Peers

Organizations in Canada working to enhance applied sustainablity through technology and education

Environment Canada
Environment Canada's mandate is to preserve and enhance the quality of the natural environment; conserve Canada's renewable resources; conserve and protect Canada's water resources; forecast weather and environmental change; enforce rules relating to boundary waters; and coordinate environmental policies and programs for the federal government. The Department employs about 6000 people and has an annual budget of over half a billion dollars. Approximately 60 percent of its workforce and 80 percent of its budget is devoted to science and technology activities. Environment Canada's national headquarters are located in Gatineau, Quebec. It has offices in some 100 communities across the country.

Sustainable Energy was formed to design manufacture and distribute products based on a patented and proprietary power inverter platform which converts extra low voltage direct current inputs into grid quality power with very high conversion efficiencies.

SDTC
Sustainable Development Technology Canada (SDTC) is a not-for-profit foundation that finances and supports the development and demonstration of clean technologies which provide solutions to issues of climate change, clean air, water quality and soil, and which deliver economic, environmental and health benefits to Canadians. SDTC operates two funds aimed at the development and demonstration of innovative technological solutions. The $550 million SD Tech Fund™ supports projects that address climate change, air quality, clean water, and clean soil. The $500 million NextGen Biofuels Fund™ supports the establishment of first-of-kind large demonstration-scale facilities for the production of next-generation renewable fuels.

York Centre for Applied Sustainability
The mission of the York Centre for Applied Sustainability is to promote the application of sustainability principles and practices throughout society, including in the public sector, the private sector, the civil sector, and in education.

Canada’s Science, Technology and Innovation Network
The Canadian Government's collection of scientific, environmental and technological organizations.

Design Companies

Links to some of Canada's top web and graphic design firms.

5 Shades Website Design
If you have a web site or are even planning to build one, you would have been advised to pay attention to the content placed on your web page, because "Content is King". Get a professional website design company. Quality content not only helps to draw in traffic, it also helps improve the search engine rankings of your web page if you publish well-written articles incorporating strategic keywords. There is no doubt that quality content is an important part of a wholesome Web Page Design process.

NRJ Design
A Montreal Web design based company servicing a Worldwide clientele. Website design, Advanced programming, Search engine optimization, Ecommerce, 3D, Flash & animation. At NRJ Design, they provide a complete corporate website design solution for companies who wish to enter the e-business arena. This entails working with and for clients towards building a web presence, from the simplest logo design to the most complex website database integration. The net result is a tailor-made solution for clients and an experience/inspiration to their clients.

Magi Studios
Running a website for your business is more than just design and deploy. It takes a tremendous effort to make sure your business has a dominate presence on the internet. What is the point of having a website if the search engines don't know it exists? Magi Studios has made this the one of the focuses of their business. They not only design your website, but will kickstart it's marketing journey on the search engine thus build your online presence and dominate your local market.

GO Graphical
GO Graphical has made websites for Fortune 500 companies and we make websites for small mom & pop shops and clubs. They can create a website for you that functions exactly how you want it to function -- a website that you are proud to show off. No matter the size of your project, GO Graphical can manage it and complete it within your timeframe and guide you every step of the way to completion.