The NRC Industrial Research Assistance Program (NRC-IRAP) is the Government of Canada's best tool for helping small and medium-sized firms develop new technologies that result in the commercialization of new products, processes or markets.

Hearthmakers is a non-profit that performs the home energy audits needed for the federal government Eco-Energy program. Being the only firm of its kind, it is very important to the residential adoption of renewable energy and energy conservation upgrades.

Utilities Kingston Ravensview Sewage Treatment Plant has an anaerobic digestion, waste gas, grid-tied, co-generation facility.

The City of Kingston has built sustainability into its new official plan. City of Kingston new buildings must all be considered for LEED Silver design or better, including new Police headquarters which was built to LEED gold. City Council looking for ways all building construction more energy efficient than existing code
City Council has set corporate and community targets for greenhouse gas emission reductions and will be offsetting all City travel with local carbon offsets.