Pitch competitions
3 programmes. Of these, none says it takes no equity, and 2 have applications open.
A national pitch competition for mothers who run businesses in Canada outside Quebec. The top 100 get coaching webinars, five finalists pitch live, and the winner gets C$10,000 cash and about C$40,000 in sponsor services.
CA$10k prize · equity not published
Quebec's province-wide competition for businesses in their start-up year, judged at local, regional and national level. National category winners get C$8,000, with regional prizes and special awards along the way.
CA$8k prize · equity not published
An annual technology startup competition in British Columbia. Entrants get jury feedback over several rounds, and the three highest-placed finalists win prize packages worth over CA$250,000 in total.
CA$110k prize · equity not published
We list 3 programmes: Canada's Total Mom Pitch, Défi OSEntreprendre: Création d'entreprise and New Ventures BC Competition. Each listing links to the programme's own pages and shows the day we last verified it.
None of the 3 says it takes no equity. 3 do not publish their equity terms, so ask before you apply.
Applications are open for Canada's Total Mom Pitch (closes 15 November 2026) and Défi OSEntreprendre: Création d'entreprise (closes 10 March 2027). The deadlines page lists every date we track.
Quebec (1) and Vancouver (1). Delivery varies: each listing says whether the programme runs in person, remotely or both.
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