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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. 179 organizations across 11 provinces. Every angle.

177

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
80
Other
50
Clean technologies
42
Life sciences & advanced health
40
Digital media & telecommunications
35
Agriculture
29
Advanced materials & advanced manufacturing
28
Financial services
25
Transportation
21
Food & beverage
20
Education
19
Mining, oil, & gas
15
Tourism & culture
15
Consumer retail
12
Forestry
9

Services offered

What support services are most widely available across the network.

Mentorship and access to advisors
101
Networking opportunities and community events
97
Free educational events or programming (ie. lunch and learns)
88
Financing opportunities and connections with investor groups
79
Discounted and/or free professional services (legal, accounting, bookkeeping, etc.)
72
Office space, co-working environment
60
Intellectual property education and assistance (Includes: patent, trademark and copyright evaluation, intellectual property strategy, protection and licensing)
48
Paid programming (cash)
48
Access to specialized equipment, lab facilities, and/or services
43
Trade and export support (Includes: Business development missions, internationalization, and any other activities linked to international market development)
43
Practical prototype/MVP development assistance
38
Access to free or discounted licenses for products or devkits
35
Regulatory assistance
30
Virtual office space, reception services
19
Paid programming (Equity)
13
Equipment (ie. devices to test on, specialized materials)
4
Other
3

Ecosystem gaps

Only 4 of 179 organizations offer equipment (ie. devices to test on, specialized materials). Only 13 of 179 organizations offer paid programming (equity). Only 19 of 179 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

45%

Not-for-profit

25%

University-affiliated

25

Startup Visa designated

Mentorship and access to advisors

Most common service

General/industry agnostic

Most common industry