Getting the support for your innovative business is 3 easy steps

STEP 1 – Identify your local Innovation Centre

Regional Innovation Centres (aka RICs) are located across the Province.  You should connect with the one nearest you.  They can hep you identify local, provincial, and national resources to support your business. Click the map to identify your RIC.

STEP 2 – Identify RICs with specializations that support you

While some RICs are not local to your business, they may have resources specific to you.  That could be audience specific programming, industry resources, or academic research partners.  Browse all RICs.

STEP 3 – Browse the Resources available.

Our resources section lists resources in and outside of your region. While your local RIC may have the services you require, others may have sector specific programming, or audience specific programs that can support you. Visit our Resource Directory.

Still not sure?

We have gathered news from across all of the innovation centres and shared their stories.  These stories are about their programs, their ecosystems and the companies they work with.  Seeing others in action might give you some ideas or who to work with.  Go back to our home page and dig in.

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Altitude Accelerator

Altitude Accelerator is a not-for-profit innovation hub and business incubator located in the Brampton Innovation District, serving Brampton, Caledon, and…

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Boundless Accelerator

Boundless Accelerator™ offers unique programs and initiatives to support businesses from startup to scaleup for a strong, diverse, inclusive, sustainable economy.

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Communitech

Communitech®

At Communitech, we’re all about the “F” word. Founders. We were built by tech founders who saw the need for a community of support to help ensure the future prosperity of Canada. That community includes massive support from partners: established businesses that want to lift others up, large organizations that are pillars in their industries and government players who care about economic and social impact.

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IION

Innovation Initiatives Ontario North (IION) is a Regional Innovation Centre that assists innovative entrepreneurs, start-ups and existing companies develop and…

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Innovate Niagara

Innovate Niagara is a leading non-profit organization and a member of Canada’s Tech Network, dedicated to supporting innovative entrepreneurs in…

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Innovation Factory

Innovation Factory is Hamilton – Halton’s business accelerator, dedicated to helping Ontario-based businesses launch, scale, and succeed.  We provide start-ups,…

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Invest Ottawa

Invest Ottawa is the principal economic development agency in Eastern Ontario, where it is not only a Regional Innovation Centre…

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Launch Lab

We are a team of entrepreneurs helping entrepreneurs.We provide advisory services by pairing entrepreneurs with our team of experienced business…

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MaRS

MaRS is the world’s largest urban innovation hub in Toronto that supports startups in the health, cleantech, fintech, and enterprise…

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NORCAT

As Sudbury’s Regional Innovation Centre, NORCAT Innovation is focused on supporting early-stage tech startups and the people founding them. We…

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NWOIC

NOIC is an active partner to motivated businesses and entrepreneurs in Northwestern Ontario, providing tailored resources and hands-on business support….

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Spark Centre

Spark Centre was set up in 2010 as one of many Regional Innovation Centre (RIC) across the province. Alongside the…

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SSMIC

The Sault Ste. Marie Innovation Centre (SSMIC) is a non-profit organization that functions as a catalyst for economic development and…

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ventureLAB

ventureLAB is a leading global founder community for hardware technology and enterprise software companies in Canada. Located at the heart…

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WETechAlliance

WETechAlliance has served as a catalyst for technology and innovation in the Windsor-Essex and Chatham-Kent, Ontario regions since 2011. We’re a…

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