Accelerators · Canada
5 programmes. Of these, 3 say they take no equity, and 1 has applications open.
Objectives-based programme for seed-stage science and technology companies, built around full-day mentor sessions every eight weeks. Started at the University of Toronto's Rotman School and now runs at 17 sites; no fees and no equity.
Funding not published · equity-free
Ten-week in-person bootcamp from Invest Ottawa for tech startups with a founder in the National Capital Region, meeting every Thursday afternoon and ending in a pitch finale. Runs quarterly.
Funding not published · equity not published
Ottawa corporate accelerator running programmes with large partners, currently the TELUS AI Accelerator, which gives Canadian startups compute on the TELUS AI Factory plus advisory support, and the Mitel UC Accelerator.
Funding not published · equity not published
Eight-month programme for students and recent graduates of Canadian schools launching a startup: remote and part-time from January, then full-time in Toronto from May to August. No fee and no equity.
Funding not published · equity-free
No-cost, equity-free programme for Canadian AI-enabled ventures, with a Toronto stream (mostly in person from May) and a Montreal/remote stream that ends with a demo day in Montreal.
Funding not published · equity-free
We list 5 programmes: Creative Destruction Lab, IO Ignition, L-SPARK, Next 36 and Next AI. Each listing links to the programme's own pages and shows the day we last verified it.
3 of the 5 say they take no equity: Creative Destruction Lab, Next 36 and Next AI. 2 do not publish their equity terms.
Applications are open for Next AI (closes 9 December 2026). The deadlines page lists every date we track.
Toronto (3) and Ottawa (2). Delivery varies: each listing says whether the programme runs in person, remotely or both.
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