Over the next few weeks, we'll be sharing tips and downloads to help you answer specific questions on the Ingenious+ Application Form. As an Ingenious+ winner, you could receive up to $10,000 in funding and access to mentorship and resources that will take your innovation to the next level.

Curious about what it’s like to apply for Ingenious+? We’ve got you covered! Join us on Thursday, February 13, from 1:00 - 2:00 PM (ET) for a Virtual Learning Session where past Ingenious+ winners Elijah, Yasmine and Natalie will share their experiences.

On May 15th, the third national Ingenious+ youth innovation awards ceremony took place at Ingenium’s Digital Innovation Lab in Ottawa. The ceremony celebrated the challenge’s eight national finalists and five national winners. From advancements in drone technology to agricultural applications, these industrious youth have proved to be brilliant examples of Canada’s passion for innovation.

Canadian media are buzzing over the Ingenious+ Youth Innovation Challenge! The challenge–which offers over $160,000 in prize money, along with prestigious mentorship opportunities–has made headlines across the country. Check out some of the latest features.

Spencer Bubis created a short film that shows the complex history, identities, intercultural relationships and systems that affect the relationship between Indigenous and Non-Indigenous people in Winnipeg. “While we all know it will be a long and incredibly difficult process, we believe that film is one of the best tools to cultivate empathy within people.”
Spencer received a community service grant for his project from #RisingYouth.

Trades of Tradition is helping to foster stronger, healthier communities by preserving traditional Indigenous knowledge. A network of young people came together to launch skill development initiatives in their own community. The program pairs youth with elders, rangers, drummers and seamstresses so they can learn traditional skills, build connections between youth and elders, and strengthen the cultural identities of participants.

Stackd offers a gaming player a matchmaking and events platform focused on creating safe and inclusive gaming experiences without the harassment and other toxic behaviour that sometimes happens online.

Indigenous stories and history are often lacking in school curriculums in the north. A team of Indigenous youth led the annual development and publishing of a collaborative book about local Dene heroes. The books inspired Indigenous students, community members, and out-of-school youth to research and write about someone they admired of Dene descent. The project improved literacy and leadership skills while also providing employment for young people.

The Shape 7 project is a series of workshops with young people who seek to communicate the challenges/conditions that youth face as the nature of work changes in their cities/countries and the types of action they would like to see the public and private sectors take to support youth. These workshops will provide a snapshot of the vision young people have for the future of work and will be shared with the Senior leaders of the G7 community. Shape 7 are recipients of the #RisingYouth community service grant.