Presented by Innovation factory and funded by the National Research Council Industry Research Assistance Program (NRC IRAP), OwnershIP is a dynamic, educational program aimed at raising awareness of the importance of Intellectual Property (IP) readiness for innovative Canadian small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).

Through in-person workshops and seminars, on-demand online courses, and accompanying resources and tools, OwnershIP guides cohorts of innovative Canadian SMEs through understanding the IP landscape, the importance of owning and protecting their IP, and mapping out the route by which they can do that. Client companies of the OwnershIP program can then go on to be considered for future funding and strategic support towards developing their IP and IP strategy.

Interested in participating in the OwnershIP program? Apply for free today.

OwnershIP is open to innovative, tech-focused Canadian SMEs. Applying companies must be registered Canadian companies.

Companies can be in the idea, early, and growth stages.

To be eligible to participate in OwnershIP, interested businesses must fill out the application form.

NOTE: If you are not currently an Innovation Factory client, you will also be required to fill out our client application intake form. There is no cost to becoming a client of Innovation Factory.

Upon submitting your OwnershIP application (and subsequent iF client intake form, if applicable) a representative of iF will be in touch to update you on the status of your application and onboarding process if successful.

Program applications will be reviewed to confirm the company meets the following criteria:

• Canadian Business
• Innovative and/or Tech-Focused
• Product Viability
• Market Relevance
• Early market testing and proof of concept

The program timeline is approximately three to six months.

The program is currently open for applications.