Canadian businesses sold $18.9 billion worth of environmental and clean technology goods in 2019, while sales of related services amounted to $10.2 billion. If waste management services are included, the total revenue from sales of environmental and clean technology services rises to $18.5 billion. In terms of total revenue generated, the environmental and clean technology sector was comparable in size to the pulp, paper and paperboard mills manufacturing industry ($18.9 billion) in 2019.
The data were produced using the Survey of Environmental Goods and Services, which included several new categories of environmental and clean technology goods and services, compared with its 2018 predecessor.
The environmental and clean technology goods and services sector, like most others in the Canadian economy, was affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Although the data in this release predate the pandemic, they will serve as an important benchmark to measure the full impact of the pandemic on the sector.