On June 17 and 18, Montreal will be home the 2025 Climate Solutions Prize Festival—Canada’s largest climate innovation event and award that fosters a growing global platform for breakthrough technologies.
Set to take place at the emblematic heritage building of Marché Bonsecours, the event will bring together a community of more than 1,500 participants that will include a mix of global startups, researchers, investors, and policymakers, who will convene to bring the spotlight to the most promising climate technologies.
The two-day event will offer a series of panel discussions and conversations delivered by a lineup of prominent industry speakers.
Event guests will have the chance to hear from leading figures from Deep Sky, TIGER 21, Cycle Momentum, Breakthrough Energy, The XPRIZE Foundation, GI Quo Vadis, Seattle Kraken, BloombergNEF, Cycle H2O Water Fund, and more.
The innovations to be discussed at the Climate Solutions Prize Festival cover a wide range of sectors, including sustainable construction, water conservation, agricultural advancements, carbon removal and credits, the energy transition, Changemakers/From Lab to Market, climate financing, and case studies from trailblazing companies.
The end of the event is reserved for the crown jewel of the itinerary—the Climate Solutions Prize Festival awards ceremony.
During this ceremony, innovations spanning five different categories will be recognized for their novel work and awarded with a portion of the nearly $1.5 million (CA$2 million) funding earmarked for this occasion.
The award categories are
- 2025 Breakthrough Research Prize
- 2025 Climate Startup Prize by Cycle Momentum
- 2025 Climate Tech Trailblazer Prize
- 2025 Canadian Student Entrepreneur Innovation Prize
- Canadian Energy Innovator Prize Powered by AtkinsRéalis
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Galith Levy, co-founder and CEO of the Climate Solutions Prize, commented, “In just three years, the Climate Solutions Prize Festival has grown from a Québec-based initiative with $300,000 in prize funding to a national platform offering $1.75 million in awards and a global stage for climate innovation.”
She also pointed out that the event’s mission is to accelerate breakthroughs by connecting the brightest minds in science, technology, and business with the funding, mentorship, and networks they need to turn bold ideas into real-world solutions.
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