Canada in partnership with Invest Ottawa.

🏠 From skyrocketing costs to limited usable land to the environmental toll of traditional building practices, our housing sector in urgent need of innovation. The CMHC Level-Up Competition semi-finalists are stepping up with solutions that could deliver affordable housing faster, using fewer resources, and with a smaller environmental footprint. Meet these #BuiltEnvironment game-changers: 📆 Thursday, October 3, 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm PT 📍 Earls Kitchen & Bar Yaletown, Vancouver 🔗 https://hubs.la/Q02QNpqg0 Innovators include Vancity Community Foundation, BC Housing - DASH team, and Innovation Building Group 🏘️ Finalists in Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) Société canadienne d'hypothèques et de logement(SCHL)’s Level-Up Competition are supported by Foresight Canada, GroundBreak Ventures, DMZ, School of Cities, University of Toronto, Decision Lab, and Highline Beta through access to infrastructure, mentorship, business advice, peer support, accountability, and networking opportunities like this.