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Clean Foundation

Coordinates climate projects and community programs

Overview

What Clean Foundation does: It helps communities progress toward a cleaner future by tackling climate-change challenges with multidisciplinary teams that work on clean projects and programming. How its products work: The organization identifies community needs, brings together engineers, planners, and educators, and then plans, executes, and monitors hands-on clean-energy, efficiency, or resilience projects along with educational programming. How it differentiates itself from competitors: It emphasizes assembling specialized, cross-functional teams to take on complex problems and delivering tangible community-level projects and programming, aiming for maximum local impact rather than generic services. What its goal is: to make the biggest positive impact for the communities it supports by delivering concrete clean projects and programs that advance a cleaner, more sustainable future.

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About Clean Foundation

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Why Clean Foundation is rated
C+
Rated C on Competitive Edge
Rated B on Growth Potential
Rated C on Differentiation

Industries

EnergySocial Impact

Company Size

51-200

Company Stage

Grant

Total Funding

$3.7M

Headquarters

Canada

Founded

1988

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What believers are saying

  • Nova Scotia’s STORM program launched September 17, 2026, expanding municipal demand.
  • Clean Leadership hired 166 interns in 2025-26, proving program scale and employer pull.
  • McConnell’s $300,000 funding enables service expansion and charity-to-enterprise conversion.

What critics are saying

  • Government grants dominate revenue; 2028 funding resets threaten operations and hiring.
  • Energy Advisor Training closed March 31, 2026, removing a flagship workforce product.
  • Private consulting competition can commoditize services before the social enterprise scales.

What makes Clean Foundation unique

  • Clean Foundation delivered Nova Scotia’s Community Climate Capacity Program through 2026.
  • It pairs climate training, municipal support, and youth internships across Nova Scotia.
  • McConnell Foundation funded a 2026-2029 social enterprise to monetize services.

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Funding

Total Funding

$3.7M

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Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Dental Insurance
  • 401(k) Company Match
  • Paid Vacation
  • Wellness Program
  • Commuter Benefits

Company News

SaltWire
Aug 23rd, 2023
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According to a 2018 news release by DFO, the Clean Foundation received $2,408,947 in project funding to restore the tidal wetlands in the Northumberland Strait area, which includes the Sitmu'k site, over a five-year period.

The Laker News
May 12th, 2023
N.S. announces funding to assist communities, homeowners address climate change

“The Halifax Regional Municipality is pleased to be partnering with Clean Foundation and the Town of New Glasgow on the resilient home retrofits program in urban and rural Nova Scotia project.

Hark Business Communications Inc.
Feb 27th, 2023
Interns Sought For Clean Internship

The Daartmouth-based Clean Foundation has opened Internship applications for its annual Clean Leadership Summer Internship Program, which offers Nova Scotia youth aged 15 to 30 paid summer work in the clean sector.In a statement, organizers said over 100 jobs are available that offer meaningful work with opportunities for professional development.  The program matches interns with employers for 9 and 15-week summer work placements. Students and young professionals from any background who are from and/or will be residing in Nova Scotia for the duration of the internship can apply.To be eligible, youth must be:• A Canadian citizen, Permanent Resident or person who has been granted Refugee Status or is legally entitled to work in Canada.• Between the ages of 15-30 years old at the start of internship.• Not in receipt of Employment Insurance during the internship.• From and/or will be residing in Nova Scotia for the duration of the internship.• Some positions require applicants to be a current high-school or post-secondary student.Register for the program here. Then register for the Jobs Board here. Applications close on March 15th

Hark Business Communications Inc.
Dec 6th, 2022
Clean Leadership Seeks Summer Employers

Halifax-based Clean Leadership Summer Internship Program is seeking employers to offer youth interested in a career in the green economy a summer position. The group’s summer program matches employers with interns (age 15-30) for 9 to 15-week work placements. Organizations located across Nova Scotia who focus on climate change mitigation, conservation, waste management, clean tech, active transportation, research, and other areas rooted in the clean economy are invited to apply

Newswire
Oct 13th, 2022
MP Fisher Announces $3.7 Million for Clean Energy and Equity Network in Nova Scotia

/CNW/ - Across the country, Canadians are feeling the impacts of climate change. The Government of Canada is working with Indigenous communities, provinces,...

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