Mark Lowey

Trouble-plagued Sustainable Development Technology Corporation is now officially history

Mark Lowey
February 4, 2026

The Sustainable Development Technology Corporation has been officially shut down and all its programs fully transferred to the National Research Council after federal audits found serious financial mismanagement and governance issues at SDTC. A report by Canada's Auditor General Karen Hogan revealed $59 million in ineligible funding, raising concerns about oversight and accountability for taxpayer dollars.

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Organizations:
Canada Innovation Corporation, Harvard University, Innovation Asset Collective, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada, MaRS Discovery District, National Research Council, Privy Council, Royal Canadian Mounted Police, and Sustainable Development Technology Corporation
People:
Andréa Daigle, Annette Verschuren, Catherine Doyle, François-Philippe Champagne, Karen Hogan, Leah Lawrence, Marta Morgan, Paul Boothe, and Tosin Akin-Ogundeji
Topics:
accountability, Audits, clean technology, conflict of interest, Dissolution, funding, governance, Investigations, Mismanagement, and Transition

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