Foresight Canada

Foresight has launched an employer-focused Upskilling Program aimed at helping Canadian organizations prepare their workforces for a cleaner, more innovative economy. Delivered on a recurring basis, the program offers customized training aligned with real industry needs in areas such as advanced manufacturing, sustainability, and emerging clean technologies.

Developed with employers and industry sponsors, each module includes technical learning, applied project work, and mentorship from sector experts. Foresight notes the program can fit within existing professional development budgets or support broader workforce transformation. By expanding skills and networks, the initiative helps companies retain talent and prepare for a low-carbon future.

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Foresight Canada, the country’s largest cleantech accelerator, unveiled its 2025 Foresight 50 list in Calgary last night, recognizing 50 of Canada’s most investible cleantech ventures. All honourees are first-time recipients—an unprecedented milestone reflecting the depth of Canada’s innovation pipeline.

Since 2021, past Foresight 50 companies have raised more than $2.6 billion in capital. The ventures featured this year are tackling industrial decarbonization, carbon capture, waste-to-value systems, and climate resilience. With the global clean energy market projected to triple to $2 trillion by 2035, these firms are positioning Canada to lead the global energy transition and economic diversification.

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Jeanette Jackson is stepping down after seven years as CEO of Foresight Canada. Under her leadership, Foresight became a national cleantech force. Jackson will remain on the board and serve as a strategic advisor. David Sanguinetti, former COO and VP of Technology, becomes Interim CEO.

A cleantech veteran with global experience, Sanguinetti brings industry insight and personal sustainability to the role. He will lead a distributed executive team from Calgary, Toronto, Kelowna, and Vancouver. With strong leadership in place, Foresight remains focused on accelerating cleantech innovation across Canada.

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As Canada grapples with a national housing crisis, Foresight Canada is working to scale innovations that address system-level inefficiencies. Through the CMHC Housing Supply Challenge, the nonprofit identified 18 promising solutions, including Toronto-based Promise Robotics and BuildingIN.

These ventures offer tech-driven approaches to accelerate sustainable housing development. Foresight’s Noah Leduc emphasizes the need for bold, coordinated action and positions Foresight as a bridge between innovators, policy, and the construction sector. Canada must build millions of homes by 2030, yet remains behind pace. Foresight’s model blends clean technology with planning reform to help close the country’s housing gap.

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Foresight Canada honoured Alberta’s top clean technology innovators last night at the Alberta Cleantech Awards during Inventures 2025 in Calgary. Winners included Ayrton Energy (Startup), Nanoprecise (Scaleup), Dow (Adopter), CRIN (Supporter), and Emissions Reduction Alberta (Funder).

Each exemplifies Alberta’s shift from industrial legacy to sustainable leadership. Dow’s $6.5B Path2Zero hydrogen project and ERA’s strategic $55M in funding reflect large-scale commitment to emissions reduction. CRIN’s support for late-stage tech commercialization and Ayrton’s hydrogen storage innovation underline ecosystem strength. “You represent Alberta’s future-proof economy,” said Foresight CEO Jeanette Jackson.

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With a federal election approaching, Vancouver-based Foresight Canada is urging political leaders to make cleantech central to Canada’s economic strategy. In an open letter released this week, the innovation accelerator outlines three key priorities: fast-tracking domestic adoption of Canadian cleantech, boosting productivity through innovation, and positioning Canada as a global clean economy leader.

The organization cites strong sectoral impact—$2.24 billion raised, 9,000 jobs created, and high returns on investment. “Canada has the talent and technology,” the letter states. “What we need now is the political will.” Foresight is encouraging Canadians to sign the letter ahead of campaign season.

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Foresight Canada has opened applications for its 2025 Cleantech Awards, celebrating pioneering ventures and ecosystem leaders in British Columbia, Alberta, and Atlantic Canada. Since 2020, the awards have highlighted firms like Moment Energy and Arca for significant climate impact.

British Columbia leads in electric vehicles and renewable energy, while Alberta advances in carbon capture and clean energy solutions. Atlantic Canada is emerging in wind, tidal, and ocean-based technologies. Five categories, including Startup and Scaleup Ventures of the Year, are open for nominations. Applications close February 20, 2025.

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Foresight Canada has announced the 2024 Foresight 50 list, highlighting Canada’s top 50 cleantech ventures. These companies are tackling critical issues, including emissions reduction, sustainable housing, and food security. Canada currently ranks 62nd globally in climate action, according to the Climate Change Performance Index, underscoring a need for innovation.

Despite economic challenges, cleantech investment reached $1.01 billion in 2023. The Foresight 50 Showcase, held on November 6 in Vancouver, connected these startups with investors, offering pitches to foster deal opportunities. CEO Jeanette Jackson praised honourees for advancing Canada’s shift toward net zero.

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