In fact, more than 50,000 people are employed directly in more than 800 Canadian - owned firms and direct national employment in the clean technology industry now exceeds that of the aerospace manufacturing, forestry, and logging industries as well as in the pharmaceuticals and medical devices sectors. (asiapacific.ca)
Canadian cleantech companies outnumber those in both the aerospace and automotive industries, and employ more people than the forestry, pharmaceutical or medical device sectors. (marsdd.com)
Bettcher also created its own startup, Exsurco Medical, which operates in the medical device sector. (fooddrink-magazine.com)