Builder Starter Pack: Grants, Events + One Club That Delivers 💥

If you're building something in Canada — a startup, a side hustle, a not-yet-figured-out idea — here's your curated stack:

✅ Grants you can still apply for
📆 Events that are actually worth showing up to
💬 One WhatsApp group where builders swap wins, fails, and wild ideas

No fluff. No gatekeeping. Just what you need this week.

🎯 Grants You Can Still Apply For

Ontario Trillium Foundation: Seed Grant
For nonprofits, orgs, or early-stage founders launching pilot initiatives or community projects
🔗 Apply now

CIHR Fall Project Grant (Registration Phase)
For researchers or innovators working on health-tech, medtech, or science-backed ideas
🔗 Start here

📍 Events to Check Out

TechTO: Together Series – Toronto
Founder stories, fast intros, community energy — if you're in Toronto, it's a no-brainer
🔗 Get a ticket

Global Hack Week: AI/ML (Online)
A virtual build-a-thon focused on AI, ML, and everything in between. Join from anywhere.
🔗 Join here

💬 The Builder’s Club (WhatsApp)

This is where Canadian founders, hackers, community leads, and indie builders hang out.
We share pitch nights, grant drops, memes, wins, tools, late-night advice, and launch links.

🔗 Join the Club

📣 Hosting Something?

Whether it’s a campus workshop, info session, pitch event, or community meetup — submit it on FiC and help other builders find it.

🔗 Submit your event

We’re building the kind of startup space we wish existed.
You in?

— Team FiC ⚡
https://foundedincanada.com