OCETA Turns 15!
In 1994, OCETA was founded with a mandate to support entrepreneurs and start-up companies with commercializing innovative environmental technologies. Today, OCETA is using a collaborative business model to lead and deliver a range of services and programs to accelerate the commercialization and market adoption of clean technologies and environmentally sustainable solutions. To celebrate this milestone, OCETA will be hosting a 15th anniversary party in the fall of 2009. Stay tuned for more details in the coming months.

Business Services to Clean Technology Companies
As Ontario's Environmental Sector Innovation Network, OCETA provides a full-range of technical and business services to support entrepreneurs and start-up companies with commercializing and bringing their innovations to market...[Details]

Canadian Environmental Technology Verification (ETV) Program
Environment Canada accepted the proposal from OCETA to continue to operate the Canadian ETV Program through to March 2012. Principal features are the further development and strengthening of a comprehensive quality management system and a geographically distributed network of testing laboratories and verification experts...[Details]

"Green Procurement" and Supply Chain Management
Better information is needed on the performance of technologies, service products, and supply chains, to allow for more informed purchasing strategies. With a multitude of new and existing technologies and applications on the market, technology users continue to demand better solutions at competitive prices...[Details]

South West Ontario Cleantech Business Development Group
OCETA and TechAlliance in London, Ontario have been instrumental in the formation of the South West Ontario Cleantech Business Development Group. This group is comprised of a number of organizations who are active in the cleantech sector...[Details]

ONEIA Study Shows Ontario Environment Companies Concerned Green Economic Opportunity at Risk
A new study released by the Ontario Environment Industry Association (ONEIA) shows that Ontario environment firms are concerned the province may miss a crucial opportunity in the coming years if business and government cannot establish new ways of working together...[Details]

Growing Your Business Breakfast Series
OCETA and the R.I.C. Centre in Mississauga successfully completed the last of ten Growing Your Business Breakfast Sessions that were held monthly from September 2008 to June 2009 at the University of Toronto in Mississauga. The objective was to help start-up entrepreneurs fast track commercialization...[Details]

Drayton Weissenfels Inc. and Canadian Business Magazine in Association with Yet2.com and OCETA Launch the "Clean 15" Canadian Cleantech Competition
The "Clean 15" cleantech competition connects visionary large companies with Canadian cleantech suppliers. The relationships are intended to facilitate commercialization for Canada's cleantech researchers and developers, as well as support to stimulate the country's cleantech economy...[Details]

Environmental Impact and GHG Quantification
OCETA is an approved Environmental Impact Quantification expert for Sustainable Development Technology Canada (SDTC) and has considerable expertise in conducting the preparation of SMART (System of Monitoring and Reporting for Technologies) reports...[Details]

The REDEVELOPMENT FRAMEWORK FOR FORMER SERVICE STATIONSTM Unlocks Value and Creates Economic Opportunities
Industry and government stakeholders from across Canada have emphasized the need for guidance on how to address process barriers and successfully navigate the redevelopment of under-utilized and abandoned Service Stations, the most common type of brownfield site found in Canada...[Details]

Innovative Remediation Solutions Workshop Builds Capacity in Ontario Region
Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC) partnered with OCETA to develop and deliver the Innovative Remediation Solutions Workshop (Ontario Region) held in Toronto in February 2009...[Details]

Sustainability Outreach: Reflecting on Year 1 of the Durham Sustainability Stewardship Program
Since the inception of the Durham Sustainability Stewardship Program, OCETA and its partners have generated significant interest and dialogue on environmental sustainability initiatives in Durham Region, and delivered several outreach activities...[Details]

Canadian Pollution Prevention Roundtable and CCME P2 Awards Provide Unique Opportunity to Coordinate and Recognize Pollution Prevention Efforts
The 2009 Canadian Pollution Prevention Roundtable (CPPR) was held on June 15 and 16, 2009. The event was hosted by the Canadian Centre for Pollution Prevention (C2P2) in collaboration with OCETA and the local organizers in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island...[Details]

Honourable Richard Brown, Minister of the Environment, Energy and Forestry, Prince Edward Island (left), and Honourable John Gerretsen, CCME President and Minister of the Environment, Ontario (right), with the 2009 CCME Pollution Prevention Award winners

The Pressure Pipe Inspection Company Ltd.
The Pressure Pipe Inspection Company Ltd. (PPIC), of Mississauga, Ontario, is an industry leader in pressure pipe inspection. With funding from Sustainable Development Technology Canada (SDTC), the company developed and successfully demonstrated the performance of its PipeDiverTM system...[Details]

Elgin Sweeper Receives ETV Canada Verification Certificates
ETV Canada has verified the data from air quality performance tests conducted by the Prairie Agricultural Machinery Institute (PAMI) on two Elgin Sweeper models: the Crosswind® NX regenerative air street sweeper; and the mechanical Waterless Eagle® FW mechanical street sweeper...[Details]

New Pollution Prevention Case Studies for Innovative Manufacturing Companies
FTG Circuits, C.J. Graphics and Prokleen Washing Services have recently made their pollution prevention case studies public on the Toronto Region Sustainability Program website. These and other client case studies are available for download on the Case Studies page. Learn how small and medium-sized manufacturers are embracing sustainable business practices to reduce their environmental footprint and improve their competitiveness.

4th International Environmental Technology Verification Forum
November 11 & 12, 2009
Manila Philippines
The 4th International Environmental Technology Verification Forum will take place in Manila, Philippines on November 11-12, 2009. The forum theme is "ETV: Accelerating Technology Solutions to Climate Change". The main objective of the forum is to provide a venue for exchanging ideas and sharing experiences on the implementation of ETV programs and how environmental technology performance verification can help address climate change issues... Details coming soon

Cornwall Brownfields Knowledge Workshop
Fall 2009
Cornwall, Ontario
OCETA is collaborating with the City of Cornwall to develop and deliver a full day Brownfields Knowledge Workshop designed for municipalities (economic development staff, planners, councilors) developers, the local community, consultants, and other stakeholders interested in brownfield redevelopment... Details coming soon

Service Station Redevelopment Matchmaking Session
Fall 2009
Sudbury, Ontario
OCETA collaborated with the Province of Ontario and the Canadian Petroleum Products Institute to create a Redevelopment Framework for Former Service Stations in Ontario. We are now entering the Implementation Phase of this project, which includes the delivery of two workshops in Ontario. The first event, Creating Economic Opportunities – Application of the Redevelopment Framework for Former Service Stations, was held on May 20, 2009 in Toronto, and was very well-received with capacity attendance and much positive feedback. A second event is planned for Fall 2009 in Sudbury, Ontario... Details coming soon

Ventilation 2009, the 9th International Conference on Industrial Ventilation
October 18-21, 2009
Zurich, Switzerland
The VENT 2009 Conference will focus on Future Trends for Clean Air Technology for High Quality Products and a Healthy Workplace Environment. This conference will bring together world leaders in research, technology developers, engineers, equipment suppliers, practitioners and government officials... [Details]