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Ingenious+ National Award Ceremony for 2025

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Canadian Youth Celebrated for Excellence in Innovation

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$250,000+ on the Line for Young Innovators with Ingenious+ Challenge

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Applications are now closed.

Thank you to all the young innovators who applied. Applications are now closed, and selected winners will be notified in March.

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If you have an amazing project, this is the innovation challenge for you.

Open to 14-18 year-olds anywhere in Canada, Ingenious+ is your chance to receive $1,000 (or more!) plus mentorship and learning opportunities to grow your innovation.

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Challenge Details

Ingenious+ supports young innovators who are developing solutions at the community level and beyond.

What is Ingenious+?

Ingenious+ gives young innovators a chance to start realizing their ideas through financial support, learning opportunities and mentorship from leading Canadian innovators!

Who can apply?

Be between 14 and 18 years old (you must have turned 14 but not yet turned 19 at the time of entry)
Have the permission of a parent or legal guardian if you are under the age of majority in your province or territory
Ensure your innovation project is led and created by youth
Be a Canadian citizen or Permanent Resident
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How does it work?

Request an account: Start by creating your Ingenious+ account through the application portal.
Submit your innovation: Complete your application and share details about your project, idea, or innovation.
Adjudication: Applications are reviewed by a panel of experts.
Regional awards: Regional winners are celebrated at ceremonies across the country.
National spotlight: Finalists and National Winners are recognized on a national stage during Canadian Innovation Week in May 2026.
Mentorship: Winners gain access to mentors and learning opportunities to help grow their innovations.

National Awards will be celebrated during Canadian Innovation Week.

What counts as an innovation?

Innovation is about doing something better to make an impact. This includes improving upon a product, service, or process or creating something new that solves a problem or makes the world better. Ingenious+ supports young innovators who are developing solutions at the community level and beyond. This year’s themes are:

Community and Civic Engagement
Climate Change and the Environment
Equity and Inclusion
Health and Well-being
Technology and Entrepreneurship

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Do you have an idea that will improve your community?

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The 2025 Winners

Wax It to Win It

Regional Winner Entrepreneurship and Technology

Sitka Land-Gillis

BearBuddy

Regional Winner Entrepreneurship and Technology

Michael Hu

Anecdota

Regional Winner Entrepreneurship and Technology

Arabella Mew, Sarah Yu, and Mackenzie Chun

ABrailleAbility

Regional Winner Health and well-being

Elvin Nguyen

Rooted Carbon

Regional Winner Climate change and the environment

Nathanael Buschaus

ECOTUB

Regional Winner Climate change and the environment

Claudia Zhao

Creators of Tomorrow – Creating for Elderly Project

Regional Winner Health and well-being

Alpita Patro

TecNurtur

Regional Winner Entrepreneurship and Technology

Olumoroti Adegboyega

Blind Beta – Bouldering Assistant for the Visually Impaired

Regional Winner Health and well-being

Elise Nickerson

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About the Initiative

Powered by the Rideau Hall Foundation, Ingenious+ is a national youth innovation challenge with a strong regional and community focus. The goal is to give students aged 14 to 18 the opportunity to innovate for good, and to share their strategies to address problems at home, across Canada, and around the world.

Applications for Ingenious+ are closed

Ingenious+ National Award Ceremony for 2025

Canadian Youth Celebrated for Excellence in Innovation

$250,000+ on the Line for Young Innovators with Ingenious+ Challenge

Tools, worksheets and resources to help you apply

Applications are now closed.

If you have an amazing project, this is the innovation challenge for you.

Get the latest news about Ingenious+

Challenge Details

What is Ingenious+?

Who can apply?

How does it work?

What counts as an innovation?

Do you have an idea that will improve your community?

Innovate For Good

Sign up to our Newsletter

Want to get inspired?

Wax It to Win It

BearBuddy

Anecdota

ABrailleAbility

Rooted Carbon

ECOTUB

Creators of Tomorrow – Creating for Elderly Project

TecNurtur

Blind Beta – Bouldering Assistant for the Visually Impaired

Not ready to apply yet?

With thanks to our Supporters and Partners

About the Initiative

Have any questions? Let us know!