Advancing Key Sectors
Accelerating the Sectors That Power Our Blue Economy
Scotia Blue Technology was founded with a clear mission: to advance the sectors most critical to Atlantic Canada’s sustainable economic future. Through this initiative, we direct our advisory, partnership, and funding expertise toward strategic industries that offer high-impact potential — not only for profit, but for environmental resilience, job creation, and global competitiveness.
We don’t just support innovation in theory. We embed ourselves within key verticals — aquaculture, marine monitoring, clean energy, and Indigenous enterprise — to help projects move forward faster, smarter, and with lasting benefit.
Our Focus Areas
We prioritize sectors that are:
✅ Technically viable
✅ Policy-aligned
✅ Eligible for public support
✅ Ready for deployment
✅ Locally relevant, globally scalable
⚙️ Sustainable Aquaculture
We support land- and sea-based fish farming solutions that enhance productivity, animal health, and environmental stewardship. From closed containment systems to smart feeding and biosecurity tools, we help scale what works.
🌊 Ocean Monitoring & Data Systems
We advance tools that improve how we monitor, understand, and protect our marine environments. This includes remote sensors, eDNA sampling, automated data processing, and vessel-based systems.
🌿 Clean Marine & Energy Tech
We accelerate adoption of green technologies that reduce emissions, lower costs, or power operations more sustainably — including tidal microgeneration, solar retrofits, or hybrid-electric platforms for coastal communities.
🧑🤝🧑 Indigenous-Led Economic Development
We elevate Indigenous enterprise by helping align projects with technology, funding, and co-ownership structures that respect sovereignty and build long-term value for communities.
What This Initiative Looks Like
- Sector Intelligence & Opportunity Reports
We publish and share strategic insights to help governments, startups, and investors understand where momentum is building — and where support is needed most. - Priority Project Pipeline Development
We work with partners to identify and assemble promising project opportunities — whether that means aggregating multiple operators into a shared pilot, or aligning with a specific community’s economic goals. - Policy & Regulatory Alignment
We help ensure projects in target sectors meet emerging standards and access the right incentives or fast-track channels (e.g. clean tech tax credits, Indigenous procurement opportunities). - Funding Leveraging
We coordinate sector-specific funding pathways — from ACOA to DFO to NRC IRAP — to support innovation deployment, infrastructure upgrades, or cluster development. - Showcasing & Advocacy
We promote the capabilities of Atlantic Canada’s key sectors to national and international audiences — helping attract investment, talent, and technology partnerships.
Why It Matters
Nova Scotia and its neighbouring provinces are uniquely positioned to lead in ocean sustainability, marine innovation, and Indigenous-led enterprise. But potential isn’t enough — we need acceleration.
Scotia Blue Technology is here to help unlock that potential — one strategic sector at a time.
If you’re building something meaningful in one of these focus areas — or looking to enter one — we’re here to support you every step of the way.