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AQUAHACKING
IMPACT
REPORT
2020November
Contents Foreword
A Word from the AquaHacking Team 5
A Word from Valerie Chort, RBC Foundation 6
A Word from Dominique Monchamp, Fondation de Gaspé Beaubien 7
AquaHacking Challenge
Highlights: 2020 in Numbers 9
AquaHacking — 2020 Impact Report
AquaHacking: Impact Through Innovation 10
AquaHacking: Coast to Coast in 2020 11
Key Regional Partnership Take-Aways 13
Academic Recruitment Hubs 14
Enablers of Success 15
The 2020 Challenge Timeline 16
Water Issues & Leaders 17
A Diverse and Resilient Ecosystem of Actors 19
Meet the AquaHacking Challenge Winners of 2020 21
British Columbia21
Lake Winnipeg23
Atlantic Canada25
Social Media Engagement & The AquaHacking Podcast 27
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Media & Videos 28
AquaHacking Alumni Program Human Resources
What is the AquaHacking Alumni Program? 30 The AquaHacking Team 51
Meet the Alumni Startups 33 Aqua Forum Advisory Committee 53
Aqua Forum Board of Directors 54
AquaHacking Funders and Partners 55
Alumni Impact
Across the Water Sector 37
The Numbers 38 Throughout this report, the different regional British Columbia
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Strategic Partnerships 41 Challenges will be identified according Lake Winnipeg
Peer-to-Peer 43 to the following colors: Atlantic Canada
Professional and Personal Development Resources 44
Alumni Ambassadors’ Participation in 2020 45
Their Media Highlights 46
Our Future 47
Perspectives 2021
Western Canada & Rivière des Mille Îles 2021 49
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And what were those outcomes this year? In the pages ahead you will read about
A Word from the
the 15 incredible teams from coast to coast that developed innovative tech solutions
AquaHacking Team
to some of the most critical water issues we face in Canada. Over $430,000 of seed
funding was invested in their newly established water enterprises. Click on the video
links throughout included later in this report to hear their pitches, watch the recap
As we reflect on 2020, to say that it was a year unlike any other
video of the virtual expeditions to feel their enthusiasm and read their testimonials.
is an understatement by far.
Their talent and passion are inspiring.
COVID-19 hit in March and it impacted our lives, our families, and
We also launched the AquaHacking Alumni program with a virtual networking
our communities. For the AquaHacking team, the lock-down came
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gathering. It was a wonderful thing to see familiar faces from Challenges of years
5 days before our first major in-person event of the year, the British
past, gathered on the screen, sharing their stories and success.
Columbia (BC) Challenge Semi-Final. In the space of that week, the
BC AquaHacking organizing team set up offices in our respective To be working on something as meaningful as solutions to freshwater issues
homes in Kelowna, Toronto and Montreal. Our commitment to the is extremely gratifying. Not much is more essential to life on earth than water.
outcomes of the Challenge and the 169 BC AquaHacking participants It sustains us, it connects us, it nourishes us all.
who had been working hard to prepare their solutions and pitches, With that in mind, we will continue to harness the talent of young Canadians for
pushed us to climb the steep learning curve of the steep learning water tech solutions and support the growth of the water tech enterprises within our
curve of managing events on online platforms. The collaborative spirit growing Alumni community.
of everyone involved pulled us through and we successfully pivoted We are deeply motivated as a team and look ahead to 2021 and beyond!
all of our planned programming to virtual.
It was, in large part, the openness and courage of everyone involved The AquaHacking Team
that this success was possible. Thank you to our Board of Directors,
funders, regional co-host partners, program delivery partners,
university recruitment hubs, judges, mentors, and, of course, the 300+
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participants: we are very grateful to all of you for your commitment to
the shared outcomes of AquaHacking in 2020.
A Word from Valerie Chort, Canada is blessed with 20% of the world’s freshwater, and
our large share of the world’s freshwater supply means it
Vice-President of Corporate
is critical that Canadians act as guardians and protectors
Citizenship for RBC and of this valuable resource. At the same time, Canada is
Executive Director of the home to a strong innovation ecosystem, which presents a
RBC Foundation secular opportunity to be global leaders by bringing these
technology capabilities and natural resources together
to create solutions that generate economic value and
While it has been a challenging year given the significant impacts
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advance freshwater sustainability in Canada and around
of the global pandemic, continuing to make progress towards
the world.
a more sustainable future is more important than ever, and
RBC Tech for Nature was created to bring this ambition to
AquaHacking demonstrated its resilience and ability to thrive in this
life. Through this multi-year commitment, RBC is working
difficult environment.
to preserve the world’s natural ecosystem by fostering
Complex challenges require bold solutions, and we are confident
new ideas, technologies and partnerships focused on
that the AquaHacking Challenge has the elements that enable both
protecting our shared future.
the discovery of remarkable solutions and the support to ensure
Initiatives like the AquaHacking Challenge help identify,
they realize their potential.
develop and scale the innovative solutions needed
to address the complex challenges facing our water
systems today, and RBC is proud to be a long-standing
partner and supporter of the program. We believe in and
are inspired by the ability of young visionaries to create
ground-breaking solutions through the Challenge
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and we are encouraged by their potential to scale.
A Word from Dominique The de Gaspé Beaubien family has invested significantly in
Monchamp, Fondation building the AquaHacking program which was founded in
de Gaspé Beaubien 2015. All members of the family are committed to the cause
of water and believe deeply in it. Thanks to an extraordinary
team of employees and committed partners, the
AquaHacking Challenge has become one of the country’s
leading initiatives in supporting emerging water innovations.
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We extend our warm thanks to all the young innovators The de Gaspé Beaubien family and I would also like to thank
from coast to coast who participate year after year the team of Aqua Forum employees and all of its partners
in the AquaHacking Challenge and are committed to and suppliers who have demonstrated their resilience in
finding concrete solutions to water issues. In doing so, these difficult pandemic times. Thanks to their flexibility and
they contribute to improving water conservation and, by openness, they have allowed Aqua Forum to deliver its entire
becoming entrepreneurs and creating their own businesses, program as planned for the year 2020. You will see from this
they also contribute to the economic development of our report that the impact of AquaHacking 2020 programming is
country. This is a winning formula for all stakeholders. indeed miraculous.
All of us at the de Gaspé Beaubien Foundation are very proud
to be associated with such a success and Aqua Forum can
continue to count on our support for years to come.
Congratulations to all!
Dominique Monchamp
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Executive Director of the Fondation de Gaspé Beaubien
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Highlights
2020 in Numbers
3 AquaHacking Challenges delivered.
100% pivot of all programming to virtual.
386 young innovators engaged.
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15 critical water issues tackled.
100 mentors and experts engaged.
58 multi-sector expert judges involved.
39 pitches presented at the Semi-Final events.
17 solutions developed & startups launched.
$180K seed funding invested and $250k+ additional funds
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invested through Mitacs programs
AquaHacking Helping to restore and maintain freshwater health is our The AquaHacking Challenge is a tech innovation
mission. We believe the tech skills, innovative thinking program designed to:
Impact Through and entrepreneurial drive of young Canadians are key to → Engage tech and next-generation talent to solve
Innovation achieving this mission. The vehicle we have developed to critical water issues.
harness them is the AquaHacking Challenge.
→ Ensure tech-solutions are demand-driven by partnering
with local stakeholders.
→ Empower young talent to become entrepreneurs and business
leaders through mentoring.
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→ Enable the launch of startups through seed funding
investment and incubation placements.
While AquaHacking is a catalyst for innovation in the water sector,
it’s also an entrepreneurial discovery journey in the water sector for
the participants and acts as :
→ A launchpad for young entrepreneurs in
the water sector/startups.
→ A pre-incubator for young talent in technology
and engineering.
→ An investor in future water leaders.
page 10AquaHacking: Coast to Coast in 2020
Working with regional partners
across Canada
Thanks to the RBC Foundation’s Tech For
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Nature Initiative AquaHacking programming
was able to reach more regions across
Canada, expand its programming for
Alumni and develop new initiatives aimed at
safeguarding freshwater.
Read the full press release about RBC Tech
For Nature here.
page 11AquaHacking AquaHacking AquaHacking
British Columbia Lake Winnipeg Atlantic Canada
The Okanagan Basin Water Board (OBWB), The International Institute for Sustainable The Atlantic Water Network (AWN), based
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headquartered in Kelowna, BC, was formed Development (IISD), headquartered in Halifax, NS, provides equipment, training,
in 1970 as a valley-wide partnership to in Winnipeg, MB, is an award-winning and resources for water monitoring
identify and resolve critical water issues independent think tank working to create organizations and communities throughout
in the Okanagan watershed between the a world where people and the planet thrive. Atlantic Canada. They work with organizations
Okanagan Nation Alliance, the Water Supply Their mission is to accelerate solutions for a on both a national and regional scale to
Association of BC and the Okanagan Water stable climate, sustainable resources, and fair improve water data collection at the community
Stewardship Council. In addition to its Milfoil economies. With offices in Geneva, Ottawa, level. AWN is part of the longstanding
Control Program and Sewage Facilities Toronto, and Winnipeg, their research spans Community-Based Environmental Monitoring
Grants Program, the OBWB provides the globe. Network and is home to all of its water related
the Water Management Program which resources.
includes the Water Stewardship Council
(WSC), Water Conservation and Quality
Improvement Grants and Water Research,
and Communications and Outreach.
page 12Key Regional Indeed, 2 key desired outcomes for the regional delivery model
Partnership for the AquaHacking Challenge are:
Take-Aways → To support the establishment of interregional → To connect water organizations with “unlikely partners”
connections and networks centred on water in the business and technology sectors.
conservation and protection, and;
This was the first year that Aqua Forum
embarked on the regional delivery
We are pleased to report that each “The interregional connection between regional
model of the AquaHacking Challenge.
of Aqua Forum’s regional partners AquaHacking partners was particularly helpful in
It was also the first year that more than navigating the programming pivots during the COVID
from 2020 expressed achieving both
1 edition of the AquaHacking Challenge experience.” - Carolina Restrepo, Okanagan Basin
of these goals :
was delivered simultaneously across Water Board
the country. The close and collaborative “The Atlantic Canada AquaHacking Challenge
nature of Aqua Forum’s relationships was a good excuse for us to connect with
with each of its 3 regional partners was the entrepreneurial world in Atlantic Canada.” Aqua Forum is proud of the social capital and
central to the success of the 2020 edi- - Emma Wattie, Atlantic Water Network networks made accessible to our 2020 regional
tions of the AquaHacking Challenge, partner organizations through the co-hosting and
“We were really pleased with the new relationships co-delivery of the AquaHacking Challenge and
through the program pivots, learnings,
forged with the tech community through interregional collaboration. We are grateful for all
adjustments, milestone events, and
the delivery of the Lake Winnipeg AquaHacking we learned alongside regional partners and for
evaluation processes. Challenge.” - Pauline Gerrard, International Institute
the feedback provided which will be integrated in
for Sustainable Development Experimental
future editions of the Challenge to continue evolving,
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Lakes Area
improving, and growing.Academic British Columbia Challenge:
Recruitment → Okanagan College
Hubs → Simon Fraser University
→ Thompson Rivers University
→ University of British Columbia Okanagan
Recruitment for regional AquaHacking Challenges
→ University of British Columbia Vancouver
prioritizes engagement with students and young
professionals in the specific Challenge regions → University of Victoria
→ University of Northern British Columbia
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but is open for registration by participants from
across Canada. The key recruitment audience → British Columbia Institute of Technology
Thanks to the recruitment
is university students studying environmental
champions from the following Atlantic Canada Challenge:
science, engineering, computer science, and
academic hubs for their → Saint Mary’s University
business and management. Working closely with
dedication in helping get the → Dalhousie University
professors and administrative staff who serve as
word out about the AquaHacking
recruitment champions in universities, this year → University of Prince Edward Island
Challenge:
the AquaHacking program team delivered over → University of New Brunswick
20 info-sessions both on-campus and virtually. → Memorial University of Newfoundland
Lake Winnipeg Challenge:
Combined with other recruitment activities such → Cape Breton University
→ University of Winnipeg
online “Ask Me Anything” sessions with Water Issue → Holland College
→ University of Manitoba
Leaders, outreach to entrepreneurial hubs such as
incubators and accelerators, and engagement with → Brandon University
young professional’s associations, we successfully → University of Regina
→ Red River College
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recruited 386 young innovators from across
Canada in the 2020 AquaHacking Challenges. → University of SaskatchewanAquaHacking Our multiple partners enable the success of AquaHacking.
Each plays a key role and brings a particular expertise and perspective to the program.
Enablers
of Success
Advisory Recruitment Incubators
Commitee Mentors
Champions
Water Issue
Leaders
Sponsors & Pitch Competition
Funding Partners Judges
page 15The 2020 Challenge Congratulations to all our partners for having adapted so quickly to virtual programming
as COVID restrictions hit. It was a remarkable sign of your commitment and our shared resilience.
Timeline
Read our news release
3 AquaHacking JANUARY 31 JUNE 25
Challenges delivered LW Kick-off MAY 1-3 BC Final
. .
through 2020 The video
BC Water
FB live even
Leadership
All programming FEBRUARY 26
Retreat
JULY 10-12
pivoted to 100% online AC Kick-off The recap video AC Water
delivery when COVID-19
. The recap video Leadership Retreat
The recap video
struck.
AC Final
. FB live event
SEPTEMBER 18
2020
BC Kick-off BC Semi-Final AC Semi-Final LW Final
. The in-person event FB live event FB live event . FB live event
2019, OCTOBER 29 British Columbia (BC) MARCH 21 JUNE 18 LW Water OCTOBER 20
Lake Winnipeg (LW) Leadership
Atlantic Canada (AC) LW Semi-Final Retreat
Watch the video FB live event The recap video
Discover the water issues
COVID-19 RESTRICTIONS JUNE 11 JULY 27-29
Discover Startups & SolutionsWater Issues Microplastics Sediment and Pesticide
Led by Chelsea Rochman, Runoff
& Leaders University of Toronto, Michael Led by Angela Banks & Mary Finch,
Rennie, Lakehead University PEI Watershed Alliance
Invasive Mussels and Sarah Warrack, IISD The webinar
James Littley, Okanagan Experimental Lakes Area
Basin Water Board The webinar
The webinar Microplastics from
Fishing gear
Fish Health
Stormwater Led by Vince Palace, Lee Hrenchuk
Led by Ariel Smith, Coastal Action
Contamination and Lauren Hayhurst from IISD
The webinar
15
Led by Heather Larratt, Larratt Experimental Lakes Area
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Aquatic Consulting Ltd.; and Marta The webinar Algal Blooms
Critical Water
Green, Associated Environmental and Eutrophication
Consultants Inc.
Financing a Healthier Led by Roxanne Mckinnon,
Issues The webinar
Lake Winnipeg ACAP St. John
The webinar
National issues Access to Clean Drinking Led by Geoff Gunn and Madeline
Stanley from IIISD
with a regional Water for Indigenous The webinar Safety of Private Well
Communities in B.C. Drinking Water
focus Led by Tessa Terbasket and Sarah
Alexis, Okanagan Nation Alliance Drinking Water in Led by Gavin Kennedy, Nova Scotia
Department of Energy & Mines
The webinar Northern Communities and Gordon Check, Nova Scotia
Led by Pauline Gerrard from IISD Environment
Risk of Flooding The webinar The webinar
Led by Steve Litke, FraserBasin
Council, and Heather McGrath, Water and Land Treatment of Drinking
Natural Resources Canada
The webinar
Management Water in Rural and First
Led by Mitchell Timmerman from Nations Communities
Manitoba Agriculture and Resource
Outdoor Water Use Development and Alanna Gray from
Led by Stephanie Gora, formally at
Centre for Water Resources Studies,
Led by Ed Hoppe, City of Kelowna Keystone Agricultural Producers
Dalhousie University and Mike
and Jennifer Miles, Regional District The webinar
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Chaulk, CBCL Limited
of North Okanagan The webinar
The webinar“They developed a really cool device “It was a great way to engage with
Water Issues
that will be helpful to users and they really thought young entrepreneurs
& Leaders
through not only the science behind the device, but and cross collaborate and learn
also the marketing and direct needs of potential about other water issues.”
consumers.”
- Lake Winnipeg WIL
- Lake Winnipeg WIL
Thank you to the Water Issues “It was a great way to work on the solutions
Leaders (WILs) who offered part of water issues, which often isn’t
their time and expertise in the explored much in the realm of non-profit “It is definitely a good idea for
2020 AquaHacking Challenges. “Felt like sustainability and research work. It was very inspiring!” issues that have a clear
WILs serve as valuable mentors and business mixed very technological component.”
- Atlantic Canada WIL
for the teams throughout the nicely. Participants brought
- British Columbia WIL
Challenge, guiding them through a great perspective.”
gaining a comprehensive - Lake Winnipeg WIL
understanding of the water
issue, defining the scope of
their market, and identifying the “It was a rewarding experience and the teams
benefitted substantially from the opportunities to
needs of end-users.
engage with subject matter experts.”
- Atlantic Canada WIL
page 18A Diverse and “Loved meeting with different mentors and
industry connections, this was so valuable to us!”
Resilient Ecosystem
of Actors - Participant of the Atlantic Canada 2020 TECH & BUSINESS
AquaHacking Challenge MENTORSHIP 360O
Through the 3 Challenges we engaged
100 experts and mentors to guide and advise
the participants and the Finalists through
Since the AquaHacking the development of their tech solutions
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Challenge was first launched Workshops available to all participants: and their business plans. In Phase 2 of the
in 2015, we have seen our Challenge, most of the mentors and experts
→ Ask Me Anything Sessions (with WIL & Alumni)
community of partners grow were employees of our national and regional
→ Design Thinking
year after year. Just as high sponsors. Special kudos to RBC, OVIVO
→ Machine Learning & Artificial Intelligence by IBM
biodiversity is a sign of a vibrant and Lavery Lawyers who provided several
→ Legal Affairs for Startups 101 by Lavery Lawyers
and resilient environmental mentors and judges to each of the regional
→ Pitch Perfect Challenges.
ecosystem, a diverse set
of organizations within a
Workshops available to the Finalists:
community of stakeholders
sets the stage for new ideas → Mitacs 101 “Connecting with experienced professionals
to emerge and thrive. → Water Leadership Retreat by Waterlution in various sectors was helpful not only
→ Governmental Relations 101 by OBWB in regards to our solution but also eye opening
in terms of how science impacts industry.”
→ Pitch Perfect for the Final events by Purrpl,
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First Customer Club, and SMU Entrepreneurship - Participant of the Lake Winnipeg 2020
Center AquaHacking Challenge“Making so much progress in such
A Diverse and
a short amount of time thanks to experts
Resilient Ecosystem
of Actors and mentors.”
- Participant of the British Columbia 2020
AquaHacking Challenge
AQUAHACKING
“Being able to get in contact with
ALUMNI NETWORK
so many different experts was crucial
As we nurture our Alumni network,
we welcome all Challenge Semi-Finalists for us to understand the problem “Definitely helped us significantly
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(and Finalists) to this growing innovation we are working on from each perspective with our business plan and pitch because
ecosystem. and finding our market niche.” we did not have much prior experience.”
Discover more about the Alumni Network here - Participant of the Lake Winnipeg 2020 - Participant of the British Columbia 2020
AquaHacking Challenge AquaHacking Challenge
“The support we received exceeded Hackworks is our program delivery partner and Waterlution is our program partner that designs
my expectations. The connections with we are proud to be working with this dynamic and facilitates the water leadership retreat. They
the mentors and their willingness to and deeply committed team - that helped us too were able to pivot and convert their content
support our development surprised me.” navigate the pivot to virtual. This hands-on virtual from on-the-water to virtual and maintain the
team welcomes and guides the participants from engaging and impactful outcomes. Their program
- Participant of the Atlantic Canada 2020
registration through to the semi-final, providing redesign enabled Finalists to connect with water
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all the key resources they may need: step-by- and watershed stakeholders and to develop
step itinerary, team building, training workshops, critical leadership skills.
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mentors, etc.1 2
Meet the
AquaHacking
Challenge Ozero
Winners of Invasive Mussels
2020 Team members Solution
GAPSS
(all from the Université de Sherbrooke, QC) An innovative technology to decontaminate
Benjamin Farley - Co-founder and Electrical System
Stormwater Contamination
→ ballast water in recreational boats to prevent
Development Manager
the propagation of zebra and quagga mussels Team members (all from UBC Okanagan)
→ Maxime Guay - Co-founder and Marketing Manager
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in freshwater. → Jacob Sol - Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
→ Olivier Harpin - Co-founder and R&D Manager
→ Olivier Liberge - Co-founder and Communications → Rudransh Kumar - Chief Business Officer (CBO)
Manager
Prize package : → Cole White-Robinson - Chief Financial Officer (CFO)
→ Christophe Morin - Co-founder and Computer → Jayden Wong - Chief Technical Officer (CTO)
programming Manager + $20,000 seed funding → Graeme Kumagai - Chief Design Officer (CDO)
→ Matys Tessier - Co-founder and Financial Expert + Lavery Lawyers credits
+ Spot in a local startup incubator
Solution
Their pitch | ozerosolutions.com An engineered system that fits beneath existing
stormwater drain basins to remove hydrocarbon
“The AquaHacking Challenge
compounds, sediment, and particulate matter
was one hell of a journey. from the point source.
Along the way a lot of people
helped us to develop our Prize package :
business model and also gave + $15,000 seed funding
us the energy to bring it to the + Lavery Lawyers credits
next level. We are all grateful for + Spot in a local startup incubator
matching funds
our AquaHacking experience,
Their pitch | Social Media: @gapssystem
thank you very much.”
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- Team Ozero3 4 5
Meet the
AquaHacking
Challenge
winners of i ce aw
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2020
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Above Atlantis Elite UniteAG
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Flood Damage Pu Stormwater Stormwater
Contamination Contamination
Team members
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→ Jay Matsushiba - Project Lead (Simon Fraser University) Team members (all from UBC Okanagan) Team members
→ Hanieh Daliri - Data Analyst (UBC Vancouver) → Ahmed Ramadan - Research and Analysis → Waseem Jawad - Chief Business Officer
→ Shantanu Dutt - Environmental Scientist (Simon Fraser University) → Harvir Mann - Marketing Strategist (Queen’s University)
→ Joshua Kamijan - Social Media and Communications Specialist → Keyvan Khadem - Chief Executive Office (CEO) → Luke Trinity - Chief Operating Officer
(UBC Vancouver) → Gavin Saini - Finance Officer (University of Victoria)
Solution Solution Solution
Above Atlantis addresses the urgent need to provide A sustainable gravity-based filtration system A digital platform dedicated to protecting water
accurate, intuitive and timely flood information. Our that removes oil, hard metals and petroleum quality by establishing a better relationship
solution provides comprehensive data cataloguing, data contaminants from stormwater runoffs. between farmers and government programs,
collection, flood modelling, and 3D data visualization This innovative, cost-efficient filtration system and providing novel insights about human
for communities affected by flooding. We aim to can filter out contaminants from commercial, behavior to agricultural policy makers and
make these tools affordable and accessible to small residential and municipal runoffs and allows stakeholders.
communities throughout BC. for future modifications without extra expense.
Prize package :
Prize package : Prize package : + $2,500 seed funding
+ $10,000 seed funding + $2,500 seed funding + Spot in a local startup incubator
+ Lavery Lawyers credits + $1,000 Audience Choice Award matching funds
+ Spot in a local startup incubator matching funds + Spot in a local startup incubator
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Their pitch | www.uniteag.com
matching funds
Their pitch | aboveatlantis.com
Their pitch | Social Media: @elite.2501 2
Meet the
Particuleye Technologies
AquaHacking Microplastics
Challenge
Team members
Winners → Quinn Desrochers - CEO – Project Management
in real time through running water, using machine
learning and image processing techniques.
of 2020 →
(University of Manitoba)
Michael Beck - CTO – Hardware & Embedded
Initially, we will apply our device in lab settings
LasIR Nutrient Technology
and to effluent from wastewater treatment plants
Systems (University of Winnipeg)
to provide accurate microplastics profiles without Water and Land Management
→ Ryan Tran - CIO, Image Processing & Programming
(University of Manitoba) the need for time-intensive lab analysis.
Team members (all from University of Manitoba)
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→ Zacharie Gousseau - CIO, Image Processing
& Programming (University of Manitoba) → Bentley Turner - Co-Founder
→ Waseem Jawad - CFO – Finance & Marketing Prize package : → Meagan Smith - Co-Founder
(Queen’s University)
+ $20,000 seed funding
+ Lavery Lawyers credits Solution
Solution + Spot in a local startup incubator matching funds Our solution is a portable device that uses
The Particuleye is a smart camera capable of infrared spectroscopy to analyze plant-available
“I’m speechless. It’s quantifying and classifying microplastic particles Their pitch | LinkedIn: @particuleye phosphate concentrations in soil, providing
unbelievable what this users with on-site, real-time results. We hope
to reduce agricultural phosphorus runoff by
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providing this device to agronomists and
does and I can’t wait to see consulting companies as a decision support
what happens going forward tool that will be easier and cheaper to use than
with all the teams and with current alternatives.
our solution,” says Quinn
Desrochers, CEO of winning Prize package :
team Particuleye Technologies. + $15,000 seed funding
+ Lavery Lawyers credits
“Thanks to all the sponsors
+ Spot in a local startup incubator
and supporters, and the
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matching funds
mentors who answered all
Their pitch | Social Media: @lasirnutrient_tech
our questions and helped us
out along the way.”3 4 5
Meet the
AquaHacking
Challenge
winners of
2020
Typha Co, Water Secure AbbaTek
Watershed Investment Drinking Water Microplastics
Team members (all from University of Manitoba) Team members (all from University of Regina) Team members
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→ Alec Masse, Chief Reputation Officer and Marketing → Arslan Azeem - Business Analyst → Abdul-Latif Alhassan - Policy & Partnerships
→ Julien Koga - Product Development and Research Lead → Noor Tajik - Operations & Communications Manager (Memorial University of Newfoundland)
→ Tinsae Alemu - Water Quality Specialist → Ivo Arrey - Research & Development
(Memorial University of Newfoundland)
Solution → Sam Swanson - Business & Marketing
Typha Co. is developing eco- packaging products Solution (University of Manitoba)
that will compete economically with plastics while Water Secure is a series of localized testing
maintaining a high standard of environmental hubs that affordably track water quality Solution
responsibility. The products will be made from fibres and upload the data to a live water map that
AbbaTek is developing CompoundConnect, a
extracted from cattail plants, significant contributors can be used to raise public awareness, help
complete suite of software as a service (SaaS)
to the eutrophication of Lake Winnipeg. governments identify and invest in infrastructure
package that will revolutionize microplastics
gaps, and increase the population health
research by leveraging state- of-the-art machine
and water security of remote communities.
Prize package : learning and artificial intelligence for researchers
to quickly, accurately, and cost-effectively
+ $10,000 seed funding
+ Lavery Lawyers credits
Prize package : identify microplastics in Lake Winnipeg
for improved water management and policy.
+ Spot in a local startup incubator matching funds + $2,500 seed funding
+ Spot in a local startup incubator
Their pitch | typhacompany.com
matching funds Prize package :
Their pitch + $2,500 seed funding
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watersecure.ca | Social Media: @watersecurenet + Spot in a local startup incubator
matching funds
Their pitch | Social Media: @abbatekgroup
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Microplastics from Fishing Gear were pretty honored to just make
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Winners Team members (all from Saint Mary’s University)
first — we are over the moon right
Guillermo Villarreal De Lara - President & CEO
of 2020
→
Katherine van Zutphen - Operations Manager now. I just think it’s a really good
→
Clarify
→ Robel Berhane - Chief Financial Officer
thing that the Atlantic Water Network Private Well Safety
and AquaHacking are bringing more
Solution
Team members
recognition to the water issues that
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A 100% biodegradable, PVC-free soft-bait fishing
→ Adam Fleiger - Lead Web Developer
lured for recreational fishing, developed through a competition has focused on. The fact → Alexandra Embree - Director of Operations
unique organic biopolymer solution. that we can take our business to the → Jonathan Kan - Product Director
→ Liam Hartery - Lead Mobile Developer
next level makes me very happy!”
Prize package :
+ $20,000 seed funding - Robel, Clean Catch Baits Solution
+ $1,000 Audience Choice Award Clarify is an online platform designed to make
+ Lavery Lawyers credits the water testing experience for well owners
+ Spot in a local startup incubator matching funds Their pitch | cleancatchbaits.com easy and affordable.
Prize package :
+ $15,000 seed funding
+ Lavery Lawyers credits
+ Spot in a local startup incubator
matching funds
Their pitch
page 253 4 5
Meet the
AquaHacking
Challenge
winners of
Water Integrated Design and
Empowerment (WIDE)
2020
Drinking Water in Rural and Indigenous
Communities EXTech MIP What the Well
Team members (all students and graduates
Private Well Safety Private Well Safety
from University of New Brunswick)
Team members (both from Memorial University Team members
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→ Sochima Nnama - Technical and Business Development
of Newfoundland) → Samuel Coleman - Lead Software Developer
→ Nathan McNally - Technical Development
→ Aliasghar Golbabanezhadazizi - Chief Technology Officer → Matthew Mizzi - General Manager
→ Grace McNally - Brand Development
→ Fereshteh Shahhoseini - Chief Exectuive Officer → Robert Afari - Head of Operations
→ Mudiwa Mharapara - Business Development
(Saint Mary’s University)
and Community Outreach
→ Anita Taylor - Head of Data Science
→ Ben Veysey - Technical Development Solution
→ Lauren Martin - Technical Development
A novel technology for easy onsite sampling
→ Rachel Hudson - Community Outreach
of organic contaminants in well water using Solution
→ Patrick Palmer - Community Outreach A service to streamline the water analysis
a field-deployable and inexpensive device.
→ Waseem Jawad - Business Development
process using test kits and cloud analysis to
reduce known barriers and increase well testing.
Solution Prize package : Our solution will provide instant water analysis
A containerized distillation water treatment system that + $2,500 seed funding and treatment consultation.
integrates off-the-shelf, existing technologies to provide + Spot in a local startup incubator
high quality trusted water to small rural and Indigenous matching funds
Prize package :
communities in an accessible, sustainable, and culturally
Their pitch | extechmip.ca
appropriate way. + $2,500 seed funding
+ Spot in a local startup incubator
matching funds
Prize package :
Their pitch | whatthewell.ca
+ $10,000 seed funding
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Social Media: @WhatTheWellca
+ Lavery Lawyers credits
+ Spot in a local startup incubator matching funds
Their pitchSocial Media
Engagement
& The
AquaHacking 2020 CAMPAIGN THE AQUAHACKING PODCAST
Podcast (January to November 2020) (January to November 2020)
Kudos to our growing Hosted by Aidan Mattrick, one of the original co-founders
social media communities of AquaHacking, The AquaHacking Podcast explored
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freshwater issues through engaging conversations with
LinkedIn (+80%)
experts from various organizations, and explored how
Instagram (+44%) new technologies are being used to address some of
Canada’s complex water issues.
Total Reach : 480 624
Available on Spotify, Apple Podcast, Google Podcasts & Stitcher
21 272 372 600
62 514 24 233
→ 6 episodes featuring Naysan Saran Beaubien, co-chair of the de Gaspé
from CANN Forecast (Winner AH’16), Beaubien foundation and Aqua
Virtual Live events (views) : 7,291
Jason Deglint from Blue Lion Labs Forum.
(Winner AH’17), Bernadette Conant → Most popular episode:
Canada Water Agency Webinars
from Canadian Water Network, Bad Blooms: The Dark Side of
with Quebec Partners
David Ullrich former Director of Algae featuring Jason Deglint from
450 participants
page 27
the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence the Blue Lion.
201 views on Youtube Cities Initiative & Nan-b de Gaspé → 266 downloads total to dateMedia
& Videos
A look back at the tech startup competition in Atlantic Canada Winnipeg Team videos Atlantic Canada Teams
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Press release: Young Manitoban Innovators Win $20,000 Press release: B.C. AquaHacking Challenge 2020 Melissa Dick & Corinne Jackson “Harnessing young tech talent
Seed Funding in National Competition to Save Lake Winnipeg Winners Announced to address key water issues in BC Article in BCWWA WaterMark
Magazine.
Check our news page
Check out the AquaHacking social Click on the thumbnails
media and Youtube channel for more to read, listen or watch.
videos & content!
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Melissa Dick & Kariann Aarup “Youth Leading Innovation” Article
in Water Canada MagazineAquaHacking
Alumni Program
AquaHacking
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Alumni Program
AquaHacking
Alumni Program
AquaHacking
Alumni Program
page 29What is the
AquaHacking
Alumni Program?
In the first editions of the AquaHacking Challenge,
the graduates or “Alumni” often stayed connected
with program organizers.
In 2020, with the generous support of the RBC
Foundation, the AquaHacking Alumni Program
→ A membership made up of
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was officially launched to formally support the
graduates from the AquaHacking
Challenge Alumni in their continued water startup
Challenge.
development.
→ A community of engaged
young water entrepreneurs and All participants that make it to the Semi-Final
leaders with a shared passion for event of an AquaHacking Challenge are welcome
safeguarding Canada’s precious to join the AquaHacking Alumni network.
water resources.
→ A network that connects
ambitious young entrepreneurs
with subject matter experts,
business development coaches,
governmental programs and tech
partners.
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→ A place where successes are
celebrated, and collective impact
is shared.What is the
AquaHacking
Alumni Program?
THE PURPOSE
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→ To harness the momentum built in
the AquaHacking Challenge to support WHAT SUCCESS LOOKS LIKE
the long-term growth of startups established From seed and development to startup and
by participants. eventual growth and expansion, we are supporting
→ To foster peer-to-peer knowledge sharing the development of water tech startups led by
among young water entrepreneurs. engaged entrepreneurial leaders graduated from
→ To engage Alumni members in professional the AquaHacking Challenge to have a tangible,
building activities. positive impact on water resources across Canada.
→ To build a community of mentors and experts
to support ongoing development.
page 31“If you can get through a tough year like 2020, it means you’ve Despite these challenges, AquaHacking Alumni maintained a resolute determination
What is the
learned how to build a really resilient company.” to move forward with their entrepreneurial endeavors and to work to have a positive
AquaHacking
Alumni Program? impact on water resources in Canada and beyond.
- Christine Boyle from Valor Water Analystics, moderator
for the panel “Become a Better Water Entrepreneur”
→ All AquaHacking Alumni startups → Alumni water startups are well
in Imagine H2O’s Water Innovation Week (Program Activity 2020)
that were active at the start of 2020 positioned to take advantage of
remain so at the end of the year. the “green recovery” proposed by
→ 100% of Finalist teams from the the Canadian government and look
3 editions of the 2020 AquaHacking forward to accessing a surge of clean
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A LOOK BACK ON 2020 Challenge are committed to moving tech business development resources.
Given the global COVID-19 pandemic, the year 2020 was forward with the development of
unfortunately not favorable for the advancement of many their startups post-Challenge
AquaHacking Alumni water startups. Many of them had – a first year in AquaHacking history!
to adapt their activities :
→ Participants in the 2020 AquaHacking Challenges were
engaged mainly through virtual platforms and had to learn
The AquaHacking Alumni Program Just imagine what the Alumni
to network effectively over email and videoconference calls.
is critical in supporting these early- Program and its members
→ Alumni startups with visions for accelerated growth in 2020
stage water startups water startups will achieve in easier times!
had to revisit their plans to shift priorities and resources
to get through challenging times like
just to survive.
we saw in 2020, through engagement,
→ Meetings and contracts with potential clients were
community support, and identifying
postponed in order to address the immediate health
opportunities and resources.
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crisis and startup founders had to be to be patient
in reengaging with these partners.Meet the Alumni
Startups
CANN AH ‘16 Equator AH ‘17
Forecast Studios
Water AH ‘15 Blue Lion AH ‘17
PolyGone AH ‘17
Rangers Labs Technologies
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Naysan Saran,
Patrick Sapinski,
Nicolas Fortin St-Gelais
Montreal, QC
Rebecca Swabey
Kitchener, ON
Uses primarily artificial intelligence to
Affordable open-data mapping software
develop tools that inform decision-making
for environmental consulting firms,
in water management: InfoBaignade,
Kat Kavanagh, a tool that allows for the prediction of Jason Deglint, students, and government.
Lauren Smith
Ollie Kavanagh contamination of recreational water that Chao Jin, Alex Wong Waterloo, ON
Mapping and Land Management
Ottawa, ON is more reliable, and InfoBris, that allows Waterloo, ON
municipal managers to better identify equatorstudios.com Detects the quanity of microplastics in
Offers a water testing kit to citizens to pipes vulnerable to leaks and breakages. We provide technology to automatically water and provides a “microplastics-free”
allow them to easily and quickly collect identify and track the amount of sea certification.
water quality data from samples from Awards in 2020 lice in water. This gives fish farmers in
their local water bodies and to share the WWF-Canada Generation Water Tech aquaculture an early warning sign that Awards in 2020
data on an interactive online platform. Challenge Winner a sea lice event may occur, allowing
Clean50 2020 Emerging Leader
them to take preventative measure to
SheEO Venture Semi-Finalist Clean50 Plastics Award
Awards in 2020 safeguard their crop.
21 New Founders To Watch
WWF-Canada Generation Water Tech Awards in 2020 Microplastics in Aquatic Ecosystems
Challenge Winner Municipal Infrastructure
Investments from Next AI, Hatch, www.polygonetechnologies.com
2020 Nature Inspiration Award Finalist 8and Decision-Making
and AC Jumpstart Programs
Climate Ventures Pitch Champion www.cannforecast.com Ocean Startup Challenge Finalist
Community-Based Water Aquaculture
Quality Monitoring
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bluelionlabs.com
waterrangers.caMeet the Alumni
Startups
Geosapiens AH ‘18
Clean AH ‘19
Nature
WaterPuris AH ‘18 Bello AH ‘19
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Solutions
Hachem Agili, Karem
Chokmani, Sébastien Raymond,
Khalid Oubennaceur
Poly-Mer AH ‘17
Quebec, QC Patricia Gomez,
Claudie Ratté-Fortin,
Developed intelligent software, Anne Carabin
E-nundation, that allows for the simulation Quebec, QC
and prediction of floods and to evaluate
the impacts on the population, buildings Robert Liang Developped GuIA, an artificial
and infrastructure. Waterloo, ON
intelligence system that allows for better Clément Bouland,
management and optimization of road Marc Schaal
Awards in 2020 Developed a solution that allows salt distribution in the winter. Montreal, QC
for the treatment of endocrine disrupting
Among the top inventions of 2019
selected by Québec Science
chemicals before they reach Awards in 2020 Water purifier for domestic use to
Alexis Eisenberg our water bodies. WWF-Canada Generation Water Tech eliminate all contaminants from tap water
Montreal, QC Esri Startup Program
Challenge Winner to customize the water minerality to the
Honorific grant recipient from Wastewater Treatment user’s needs and desires.
Esri Startup Program
Collects, geolocates, and identifies Entreprendre Ici
microplastics in freshwater through www.waterpuris.com Municipal Infrastructure Awards in 2020
citizen science to raise awareness about Flood Risk & Decision-Making
MTL Tech Awards Finalist
plastic pollution.
geosapiens.ca www.clean-nature.ca Second Place in the SIAL
& SET Canada Pitch Competition
Community-Based
Quality Monitoring Tap Water
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poly-mer.org www.bello-solutions.comMeet the Alumni
Startups
Future Farm AH ‘20
Lake Winnipeg
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The Green AH ‘19 Marine Way AH ‘20
Atefeh Fazlollahi, Atlantic Canada
Stop
Ahmad Memari
Montreal, QC
Developing a solution to help agricultural
producers manage nutrient application
on their farms, in an effort to protect
downstream effects to bodies of water.
Agricultural Impacts
Rachel Labbé-Bellas Lisa Chen, Wenzhi Guo,
Montreal, QC Devanshi Kukadia
Mississauga, ON
Offering O’Land, portable drinking water
refill and hand washing stations for large Development of an application to report
public spaces to reduce plastic pollution lost fishing gear through a simplified
from single-use items. digital reporting process for use by
at-sea commercial fishers.
Awards in 2020
CANIE Quebec Social Innovation Award Microplastics & Fisheries
IQ Green Guardians Report 2020: Water
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and Sanitation Category
Reduction of Plastic Waste
www.thegreenstop.coAlumni
Impact
Alumni
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Impact
Alumni
Impact
Alumni
Impact
page 36Across The startups established in the AquaHacking Challenge are tackling The diversity of the Water Issues presented in each AquaHacking Challenge
the Water critical issues across the water cycle : from source to tap, from farmlands opens the door for these young startups to focus on different elements of the
to urban areas, from drinking water to wastewater, and everything water sector, resulting in a collection of tech solutions that are addressing
Sector
in between. water issues that impact all parts of society.
1. Municipal Infrastructure 9. Agricultural Impacts
& Decision Making Futur Farm
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CANN Forecast UniteAg
Maple Precision LaSir Nutrient Tech
Clean Nature
10. Water Purification
2. Tap Water Water Puris
Bello Solutions
1
11. Stormwater Treatment
3. Reduction of Plastic Waste 9 Elite
The Green Shop 3 GAPSS
2
4. Microplastic & Fisheries 12. Community-Based
10
Clean Catch Baits
11 Water Monitoring
Fight Against Microplastics
5 Poly-Mer
4 Water Rangers
5. Invasive Species 6 12 13
Ozero
13. Drinking Water Quality in Rural
6. Flood Risk & Indigenous Communities
Geosapiens Water Secure
Above Atlantis WIDE
8
7. Aquaculture 7 14. Well-Water Safety
Blue Lion Labs Well Warriors
14 ExTech MP
15
8. Microplastics in Aquatic What the Well
Ecosystems
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Particuleye Technologies 15. Responsible Consumption
PolyGore Technologies and Production
@UN-Water
AbbaTek TyphaThe Development phase
Numbers → Seed and Development
Concept and research, testing feasibility, prototype
development
→ Startup
Tested your business idea, officially launching your
startup, engaging in seed funding rounds
→ Growth and expansion
Generating a consistent source of income,
28 early-stage startups
expanding your workforce
from 8 AquaHacking Challenge Figure 1 . Development Phase of AquaHacking
Alumni Startups.
cohorts (2015-2020)
→ 50%
of AquaHacking Alumni startups
incorporated In 2020 : Clients and end-users engaged by AquaHacking
Alumni startups in 2020
→ 54% → $1.4M invested in AquaHacking Alumni startups
→ City and municipal governments in Quebec, Ontario, Nova Scotia,
of AquaHacking Alumni startups
→ 34 jobs collectively created New Brunswick
include at least 1 female co-founder
→ Provincial government in Manitoba
→ $600k in collective salaries
→ Insurance companies
→ 14,000 → Non-profit organizations
unpaid hours collectively dedicated by co-founders → Environmental consulting companies
to the development of AquaHacking Alumni startups
→ Tourism companies and events
→ Over 1000
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→ Regional district governments in British Columbia
external volunteers engaged → Real estate companies
→ Recipients of 25+
distinct awards & recognitionsIn 2020: AquaHacking Alumni Startups :
The Making a Difference for Water across Canada
Numbers 50,000+ people educated about water issues as a direct
result of AquaHacking Alumni startups’ outreach and → Allowing water resource engineers to quickly find and leverage
education efforts, including: the latest public spatial data. – Equator Studios, AH ‘17
→ 500 more water quality test kits were used by citizen scientists
→ Class presentations
in 2020 than last year. – Water Rangers, AH ‘15
→ Podcast interviews
→ 10 municipalities in Quebec tested our boat-washing station to protect
→ Prototype demonstrations
lakes from invasive aquatic species. – Ozero, AH British Columbia ‘20
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→ Webinar presentations
→ 14,000 cubic meters (USD$ 4,352)/year of water saved per 100 km
of water pipe network. – CANN Forecast, AH ’16
15 original strategy or research documents created
→ USD$ 54,000/year saved in emergency repair costs per 100 km
by AquaHacking Alumni startups, including :
of water infrastructure network. – CANN Forecast, AH ’16
→ International patent filing
→ 8,680 kWh/year of energy saved, per 100 km of water infrastructure
→ Business plan with COVID-19 pivot
network. – CANN Forecast, AH ’16
→ Impact report
→ Conducted a pilot project to capture microplastics
→ Product user guide
in the St. Lawrence River. – Poly-Mer, AH ’17
page 39In 2020, AquaHacking Québec Hear it straight from the “Bello Solutions has a positive
The Alumni startups Alumni! “How my start-up impact on the experience we
→ Lake Memphrémagog
Numbers
contributed to watershed is having a positive have with water by enhancing
→ Brome Lake
health improvements in impact on water…” the value of tap water.”
→ St. Lawrence River
these areas: – Bello Solutions, AH ’19
→ Lake of Two Mountains “The use of our E-NUNDATION
Ontario
→ Watersheds throughout solution allows for the reduction “We are currently reaching out
→ Lakes, rivers, and streams in to municipalities to have our
the Outaouais Region of negative impacts of floods
the jurisdiction of the Grand solution implemented in their
→ City of Trois-Rivières on water quality. Thanks to
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River Conservation Authority stormwater drainage systems.”
our predictive risk mapping
→ City of Montréal
→ Lakes, rivers, and streams in tool, we can identify potential – GAPSS, AH British Columbia ‘20
→ City of Laval
the jurisdiction of the Toronto pollution sources and evaluate
→ City of Gatineau “We are the first in Canada to
and Region Conservation the measures needed to secure
offer internal pipe cleaning for
Authority → City of Rimouski them to prevent contamination
boats. An important part of our
→ Lakes, rivers, and streams in → City of Sherbrooke during flooding events.”
work is to educate boat owners
the jurisdiction of the Upper → Nova Scotia – Geosapiens, AH ‘18
about water quality and invasive
Thames River Conservation → City of Halifax aquatic species.”
“Our stations reduce single-
Authority → New Brunswick – Ozero, AH British Columbia ‘20
use plastic waste from entering
→ Great Lakes → City of Moncton waterways and promote the use
“We hope to leverage our
→ City of Windsor of municipal and potable water
AquaHacking Challenge seed
→ City of London for drinking.”
funding for a pilot project with
– The Green Stop, AH ‘19
Canadian agricultural workers
soon.”
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– UniteAg, AH British Columbia ’20Strategic Governmental funding programs Non-profit organizations
Partnerships → Canada Summer Jobs → WWF Canada
→ MEI Provincial Grant (Quebec) → Living Lakes Canada
→ NSERC PromoScience → Our Living Waters
It takes a village to raise a startup. → Freshwater Alliance
Private companies
This network of strategic partners → Stratégie Saint-Laurent
→ ALS Environmental
is critical to the continued growth → Organisation Bleue
→ Tak Design
and development of AquaHacking → Mission 100 tonnes
→ Hydro Météo
Alumni startups. Whether it is → Merinov
→ Lush Fresh Handmade Cosmetics
through pilot projects, case studies,
→ Montreal Convention Centre Government agencies
research, prototype development Cities and municipalities
→ St John’s Ambulance branches → Department of Fisheries and
and testing, business development → City of Trois-Rivières, QC
→ Vantage First Aid Oceans Canada (DFO) Sustainable
or granting programs, these → City of Montréal, QC
Fisheries Solutions
partners are playing an important Universities → City of Laval, QC
→ Ministry of Environment and Fight
role in contributing to building the → McGill University Against Climate Change (Quebec) → City of Gatineau, QC
water tech sector in Canada by → Carleton University → Ministry of Forests, → City of Rimouski, QC
supporting AquaHacking Alumni → Institut national de la recherche Wildlife and Parks (Quebec) → City of Sherbrooke, QC
entrepreneurs. scientifique (INRS) → National Research Council of Canada → City of Moncton, NB
Industrial Research Assistance → City of Windsor, ON
Program (NRC IRAP) → City of London, ON
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→ Drinking Water Office (Manitoba) → City of Halifax, NSIncubators and Accelerators Working
Strategic
Partnerships with AquaHacking Alumni Startups
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