Maritime Environmental Training Institute

What Maritime Environmental Training Institute does

Maritime Environmental Training Institute (METI) is a private career college founded in 1991 and headquartered at 301 Alexandra Street, Sydney, Nova Scotia. The company delivers certified environmental, occupational health and safety, commercial driving, equipment operation, and scaffold erection training to individual career-program students and corporate employer clients across Canada. METI's infrastructure includes two campus buildings totaling 29,900 square feet, a 2.5-acre training yard, and over 10 acres of dedicated outdoor training space, plus proprietary physical training tools such as a Virtual Fire Safety Simulator and a Mobile Confined Space Simulator. The company trains more than 500 business and trade professionals annually.

METI operates across seven revenue streams: long-form career programs (tuition $3,250-$11,500), individual short-duration safety courses, Energy Safety Canada exam proctoring, facility rental, scaffold equipment rental, driver/equipment operator assessments, and OHS consulting. Distribution runs through three channels — on-campus instruction, on-site employer delivery across Canada, and an online RapidLMS platform (meti.rapidlms.com) offering 16+ self-paced courses with facilitator control for corporate accounts and bulk pricing. The company holds accreditation as a Private Career College under the Nova Scotia Department of Advanced Education, is a licensed Driver Training School, and its OHS Diploma Program is recognized by the Board of Canadian Registered Safety Professionals (BCRSP) as meeting CRSP certification education requirements. Strategic partnerships include Energy Safety Canada (authorized training provider and exam proctor), SAIA (Atlantic Canada delivery rights for the Industrial Scaffold Apprenticeship Program), Young Drivers of Canada, BuildForce Canada, Nova Scotia Student Assistance, and Employment Nova Scotia Skills Development funding programs. A sister company, Breton Commercial Truck Training, extends Class 2B driver training outside the METI brand.

Name

Maritime Environmental Training Institute

Legal name

Maritime Environmental Training Institute

Website

https://metiatlantic.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1991

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Maritime Environmental Training Institute (METI) is a Nova Scotia-based private career college founded in 1991 that delivers accredited environmental, occupational health and safety, commercial driving, and equipment operator training to individual students and corporate employers across Canada via campus, on-site, and online channels.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Occupational Health & Safety Training

NAICS

Other Technical and Trade Schools (611519), Technical and Trade Schools (6115), Apprenticeship Training (611513)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Occupational Safety, OSHA & Workplace Compliance Training (EDAOAMAK)

akta.pro secondary industry

Technical Bootcamps & Accelerated Reskilling (Full-time/Part-time) (BPAEANAE)

Keywords

• Occupational health safety training
• Commercial driver training
• Environmental safety courses
• Workplace compliance training
• Scaffold erection training

Headquarters

HQ city

Sydney

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Career Training Programs: Full-time diploma and certificate programs including Occupational Health & Safety Diploma, Class 1 Driver Tractor Trailer, Class 3 Driver, Earthmoving Operator, and SAIA Scaffold Erector programs with tuition fees ranging from $3,250 to $11,500.
2. Safety Training Courses: Individual safety courses in areas including fall protection, confined space, respiratory safety, H2S Alive, and environmental remediation. Courses offered at campus, on-site, or online.
3. Exam Proctoring Services: Energy Safety Canada exam proctoring services for certifications.
4. Facility Rental: Classroom and computer lab rental for business meetings, training sessions, and seminars.
5. Scaffold Equipment Rental: Rental of scaffold equipment for construction and industrial applications.
6. Driver & Equipment Operator Evaluations: Evaluations of driving skills and professional knowledge for drivers and equipment operators.
7. OHS Consulting Services: Consulting services including gap analysis, OHS management system development, incident investigation, hazard identification, and pre-audit evaluations.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

METI is a private career college delivering certified occupational health, safety, environmental, commercial driving, equipment operation, and scaffold training. It sells full-time diploma and certificate career programs, 100+ individual short courses, on-site employer training, online courses via its LMS, plus ancillary services including fit testing, OHS consulting, driver assessment, exam proctoring, and facility/equipment rental.

Product overview

METI is a private career college providing environmental and safety training since 1991, operating from its Sydney, Nova Scotia campus with two buildings (29,900 sq ft combined), a 2.5-acre modern training yard, and over 10 acres of dedicated training sites. The company offers a portfolio of 6 career training programs (Occupational Health & Safety Diploma, Class 1 Driver-Tractor Trailer, Class 3 Driver, SAIA Scaffold Erector, Earthmoving Operator, and Safety Certified Labourer) supplemented by 100+ safety courses across 15+ categories including Energy Safety Canada training, respiratory safety, confined space, fall protection, construction safety, driver/equipment operator training, environmental remediation, and safety leadership. Services include driver/equipment assessments, fit testing, OHS consulting, facility rental, and an online Learning Management System (meti.rapidlms.com) offering 16+ self-paced courses. Programs are approved by the Nova Scotia Department of Advanced Education and recognized by industry stakeholders including BCRSP for CRSP certification eligibility.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Occupational Health & Safety Diploma Program
• Class 1 Driver – Tractor Trailer Program
• Class 3 Driver Training
• SAIA Scaffold Erector Program
• Earthmoving Operator Training
• Safety Certified Labourer Program
• Young Drivers of Canada
• Energy Safety Canada Training Courses
• Respiratory Safety Training
• Confined Space Training
• Fall Protection Training
• Driver Assessment Services
• Quantitative Fit Testing
• OHS Consulting Services
• Facility Rental
• Scaffold Equipment Rental
• Energy Safety Canada Exam Proctoring
• METI Online Learning Management System

Quantifiable outcome

• 91.6% of OHS practitioners report being satisfied or very satisfied with their career
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Board of Canadian Registered Safety Professionals (BCRSP)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMETI's OH&S Diploma Program is among the selected Academic Programs Eligible for the CRSP Certification Schemes, as established by the Board of Canadian Registered Safety Professionals. The program meets education requirements for CRSP certification by closely following the nine domains outlined in the CRSP certification exam outline.
• Energy Safety CanadacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMETI is an authorized training provider for Energy Safety Canada courses including H2S Alive, Confined Space Entry & Monitoring, Fall Protection, Fire Watch, and Elevated Work Platform training. METI also provides Energy Safety Canada exam proctoring services.
• Young Drivers of CanadacoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorMETI offers Young Drivers of Canada training programs including 25 hours of classroom theory, 10 hours of in-vehicle lessons, and the Graduated Driver Licence Exit Course. YD program accepted by Insurance Bureau of Canada for experience endorsement.
• Scaffold & Access Industry Association (SAIA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMETI offers the North American-wide recognized SAIA Industrial Scaffold Apprenticeship Training Program in Atlantic Canada, including First Year, Second Year, and Third Year/Journeyperson certification levels. SAIA is a North American trade association for the scaffold and access industry.
• Breton Commercial Truck TrainingminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorMETI's sister company offering 'Miles To Go' Class 2B driver training starting March 9, 2026. Referenced as an additional training option for prospective students.
• BuildForce CanadaminorOthersMETI cites BuildForce Canada industry projections showing Canada's construction and maintenance industry needs to recruit over 307,000 workers over the decade to keep pace with demand, with 50,200 workers anticipated growth and over 257,000 retirements.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Workplace Safety & Prevention Services (WSPS): Ontario-based not-for-profit safety training and consulting provider offering occupational H&S courses, consulting, and e-learning to employers. Directly comparable to METI in target customer (employers needing compliance training), course catalog (WHMIS, confined space, fall protection), and consulting-plus-training hybrid model.
• Safety Training Solutions Inc. Canadian provider of safety training courses, fit testing, and consulting across industrial and construction sectors. Highly comparable to METI's ESC-affiliated course catalog, on-site delivery model, and respiratory fit-testing service line.
• Industrial Training International (ITI): Specialized training provider for crane, rigging, and industrial safety with proprietary simulators and a course catalog overlapping METI's fall protection, hoisting & rigging, and equipment operator lines.

Broad incumbents

• Energy Safety Canada: National industry body that owns much of METI's H2S Alive and ESC-certified course content and also trains workers directly. Comparable as the upstream content authority and partial competitor in energy-sector safety training delivery.
• SAIT (Southern Alberta Institute of Technology): Major Canadian polytechnic offering diploma programs in occupational health and safety, driver training, and construction trades with both on-campus and corporate contract training. Comparable in program portfolio and CRSP-aligned curriculum, but operates at much greater scale.
• BCIT (British Columbia Institute of Technology): Large public polytechnic with a well-established Occupational Health and Safety diploma program aligned to BCRSP, plus industrial and construction trades offerings. Comparable in regulatory positioning and program structure, though substantially larger and more diversified.
• Skillsoft: Global enterprise learning platform with a broad workplace safety and compliance course catalog sold via enterprise subscription. Comparable as a substitute for METI's online individual safety courses and as a competitor for corporate training budgets.

Emerging players

• Safety Culture: Global SaaS platform offering self-serve online safety training (WHMIS, confined space, working at heights) plus inspection and compliance tools. A direct substitute for METI's RapidLMS online courses, particularly for enterprise buyers consolidating vendors.

Regional players

• Pacific Safety Training: Western Canada-based private safety training provider offering fall protection, confined space, and equipment operation courses with on-site delivery. Comparable to METI's on-site employer training model but operating in a different geographic territory.
• Alberta Safety Training: Alberta-based private vocational safety training school offering H2S Alive, confined space, fall protection, and construction safety courses. Similar course mix and ESC-affiliated delivery to METI, serving the energy-sector-heavy Alberta market.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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