Canada's Environment Industry:
Over 4,000 companies in Canada provide environmental products, technologies or services to meet today's needs for environmentally responsible business practices and sustainable development. The Canadian environment industry:

• has annual sales of $16 billion, contributing 2.2% to Canada's GDP in 1995
• exports $1 billion annually
• employs 123,000 people, representing 1.15% of Canada's total employment
• and is considered a world leader in several key areas of technology and service delivery.

About CEIA:
The Canadian Environment Industry Association (CEIA) is the national voice of the Canadian environment industry. CEIA, and its network of provincial environment industry associations, represent the interests of 1,500 Canadian companies providing environmental products, technologies and services.

CEIA's Vision:
Canada's industries as world leaders in the use and provision of environmental products, technologies and services.

Our Mission:
To promote the interests and development of Canadian companies supplying environmental technologies, products and services.

Core Functions: In support of its mission, CEIA

• Develops industry strategy.
• Encourages responsible, progressive environmental and industrial policies and programs.
• Gathers, synthesizes and disseminates information on the environment industry.
• Leads federal government relations and advocacy on national policies and programs.
• Identifies and promotes domestic and international environmental trade opportunities.
• Creates networking opportunities within the environment industry and between the environment industry and its customers.
• Provides opportunities for environmental firms to improve their management and technical skills.
• Disseminates information on industry activities, developing a better public awareness and understanding of the role played by the environment industry.
• Promotes the development of appropriate technical, service and product quality standards at the national level.

Canadian Environment Industry Association
Fisherville Ontario
Canada

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