Industry Canadaès Initiatives

Industry Canada's Eco-efficiency Web Site
This site is intended to provide information on the benefits of eco-efficiency forCanadian businesses. It also provides information on Industry Canada's efforts to promote productivity through eco-efficiency, and contains general information on business and the environment.

Sustainable Development Training
Provides managers, supervisors and policy and program officials with an enhanced understanding of sustainable development, associated policy challenges and related knowledge. This course was developed for Industry Canada by Dr. Glen Toner of Carleton University.

Consumers and the Environment
The Office of Consumer Affairs at Industry Canada provides links to papers published by industry and consumer associations. This site lists a large number of consumer related environmental links as well as a listing of useful text-based sources for further reading.

Canadian Environment Solutions
CES currently addresses industry sector problems related to water, air, soil, research and development, and energy. CES contains 1,980 environmental problems, 1,920 solutions and their descriptions, along with the 872 companies that can provide the solutions.

Computers for Schools Program
helps young Canadians gain greater access to computer technology in a learning environment so they can acquire the computer skills to succeed in a technology driven economy and society.