Glass-only packaging
A premium alternative built around circularity, reduced plastic dependency and stronger shelf presence.
Canadian Cleantech Water Infrastructure
Pure Canadian mineral water. Zero plastic vision.
Blue North Water combines Northern Ontario spring resources, hydrogeological science and intelligent manufacturing to build a cleaner, traceable future for premium hydration.
Northern OntarioCanadian spring source
Glass onlyZero-plastic positioning
AI enabledIntelligent manufacturing
TraceableSource-to-bottle integrity
The opportunity
Water infrastructure designed for a new generation.
Blue North Water is developing a premium Canadian glass-bottled mineral water platform rooted in sustainability, science and long-term resource stewardship.
AI manufacturing
Automation, quality intelligence and operating data designed into the production platform from day one.
Sustainable harvesting
Hydrogeological monitoring and responsible withdrawal planning protect the resource for generations.
Intelligent manufacturing
A modern platform from source to bottle.
Our planned Thunder Bay facility brings together precision bottling, energy-aware operations, real-time quality control and full product traceability.
Quality intelligenceContinuous monitoring supports consistency and confidence.
Efficient operationsData-led systems help reduce waste, energy use and downtime.
Scalable productionA flexible foundation for Canadian and international growth.
Scientific foundation
Responsible stewardship starts underground.
Our approach is grounded in hydrogeological science: characterizing the aquifer, monitoring source conditions and aligning extraction with long-term recharge and protection.
Lakehead University collaborationApplied expertise supports rigorous source assessment and innovation.
Data-led stewardshipMonitoring creates an auditable picture of source health.
Northern opportunityBuilding advanced cleantech capacity in Thunder Bay.
A Canadian premium brand
Clean by design. Distinctly northern.
Leadership
Science, technology and execution.
A multidisciplinary founding team connecting water resource science, artificial intelligence and commercial leadership.
Dr. Sherif Amin
Co-Founder & CEO
Dr. Sherif Amin is an entrepreneur, business development strategist, and cleantech innovator with experience spanning healthcare technology, sustainability initiatives, commercialization strategy, and international business development.
His background includes leadership and partnership development across multiple sectors including:
- Cleantech
- Health technology
- Sustainability
- AI-enabled systems
- International commercialization
- Strategic investment positioning
Dr. Amin leads Blue North Water’s overall corporate strategy, investor relations, commercialization roadmap, and institutional partnerships.
His vision for Blue North Water is centered on transforming Canadian water resources into a premium global sustainability brand built on science, infrastructure, and environmental responsibility.
Dr. Obai Mohammed
Co-Founder & Hydrogeological Sciences Lead
Dr. Obai Mohammed holds a PhD in Hydrogeological Sciences from Queen’s University.
His expertise includes:
- Groundwater systems
- Hydrogeological assessment
- GIS mapping
- Satellite imaging
- Mineral spring identification
- Water source sustainability analysis
Dr. Mohammed supports the scientific and technical foundation of Blue North Water through advanced water-source evaluation and environmental assessment methodologies.
Dr. Ian Winter, PhD
Co-Founder & Head of AI & IoT Platform Engineering
Advanced AI research. A practical mandate for water infrastructure.
Dr. Ian Winter holds a PhD in Machine Learning from Columbia Engineering, Columbia University. His background spans natural language processing, model fairness and interpretability, collaborative research leadership, and industry guidance on AI adoption and governance.
- Machine learning
- Explainable AI
- Research leadership
- Responsible AI
- Platform engineering mandate
At Blue North Water, he will lead AI and Internet of Things (IoT) platform engineering, working with the hydrogeology, engineering and operations teams to connect source monitoring, harvesting, logistics, quality assurance and glass-bottling data.
His mandate is to turn operating data into useful decisions: earlier anomaly detection, clearer source-to-bottle traceability, and analytics designed to reduce preventable downtime and resource waste as production scales.
Research leadership & investor value
Dr. Winter brings experience leading cross-functional teams, overseeing projects that bridge academic research and industry applications, directing collaborative research initiatives, delivering workshops, and mentoring technical personnel. His strengths in applied research and stakeholder engagement support the translation of AI research into an achievable engineering roadmap.
His priorities at Blue North Water include sensor-data integration, predictive decision support, equipment and production analytics, and transparent, auditable AI governance. Monitoring and early-warning capabilities will complement validated laboratory testing and established quality-control procedures.
Strategic value: a coordinated digital foundation for Blue North Water’s vertical integration strategy, designed to strengthen operational accountability and build reusable technology capabilities. Platform performance and any resulting intellectual property will depend on successful engineering, validation and commercialization.
Investment & opportunities
A scalable cleantech platform at the intersection of water, automation and sustainability.
Capital supports technical validation, facility development, regulatory advancement, brand commercialization and the path toward a Thunder Bay production platform.
- Early entry opportunity
- Limited allocation
- Seed round investor
- Strategic early position
- Strategic partner level
- Board representation potential
Confidential information
See our business plan.
The Blue North Water Business Plan is available to qualified investors, partners and institutional stakeholders upon request and approval.
How access works
Submit your details and reason for requesting access. The Blue North Water team will review your request and, if approved, send the business plan directly to your email address.
Submit your details and reason for requesting access. The Blue North Water team will review your request and, if approved, send the business plan directly to your email address.
Our locationsOpen map → Open map →
Connected across Ontario.
Blue North Water operates from Ottawa while building its Northern Ontario vision in Thunder Bay.
Ottawa
2420 Bank Street, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Thunder Bay
Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada
Start a conversation
Build the future of water with us.
For investment, distribution, research and strategic partnership enquiries, connect with the Blue North Water team.
Prospective investors
Explore our intelligence platform plan.
Qualified prospective investors may request access to Blue North Water’s intelligence platform strategy and private materials at intelligence.bluenorthwater.com.
Approval required
Submit your investor information and interest below. Blue North Water will review the request and provide approved access instructions directly by email.
Submit your investor information and interest below. Blue North Water will review the request and provide approved access instructions directly by email.
Source validation for investors
Explore our Water Source Proof platform.
Qualified prospective investors may request private access to Blue North Water’s water-source validation and proof platform at watersourceproof.bluenorthwater.com.
Approval required
Submit your information and investment interest. Blue North Water will review your request and send approved platform access instructions directly by email.
Submit your information and investment interest. Blue North Water will review your request and send approved platform access instructions directly by email.
Harvesting hybrid truck technology
Purpose-built for Northern Ontario conditions.
Blue North Water’s 5,000 L hybrid snow-harvesting and water-truck concept combines stationary harvesting capability, insulated stainless-steel storage, segregated process zones and intelligent auxiliary energy systems.
Controlled design-development release
The current R0 package is a coordinated basis for OEM quotation and detailed engineering. It is not a construction release and remains subject to chassis, vendor, regulatory and licensed-engineer review.
The current R0 package is a coordinated basis for OEM quotation and detailed engineering. It is not a construction release and remains subject to chassis, vendor, regulatory and licensed-engineer review.
5,000 LAtmospheric 316L sanitary storage concept
-35 °C basisCold-weather enclosures, insulation and drain strategy
Hybrid architectureDiesel/PTO process power with solar-supported auxiliaries
Separated circuitsSanitary water isolated from non-potable snowmelt systems
Engineering access
Request the controlled R0 package.
Qualified fabricators, engineering partners, investors and institutional stakeholders may request the 16-page design basis and release-limits package.
Approval required
The engineering PDF is not publicly downloadable. Blue North Water will review each request and send the controlled document by email when approved.
The engineering PDF is not publicly downloadable. Blue North Water will review each request and send the controlled document by email when approved.