Mentorships ● Grants ● Community
To find, foster and support new tourism ideas and innovators;
To cultivate and propel collaborations between the tourism and tech sectors;
To build a community of tourism innovators, idea makers and entrepreneurs in Canada.
To cultivate and propel collaborations between the tourism and tech sectors;
To build a community of tourism innovators, idea makers and entrepreneurs in Canada.
“Spark" Mentorships & Grants Program
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We are keen to spark and support ideas that will create new opportunities for the tourism industry and address gaps in our current offerings to make tourism in Canada more innovative, accessible, diverse and sustainable.
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Be inspired! Fields of Gold is a new agritourism destination in SDG Counties.
Be inspired! Simper's Fishing & Hunting Charters is developing new Indigenous tourism experiences in Caldwell First Nation.
Be inspired! Curveball Creative is developing a new projection art experience called "Love Text" in London.
Be inspired! The Downtown Wallaceburg BIA is developing a new kayak experience called Whimsies Paddle Adventures.
Be inspired! The team behind INDIGiMaps is developing a new digital tool to find Indigenous businesses, cultural sites and communities.
Tourism + Tech InitiativeWe are motivated to help cultivate and propel collaborations between the tourism and tech sectors to enable business and industry resilience, innovation and growth. Stay tuned for program updates.
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Tourism Innovators RoundtableThe Roundtable welcomes industry-recognized tourism innovators to cultivate networks and spark dialogue on next generation trends and opportunities for the tourism industry. The next session is to be announced.
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Founding Partners
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Program Lead
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BC Lead Partner
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Tourism Industry Partners
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Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Programs Partner
Supporting tourism innovation is critical to the long term sustainability, competitiveness and success of this important economic sector in Canada.
- Justin Lafontaine, Program Lead, Tourism Innovation Lab
70+ tourism innovators have received “Spark" mentorships & grants since 2018!
About the Tourism Innovation Lab:
The Tourism Innovation Lab is a non-profit initiative created to find, foster and support new tourism ideas, experiences and partnerships, to cultivate and propel collaborations between the tourism and tech sectors, and to build a community of tourism innovators, idea makers and entrepreneurs in Canada. First launched in 2018, the Lab and its "Spark" Mentorships & Grants Program are expanding to new regions in British Columbia and Ontario.
The Tourism Innovation Lab is a program of Hackforge and is based at the University of Windsor-EPICentre.
Updates from the Lab:
Read our March 2023 Newsletter
The Tourism Innovation Lab is a non-profit initiative created to find, foster and support new tourism ideas, experiences and partnerships, to cultivate and propel collaborations between the tourism and tech sectors, and to build a community of tourism innovators, idea makers and entrepreneurs in Canada. First launched in 2018, the Lab and its "Spark" Mentorships & Grants Program are expanding to new regions in British Columbia and Ontario.
The Tourism Innovation Lab is a program of Hackforge and is based at the University of Windsor-EPICentre.
Updates from the Lab:
Read our March 2023 Newsletter
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Western Canada Home Base Tourism Innovation Lab c/o The Common 38016 Cleveland Ave, Squamish, BC V8B 0A1 info@tourisminnovation.ca 1-844-455-0325 x 2 (toll-free) We respectfully acknowledge that our home base in Squamish sits on the traditional, ancestral and unceded territory of the Coast Salish peoples: Squamish, Tsleil-Waututh and Musqueam First Nations. We will honour that by collaborating with Indigenous-led organizations and businesses to support the advancement of Indigenous tourism in the region and across Canada. |
Central Canada Home Base Tourism Innovation Lab c/o University of Windsor - EPICentre 2455 Wyandotte St W, Windsor, ON N9B 3B3 info@tourisminnovation.ca 1-844-455-0325 x 1 (toll-free) We respectfully acknowledge that our home base in Windsor sits on the traditional territory of the Three Fires Confederacy of First Nations, which is comprised of the Ojibwa, the Odawa, and the Potawatomi Peoples. We will honour that by collaborating with Indigenous-led organizations and businesses to support the advancement of Indigenous tourism in the region and across Canada. |
