Canada’s Innovation Network
CAIN connects every accelerator, incubator, and business-support organization coast to coast—building the infrastructure Canada needs to grow its startups.
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Organizations
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Provinces & Territories
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Industry Sectors
The Network
176 member organizations across 11 provinces and territories.
Canada’s innovation support system is at a crossroads.
Only 32.4% of high-potential startups remain headquartered in Canada, down from 70% in 2019. Canadian founders who move to the US raise nearly 2×as much capital. The talent and the ideas are here — the support infrastructure is what’s falling behind.
BAI-supported companies show 14% higher employment and 13% greater revenue — but the program that measured this has lost its funding. Nobody in government is asking “what should a BAI be in 2026?” CAIN is the only organization positioned to ask that question nationally.
CAIN exists to make the network visible, generate intelligence nobody else has, and catalyze the honest conversation about what comes next.
See the full dashboard →What Membership Unlocks
See Your Ecosystem
For the first time, every accelerator and incubator in Canada in one searchable directory. Filter by province, sector, or stage focus. Know who’s in your region, who works in your space, and where the gaps are.
Connect & Collaborate
Post open cohort spots, find co-mentorship opportunities, refer companies across the country. The coordination infrastructure Canada’s innovation ecosystem has never had — so a program in New Brunswick doesn’t have to leave its province to find companies.
Collective Intelligence
Coming soon: the only dataset on what Canadian BAIs actually need. AI readiness, capacity, funding challenges — answered by the network, for the network. Ammunition for government conversations, merger decisions, and your own strategy.
Your Voice to Government
When ISED drops a new policy, react in real time: helps us, hurts us, need clarification. CAIN aggregates and channels the field’s response back to government within days. We become the intermediary by actually intermediating.
The CAIN Member Portal
Join CAIN to access the most complete innovation intelligence platform for Canadian BAIs.
Research Brain
329 research documents from 67+ organizations. AI-generated summaries, searchable library, downloadable reports.
Network Intelligence
Interactive analytics on 176 member organizations. Canada map, industry charts, stage coverage, ecosystem gaps.
BAI Typology
Understand where your organization fits among four BAI types. Interactive classification with peer comparison.
Network Connections
See how organizations cluster by industry, overlap across sectors, and connect geographically.
Policy Intelligence
Curated innovation policy news with “why it matters for BAIs” analysis. Coming soon: rapid-reaction polling.
Network at a Glance
79
Not-for-profit organizations
The backbone of Canada’s BAI network
97
Support pre-seed (Idea stage) startups
Catching founders at the earliest point
63
Based in Ontario
The largest provincial cluster
41
Focused on clean technologies
Canada’s fastest-growing sector focus
79
Industry agnostic
Open to founders in any sector
176
Organizations in the directory
Coast to coast, growing every month
Featured Organizations
A snapshot of the network. Explore the full directory to find collaborators across Canada.
2 Degrés
Québec City, Québec
Nous propulsons les initiatives en technologies propres
In front of the evidence of the importance of acting and this very strong desire to have a concrete impact was born 2 Degrees, an incubator specialized in cleantech in order to: fulfill a need in the ecosystem, foster the development of innovations, showcase and pool our talents and expertise, fight climate change. Our mission is to accelerate the development of clean technologies with the aim of reducing our carbon footprint. This is aligned with our vision that clean technologies are a major driver of global impact and wealth creation.
Accelerate Okanagan
Kelowna, British Columbia
Located in Kelowna, BC, and serving the Okanagan community. We give entrepreneurs the mentorship, connections, and community they need to build technology-driven ventures. As the Okanagan tech community and companies within it continue to grow, so does our support model. Coined ‘Continuous Acceleration,’ we deliver unique programming for different stages of growth. The reality is, each stage of the entrepreneurial process demands a different set of tools and we are constantly iterating in an effort to meet those needs.
adMare BioInnovations
Vancouver, British Columbia
adMare BioInnovations is a Canadian company that is dedicated to leading the world in life sciences. They aim to achieve this by building strong life sciences companies, robust ecosystems, and industry-ready talent.
AInBC
Vancouver, British Columbia
The Voice for AI in British Columbia
The Artificial Intelligence network of British Columbia (AInBC) was established to unify, organize and catalyze the Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) communities in Canada and to establish BC as a national and global leader in AI by 2022. AInBC believes that AI/ML is of strategic importance to the economic and social well-being of everyone in Canada, and is dedicated to ensuring that our nation leads rather than follows.
Alacrity Canada
Victoria, British Columbia
Scaling Canadian Innovation
Alacrity Canada is a non-profit that specializes in clean technologies, SaaS, e-commerce, ICT, Data, AI, and digital marketing. Alacrity Canada provides resources, support and entrepreneurial mentorship to promising entrepreneurs, in addition to finding and connecting these individuals with the venture capital funding needed to develop thriving local tech companies.
Alberta Innovates
Edmonton, Alberta
Alberta's Innovation Engine
Alberta Innovates is an Alberta government funded, integrated system of five agencies designed to be catalysts of innovation. They support research and the growth of business, help the startup community build new technology and drive new ideas.
Understanding the ecosystem
Canada has 170+ accelerators and incubators. They’re not all the same. Our research identified four distinct types.
Foundations
Build entrepreneurial foundations
Finesse
Refine and expand growth skills
Precision
Go deep in a specific sector
Massive Growth
Scale aggressively at speed
Innovation Support in a Changing World
27 experts across 7 countries. 7 themes for how Canada’s BAIs must evolve.
Are you a Canadian accelerator or incubator?
If your organization supports startups and isn’t listed yet, we want to hear from you. Join the network and help build a connected innovation ecosystem across Canada.