CAIN Members.

Accelerate Okanagan is a not-for-profit organization that provides programs, coaching, and mentorship to support early stage or growing tech businesses. They work with a wide range of individuals and companies.

adMare BioInnovations is a Canadian company that is dedicated to leading the world in life sciences. They aim to achieve this by building strong life sciences companies, robust ecosystems, and industry-ready talent.

The Artificial Intelligence network of British Columbia (AInBC) was established to unify, organize and catalyze the Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) communities in Canada and to establish BC as a national and global leader in AI by 2022. AInBC believes that AI/ML is of strategic importance to the economic and social well-being of everyone in Canada, and is dedicated to ensuring that our nation leads rather than follows.

Alacrity Canada is a non-profit that specializes in clean technologies, SaaS, e-commerce, ICT, Data, AI, and digital marketing. Alacrity Canada provides resources, support and entrepreneurial mentorship to promising entrepreneurs, in addition to finding and connecting these individuals with the venture capital funding needed to develop thriving local tech companies.

Alberta Innovates is an Alberta government funded, integrated system of five agencies designed to be catalysts of innovation. They support research and the growth of business, help the startup community build new technology and drive new ideas.

Alpha Ventures is a catalyst for transforming innovative concepts into thriving tech startups, empowering entrepreneurs to shape a brighter future.

Artscape Daniels Launchpad is a first-of-its-kind creative entrepreneurship hub designed to help emerging and established artists, designers and creators succeed like never before. Launchpad offers members unparalleled access to 30,000+ sq. ft. of coworking space;state-of-the-art, multidisciplinary creative and technical studios;meeting and event facilities;and specialized creative entrepreneurship programs to support and inspire creative experimentation, learning and collaboration across many disciplines. All of Launchpad’s facilities, programs and services are tailored to support artists to generate income and take their practice to the next level, without compromising their values. Launchpad is owned and operated by Artscape.

Working together for industry change. Avatar fills a critical gap in the energy innovation ecosystem by working with large oil and gas firms to champion solutions from within by engaging their staff. It creates a safe “third space” for energy companies and academia to collaborate and unlock new business opportunities. It’s a multi-faceted approach to solving the energy sector’s most challenging problems.

In front of the evidence of the importance of acting and this very strong desire to have a concrete impact was born 2 Degrees, an incubator specialized in cleantech in order to: fulfill a need in the ecosystem, foster the development of innovations, showcase and pool our talents and expertise, fight climate change. Our mission is to accelerate the development of clean technologies with the aim of reducing our carbon footprint. This is aligned with our vision that clean technologies are a major driver of global impact and wealth creation.

Bay and Co is a company that offers an Acceleration Program designed to support entrepreneurs, local and foreign, who are looking to start, establish or grow their businesses in Canada. They provide tailored support throughout the entire entrepreneurial journey.

BC Tech Association is dedicated to making British Columbia the best place to grow and scale a tech company. They provide opportunities for the tech industry to collaborate, learn, and grow together. They connect companies, develop talent, share stories.

We want to elevate and empower 1million founders, locally and globally, by 2035. We will enable early founders to become investible by getting them to their first monthly revenues**, paving their path to profitability and long-term success.

Beeloud is a content creation powerhouse of web3. We offer a platform for digital creators, builders, and investors to learn, connect, and invest in AI. Our community provides opportunities to team up, scale globally, and raise millions.

Bioenterprise is a national, non-profit business accelerator that provides scientific and technical expertise, industry knowledge, business services, and global connections to help companies in the agriculture, agri-food, and bio-based products.

Boundless Accelerator is a company that offers unique programs and initiatives to support businesses from startup to scaleup. They provide expert mentorship, resources, and connections to help innovative ventures grow.

Brampton is prioritizing innovation, technology and entrepreneurship as a key cornerstone in our Economic Recovery Strategy. Our promising innovation and technology sector and location at the center of Canada’s Innovation Corridor is the foundation for collaboration and partnerships that help link talent, educators, investors, entrepreneurs, and high-growth firms across every industry. In Brampton, we want to create an ecosystem where entrepreneurs can ideate companies and products, hire talent, raise capital, and scale their company all within our pioneering Innovation District. Our Innovation District is home to entrepreneurial, business incubation, and accelerator spaces, including the Brampton Entrepreneur Centre, the Altitude Accelerator, the Ryerson Venture Zone in Brampton, BHive Incubator, Founder Institute, Sheridan Edge Incubator, and the Rogers Cybersecure Catalyst;a Canadian center for innovation in cybersecurity offering premier cybersecurity education and training programs, in addition to a cybersecurity accelerator, and a state of the art cyber range. Supporting the Innovation District with strong ties to industry are the Brampton Board of Trade and the Downtown Brampton BIA. In addition, our local Sheridan College and other post secondary institutions are growing their cybersecurity academic offerings. These factors, along with a young, diverse labour force of 320,000, contribute to making Brampton an ideal location and partner in promoting innovation and cybersecurity across Canada.

BridgeMTL is a non-profit catalyst dedicated to immigrant entrepreneurs launching or growing their business in Quebec, with a double mission of supporting an innovative business and the integration of an entrepreneur in Montreal.

BRINC is an ultra hands-on hardware accelerator that supports entrepreneurs looking to unlock the world’s data through connected solutions. They offer a comprehensive program tailored for hardware startups, providing speed, access, and the know-how.

The Brock LINC is Brock University's home to creativity, innovation, research and entrepreneurship. Our spaces, programs and resources are open to students, researchers and community members. This is a place to tinker, to explore, to experiment. It’s a place to learn, to innovate, to network, to collaborate. And it’s a place of support, resources and growth.

Calgary Economic Development is a conduit, connector, catalyst, and storyteller for the city of Calgary. They promote Calgary as the location of choice for people, investment, and business.

CANARIE connects Canada to the world. Our programs equip researchers, students, and startups in Canada to excel on the global stage. Together with our 13 provincial and territorial partners, we form Canada’s National Research and Education Network (NREN). This ultra-high-speed network connects Canada’s researchers, educators, and innovators to each other and to global data, technology, and colleagues. To strengthen the security of Canada’s research and education sector, we collaborate with our partners in the NREN, government, academia, and the private sector to fund, implement, and support cybersecurity initiatives. We also provide identity management services to the academic community and boost Canada’s startups with cloud resources and expertise in emerging technologies. Established in 1993, CANARIE is a non-profit corporation, with most of our funding provided by the Government of Canada.

Carleton University is a dynamic research and teaching institution located in Ottawa, Canada. With over 200 academic programs, it offers a superior learning experience for students from diverse backgrounds.

We offer support services for startups free of charge, without taking equity in the companies or the intellectual property they generate.

Le Centre d'entrepreneuriat ESG UQAM offre des services de consultation et d'aide au démarrage d'entreprise pour l'ensemble de étudiants et diplômés récents de l'UQAM. Le Centre offre des conférences à thématiques entrepreneuriales gratuites tout au long des sessions d'automne et d'hiver. Pour consulter notre calendrier de conférences, visiter notre site Internet. www.entrepreneuriat.uqam.ca Le Centre coordonne également le concours «Mon entreprise» avec quelques 15 000 $ en prix annuellement, ainsi qu'un programme de développement d'entreprises intitulé «Mon entreprise science techno» qui vise à développer et accompagner les entreprises scientifiques et technologiques jusqu'à la phase du financement.

CEED is a Centre for Entrepreneurship Education and Development that helps entrepreneurs in Nova Scotia with financing, education, business growth, engaging with youth, and more. They offer innovative programs and services to empower individuals and companies.

The Centre for Social Innovation is a coworking space, community, and launchpad for people who are changing the world. We provide our members with the tools they need to accelerate their success and amplify their impact.

EDO is the lead economic development agency for Summerside. It is the focal point for businesses con-templating the formation, redevelopment, expansion, relocation or consolidation of their industrial or com-mercial business within the city. It is the primary source of industrial/commercial information, offering one-stop-shopping convenience and a channel to all levels of government. Summerside EDO also drives the innovation agenda throughs its Summerside Xchange and Living Lab Program.

The City of Toronto supports Toronto-based accelerators, incubators and coworking spaces.

Cleantech Commons at Trent University is a university-affiliated, clean technology-focused research park for collaborative clean, green, low- and zero-carbon, and sustainable energy, environment and climate technology research, innovation, commercialization and entrepreneurship. We offer space options for scalable growth companies, startup & spinout ventures, and corporate accelerators & “innovation outposts”, as well as incubation and business acceleration programming, mentorship, and expert business and professional services. Cleantech Commons offers the perfect location for industry to connect with students, faculty, researchers and startups - a place where all can share their best ideas and collaborate to address climate, energy, and environment challenges by translating collaborative research outcomes into green innovations, new products, commercial services, and practical solutions for the global market.

Co.Labs is Saskatchewan's Tech Incubator. We work with exceptional founders & teams to navigate the path from idea to $1M in annual revenue. We provide support and resources to help build Saskatchewan Tech Startups.

The Coast Capital Innovation Centre is UVic's on-campus venture incubator that helps entrepreneurs get fundamental support and mentorship to take business concepts from idea to investor ready. We provide tools, expertise and office space to help entrepreneurs develop their ideas and partner clients with mentors who provide valuable input and connections.

Connection Silicon Valley helps accelerate Canadian startups from Seed to Scale. We founded the Canadian Women's Network (CWN) in 2017 - the preeminent community that connects Canadian founders to our influential network of U.S. investors, mentors and executives to help them grow locally and scale globally.

ConnexionWorks is a coworking space that supports remote workers, small business, entrepreneurs, newcomers, youth, female founders and bipoc communities with experiential programming and inclusivity.

Creative Destruction Lab (CDL) is a nonprofit organization that delivers an objectives based program for massively scalable, seed stage, science and technology based companies.

My East Coast Experience is a celebration of the similarities and differences of people choosing the East Coast of Canada as a new home.

We are Canada's first credit union led business incubator, helping founders start, grow and scale their startups in Saskatchewan. In addition we run a national venture backed Agtech Accelerator on conjunction with Emmertech Venture Capital.

In May 2020, the Catalyst established The Catalyst Cyber Accelerator, solely committed to supporting innovation in the Canadian cybersecurity ecosystem. The first of its kind in Canada, the Catalyst Cyber Accelerator provides growth strategies, mentorship and resources to support the most promising cybersecurity scale-ups and help them succeed nationally and internationally. The success of the program is driven by the expertise and support of our Entrepreneurs-in-Residence in addition to our Corporates-in-Residence which comprises of companies such as - AWS, Microsoft, Sunlife, Torys, Rogers, RBC and other.

Cycle Momentum, a start-up accelerator and innovation engine, offers acceleration programmes for clean technology companies and open innovation programmes for large companies. As an integral part of the Cycle Capital platform, Cycle Momentum works closely with companies that develop and commercialize clean technologies and thus supports the early stage development of companies with international competitive potential. Anchored in the cleantech ecosystem, Cycle Momentum propels impactful innovation in early-stage companies through training workshops, networking sessions, mentoring and access to investors. In addition, its various corporate programmes foster innovation within large organisations. To increase the impact of its programs, Cycle Momentum has brought together several local and international investment funds in its Partner Fund Circle, whose members are involved with participating start-ups.

We empower our students and faculty to be the best innovators, creators and entrepreneurs and to make an impact on local and global challenges. Dal Innovates provides opportunities for students and faculty at Dalhousie University to explore and experience innovation and entrepreneurship and develop knowledge, skills, and attitudes necessary to translate new ideas into innovations. We empower you to be the best innovators, creators and entrepreneurs and make an impact on local and global challenges.

The Digital Supercluster is driving Canada’s growth and prosperity through global leadership in digital innovation. We bring together businesses, academia and community and government organizations to solve some of industry and society’s biggest challenges – better and faster than any single organization can do on its own. Together, we are driving to a net zero society, building a healthier Canada and creating the digitally skilled workforce Canada needs to win in the digital world.

District 3 Innovation Hub is a leading innovation hub in Montreal that nurtures and develops multidisciplinary startup teams. They focus on harnessing emerging technologies to create businesses with global impact.

DMZ is a world-leading startup incubator based at Toronto Metropolitan University that equips the next generation of tech entrepreneurs with the tools needed to build, launch, and scale highly impactful startups. By providing connections to customers, coaching, capital, and a community, DMZ’s customized approach helps innovators reach the next milestone in their entrepreneurial journey – whatever that might be. Through its award-winning programming, DMZ has helped more than 800 startups raise $2.5 billion in capital and create 5000+ jobs. Headquartered in Toronto, Canada with globally-accessible programming, DMZ has a widely-recognized international presence with offices in Vietnam, India, and the U.S., and partnerships across North America, Latin America, Africa and Asia. #BeGreat 🚀

EDGE is a vibrant community of people from all backgrounds and walks of life who believe entrepreneurship can make lasting change in society. We support changemakers as they explore entrepreneurial approaches to creating a more equitable and sustainable world. In collaboration with our partners, EDGE provides new and growing ventures with mentorship, learning programs and support to access funding. EDGE is a gateway to Sheridan’s innovation resources and offers physical and virtual communities where impact entrepreneurs can thrive.

Innovation From Here For The World – Edmonton Unlimited. We provide free programming and resources that Edmonton’s innovators, big thinkers and problem solvers need to turn their ideas into solutions.

PEI BioAlliance is an industry association representing businesses, research, government, and academia within PEI's bioscience cluster. They promote, advocate, and facilitate the growth of the bioscience community in Prince Edward Island, Canada.

Empowered incubates and accelerates driven entrepreneurial leaders capable of building outstanding startups that bring customers and institutional capital knocking on the door. Our unique model incubates talented Canadian entrepreneurs and Foreign entrepreneurs and connects their start-ups with international customers. We invest seed capital and time in the best scalable start-ups so that our start-up founders can aggressively pursue their revenue goals.

entrepreneurship@UBC propels UBC innovations out into the world through venture creation, providing UBC students, researchers, faculty members, alumni and staff with the resources, networks, and funding they need to succeed. As one of the world’s top 40 research universities with 80,000 students, faculty and staff and over $650M annual research funding, UBC has long been a catalyst for innovation. Part of the Innovation UBC network, entrepreneurship@UBC supports UBC ventures and entrepreneurs to generate social and economic impacts in B.C. and around the world.

e@UBCO's mission is to provide enriching opportunities for the UBCO community to engage in entrepreneurial thinking and inspire action on some of the worlds most pressing problems.

Esplanade Québec is the first accelerator for social and environmental impact entrepreneurs in Quebec.

Fintech Cadence is Canada's Fintech Hub. We focus on education, supporting fintech startups and collaborating with FIs.

An accelerator specialized in helping food startups. Un accélérateur qui accompagne les entreprises agroalimentaires en démarrage.

Foresight CAC is a cleantech accelerator that rapidly launches, commercializes, and scales climate solutions across Canada. We help clean technology entrepreneurs form and accelerate their companies in British Columbia.

Forum Ventures is the leading early-stage fund, program and community for B2B SaaS startups. Founded in 2014 as Acceleprise, we’re on a mission to make the B2B SaaS journey easier, more accessible and successful for early-stage founders, through funding, high touch programming, corporate perks and introductions, and an active SaaS community. Forum For Founders, our pre-seed program, provides founders with $100k in funding and 15 intense weeks of talks, events, mentorship and 1:1 guidance focused on go to market and fundraising. Forum Seed, our seed fund, backs exceptional SaaS startups at the seed-stage both from within and outside of our pre-seed program. With over 400 portfolio companies, Forum founders have gone on to raise ~$1B in follow-on funding from NEA, Andreessen Horowitz, Uncork Capital, 8VC, Founders Fund, Menlo Ventures, Canaan, Bowery Capital, Susa Ventures, Salesforce Ventures, SV Angel, True Ventures and many more.

FounderFuel is a mentor-driven accelerator program that helps early-stage web, mobile, and software startups raise seed capital. It is a 4-month intensive program supported by a network of veteran entrepreneurs, operators, and executives.

Fuse42 Communities is a network of entrepreneurs working together to swap contacts, stories, wins and losses to share the journey together. The monthly sessions are 3 hours with a group of 10 sharing a code of ethics around privacy and collaboration.

Futurpreneur Canada is a national non-profit organization dedicated to growing Canada's economy one young entrepreneur at a time. We provide mentorship, financing, and resources to young entrepreneurs aged 18-39.

Garage&co is a startup incubation company that focuses on hardtech startups. They provide a holistic approach to design and work with entrepreneurs to develop a functional prototype that can be brought to market.

Genesis helps build amazing tech companies. As Newfoundland and Labrador’s pre-eminent innovation hub, Genesis is known for its flagship incubator program, Enterprise. Since its inception, Genesis has expanded its programming to support start-ups from the ideation stage all the way to scaling their business. Genesis’ mission is to create opportunity for the province by supporting technology entrepreneurs.

The Digital Media and Gaming Incubator supports the city’s digital sector by providing affordable space, business and professional services and technology to startups. The Incubator shares space with the School of Design's programs and is located at 3 Lower Jarvis (second floor) along Toronto's waterfront. The Incubator is about more than just rentable space. It allows for focused and quiet work, formal and informal exchanges while also providing space that encourages exploration, discoveries and collaboration.

Torque Labs empowers innovative teams, researchers, and individuals to develop the future of telematics using emerging technology to transform our cities and transportation systems. Join us to access mentorship, funding, resources, and insights from a global network of connected vehicles. Put your ideas into motion with support from Geotab technical experts, engineers and data scientists.

GetFresh Ventures is founded on the premise that purpose-driven companies can and should be highly profitable enterprises. That having a defined purpose that is both meaningful and compelling to the humans who surround the company - customers, employees, partners, and advocates - is a major driver for innovation, growth, and happiness.

Global Startups is a non-profit accelerator in Toronto that works exclusively with international startups. Our mission is to help startups scale and achieve sustained success internationally.

Gradient Spaces is a not-for-profit organization based in Toronto, Canada. We specialize in organizing tech events and creating intersectional spaces for 2S and LGBTQIA+ individuals in the tech and entrepreneurship fields.

GreenCentre Canada provides hands-on chemistry development expertise to accelerate the transformation of chemical and material based technologies into commercial products.

Groundswell is an alternative business school and community for people who want to put their values where their work is as social entrepreneurs.

Health Cities is an economic development organization created to catalyze and accelerate innovation in the health sector in Canada. We work with our health ecosystem to leverage Canada’s tremendous assets – in health, health research, data, artificial intelligence, etc.

The Health Innovation Hub is the University of Alberta’s lead life sciences incubator for innovators and entrepreneurs working towards better human health outcomes. Managed by API, HIH programming includes comprehensive consulting support to allow ventures to build, test, validate, and grow. The Health Innovation Hub (HIH) acts as a catalyst for start-ups looking to navigate their ideas along the complex regulatory and commercialization pathway faced by life sciences companies.

Highline Beta is a venture studio, accelerator builder-operator and VC fund, focused on corporate innovation firm. We identify and build new ventures that help fortune 1000 companies grow beyond their core.

The Holt Xchange is a global early-stage fintech fund. As investors, they are also modern-day brokers, accelerating deals for early-stage fintechs between corporate clients, as well as follow-on investors. Supported by an extensive advisory network and powered by an advanced AI-driven data platform – Holt Xchange makes the right connection at the right time to propel its portfolio companies to the next stage.

Established in 1967, Humber is one of Canada’s leading postsecondary institutions. Committed to student success through excellence in teaching and learning, Humber serves 31,000 full-time students and 56,000 continuing education registrants. With an internationally recognized reputation for quality learning, Humber offers a wide-range of career-focused opportunities for students to personalize their educational path, including 180 full-time programs across more than 40 fields of study, 200 part-time and 60 online programs or courses. More than four out of five of Humber graduates are employed within six months of completing their studies.

ICUBE is the home of Social Entrepreneurship and early-stage start-ups at UTM, offering resources, programs, workshops and mentorship for people who are changing the world.

IDEA – Mississauga Innovation District has the essential building blocks that entrepreneurs and innovators need to solve society’s greatest challenges. A network of mentorship, partners, talent and connections to test, scale and commercialize solutions to global challenges. IDEA is Mississauga’s collaborative lead for Entrepreneurship & Innovation. A distinctive community that supports and connects local and globally minded entrepreneurs and businesses, generating international recognition for the City.

IGNITE Atlantic is a rural innovation hub that brings people together to explore how to make change poss IGNITE Atlantic is a rural innovation hub with the goal to develop a vibrant ecosystem.

Impact Hub Ottawa is a community, coworking, and gathering space with a mission to inspire, connect, and enable people and organizations to take action for a more just and sustainable world. We use the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and their commitment to ‘leave no one behind’ as a lens through which to view our impact in the world, and we offer coworking, office, meeting, and event space, as well as programs and services to help purpose-driven people to work together to bring about meaningful change in their communities.

Vision: Ontario is a province where the values of the social and cooperative economy are lived and inspire. Mission: Impact ON promotes impactful ideas, approaches and projects. We stimulate community development, we connect talents, we produce applied research and we support the emergence and growth of mission-driven organizations, primarily cooperatives and social enterprises. Values: Our values include the primacy of people, the promotion of diversity, individual and collective responsibility, equity and solidarity. True to our history, we adhere to ethics based on honesty, transparency, social responsibility and sustainable development.

Impact Toolbox is a social enterprise incubation and training organization that empowers emerging leaders to transform their ideas and passion for social change and environmental protection into successful social enterprises and community development.

INGENUITY – Lakehead’s first student business incubator space, taking students’ start-up concepts from Ideation to Innovation.

Innohub La Centrale is an incubator and accelerator that supports innovative projects in the industrial, technological, and business services sectors.

Innovate BC is a one stop service centre to connect innovators — large and small — with BC government funding, tools, resources and support.

Innovate Calgary helps entrepreneurs succeed by offering access to funding, labs, equipment, workshops, expert advisors, and regulatory affairs support. We have hubs dedicated to Life Sciences, Social Impact, and Energy Transition with more to come.

Innovation Factory is Hamilton's Catalyst for Tech Innovation. Access the business services, training, mentorship and strategic connections you need to help bring your disruptive technologies to market.

Innovation Island Technology Association (IITA) is a regional partner of the BC Acceleration Network. We deliver the Innovate BC, Venture Acceleration Program (VAP) to Island communities outside of greater Victoria, including the Gulf Islands and the Sunshine Coast. IITA also facilitates other programs such as the DER3 Program (created and launched on Vancouver Island) and other Innovate BC Programs to qualifying clients and applicants including programs and services for NRC-IRAP. Our mission is to support entrepreneurs to start and grow technology companies by providing them with programs and resources they need to succeed. We support business and entrepreneurs build, grow and stay.

L'Institut Innovation Gatineau est un incubateur et un espace de travail commun branché pour les startups, les PME et les travailleurs autonomes dans la région de l'Outaouais. Notre mission est d'augmenter les chances de réussite des entreprises en démarrage en leur fournissant les ressources nécessaires à leur croissance.

Invest Nova Scotia is the business development agency of Nova Scotia, Canada. We work to promote economic growth and community economic development in the province, supporting businesses small and large, new and new to Nova Scotia.

Invest Ottawa, is Ottawa’s leading economic development agency for fostering the advancement of the region's globally competitive knowledge-based institutions and industries. Invest Ottawa delivers its economic development services through a unique partnership with the City of Ottawa, where the City and Invest Ottawa, through its members set the strategy and manage the programs that move Ottawa’s economy forward. Invest Ottawa is a non-profit, partnership organization that operates on an annual budget that comes from a variety of sources including: municipal, federal and provincial government; membership fees; professional development programs; and private sector contributions.

Organisme sans but lucratif, financé par le gouvernement du Québec et ses villes partenaires, IVÉO accompagne les villes petites et moyennes dans le déploiement de solutions innovantes sur leur territoire. En favorisant le montage de projets pilotes, IVÉO contribue également à accélérer la validation et la commercialisation d'innovations technologiques dans le secteur des villes intelligentes et durables.

The J Herbert Smith Centre (JHSC) for Technology Management and Entrepreneurship is dedicated to cultivating new ideas, creative thinking, and entrepreneurial spirit in the ever changing world of technology. The Centre offers several unique programs, including an undergraduate diploma in Technology Management & Entrepreneurship (DTME), a Master of Technology Management & Entrepreneurship (MTME), and two accelerator programs for innovative businesses interested in reaching their next level of growth - Energia Ventures & The Summer Institute.

Johnson & Johnson Innovation – JLABS is a global life science network for innovation, providing startups with access to capital-efficient lab space and resources, including expertise, community, industry connections and entrepreneurial programs.

A member of the BC Accelerator Network funded by Innovate BC, Kamloops Innovation serves two types of entrepreneurs: those who are beginning their journey and need help with direction, and experienced entrepreneurs looking to take their business to the next level. Kamloops Innovation aims to inspire, nurture, and accelerate the growth of startups to enrich and develop the Kamloops business community. We also collaborate with local partners to promote innovation and entrepreneurship in the region. In August 2023 we moved to offices at TRU as part of our transition to a new, more inclusive service model.

The Kootenay Association for Science and Technology (KAST), established in 1998, is a critical economic driver and innovator in southern BC’s Kootenay region. KAST's mission is to foster inclusive economic opportunities and job creation through science, technology and innovation.

Big beautiful collaboration space @ the historic Kemball Centre, in the Switzerland of Canada – Kaslo BC. Partnered with KAST, CAIN, Coworking BC, Selkirk College, Chamber of Commerce and Village of Kaslo, we are a central coworking space for entrepreneurs, freelancers, non-profits and remote employees to work, meet, play and network. Courthouse cathedral ceilings, shared office experiences with private and open concept facilities that includes the fastest independent internet in the region with its own datacenter. A minute walk to the beach, trail, river, mountains, lake and next door to brewery!

Kyn Biosciences Inc. is a seed and series A-stage investment group that leverages expertise in technology, finance, governance, operations, and regulatory frameworks to identify global investment opportunities within the biosciences domain. Kyn’s areas of interest include, but are not limited to, novel extraction methodologies, pharmaceutical applications, delivery systems, experimental or research platforms, and clinical trials.

The L-SPARK Accelerator is the destination for market ready SaaS and cloud companies to connect with Canada’s SaaS experts. The L-SPARK acceleration model positions companies to propel their revenues to $100k MRR and beyond. Leveraging established relationships with key venture capital firms, angel investors, and the investment community at large, L-SPARK’s goal is to scale Canada’s best in SaaS to 10 x revenue growth and Series A funding. L-SPARK is also driving innovation with its two corporate accelerators. With BlackBerry QNX, L-SPARK works with autonomous vehicle companies to focus on connected car technologies and with TELUS, BlackBerry and Solace, L-SPARK works on Secure IoT solutions. Through these initiatives, L-SPARK pairs multi-national organizations with startups to create fruitful collaborations. To date, L-SPARK has accelerated 51 companies with over 50% of those companies raising follow-on funding, which now totals over $45M. The companies are headquartered across Canada and exist in verticals such as SaaS, AV, IoT, cybersecurity and more.

Created in 2015, La Piscine is a not-for-profit organization whose mission is to catalyze and cultivate the first-ever ecosystem dedicated to the development of entrepreneurship in the cultural and creative sectors in Montréal and across Québec. Since its creation, the organization has implemented successful incubation and acceleration programs to accompany the development of creative and cultural entrepreneurs and companies with high growth potential. In addition, La Piscine delivers made-to-measure services to help private sector companies and public institutions mobilize the most innovative cultural and creative industry players to leverage effective and strategic business solutions. La Piscine is currently working with Gestion Georges Coulombe on the development of the Rodier Project, the first site dedicated to cultural and creative entrepreneurship in Montréal.

Launch Academy is Vancouver's leading tech startup hub providing you with education, mentorship, and a collaborative environment to get your amazing idea off the ground, build your startup and become a successful entrepreneur.

LaunchPad PEI provides support to companies based in Prince Edward Island (PEI) with a product/service that is exportable. Being a designated incubator for the Start-up Visa Program we look for companies that can provide employment and growth opportunities on PEI.

Laval Innov est l'ERAC de Laval. Notre rôle est de soutenir les entreprises innovantes sur le territoire de Laval et ce, dans tous les domaines.

The Lazaridis Institute is focused on a specific national challenge – the need for more globally competitive technology companies in Canada. We help Canadian technology companies reach their next level of growth through world-class support in the ScaleUp Program, through front-line training in the Tech Sales Apprenticeship initiative, and through a global network of business and technology experts who provide mentorship, connections, and valuable experience. The Institute conducts leading-edge research in innovation, management, and disruption in the technology ecosystem. And, as part of the Lazaridis School of Business and Economics at Wilfrid Laurier University, we are creating direct links between international research, best practices in global scaling, and curriculum to prepare the next generation of business leaders to face tomorrow’s challenges in the tech industry.

League of Innovators (LOI) is a national startup accelerator focused on developing young entrepreneurs at scale. The LOI Startup Accelerator is registered as a Canadian charity and offers a range of free programs to provide young entrepreneurs educational experiences including mentorship, curriculum, a founder/investor community, ecosystem introductions etc) that shorten their path to success and amplify their impact as future entrepreneurs. The program has been running for over 5 years and has developed 1,000+ alumni that have gone on to create over $1 billion of enterprise value through fundraising, current valuations and past exits.

At Lift Accelerator, our vision is to be a leader in supporting entrepreneurs and startups. We're focused on filling the gap of resources and investment capital needed within early stage startups. The Lift Accelerator Program is a virtual program for entrepreneurs and startups to take action. We are here to support you throughout any stage of your journey and tailor our program around you. View us as an extension of your team and together we will break down barriers to accelerate growth. We understand the importance of having the right resources, which is why we are proud to be partnered with Tribune Capital, a forward thinking venture capital firm that wants to invest in you.

At Light House, we have a mission – to create regenerative built environments that nurture ecological and human health. That means designing buildings and communities that reduce and reuse building materials, waste and carbon emissions, generate energy, support health and wellness, and restore ecosystems. We deliver research and project management services to businesses, policy makers and the real estate and construction industries. Our projects cut across all scales of construction and development: from individual buildings to whole regions.

Un incubateur et un accélérateur, Magog Technopole développe un environnement d’accueil pour les entreprises en technologie de l’information et de la communication, où la croissance, le développement et la vie personnelles/professionnelles se rencontrent.

MAIN Québec is the first network of business accelerators and incubators in Quebec. They provide business acceleration and incubation services to non-profit organizations.

Mangrove supports governments, organizations and brands in the development of responsible, inclusive and ambitious entrepreneurial communities. Mangrove also participates in the launch of communities that respond to regional or sectoral challenges such as the Forces fraîches (Quebec), the Canadian Ecosystem Gathering (Canada) and Entertain-AI (International)

MaRS is the world's largest urban innovation hub in Toronto that supports startups in the health, cleantech, fintech, and enterprise sectors. When MaRS opened in 2005 this concept of urban innovation was an untested theory. Today, it’s reshaping cities around the world. MaRS has been at the forefront of a wave of change that extends from Melbourne to Amsterdam and runs through San Francisco, London, Medellín, Los Angeles, Paris and New York. These global cities are now striving to create what we have in Toronto: a dense innovation district that co-locates universities, startups, corporates and investors. In this increasingly competitive landscape, scale matters more than ever – the best talent is attracted to the brightest innovation hotspots.

Memorial University of Newfoundland is a multi-campus, multi-disciplinary, public, teaching/research university committed to excellence in everything we do. We strive to have national and global impact, while fulfilling our social mandate to provide access to university education for the people of the province and to contribute to the social, cultural, scientific and economic development of Newfoundland and Labrador and beyond. At Memorial, we celebrate our unique identity through the stories of our people – the work of scholars and educators, the ingenuity of students, the achievements of alumni – and the impact we collectively make in the province, the country and the world.

Metabridge is a non-profit organization founded in 2008 that connects top growth-stage tech startups with long-term mentors, advisors, and investors.

Montreal NewTech (MTL NewTech, MNT) is a non-profit organization dedicated to driving the success of the startup ecosystem. We are a thriving community of researchers, entrepreneurs, investors, corporate innovators, and institutional leaders who are enthusiastic about the potential of technology and making a positive social impact, and excited to connect with global startup ecosystems. Since our inception in 2008, we have been at the forefront of driving the startup and tech innovation communities for positive impact. While born in Montreal, our vision quickly grew to impact Quebec and beyond to create connections and opportunities to collaborate across stakeholders, industries and geography. Our initiatives, learning programs, entrepreneurship support, and engaging events bring together thousands of established and aspiring entrepreneurs each year. Collaborating with industry leaders, professionals, investors, and researchers, we explore, experiment, and execute innovative projects with scalable and sustainable impact in mind.

Premier incubateur-accélérateur de startups dédié au tourisme, à la culture et au divertissement en Amérique du Nord. Le MT Lab est une plateforme d’innovation ouverte et de réseautage, un espace d'expérimentation et de veille ainsi qu’un lieu de coworking et d’accompagnement entrepreneurial. Le MT Lab a été créé en 2017 par l’UQÀM et Tourisme Montréal, il accompagne plus d’une douzaine de grandes entreprises partenaires pour susciter l’innovation et accélérer les opportunités dans leur domaine. Il est un fier partenaire de la Ville de Montréal, du ministère du Tourisme du Québec, du ministère de l’Économie et de l’Innovation, ainsi que de Développement Économique Canada.

NABI has been incubating businesses in Northern Alberta for over 30 years. We are indispensable scale-up facilitators helping tech companies scale and offering small businesses a place to share expertise. We are a community for global partnerships in growth, making moves with these three pillars in mind: Community. Innovation. Incubation.

NAIT's vibrant on-campus community dedicated to inspiring your entrepreneurial mindset. We harness your inner talent & challenge you to express new ideas, think creatively and experiment with confidence outside the classroom. As the next generation of creators and trailblazers, we challenge you to BE CURIOUS and start your entrepreneurial journey here. Sign-up for events, get advice, enter our competitions, use our co-working space or apply to be part of our free Entrepreneurship Blue Book Program. It's FREE for all NAIT students.

New Ventures BC is a non-profit organization that recognizes, encourages, and supports entrepreneurship in BC’s technology sector. Each year we run the New Ventures BC Competition, the largest and longest-running tech competition in BC, offering education, coaching and awarding $250,000 and prizes to BC startups. We offer a mentored, Distance Venture Acceleration Program focused on customer discovery and Market Validation Training. Through our Innovator Skills Initiative grant program we give tech companies and startups, up to $10,000 a year to hire a BC post-secondary student.

Next AI is a leading national accelerator and founder development program for early-stage AI-powered startups. It is delivered to founders all accross Canada and has physical sites in both Montreal and Toronto.

NEXT Canada is a national, non-profit organization that develops exceptional talent to create world-class ventures and propel technology adoption. Founded in 2010 as The Next 36 by a group of pioneering business leaders and academics, NEXT Canada is today a leader in the delivery of cutting-edge programming designed to foster lifelong entrepreneurship in three streams: NextAI, Next 36 and Next Founders. Our programs, delivered through meaningful partnerships between government and the private sector, strengthen the foundations of Canada’s current and future health and prosperity. NEXT Canada is supported by generous donors and partners including RBC, Scotiabank, the Weston Family Foundation, EY, Scale AI, Hatch, BDC, Magna, Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt and Air Canada. NEXT Canada has directly impacted over 700 alumni who have built companies including, Bridgit, Deep Learni.ng, Kira Talent, Nymi and Thalmic Labs. These alumni have created over 3,000 jobs and raised over $1BN in capital.

Nimbus Synergies leads early-stage financings in innovative and complementary health technology companies in Canada. By bringing these companies together to share resources, industry specific knowledge, and relationships, Nimbus is accelerating their growth and increasing their likelihood of success. Nimbus is significantly impacting the burgeoning digital health sector through its leadership as investor, partner, and mentor.

NORCAT is a leading private, non-profit organization that empowers our clients, our staff, and our community partners to drive a culture of productivity, innovation, and life-long learning. To deliver on our mandate, NORCAT is focused on three core priorities: As part of the Ontario Network of Excellence, NORCAT serves as Sudbury’s Regional Innovation Centre partnering with community stakeholders to help start and accelerate the growth of innovative companies Develop and provide world-class programs, services, and resources to reduce injuries, save lives, and enhance productivity in the workplace and beyond Operate a vibrant innovation hub to engage our clients, community, and key stakeholders by providing an environment that celebrates a culture of productivity, innovation, and life-long learning

Welcome to North Forge. We’re a not-for-profit tech incubator, accelerator, and state-of-the-art fabrication lab that works with startups across Canada in technology, STEM, and advanced manufacturing from the ideation stages all the way through to Series A. We help startups and makers build their companies through groundbreaking experiences and resources at no charge. We are a powerhouse entrepreneur community fuelling Manitoba’s innovative science-based, technology-enabled, and advanced manufacturing startups. Our facilities include one of North America’s largest fabrication labs (FabLab™), spanning 35,000 square feet across Innovation Drive and Innovation Alley in Winnipeg, Manitoba.

The NOIC is a non-profit organization established to promote job growth by supporting entrepreneurs and established companies to grow their business. We aim to contribute long-term economic growth to Thunder Bay and the Northwestern Ontario region by creating favourable economic conditions for technology transfer to industry through the development and commercialization of innovative companies by encouraging the ongoing co-operation between business, education and government.

The Pond-Deshpande Centre (PDC) is New Brunswick’s social innovation partner of choice. Founded at the University of New Brunswick in 2012 with a visionary donation from entrepreneurs Gerry Pond and Gururaj & Jaishree Deshpande, PDC use social innovation and social entrepreneurship as tools to address and help solve some of society’s most pressing challenges. We develop inclusive workforces, invigorate civic innovation, and create more just economic systems.

Since 2011, Okanagan coLab (Community Lab) has been supporting entrepreneurs and inspired creatives to work in a new way — through coworking. We are a community of people who choose to work together to make our work, our lives, our cities, and our communities better. Our Values Community The coLab community is an eclectic, supportive, and highly talented group of like-minded professionals who realize that good things happen when people work together. coLab doesn’t just rely on its community; coLab is the community. Community is in our DNA. Creativity The term “knowledge economy” is a misnomer. The real impact doesn’t come from knowledge – it comes from creatively assembling knowledge into solutions. Creativity is an essential trait in business – and coLab strives to promote creativity in every way. Collaboration Community + creativity = collaboration. One of the great benefits of working alongside talented, knowledgeable people in a variety of industries is the ideas that are disseminated by osmosis – and then re-formed into cohesive plans through collaboration. At coLab, it’s easy to find that technical or creative whiz to run ideas past. Purposefulness Purposefulness is being aware that each of us is here for a reason. We value our lives by discovering the part we are uniquely meant to play. We discern our intention and focus on it mindfully. We visualize it happening. We set goals and achieve them step by step, resisting distractions. We give each task single minded concentration and excellence. We invest our full enthusiasm into even the simplest job. In the flow of our lives, there are many turns and unexpected events. Within it all, there are lessons to be learned and gifts to receive. Celebration Celebrating and having fun at work is an essential function for building a positive workplace culture, helping our members blow off steam, and fostering new ideas.

The Ontario Centre of Innovation (OCI), formerly the Ontario Centres of Excellence (OCE), maximizes the commercial impact of research developed in Ontario’s colleges, universities, and research hospitals, and accelerates the commercialization of Made-in-Ontario technologies. A pan-provincial collaboration platform, with a broad and deep network across industry, academia and government, OCI initiates unparalleled partnership opportunities, develops and manages successful industry-academic collaborations, supports high-potential SMEs in commercializing ground-breaking research, and provides hands-on training and skills development opportunities for the next generation of highly-skilled talent.

Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences is a leader in mental health care, providing a spectrum of specialized assessments and treatment services for people living with complex mental illness. Patients benefit from a recovery-oriented environment of care, built on compassion, inspiration and hope. Ontario Shores engages in research, education and advocacy initiatives to advance the mental health care system.

OpenExO, Inc. is a Professional Services community focused on innovation and digital transformation, based on the ExO Model shared in the book Exponential Organizations. The ExO Model is expressed in the Formula MTP+SCALE+IDEAS. MTP Stands for Massive Transformative Purpose, any organization that wants to be an ExO needs to have an MTP. There are 10 additional Attributes. SCALE Attributes focus externally and allow the organization to tap into Abundance outside the organization, these attributes are Staff on Demand, Community and Crowd, Algorithms, Leveraged Assets, and Engagement. The 5 Internal Attributes are Interfaces, Dashboards, Experimentation, Autonomy, and Social Technologies. These use the acronym IDEAS and allow the organization to manage the organization at scale. We are likened to a decentralized McKinsey. We work at the individual, organizational, and civic levels. We are over 18000 members and growing #exostrong. You can join the OpenExO Community to transform your company or to help others to transform theirs. By becoming a member you can access our tools and resources as well as the many brilliant minds that are within the community.

PBY Capital partners with world class portfolio management firms to distribute mandates that invest in public, private and non-traditional markets, enabling institutional investors access to unique investment strategies.

Planet Hatch is an innovative co-working centre and entrepreneurial hub located in Fredericton, New Brunswick. We support entrepreneurs and start-ups in all sectors to start, connect, and thrive.

Platform Calgary brings together the resources of Calgary's tech ecosystem to help startups launch and grow. Through collaboration and targeted programming, we are a hub and an engine for technology-focused economic diversification and job creation.

Founded in 1873, Polytechnique Montréal, technological university, is one of Canada's largest engineering teaching and research institutions. It is the Québec leader for the scope of its engineering research activities. It is located on the campus of Université de Montreal, the largest French-language university campus in the Americas. With over 49,000 graduates, Polytechnique Montréal has educated 22% of the current members of the Ordre des ingénieurs du Québec. The institution offers more than 120 programs. Polytechnique has 260 professors and 8,600 students. It has an annual operating budget of $215 million, including a research budget of $81 million.

It's hard out there, and It's exponentially harder for an immigrant. We built PORCH to level the playing field and help you have a greater chance at success. PORCH is an exclusive community for immigrant entrepreneurs and professionals in or coming to Canada. PORCH increases your chance of success by providing a curated, engaging and safe place to build relationships, learn, and help each other grow.

Praxis is a Canadian-based not-for-profit organization that leads global collaboration in spinal cord injury research, innovation and care. We accelerate the translation of discoveries and best practices into improved treatments for people with spinal cord injuries.

We build social impact, together. Purppl ("Purposeful People") coaches, consults, and collaborates with social entrepreneurs and impact leaders to build regenerative enterprises and initiatives that address systemic inequity. Our team of experienced Entrepreneurs In Residence walks alongside clients to build skills and confidence in impact modelling and measurement, financial management, operations, organizational development, and leadership. Our vision is a just regenerative economy that advances collective wellbeing and the health of air, land, and water.

We build social impact, together. Purppl ("Purposeful People") coaches, consults, and collaborates with social entrepreneurs and impact leaders to build regenerative enterprises and initiatives that address systemic inequity. Our team of experienced Entrepreneurs In Residence walks alongside clients to build skills and confidence in impact modelling and measurement, financial management, operations, organizational development, and leadership. Our vision is a just regenerative economy that advances collective wellbeing and the health of air, land, and water.

We build social impact, together. Purppl ("Purposeful People") coaches, consults, and collaborates with social entrepreneurs and impact leaders to build regenerative enterprises and initiatives that address systemic inequity. Our team of experienced Entrepreneurs In Residence walks alongside clients to build skills and confidence in impact modelling and measurement, financial management, operations, organizational development, and leadership. Our vision is a just regenerative economy that advances collective wellbeing and the health of air, land, and water.