Welcome to Ignite Digital — A Canada-wide initiative to support women and underserved entrepreneurs to boost their digital game and grow their businesses!
Throughout March and April, we're teaming up with the Canada Digital Adoption Program (CDAP) and incredible Partners to offer a series of free events that will help entrepreneurs across Canada gain digital insights and skills and discover how CDAP can help them access grants, advisory support, financial and talent opportunities, and more.
Upcoming Events
Explore and register for our upcoming events throughout March and April 2023.
Discover the available programs and resources that Mitacs has to offer to support Canadian businesses with R&D, innovation and growth. Plus, learn about CDAP's "Boost Your Business" program, providing access to grants, loans, advisory support, and talent to help you implement your digital growth plan.
Discover the available programs and resources that Innovate Calgary has to offer to support innovative entrepreneurs and businesses. Plus, learn about CDAP's "Boost Your Business" program, providing access to grants, loans, advisory support, and talent to help you implement your digital growth plan.
Learn from Jelly Academy's experts to enhance your digital skills and stay ahead of the competition. Discover Magnet's programs that support entrepreneurs in accessing skilled digital talent. Explore CDAP's offerings, including grants, financing, advisory support, and skilled talent, designed to help you adopt digital technology and grow your business. Digital skills are essential for business success in today's rapidly changing landscape.
Support & Funding for Hamilton Entrepreneurs & Businesses
Discover the available programs and resources that McMaster Innovation Park, Innovation Factory, and the Hamilton entrepreneurial community have to offer to support innovative entrepreneurs and businesses. Plus, learn from CDAP how to access grants, financing, advisory support, and skilled digital talent to scale your business across Canada and beyond.
Indigenous women or non-binary entrepreneurs at any stage of business are welcome to join the
the Indigenous LIFT Collective’s Wisdom Wednesday to learn about the Canadian Digital Adoption Program and the NACCA Indigenous Women Entrepreneurs Program to explore how they can benefit the growth of your business.
Newcomer Entrepreneurs: Digital Pathways to Success in Canada
Are you an immigrant or newcomer entrepreneur growing a successful business in Canada? Join us for an exciting webinar to learn how to leverage digital technology to drive growth. LatAm Startups will share its support and resources for immigrant and newcomer entrepreneurs, providing insights and guidance on navigating the Canadian business landscape. In addition, CDAP will showcase its offerings, including grants, financing, advisory support, and skilled talent.
ScaleUP Manitoba: Unlock Local, Global and Digital Opportunities for Entrepreneurs
Manitoba entrepreneurs, are you ready to take your business to the next level and expand into global markets? Join us to learn how to tap into North Forge Technology Exchange's newest program designed to help entrepreneurs go global. Discover how this program can support your business growth and help you reach new audiences worldwide. Then, learn from CDAP how to access grants, financing, advisory support, and skilled digital talent to scale your business across Canada and beyond.
Canada Digital Adoption Program
Access funds, advisory support and talent for digital adoption
Looking for a way to boost your business through digital adoption? Check out the Canada Digital Adoption Program (CDAP) Boost Your Business Technology funding! This program provides grants of up to $15,000 to help entrepreneurs in Canada adopt new technology and implement digital solutions. With this grant, you can access the support and resources you need to grow your business and thrive in today's digital world. Learn more.
Ignite Digital Insights
Practical strategies for scaling and digital adoption
Ignite Digital Partners
Discover a community of Partners dedicated to entrepreneurs through mentorship, resources, and opportunities.
ADAAWE
Co-working space and community for Indigenous entrepreneurs in Ottawa.
Bloom + Brilliance
Intersectional and Indigenous feminist-led digital design agency.
Business Development Bank of Canada
Provides financial solutions and advice for Canadian entrepreneurs at all stages.
Canadian Aboriginal & Minority Supplier Council
Connects qualified suppliers with procurement opportunities to create inclusive supply chains.
Canadian Women's Chamber of Commerce
Membership and advocacy organization for women entrepreneurs.
CEDEC
Improves the lives of individuals and communities through collaborative economic and labour market development.
DELIA
FinTech-driven micro-loan program for women-owned enterprises across Southern Ontario.
EntrepreNorth
Empowers Indigenous and community-based entrepreneurs and businesses in Northern Canada.
Futurpreneur
Provides mentorship, funding and resources to youth entrepreneurs across Canada.
Growclass
Digital marketing community, courses and certifications.
Indigenous Lift Collective
Supports the development of sustainable and thriving Indigenous women-owned businesses.
Innovate Calgary
Supports innovation and commercialization from the University of Calgary.
Innovation Factory
Hamilton business accelerator supporting Ontario businesses to launch, scale and succeed.
Jelly Academy
Digital skills training, reskilling, corporate certificate courses, workshops and mentorship.
Kingston Economic Development
Committed to growing business and tourism opportunities in the City of Kingston.
LatAm Startups
Enterprise accelerator for high-growth newcomer entrepreneurs.
Magnet
Canada’s only Digital Community Workforce System.
McMaster Innovation Park
Supports startups, businesses, research and collaborations in Hamilton.
Mitacs
Builds partnerships between academia, industry and the world to foster innovation.
NACCA
Supports Indigenous Financial Institutions across Canada to grow Indigenous businesses.
North Forge
Incubator and accelerator supporting science-based and tech-enabled advanced manufacturing businesses.
Pow Wow Pitch
Indigenous business development program.
Raven Indigenous Capital
Invests in innovative, scalable and purpose-driven Indigenous-owned businesses.
RevolutionHer
Supports high-impact women entrepreneurs to scale through community and partnerships.
Sarnia Lambton Research Park
Commercialization centre, clean-tech incubator and biotech cluster.
SOAR
Digital community of Indigenous entrepreneurs.
The Forum
Community and business development program for women entrepreneurs.
TiE Ottawa
Mentorship, training, networking and incubation of entrepreneurial businesses.
WEtech Alliance
Non-profit accelerating innovation & tech-based companies in Windsor-Essex & Chatham-Kent, ON.
Ignite Digital is a national initiative to support women and underserved entrepreneurs to access training, knowledge, resources and opportunities to adopt digital tech solutions to grow their businesses.
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