Indigenous innovation. Advanced materials. Northern stewardship.
Whitesand Aerogel Inc. is a 100% Indigenous-owned Canadian cleantech company developing high-performance insulation and remediation materials from northern forestry residues. Our biomass-based aerogel platform is designed for thinner, higher-R assemblies in buildings, northern housing, and specialty applications, with a focus on circular feedstock use and community economic benefit. Based in Ottawa, with deep roots in Northwestern Ontario and the Whitesand First Nation territory — where cardboard walls once kept family warm.
Our mission is to create circular-economy solutions that address energy waste, environmental cleanup, and community resilience while building economic opportunity and reconciliation in Northern communities. With 25+ years of hands-on restoration and construction expertise informing our approach, we are restoring balance through practical innovation.
Beginnings — cardboard walls that kept family warm. The spark for better insulation.
