Accelerators, incubators & pitch competitions Canadians can join

Project accelerator providing $2,500 grants to six Enactus teams to identify, create, and implement projects advancing equity using financial education to strengthen resilience of underserved populations including visible minorities, Indigenous peoples, persons with disabilities, and women.

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Play to Lead creates a network for girls and their coaches to come together through sport, offering hands-on training, mentorship, and relationship-building that contributes to gender equity within local sport organizations and communities. The program empowers women and girls through the power of sport.

The Producer Mental Wellbeing Initiative is an ongoing outcomes-based financing initiative by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada and Impact Canada, offering up to $650,000 in funding to support innovators delivering solutions for the mental wellbeing of agricultural producers. It uses challenge-based and outcomes-tied funding mechanisms to reward measurable improvements in producer mental health.

A 6-week program designed to help climate ventures validate their value proposition and business model, hone their pitch, and develop their minimum viable product.

Empowers Enactus teams to create and implement projects promoting equality and access across education, healthcare, technology, environment, food security, housing, and economic sectors. Six teams receive $2,500 project grants.

Project accelerator providing $2,500 grants to fifteen Enactus teams to identify, create, and implement projects helping Canadians prepare for an evolving workforce through professional skills acquisition. Targets underserved populations including youth (15-29 years), newcomers, Indigenous peoples, First Nations, and persons with disabilities.

A Canada-wide accelerator for food and beverage entrepreneurs with products already in market, seeking to scale. Provides expert-led, hands-on support in operations, branding, marketing, sales, distribution, and growth strategy, delivered virtually and culminating in a pitch competition.

Corporate challenge advancing the sustainability goals of THRIVE's corporate partners.

A 12-week program for six Enactus students working in small teams using human-centered design thinking to develop innovative solutions for survivors of domestic violence. Participants receive mentorship, learning opportunities, and up to $1,000 in travel funding to present at the National Exposition.

Pitch competitions offering $100,000 in annual cash grants to underserved and equity-deserving Canadian entrepreneurs. Participants compete to win funding, receive expert feedback, and gain visibility within the entrepreneurial ecosystem. Two events per year: one in-person (Toronto, June 3, 2026) and one virtual national (November 24, 2026).

National competition for student entrepreneurs with prizes for top 3 finalists: 1st place $10,000, 2nd place $4,000, 3rd place $2,000. Finalists receive complimentary travel and lodging. Final round held at National Exposition in Toronto, April 27-30, 2027.

Challenge empowers Enactus teams to identify, create and deliver projects that teach relevant entrepreneurship skills and empower aspiring and existing entrepreneurs. Teams compete for prize money at Regional ($500–$1,500) and National ($1,000–$3,000) Expositions.

The AMR Innovation Pilot is an upcoming outcomes-based financing challenge administered by Impact Canada in partnership with the Public Health Agency of Canada, focused on antimicrobial resistance innovation. It will use challenge prize or pay-for-success mechanisms to reward innovators who deliver measurable solutions. Details and timelines are forthcoming.

A 12-week growth accelerator program presented by RBC for women entrepreneurs generating $200K to $1M in annual revenue with 2 to 20 employees, focusing on strategic clarity and roadmaps in Finance, Leadership, or Operations.

A national pitch competition and capital access program for Canadian women entrepreneurs offering national exposure, 1:1 mentorship, and the chance to win one of three prize packages valued at $30,000 CAD.

National pitch competition and capital-access program for women, non-binary, and trans-femme founders raising external capital. Three prize packages worth $30,000 CAD each (financial, social, and wisdom capital), plus 1:1 mentorship and exposure to investor networks.

THRIVE Accelerator Programs for Seed to Series A stage companies develop go-to-market plans and provide access to customers, investment, and expert mentorship.