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International Invention Innovation Competition in Canada
iCAN
About iCAN
International Invention Innovation Competition in Canada, iCAN organized by the Toronto International Society of Innovation and Advanced Skills (TISIAS), locally supported by Innovation Initiative Co-operative Inc., and globally supported by the International Federation of Inventors’ Associations (IFIA).
iCAN is the world-recognized premier event of Canada for inventors which has shown continuous growth and improvement since its first edition in 2016 through 2024 with each year breaking the previous year’s records for the total number of participating inventions, countries, and collaborating organizations. iCAN 2024 last year featured more than 756 inventions from 50 countries around the world.
iCAN 2025
We cordially invite you and your organization to participate in the 10th International Invention Innovation Competition in Canada, iCAN 2025 proudly organized by the Toronto International Society of Innovation & Advanced Skills (TISIAS), locally supported by Innovation Initiative Co-operative Inc. “The Inventors Circle” and globally supported by the International Federation of Inventors’ Associations (IFIA), Innovation Initiative Co-operative Inc. and World Invention Intellectual Property Associations (WIIPA).
iCAN History
The past 9 editions of iCAN from 2016~2024 featured participants from 96 countries in all continents of the world including North, Central and South Americas, Asia, Europe, Africa, the Middle East, and Oceania which redefined the event as the true global stage for merging worldwide creativity and innovation in the center of the multicultural mainstream of Toronto, Canada.
Program at Glance
iCAN is a colossal confluence of many favorable programs: invention competition, keynote speakers’ presentations, The Finals Movie, and the iCAN Awards. Inventors, innovators, students, professors, researchers, scientists, designers, entrepreneurs, and anyone with spectacular ideas are eligible to apply to iCAN 2024 and participate in all event programs above and enjoy many benefits of participation.


General Schedule for iCAN 2025
Details | Date |
iCAN 2025“The Preliminaries” Registration Deadline Submit Your Application Form by Email: ican@tisias.org | 15th June 2025 |
Announcing the Preliminaries Award Winners and Proceeding to the Finals Individually Notified by Email to the Applicants or to the Delegation in Charge | 01st July 2025 |
Project Presentation Video Submission Deadline for the Finals (optional) Submit Video File by Email / Google Drive / YouTube Link / Dropbox / Etc. | 10th August 2025 |
iCAN 2025 “The Finals” Program ONLINE “The Finals” Movie Showing and Keynote Speeches and Award Winners Announced | 30th August 2025 |