Industry Associations & Networks

Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB)

Membership: $1,500-$3,500 annually

One-on-one business advising and technology discounts

Contact: Local CFIB office or cfib-fcei.ca

Canadian Chamber of Commerce

400+ local chambers representing 200,000+ businesses

Business Data Lab and SME Institute access

Policy advocacy and networking

Innovation Hubs & Incubators

DMZ (Toronto Metropolitan University) : World's #1 ranked university-based incubator

Velocity (University of Waterloo): 400+ launched companies supported

Launch Academy (Vancouver) : 6,000+ entrepreneurs supported

MaRS Discovery District (Toronto) : Health, fintech, and enterprise technology focus