Best Environment Companies in Canada
The 1040 best Environment companies in Canada in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Ontario Power Generation.
Canada's Environment sector is bigger and more contested than most people realize, and this page ranks the best Environment companies across Canada by disclosed equity funding and recent deal momentum. We're tracking 1,040 companies with $9.2B in total disclosed capital, and the spread tells you a lot about where conviction actually lives.
Bruce Power leads at $785M, General Fusion follows at $455M, and Silfab Solar sits at $225M. No unicorns yet, but the capital stack is serious. Hot themes right now are pollution monitoring, air quality standards, and sustainable forestry, and regulators are watching clearances closely as project approvals grow more scrutinized globally. So what's moving underneath? Across 161 environmental and renewables apps, median install growth is running at roughly plus-20% year-over-year, which is the kind of quiet signal that shows you consumer and enterprise attention is still climbing even when funding coverage stays flat.
Investors like Sustainable Development Technology Canada, Foresight, and BDC are anchoring the most active deals. If you're mapping capital flows or scouting partners, the directory below gives you the full ranked list with funding disclosed where available.
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$7.7b in tracked funding; 84% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2025.
Ranked: Best Environment companies in Canada
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Employees | Founder | Tech stack | Market signals (1y) | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ontario Power Generation Provider of nuclear and hydro power generation services 78Tech top 21%Patents top 22%Innovation top 24%Moat top 31% All 10 signals ▾Techtop 21% Patentstop 22% Innovationtop 24% Moattop 31% Markettop 33% Fundingtop 33% Partnerstop 50% Globalbottom 45% Newsbottom 40% Growthbottom 32% Tech: 57 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Azure, Cloudflare Patents: 84 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 26 filings since 2022 vs 27 in 2017-21 rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 78/100 | $891M | 64 mo ago | Funding Raised | 6,956 | — | WordPressMySQLPHP+29 | 4 signals ▼50% Earnings · Regulatory · Contracts | 84 patents Non‑destructive inspection and monitoring of nuclear fuel channels and thermal performance. | 1 job opening |
| 2 | Alterra Power Renewable energy project developer using multiple sources of energy 45Funding top 33%Market top 44%Tech bottom 44%Global bottom 36% All 5 signals ▾Fundingtop 33% Markettop 44% Techbottom 44% Globalbottom 36% Newsbottom 32% Funding: Raised $856M across 6 rounds · 6 rounds over 15 yrs (0.4/yr) Market: 121 employees (top 30% of Environment) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 45/100 | $856M | 100 mo ago | Acquired | 121 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 3 | gfl environmental GFL (Green for Life) Environmental Inc., comprised of Liquid Waste Division (East & West), Solid Waste… 82Tech top 23%News top 24%Product top 24%Innovation top 25% All 10 signals ▾Techtop 23% Newstop 24% Producttop 24% Innovationtop 25% Fundingtop 25% Markettop 30% Partnerstop 40% Growthtop 42% Globalbottom 42% Customersbottom 1% Tech: 69 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Alb, Amazon Web Services News: 35 BI events in 12 mo (of 279 tracked, 12 types) · -35% YoY rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 82/100 | $786M | 56 mo ago | Public | 20,000 | — | WordPressMySQLPHP+32 | 35 signals ▼35% M&A · Earnings · Acquisition | — | 1 job opening |
| 4 | Bruce Power Nuclear power generator 62Growth top 35%Tech top 39%Market top 40%Funding top 41% All 6 signals ▾Growthtop 35% Techtop 39% Markettop 40% Fundingtop 41% Globalbottom 37% Newsbottom 27% Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo Tech: 45 technologies across 4/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Web Services, Cloudflare rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 62/100 | $785M | 18 mo ago | Seed | 4,200 | — | WordPressMySQLPHP+28 | — | — | 1 award |
| 5 | Boralex Developer of renewable energy projects 72Funding top 29%News top 31%Market top 38%Growth top 40% All 11 signals ▾Fundingtop 29% Newstop 31% Markettop 38% Growthtop 40% Moattop 42% Innovationtop 43% Talenttop 46% Globaltop 47% Techtop 50% Partnersbottom 47% Patentsbottom 44% Funding: Raised $777M across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 8 yrs (0.5/yr) News: 23 BI events in 12 mo (of 235 tracked, 11 types) · +44% YoY rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 72/100 | $777M | 95 mo ago | Acquired | 626 | Patrick Decostre President & Chief Executive Officer | DrupalApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+17 | 23 signals ▲44% M&A · Announcements · Leadership | 11 patents Advanced control algorithms and systems for wind turbine operation and optimization | 1 partnership · 1 award |
| 6 | Innergex Renewable energy based IPP 57Tech top 22%Funding top 33%Product top 33%News top 40% All 11 signals ▾Techtop 22% Fundingtop 33% Producttop 33% Newstop 40% Moattop 42% Innovationtop 43% Markettop 45% Talenttop 46% Patentsbottom 48% Growthbottom 42% Globalbottom 33% Tech: 42 technologies across 6/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare, Vercel Funding: Raised $526M across 5 rounds · 5 rounds over 19 yrs (0.3/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 57/100 | $526M | 51 mo ago | Acquired | 538 | Michel Letellier President and Chief Executive Officer | SentryApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+19 | 11 signals ▼76% M&A · Leadership · Regulatory | 7 patents Real-time blade deflection monitoring for wind turbine structural health management | — |
| 7 | General Fusion Magnetized nuclear fusion reactor developer 69Funding top 18%Growth top 24%Moat top 26%News top 28% All 12 signals ▾Fundingtop 18% Growthtop 24% Moattop 26% Newstop 28% Producttop 28% Patentstop 31% Partnerstop 34% Innovationtop 39% Techtop 44% Markettop 48% Talentbottom 48% Globalbottom 42% Funding: Raised $455M across 20 rounds · 20 rounds over 19 yrs (1.1/yr) Growth: 3 acquisition/expansion moves in 24 mo · Fresh capital in last 24 mo rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 69/100 | $455M | 6 mo ago | Series F | 193 | Michel Laberge Founder | WordPressMySQLPHP+26 | 19 signals ▲1800% M&A · Funding · Contracts | 158 patents Magnetized plasma compression and pulsed-power systems for fusion energy generation | 1 launch · 1 partnership · 1 award |
| 8 | Entropy Provider of full-service carbon capture and storage solutions. 53Patents top 19%Innovation top 20%Funding top 25%Moat top 32% All 10 signals ▾Patentstop 19% Innovationtop 20% Fundingtop 25% Moattop 32% Growthtop 50% Techtop 50% Talentbottom 49% Globalbottom 36% Newsbottom 34% Marketbottom 32% Patents: 34 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 34 filings since 2022 vs 0 in 2017-21 Innovation: 34 patents (top 15% of patent-holders) · 34 filings since 2022 vs 0 in 2017-21 rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 53/100 | $390M | 29 mo ago | Series D | — | Michael Belenkie President & CEO | WebflowVimeoGSAP+19 | 3 signals ▼81% Funding · Announcements · M&A | 34 patents Post-combustion CO₂ capture using solvents and membrane separation technologies | — |
| 9 | Stormfisher Provider of organic waste, energy, and water recycling services 57Innovation top 20%Product top 26%Funding top 34%Growth top 42% All 8 signals ▾Innovationtop 20% Producttop 26% Fundingtop 34% Growthtop 42% Techtop 46% Moattop 48% Globalbottom 36% Marketbottom 35% Innovation: 5 product lines Product: 5 distinct product lines · Company stage: Acquired rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 57/100 | $372M | 27 mo ago | Acquired | 50 | — | WordPressMySQLPHP+19 | — | — | 2 job openings · 1 partnership |
| 10 | NexGen Energy Provider of uranium mining & exploration services 57Partners top 19%News top 32%Tech top 35%Growth top 38% All 8 signals ▾Partnerstop 19% Newstop 32% Techtop 35% Growthtop 38% Fundingtop 41% Talentbottom 49% Marketbottom 43% Globalbottom 36% Partners: 9 contract events in 12 mo · Named contractor/client in 9 deals News: 53 BI events in 12 mo (of 285 tracked, 12 types) · +0% YoY rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 57/100 | $364M | 25 mo ago | Public | 56 | Leigh Curyer Co-Founder & CEO | BugHerdQ4MediaElement.js+18 | 53 signals Announcements · Funding · Contracts | — | 1 expansion · 1 award |
| 11 | Tervita Provider of industrial waste and water management services 53Market top 29%Funding top 33%Moat bottom 42%Patents bottom 41% All 7 signals ▾Markettop 29% Fundingtop 33% Moatbottom 42% Patentsbottom 41% Globalbottom 40% Newsbottom 36% Innovationbottom 22% Market: 1,177 employees (top 11% of Environment) Funding: Raised $335M · 3 rounds over 13 yrs (0.2/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 53/100 | $335M | 89 mo ago | Acquired | 1,177 | — | — | — | 4 patents Provides water treatment, drilling fluid, and separation technologies for industrial environmental services | — |
| 12 | Canadian Solar Manufacturer of solar technology and renewable energy solutions, with a global presence and a focus on… 69Market top 22%Funding top 22%Growth top 40%Tech top 44% All 8 signals ▾Markettop 22% Fundingtop 22% Growthtop 40% Techtop 44% Newstop 47% Patentstop 50% Globalbottom 42% Innovationbottom 26% Market: 18,423 employees (top 2% of Energy) · Top-1,000,000 web property Funding: Raised $230M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 1 yrs (1.0/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 69/100 | $230M | 5 mo ago | Public | 18,423 | — | DrupalApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+20 | 7 signals Earnings · Acquisition | 15 patents Manufacturing and interconnecting photovoltaic cells/modules for solar energy generation. | 2 launchs · 1 award |
| 13 | Silfab Solar Manufacturer of solar PV modules 57Funding top 30%Moat top 31%Talent top 37%Patents top 39% All 11 signals ▾Fundingtop 30% Moattop 31% Talenttop 37% Patentstop 39% Techtop 40% Producttop 41% Innovationtop 43% Markettop 46% Growthbottom 47% Globalbottom 36% Newsbottom 35% Funding: Raised $225M across 5 rounds · 5 rounds over 5 yrs (1.0/yr) Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 8/10 · IP moat: 14 patents rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 57/100 | $225M | 13 mo ago | Series D | 650 | Franco Traverso Co-Founder | WordPress Block EditorWordPressApple iCloud Mail+29 | 3 signals ▼75% Leadership | 14 patents Advanced photovoltaic cell designs, metallization patterns, and high-efficiency solar modules | — |
| 14 | Capital Power Provider of power generation facilities of energy sources 45Partners top 29%News top 36%Funding top 38%Growth top 50% All 8 signals ▾Partnerstop 29% Newstop 36% Fundingtop 38% Growthtop 50% Talentbottom 49% Marketbottom 46% Techbottom 44% Globalbottom 30% Partners: 3 partnership announcements in 12 mo (3 in 24 mo) · 5 contract events in 12 mo News: 21 BI events in 12 mo (of 89 tracked, 10 types) · +24% YoY rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 45/100 | $108M | 13 mo ago | Public | 88 | Brian Vaasjo CEO & President | WordPressApple iCloud MailMySQL+17 | 21 signals ▲24% Earnings · Contracts · Announcements | — | 1 expansion |
| 15 | CheckSammy Provider of waste recycling services 53Tech top 23%Talent top 38%Funding top 39%Market top 46% All 9 signals ▾Techtop 23% Talenttop 38% Fundingtop 39% Markettop 46% Producttop 46% Newsbottom 43% Globalbottom 37% Growthbottom 35% Customersbottom 1% Tech: 62 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Cloudfront, Amazon Web Services Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 53/100 | $60M | 28 mo ago | Series B | 140 | Paul Botelho CTO & Co-Founder | WordPressApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+38 | — | — | — |
| 16 | BamCore Provider of bamboo building materials and construction 29Funding top 38%Tech bottom 48%Market bottom 32%Global bottom 30% All 4 signals ▾Fundingtop 38% Techbottom 48% Marketbottom 32% Globalbottom 30% Funding: Raised $53.3M across 6 rounds · 6 rounds over 10 yrs (0.6/yr) Tech: 15 technologies across 4/8 capability areas · Cloud: Google Cloud, Google Cloud Cdn rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 29/100 | $53M | 25 mo ago | Series B | 29 | — | Wix eCommerceWixSentry+12 | — | — | — |
| 17 | Anaergia Provider of organic waste into renewable fuel services 74Product top 14%Partners top 25%Talent top 28%Patents top 31% All 12 signals ▾Producttop 14% Partnerstop 25% Talenttop 28% Patentstop 31% Newstop 34% Growthtop 35% Techtop 35% Fundingtop 36% Innovationtop 38% Moattop 44% Marketbottom 49% Globalbottom 47% Product: 12 distinct product lines · Company stage: Public Partners: 1 partnership announcement in 12 mo (1 in 24 mo) · 22 contract events in 12 mo rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 74/100 | $46M | 23 mo ago | Public | 91 91 → 226 (+148%) | Brett Hodson CEO | WordPress Block EditorElementorWordPress+30 | 34 signals Contracts · Earnings · IPO | 252 patents Anaerobic digestion and waste-to-energy technologies for organics recovery and biochar production | 4 job openings |
| 18 | Fibracast Provider of water management services 72Innovation top 22%Patents top 22%Funding top 23%Moat top 45% All 8 signals ▾Innovationtop 22% Patentstop 22% Fundingtop 23% Moattop 45% Talentbottom 48% Marketbottom 47% Newsbottom 45% Globalbottom 37% Innovation: 68 patents (top 14% of patent-holders) · 29 filings since 2022 vs 23 in 2017-21 Patents: 68 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 29 filings since 2022 vs 23 in 2017-21 rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 72/100 | $45M | 15 mo ago | Series C | 69 | Steve Watzeck CEO and Board Member | — | — | 68 patents Immersed membrane bioreactor filtration and fine‑bubble aeration for wastewater treatment | 1 job opening |
| 19 | Jade Power Developer of solar and wind energy projects 72Growth top 15%News top 37%Funding top 39%Talent bottom 49% All 5 signals ▾Growthtop 15% Newstop 37% Fundingtop 39% Talentbottom 49% Globalbottom 25% Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo News: 5 BI events in 12 mo (of 10 tracked, 5 types) · +150% YoY rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 72/100 | $43M | 20 mo ago | Public | — | Shalya Williams CEO | — | 5 signals ▲150% Announcements | — | — |
| 20 | Carbon Neutral Provider of managed cloud infrastructure, security, and transformation services 22Funding top 37%Market bottom 31%Global bottom 29%News bottom 27% All 4 signals ▾Fundingtop 37% Marketbottom 31% Globalbottom 29% Newsbottom 27% Funding: Raised $40.1M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 4 yrs (0.5/yr) Market: 12 employees rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 22/100 | $40M | 38 mo ago | Series B | 12 | — | — | — | — | 1 partnership |
| 21 | Polystyvert Provider of technology solution to recycle polystyrene 42Innovation top 18%Patents top 22%Funding top 30%Moat top 45% All 10 signals ▾Innovationtop 18% Patentstop 22% Fundingtop 30% Moattop 45% Talentbottom 49% Globalbottom 45% Growthbottom 42% Techbottom 37% Marketbottom 29% Newsbottom 18% Innovation: 82 patents (top 7% of patent-holders) · 46 filings since 2022 vs 32 in 2017-21 Patents: 82 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 46 filings since 2022 vs 32 in 2017-21 rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 42/100 | $30M | 23 mo ago | Series B | 22 | Nathalie Morin Chief Executive Officer/Présidente | WordPressMySQLPHP+16 | — | 82 patents Recovering flame retardants and brominated additives from polystyrene waste streams | — |
| 22 | Eocycle Small wind turbine manufacturer 55Innovation top 19%Moat top 32%Patents top 36%Product top 36% All 10 signals ▾Innovationtop 19% Moattop 32% Patentstop 36% Producttop 36% Fundingtop 40% Techtop 43% Growthtop 45% Talentbottom 49% Globalbottom 37% Marketbottom 35% Innovation: 32 patents (top 19% of patent-holders) · 5 product lines Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 4/10 · IP moat: 32 patents rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 55/100 | $24M | 26 mo ago | Series A | 24 | Richard Legault President & CEO | WordPressMySQLPHP+31 | — | 32 patents Patents concentrated in electrical & electronics | 2 launchs · 1 expansion |
| 23 | ARC Developer of small modular reactor technology for clean energy applications 37Funding top 32%Growth top 35%Talent bottom 49%Global bottom 36% All 6 signals ▾Fundingtop 32% Growthtop 35% Talentbottom 49% Globalbottom 36% Techbottom 31% Marketbottom 26% Funding: Raised $24.0M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 4 yrs (0.8/yr) Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 37/100 | $24M | 6 mo ago | Series B | 29 | Scott Campbell Co-Founder | PHPNginxcore-js+11 | — | — | — |
| 24 | CO280 Provider of carbon negative project development services 37Funding top 31%Partners top 37%Growth top 48%News top 50% All 6 signals ▾Fundingtop 31% Partnerstop 37% Growthtop 48% Newstop 50% Globalbottom 36% Marketbottom 32% Funding: Raised $23.5M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 2 yrs (1.0/yr) Partners: 1 partnership announcement in 12 mo (1 in 24 mo) · 3 contract events in 12 mo rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 37/100 | $23M | 23 mo ago | Series B | 8 | — | — | 6 signals ▼25% Contracts · Acquisition | — | 1 award |
| 25 | CarboNet Provider of water treatment services 40Funding top 41%Talent top 45%Tech top 50%Market bottom 37% All 5 signals ▾Fundingtop 41% Talenttop 45% Techtop 50% Marketbottom 37% Globalbottom 33% Funding: Raised $21.9M across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 7 yrs (0.6/yr) Talent: 2 named leaders on record rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 40/100 | $22M | 18 mo ago | Series A | 33 | Amielle L Co-Founder & CCO | WebflowMicrosoft ClarityLinkedin Insight Tag+13 | — | — | — |
| 26 | Heliene Manufacturer of solar modules 40Partners top 32%Funding top 37%Talent top 41%Tech top 44% All 9 signals ▾Partnerstop 32% Fundingtop 37% Talenttop 41% Techtop 44% Moattop 48% Marketbottom 47% Globalbottom 36% Growthbottom 35% Newsbottom 24% Partners: 0 partnership announcements in 12 mo (4 in 24 mo) Funding: Raised $20.0M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 3 yrs (1.0/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 40/100 | $20M | 33 mo ago | Series A | 79 | Martin Pochtaruk CEO & President | WordPressMySQLPHP+25 | — | — | 5 job openings |
| 27 | EnviroGold Global Provider of metal recycling services 40Funding top 25%Growth top 30%Product top 35%News top 36% All 9 signals ▾Fundingtop 25% Growthtop 30% Producttop 35% Newstop 36% Talenttop 46% Techtop 50% Marketbottom 31% Globalbottom 25% Innovationbottom 24% Funding: Raised $17.5M across 7 rounds · 7 rounds over 4 yrs (1.8/yr) Growth: Web rank 50,000,000 → 10,000,000 YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 40/100 | $17M | 9 mo ago | Public | 21 | Mark Thorpe CEO | WordPress Block EditorDiviWordPress+21 | 32 signals ▲45% Announcements · Leadership · Regulatory | — | 1 partnership · 1 expansion |
| 28 | Exterra Carbon Solutions Develops solutions for CO2 storage using mineral waste 22Funding top 33%Patents top 45%Talent bottom 49%Innovation bottom 45% All 10 signals ▾Fundingtop 33% Patentstop 45% Talentbottom 49% Innovationbottom 45% Techbottom 44% Growthbottom 42% Moatbottom 42% Globalbottom 36% Newsbottom 18% Marketbottom 12% Funding: Raised $14.5M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 1 yrs (1.0/yr) Patents: 3 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 3 filings since 2022 vs 0 in 2017-21 rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 22/100 | $14M | 13 mo ago | Series A | 4 | Olivier Dufresne Co-Founder & CEO | WordPressMySQLPHP+17 | — | 3 patents Patents concentrated in transport & manufacturing processes | — |
| 29 | BluMetric Environmental Provider of consultancy services towards environmental protection and health 78Product top 14%Innovation top 20%Funding top 28%News top 29% All 10 signals ▾Producttop 14% Innovationtop 20% Fundingtop 28% Newstop 29% Growthtop 35% Talenttop 39% Partnerstop 40% Techtop 41% Markettop 49% Globalbottom 25% Product: 8 distinct product lines · Company stage: Public Innovation: 8 product lines rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 78/100 | $13M | 6 mo ago | Public | 170 | Scott MacFabe CEO | WordPressPleskApple iCloud Mail+31 | 20 signals Leadership · Earnings · Announcements | — | 1 partnership · 1 award |
| 30 | Evanesce Manufacturer of compostable plant-based food serviceware and single-use products 16Funding top 35%Talent bottom 49%Tech bottom 44%Global bottom 32% All 6 signals ▾Fundingtop 35% Talentbottom 49% Techbottom 44% Globalbottom 32% Marketbottom 22% Newsbottom 18% Funding: Raised $12.1M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 5 yrs (0.6/yr) Talent: 1 named leader on record · 1 C-suite/founder profile curated rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 16/100 | $12M | 16 mo ago | Series B | 15 15 → 30 (+100%) | Douglas Horne CEO & President | Cart FunctionalityWooCommerceWordPress+26 | — | — | — |
| 31 | Groupe Prime Drink Provider of water management services 55Funding top 27%Talent bottom 49%Global bottom 25% All 3 signals ▾Fundingtop 27% Talentbottom 49% Globalbottom 25% Funding: Raised $7.6M across 8 rounds · 8 rounds over 2 yrs (4.0/yr) Talent: 1 named leader on record · 1 C-suite/founder profile curated rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 55/100 | $8M | 2 mo ago | Public | — | Alexandre Cote CEO | — | — | — | — |
| 32 | Veritree Provider of forestry research & training and climate services 55Tech top 30%Growth top 35%Funding top 45%Talent bottom 49% All 9 signals ▾Techtop 30% Growthtop 35% Fundingtop 45% Talentbottom 49% Productbottom 48% Partnersbottom 40% Marketbottom 38% Globalbottom 29% Newsbottom 20% Tech: 38 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Ses, Amazon Web Services Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 55/100 | $6M | 13 mo ago | Series A | 30 | David Luba Co-Founder | WebflowApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+26 | — | — | 1 award |
| 33 | Questor Tech Manufacture of waste heat to power generation systems 53Funding top 29%Tech top 31%Growth top 47%News bottom 49% All 8 signals ▾Fundingtop 29% Techtop 31% Growthtop 47% Newsbottom 49% Talentbottom 49% Marketbottom 36% Partnersbottom 35% Globalbottom 29% Funding: Raised $6.4M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 5 yrs (0.4/yr) Tech: 29 technologies across 6/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare, Google Cloud rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 53/100 | $6M | 1 mo ago | Public | 27 | Audrey Mascarenhas President and CEO | Cart FunctionalityWix eCommerceWix+19 | 5 signals ▼38% Earnings · Contracts | — | — |
| 34 | BacTech Environmental Provider of technology to treat toxic waste from mining operations 32Tech top 26%Product top 32%Funding top 43%Talent top 46% All 11 signals ▾Techtop 26% Producttop 32% Fundingtop 43% Talenttop 46% Moatbottom 48% Growthbottom 47% Innovationbottom 42% Newsbottom 37% Globalbottom 31% Marketbottom 25% Patentsbottom 24% Tech: 45 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon S3, Amazon Web Services Product: 0 product launch events in 12 mo · 3 distinct product lines rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 32/100 | $6M | 12 mo ago | Public | — | Ross Orr President and CEO | WordPressMySQLPHP+28 | 3 signals ▼62% Leadership | 2 patents Biotechnological production of liquid ferric sulfate via microbial processes | — |
| 35 | CHARBONE Developer of green hydrogen production and distribution solutions. 53Partners top 11%News top 12%Growth top 29%Funding top 31% All 8 signals ▾Partnerstop 11% Newstop 12% Growthtop 29% Fundingtop 31% Techtop 45% Talentbottom 40% Marketbottom 35% Globalbottom 25% Partners: 12 contract events in 12 mo · Named contractor/client in 12 deals News: 53 BI events in 12 mo (of 81 tracked, 9 types) · +165% YoY rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 53/100 | $6M | 5 mo ago | Public | — | Dave Gagnon CEO | Squarespace CommerceSquarespaceTypeScript+22 | 53 signals ▲165% Announcements · Contracts · Funding | — | 1 partnership · 5 expansions |
| 36 | Revolve Developer of solar and wind energy projects 53Partners top 20%News top 23%Growth top 28%Tech top 32% All 8 signals ▾Partnerstop 20% Newstop 23% Growthtop 28% Techtop 32% Producttop 35% Fundingtop 47% Marketbottom 31% Globalbottom 25% Partners: 8 contract events in 12 mo · Named contractor/client in 8 deals News: 51 BI events in 12 mo (of 176 tracked, 12 types) · +50% YoY rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 53/100 | $5M | 4 mo ago | Public | 15 | — | WordPressMySQLPHP+34 | 51 signals ▲50% Announcements · Funding · Regulatory | — | — |
| 37 | Homerun Resources Homerun Resources - Home 45Growth top 25%News top 29%Partners top 29%Product top 35% All 9 signals ▾Growthtop 25% Newstop 29% Partnerstop 29% Producttop 35% Fundingtop 38% Techbottom 49% Talentbottom 49% Marketbottom 36% Globalbottom 25% Growth: 2 acquisition/expansion moves in 24 mo · Fresh capital in last 24 mo News: 19 BI events in 12 mo (of 50 tracked, 9 types) · +58% YoY rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 45/100 | $5M | 14 mo ago | Public | — | Brian Leeners CEO | WordPressBetterDocsMySQL+22 | 19 signals ▲58% Funding · Contracts · Regulatory | — | 1 expansion |
| 38 | Green Shift Commodities Developer of nuclear energy projects 22Funding top 41%News top 47%Talent bottom 49%Market bottom 29% All 5 signals ▾Fundingtop 41% Newstop 47% Talentbottom 49% Marketbottom 29% Globalbottom 25% Funding: Raised $4.7M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 4 yrs (0.8/yr) News: 2 BI events in 12 mo (of 25 tracked, 7 types) · +100% YoY rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 22/100 | $5M | 23 mo ago | Public | 11 | Trumbull Fisher CEO | — | — | — | — |
| 39 | Volt Carbon Technologies Provider of air classification and graphite purification services 40Funding top 33%News top 41%Innovation top 43%Patents top 43% All 8 signals ▾Fundingtop 33% Newstop 41% Innovationtop 43% Patentstop 43% Growthtop 48% Moatbottom 49% Globalbottom 29% Marketbottom 26% Funding: Raised $4.4M across 10 rounds · 10 rounds over 4 yrs (2.5/yr) News: 8 BI events in 12 mo (of 43 tracked, 5 types) · -43% YoY rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 40/100 | $4M | 7 mo ago | Public | 10 | — | — | 8 signals ▼43% Announcements · Funding | 7 patents Air classification systems for particle size separation in mineral processing | — |
| 40 | Current Water Technologies Provider of water recycling and technology services 50Innovation top 36%Patents top 36%Funding top 48%Moat bottom 49% All 8 signals ▾Innovationtop 36% Patentstop 36% Fundingtop 48% Moatbottom 49% Talentbottom 49% Growthbottom 42% Globalbottom 33% Newsbottom 24% Innovation: 9 patents (top 54% of patent-holders) · 9 filings since 2022 vs 0 in 2017-21 Patents: 9 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 9 filings since 2022 vs 0 in 2017-21 rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 50/100 | $4M | 12 mo ago | Public | — | Gene Shelp President and Chief Executive Officer | — | — | 9 patents Electrochemical ammonia removal from wastewater and seawater with low-power hydrogen generation | 1 job opening |
| 41 | Conrytech Developer of sustainable, high-efficiency air-conditioning systems. 7News top 42%Funding bottom 45%Tech bottom 33%Global bottom 25% All 5 signals ▾Newstop 42% Fundingbottom 45% Techbottom 33% Globalbottom 25% Marketbottom 18% News: 3 BI events in 12 mo (of 4 tracked, 2 types) · +200% YoY Funding: Raised $3.0M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 1 yrs (1.0/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 7/100 | $3M | 8 mo ago | Seed | 9 | — | Squarespace CommerceSquarespaceYouTube+11 | 3 signals ▲200% Capital raise · Funding | — | — |
| 42 | Karbon-X Provider of verified carbon offsetting solutions for businesses and individuals. 37Growth top 25%News top 27%Partners top 40%Tech top 44% All 10 signals ▾Growthtop 25% Newstop 27% Partnerstop 40% Techtop 44% Fundingtop 49% Productbottom 45% Fin. healthbottom 43% Customersbottom 35% Globalbottom 30% Marketbottom 26% Growth: Revenue +4091% YoY · Web rank 10,000,000 → 50,000,000 YoY News: 16 BI events in 12 mo (of 33 tracked, 8 types) · +220% YoY rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 37/100 | $3M | 4 mo ago | Seed | 7 | — | Node.jsRadix UITailwind CSS+17 | 16 signals ▲220% Earnings · Announcements · Funding | — | — |
| 43 | Upstream Carbon Provider of AI-powered land use planning and carbon sequestration solutions. 55AI top 35%Funding top 48%Global bottom 48%Talent bottom 45% All 4 signals ▾AItop 35% Fundingtop 48% Globalbottom 48% Talentbottom 45% AI: Product described with: ai-powered, machine learning Funding: Raised $1.9M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 1 yrs (1.0/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 55/100 | $2M | 17 mo ago | Funding Raised | — | Matt Sanda Founder | — | — | — | 1 job opening |
| 44 | Klimat X Provider of carbon credit solutions for scaling carbon credits 40Funding top 43%Talent bottom 49%News bottom 36%Global bottom 25% All 4 signals ▾Fundingtop 43% Talentbottom 49% Newsbottom 36% Globalbottom 25% Funding: Raised $1.5M across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 3 yrs (1.3/yr) Talent: 1 named leader on record · 1 C-suite/founder profile curated rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 40/100 | $1M | 13 mo ago | Public | — | James Tansey Founder & CEO | — | — | — | — |
| 45 | Ecolomondo Provider of hydrocarbon waste recycling services 45Product top 14%Innovation top 20%News top 35%Growth top 42% All 10 signals ▾Producttop 14% Innovationtop 20% Newstop 35% Growthtop 42% Fundingbottom 49% Talentbottom 49% Partnersbottom 35% Marketbottom 32% Globalbottom 25% Techbottom 20% Product: 9 distinct product lines · Company stage: Public Innovation: 9 product lines rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 45/100 | $1M | 11 mo ago | Public | 11 | Eliot Sorella Chairman & CEO | WordPressMySQLPHP+12 | 6 signals ▲50% Announcements · Contracts | — | — |
| 46 | Earthworks Provider of waste recycling services 45Funding top 48%Growth top 48%Talent bottom 49%News bottom 41% All 5 signals ▾Fundingtop 48% Growthtop 48% Talentbottom 49% Newsbottom 41% Globalbottom 25% Funding: Raised $545k across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 2 yrs (1.0/yr) Growth: 2 acquisition/expansion moves in 24 mo · Fresh capital in last 24 mo rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 45/100 | $545K | 12 mo ago | Public | — | David Atkinson CEO | — | 5 signals ▼58% Regulatory · Acquisition · Lawsuit | — | — |
| 47 | Stardust Solar Commercial & residential solar installation and in-person training services provider 55Growth top 25%News top 28%Tech top 40%Partners top 40% All 7 signals ▾Growthtop 25% Newstop 28% Techtop 40% Partnerstop 40% Fundingtop 44% Marketbottom 33% Globalbottom 29% Growth: Web rank 10,000,000 → 5,000,000 YoY · 1 acquisition/expansion move in 24 mo News: 17 BI events in 12 mo (of 26 tracked, 7 types) · +143% YoY rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 55/100 | $497K | 14 mo ago | Public | 10 | — | WordPressMySQLPHP+31 | 17 signals ▲143% Funding · Earnings · Announcements | — | 1 expansion |
| 48 | SolarSteam Developer of solar energy projects 40Patents top 34%Innovation top 35%Tech top 41%Funding top 44% All 9 signals ▾Patentstop 34% Innovationtop 35% Techtop 41% Fundingtop 44% Producttop 48% Moatbottom 49% Talentbottom 49% Globalbottom 40% Marketbottom 20% Patents: 9 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 9 filings since 2022 vs 0 in 2017-21 Innovation: 9 patents (top 54% of patent-holders) · 9 filings since 2022 vs 0 in 2017-21 rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 40/100 | $100K | 10 mo ago | Seed | 9 | Apostol Radev Co-Founder & CEO | WordPressMySQLPHP+25 | — | 9 patents Modular solar‑thermal collectors with integrated tracking, bearing, and enclosure systems | — |
Top 12 Environment companies in Canada
#1
Series F · Burnaby, British Columbia · founded 2002 · 193 employees$454.6Mraised▾
General Fusion is a developer of a magnetized nuclear fusion reactor. The reactor consists of 3 main components, a plasma injector, which converts hydrogen fuel into plasma & holds in a magnetic field; liquid metal wall, which compresses the plasma & captures the energy released; piston array, which collapses liquid metal vortex & shockwave formation by plasma compression. The hot liquid metal is used to operate a heat exchanger by producing power.
- Nov 2025Conventional Debt$284.3K
- Nov 2025Series F$38.2M
- Aug 2025Series F$22M
- Aug 2023Series F$25M
#2
Public · Guelph, Ontario · founded 2001 · 18423 employees$230Mraised▾
Canadian Solar is a leading global solar technology and renewable energy company, founded in 2001 in Canada. The company is a manufacturer of solar modules and a provider of solar energy solutions, with a mission to foster sustainable development. With a focus on innovation and efficiency, Canadian Solar has established itself as a prominent player in the solar industry, offering a range of products and services to customers worldwide.
- Jan 2026Post IPO$230M
#3
Public · Montreal, Quebec · founded 2015$7.6Mraised▾
Provider of water management services
- Apr 2026Post IPO$2.9M
- Dec 2025Post IPO$328.7K
- Jul 2025Post IPO$620.1K
- Mar 2025Post IPO$1.3M
#4
Series D · Mississauga, Ontario · founded 2010 · 650 employees$225Mraised▾
Manufacturer of solar PV modules. It is the design and development of ultra-high-efficiency, premium-quality solar panels for generating electricity on the residential and commercial scale.
- May 2025Grant (prize money)$3M
- May 2025Grant (prize money)$719.9K
- Apr 2025Grant (prize money)$400K
- Mar 2023Series D$125M
#5
Seed · Kincardine, Ontario · founded 2001 · 4200 employees$785Mraised▾
Bruce Power is a nuclear power generator. The company generates almost 30 percent of Ontarios power. They have 8 active power units in operation with a total installed capacity of 6,384 MW and an annual generation capacity of 47,630 GWh of power.
- Dec 2024Conventional Debt$389.5M
- Nov 2021Conventional Debt$395.5M
- 2003Seed—
#6
Public · Calgary, Alberta · founded 1995 · 27 employees$6.4Mraised▾
Manufacture of waste heat to power generation systems
- Apr 2026Grant (prize money)$1.9M
- Aug 2021Grant (prize money)$4.5M
#7
Series B · Saint John, New Brunswick · founded 2006 · 29 employees$24Mraised▾
Developer of small modular reactor technology for clean energy applications. The company focuses on creating affordable electricity and industrial heat that is scalable and carbon free. The technology offers inherently safe, reliable, and economical power. It aims to provide solutions for powering data centers, industrial applications, and the creation of medical isotopes.
- Dec 2025Series B$15M
- Oct 2023Grant (prize money)$5.1M
- Apr 2022Series A$24M
#8
Public · Edmonton, Alberta · founded 2009 · 88 employees$108.4Mraised▾
Capital Power is an independent power producer primarily in the region of Alberta. The company develops, acquires, operates and optimizes power generation from a variety of energy sources coal/solid fuels, gas, wind and solar. Capital Power owns more than 3,200 MW of power generation capacity at 17 facilities across North America and an additional 545 MW owned generation capacity is under construction in Alberta and North Carolina.
- Apr 2025Post IPO$108.4M
- May 2021Post IPO—
#9
Public · Ottawa, Ontario · founded 1985 · 170 employees$13.2Mraised▾
Provider of consultancy services towards environmental protection and health
- Dec 2025Post IPO$10.7M
- Dec 2024Post IPO$2.5M
#10
Public · Brossard, Quebec · founded 2019$5.5Mraised▾
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- Jan 2026Post IPO$2.2M
- Oct 2025Post IPO$726K
- Dec 2024Post IPO$712.1K
- Feb 2024Post IPO$849.6K
#11
Public · Toronto, Ontario · founded 2019 · 21 employees$17.5Mraised▾
Provider of metal recycling services
- Sep 2025Post IPO$5.4M
- Feb 2025Post IPO$4M
- Oct 2024Post IPO$636.4K
- Jul 2024Post IPO$392.1K
#12
Public · Vancouver, British Columbia · founded 2012 · 15 employees$4.8Mraised▾
Developer of solar and wind energy projects
- Feb 2026Post IPO$10M
- Jun 2025Post IPO$873.3K
- Feb 2022Series A$4.8M
Funding & investor landscape
Notable founders
Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage
Share of Environment coverage by sub-theme.
Regulatory-risk over time rising
Funding & growth over time
funding rising · growth rising
How research on Environmental Monitoring is moving in Canada
A read on the academic research around Environmental Monitoring — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 528 Canada-affiliated papers.
- Environment and Climate Change Canada78
- Fisheries and Oceans Canada32
- University of Toronto30
- University of British Columbia26
- Government of Canada24
- Contamination1→6
- Pollutant1→5
- Water quality2→4
- Sampling (signal processing)1→16
- Environmental DNA1→16
- Biodiversity1→12
- Pollution1→7
- Air pollution1→6
- Environmental resource management6→14
- Arctic2→10
- Contamination3→10
- Sampling (signal processing)1→8
- Environmental planning5→11
Where environmental monitoring is researched across Canada
Location clusters by institution affiliation — each city's volume, stance tone, and a quick read on its hot topic, what's advancing, the opening opportunity, and the main concern.
Who's filing environmental monitoring patents in Canada
Canada environmental monitoring patent filing is accelerating — 32 filings from 20 assignees (2016–2025), led by Aquatic Informatics, FTS Forest TECH Systems, Opilio LABS; annual filings 3→5.
- Aquatic Informatics10
- FTS Forest TECH Systems7
- Opilio LABS4
- Sensenet3
- Stevens Kevin JOHN3
- Airbly2
- Russell GARY2
- Godlien Scott Blair2