Partners and Sponsors
The Toronto Solar Boat Race is Presented under the auspices of international solar boat racing organization Solar Sport One

Through an international challenge with a broad, significant and positive impact for society as a whole. Students and professionals compete in this challenge, join forces within their peer group and are aware of the common aim. Several race events bring about overall-winners and world champions in different classes: A-class and TOP-class. and V20 class With our races and informative side events we hope to awake the innovator and team player within you. Visit our events, join our sustainable journey, because innovation of today is energy for tomorrow.

PortsToronto, formerly known as the Toronto Port Authority (TPA), connects Toronto to the world, whether welcoming travellers to and from Toronto through Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport, importing and exporting goods through the Port of Toronto or through the connection made with one's natural surroundings at the Outer Harbour Marina and the Leslie Street Spit.

Toronto is the capital city of the province of Ontario and the largest city in Canada by population, with 2,731,571 residents in 2016. Current to 2016, the Toronto census metropolitan area (CMA), of which the majority is within the Greater Toronto Area (GTA), held a population of 5,928,040, making it Canada's most populous CMA.
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Our Goal: By 2025, 100% of our purchased electricity will be from renewable sources and we will have a 25% reduction in CO2 emissions across our value chain. with a science-based target for carbon reduction across our value chain. Achieving this target will be the same as taking more than a million and a half cars off the road every year. Through renewable electricity use, brewing efficiency, green logistics programs, and new innovation, we are already reducing our impact. In fact, between 2012 and 2017 we reduced our total absolute energy usage by 10%. As we look to the future, we will invest in new technologies for our operations and work closely with our suppliers to help them reduce their own emissions.

We are the public advocates and stewards of Toronto's waterfront revitalization. Created by the Governments of Canada and Ontario and the City of Toronto, our mandate is to transform our city's waterfront by creating extraordinary new places to live, work, learn and play.


Harbourfront Centre, on Toronto's waterfront, is an innovative not-for-profit cultural organization that creates events and activities of excellence that enliven, educate and entertain a diverse public. Our Mission To nurture the growth of new cultural expression, stimulate Canadian and international interchange and provide a dynamic, accessible environment for the public to experience the marvels of the creative imagination. Our Vision A vibrant home for the culture of our time, inspiring people through the magic of the creative spirit.

The Young Solar Challenge was launched in the Netherlands in 2014. Its mandate is to bring young people (14-17 years old) in contact with technique/science, innovation and durability. In 2017 we had 24 participating teams of which one of them even built 2 boats. Eventually 20 teams started and completed all three races.


The Electric Boat Association of Canada was started by a group of boating enthusiasts who are concerned about the use of fossil fuels for transportation and are excited about the possibilities of boats and ships powered by electricity.
