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The environmental technology industry is an emerging industrial sector comprised of companies and organizations that provide products and services that reduce human health risks and ecological damage, improve eco-efficiencies and cost-effectiveness in processes, and address environmental issues and problems. Companies are involved, in whole or in part, in the production of environmental goods, the provision of environmental services, or the undertaking of environment-related construction activities.

Canada’s environment industry is large and growing, with $18.4 billion1 in revenues.  Sales of environmental goods accounted for 55% of industry revenues, with services representing the other 45%. Export revenues were $1.4 billion, with 78% of these sales being to customers in the United States. The Canadian industry comprises over 8,000 firms, with total employment in excess of 250,000.