Lynn Cote, executive director of the Canada Clean Tech Alliance (CCTA), remarked that although the throne speech did not explicitly mention cleantech, she anticipated that advanced clean technology solutions would be incorporated into key infrastructure projects, supporting a progressive industrial strategy and clean energy transition.

Canada Clean Tech Alliance, an industry coalition supporting clean technologies, proposed key policy recommendations for the 2023 Budget. Their proposal includes expanding the 30% Investment Tax Credit and introducing a Manufacturing Investment Tax Credit, supported by an open letter signed by over 100 cleantech executives to Minister Freeland.

Prime Minister Trudeau’s mandate letters, issued on December 20, 2021, incorporated a 30% investment tax credit for clean technology—a provision the Canada Clean Tech Alliance had been advocating. This inclusion reflects the alliance’s effective progressive influence on environmental and economic policy, promoting clean technology and sustainable practices.

The Canada Clean Tech Alliance hosted a week-long series of virtual fireside chats during which nearly 500 cleantech leaders and a range of political figures—including federal Ministers, Parliamentary Secretaries, opposition leaders, and a Shadow Minister—discussed sector challenges and policy proposals.