Environment
In Québec, the environment industry designs technology, creates products and offers services to help prevent or reduce environmental risks, minimize air, soil and water pollution, and save resources. It also proposes ways to solve problems connected to waste disposal, ecosystems and climate change.
Companies in Québec have the know-how and flexibility needed to respond to their clients’ needs, and several are able to offer turn-key partnerships for products and services.
The strengths of the industry cover various environmental sectors. In Québec, the size of the natural resource extraction and processing industries has generated a vast amount of expertise in the treatment of emissions and effluent. Consulting services in the environmental field are another speciality that has gained worldwide recognition, since Québec can count on a large pool of companies specializing in environmental engineering, the manufacturing of various systems and equipment, and the design and application of air, water, soil and water treatment processes.
Québec also has a number of universities and research centres that provide access to know-how and qualified workers, and demonstrate the innovative abilities of the sector. Various organizations are involved in the development of the environment industry.
For more information…
Consult the publication (PDF, 476,00 Kb)
A development strategy for Québec’s environmental and green technology industry
Ministère du Développement économique, de l’Innovation et de l’Exportation
