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File: 05 — InsightsCoverage: Network-wideUpdated: Live
Network Insights

The data behind Canada’s innovation support.

Explore the network behind Canada’s innovation support ecosystem. 180 organizations across 11 provinces. Every angle.

178

Organizations across Canada

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Members by province

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Industry distribution

Number of organizations supporting each industry sector.

General/industry agnostic
81
Other
50
Clean technologies
43
Life sciences & advanced health
41
Digital media & telecommunications
36
Agriculture
30
Advanced materials & advanced manufacturing
29
Financial services
26
Transportation
21
Food & beverage
20
Education
19
Mining, oil, & gas
16
Tourism & culture
16
Consumer retail
12
Forestry
9

Services offered

What support services are most widely available across the network.

Mentorship and access to advisors
102
Networking opportunities and community events
98
Free educational events or programming (ie. lunch and learns)
89
Financing opportunities and connections with investor groups
80
Discounted and/or free professional services (legal, accounting, bookkeeping, etc.)
73
Office space, co-working environment
61
Intellectual property education and assistance (Includes: patent, trademark and copyright evaluation, intellectual property strategy, protection and licensing)
49
Paid programming (cash)
49
Trade and export support (Includes: Business development missions, internationalization, and any other activities linked to international market development)
44
Access to specialized equipment, lab facilities, and/or services
43
Practical prototype/MVP development assistance
38
Access to free or discounted licenses for products or devkits
36
Regulatory assistance
30
Virtual office space, reception services
20
Paid programming (Equity)
14
Equipment (ie. devices to test on, specialized materials)
4
Other
3

Ecosystem gaps

Only 4 of 180 organizations offer equipment (ie. devices to test on, specialized materials). Only 14 of 180 organizations offer paid programming (equity). Only 20 of 180 organizations offer virtual office space, reception services.

Stage coverage

How many organizations support each combination of revenue stage and maturity stage. Darker cells indicate stronger ecosystem coverage.

IdeaDiscoveryValidationEfficiencyScaleMature
Start ($0-1M)
69
87
93
80
67
41
Grow ($1-5M)
50
61
72
70
63
39
Scale ($5-25M)
33
38
46
44
45
31
Enterprise ($25M+)
18
19
24
22
22
22

1994

Avg. year founded

44%

Not-for-profit

24%

University-affiliated

Mentorship and access to advisors

Most common service

General/industry agnostic

Most common industry