Sustainable Development Technology Canada

 

Sustainable Development Technology Canada (SDTC) is a foundation created by the Government of Canada to support the development and demonstration of clean technologies - solutions that address issues of clean air, greenhouse gases, clean water, and clean soil to deliver environmental, economic and health benefits to Canadians.

Eligibility Criteria

Clean-technology developers.

Eligible Activities

Eligible projects must focus on the development and demonstration of new technologies that address climate change and clean air issues. The projects must be undertaken primarily in Canada. Applicants should demonstrate that:

• the proposed project is technically sound and undertaken by an applicant with the necessary technical, financial and management capacity;
• the proposed project will be undertaken in a collaborative and innovative manner;
• the new technology and related intellectual property may be rapidly diffused throughout all relevant sectors; and
• the funding is necessary to ensure that the project proceeds in a manner to ensure broad benefits to Canadians nationally or regionally.

Summary

SDTC's mission is to act as the primary catalyst in building a sustainable development technology infrastructure in Canada.

An arm's length, non-profit* corporation, SDTC bridges the gap in the innovation chain between R&D and commercialization, helping clean-technology developers move their products and solutions through the development and demonstration phases in preparation for commercialization.

In addition to directly interacting with entrepreneurs, SDTC has been working on their behalf to encourage the financial community, in particular the venture capital community, to pursue investments in clean technologies more aggressively. At the same time that SDTC is advocating for a culture shift in this community towards increased investments, it is also encouraging governments to focus their clean-technology investments in what is the weakest link in Canada's innovation chain: the pre-venture capital gap also known as the development and demonstration stage.

HOW TO APPLY

The call for Statements of Interest (SOIs) invites entrepreneurs to make initial applications on-line in a simple and straightforward manner. The SOI phase is designed to provide SDTC with a good sense of proposed technologies without imposing an arduous application process. Applicants who comply with SDTC's selection criteria will be invited to submit a proposal.

*Note: "non-profit" also known as nonprofit organizations, non profit organizations, not-for-profit organizations, voluntary organizations and volunteer organizations.

Manitoba Contact(s):
See National Contact. 

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National Contact(s):
Mr. Patrice Breton
Director, Communications
Sustainable Development Technology Canada
Telephone: 613-234-6313 ext. 295
E-mail: p.breton@sdtc.ca
Web site: http://www.sdtc.ca/en/funding/index.htm