Built for Canadian climate-tech foundersThe Climate Tech Trailblazer Prize is a national competition spotlighting Canada’s most promising climate-tech startups, and accelerating solutions shaping a low-carbon future.
Open to climate-tech startups across Canada, the Prize invites founders with breakthrough technologies to step onto a national stage and compete for meaningful, growth-enabling support.
Pitch live at the 2026 Climate Solutions Prize FestivalFinalists advance to a high-visibility live pitch at the 2026 Climate Solutions Prize Festival, where Canada’s most compelling climate-tech ventures take center stage. Founders deliver an on-stage pitch followed by direct Q&A with an international judging panel.
The judging panel includes investors, global industry executives, climate scientists, and innovation leaders, people who help shape markets, deploy capital, and influence climate policy. This live pitch is designed to put finalists in front of a global audience of investors, corporate partners, policymakers, and media, opening pathways to partnerships, pilots, and scale beyond the Festival.
A launchpad for real-world deploymentThe Tech Trailblazer Prize exists to bridge the gap between early traction and real-world deployment, helping founders move from prototype to scale, and from ambition to measurable climate impact.
This is more than a competition. It’s a platform built to help Canada’s climate-tech trailblazers earn visibility, build credibility, and move faster toward adoption.